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Published on 11/2/2010 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $36.31825 billion deals being marketed

NOVEMBER BANK MEETINGS

ARIZONA CHEMICAL INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 4; $520 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver; $470 million term B; help fund American Securities' purchase of a controlling interest from Rhône Capital; Jacksonville, Fla., biorefiner of pine chemicals.

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORP.: Bank meeting Nov. 5; $1 billion term loan; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; help repay an existing term loan, redeem notes, make a distribution to the equity holders and for general corporate purposes; Burlington, N.J.-based discount retailer.

CLEVELAND UNLIMITED INC.: $200 million senior secured credit facility; SunTrust and Moelis; $20 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 650 bps, 75 bps unused fee; $180 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 700 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98; refinance debt in connection with merger with Coral Wireless LLC and fund working capital; Cleveland-based provider of wireless voice and data services for a flat monthly rate.

DUNKIN' BRANDS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 4; $1.35 billion senior credit facility; Barclays, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $100 million revolver; $1.25 billion term B; repay securitization debt and fund a dividend; Canton, Mass.-based parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins.

MAILSOUTH: Bank meeting Nov. 8 week; new credit facility; GE Capital; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners from New Mountain Capital; Helena, Ala., provider of shared mail services.

PAXTON MEDIA GROUP LLC: Bank meeting Nov. 3; $240 million credit facility (B2/B+); Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $20 million three-year term A talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $210 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt; Paducah, Ky., newspaper and television company.

PELICAN PRODUCTS INC.: Bank meeting expected Nov. 8 week; new credit facility; Credit Suisse and GE Capital; Torrance, Calif., designer and manufacturer of advanced lighting systems and virtually indestructible cases.

ROYALL & CO.: Bank meeting Nov. 3; $103.25 million five-year senior secured credit facility; GE Capital; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $93.25 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; dividend recapitalization; Richmond, Va., direct marketing company focused on working with colleges and universities to achieve their enrollment and financial goals.

SUNQUEST INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Bank meeting expected mid-November; $600 million first- and second-lien credit facility; Jefferies; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Tucson, Ariz., provider of health care diagnostic information technology and outreach services.

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 3; $1.2 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Credit Suisse, UBS, Barclays and Morgan Stanley; $900 million six-year term loan; $300 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings Inc., repay some term loan and refinance revolver; Cleveland-based designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ABITIBIBOWATER INC.: $600 million four-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 75 bps unused fee; Citigroup, Barclays and JPMorgan; exit financing; Montreal-based producer of newsprint, commercial printing papers, market pulp and wood products.

BHI ENERGY: $137 million credit facility; GE Capital and BNP Paribas; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $97 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Harvest Partners from Berkshire Partners LLC and Summit Partners LLC; Plymouth, Mass., provider of technical and professional project and staffing services to the nuclear, wind, hydroelectric, fossil, industrial and government energy markets.

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC.: $1.35 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB); Credit Suisse, Bank of America and HSBC; $700 million 41/2-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $350 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, OID 99; refinance existing bank debt; Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services firm.

COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS CO.: $375 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB) due in 2015; UBS and JPMorgan; $300 million term A talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Marietta, Ga., manufacturer of carbon black.

CONN'S INC.: $100 million senior secured second-lien term loan due in 2014 expected at Libor plus 1,360 bps, 3% Libor floor; refinance existing debt; Beaumont, Texas, specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home appliances, furniture, mattresses, computers, and lawn and garden products.

CRAFTWORKS: $150 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and GE Capital; $125 million term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners of restaurant brands Rock Bottom Brew Pubs and Gordon Biersch Brewery.

CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $300 million credit facility; UBS and RBC; $200 million six-year term A; $100 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Intec Telecom plc; Englewood, Colo., provider of software- and services-based services for the management of customer interactions.

DELTEK INC.: $230 million secured credit facility (B1/BB); Credit Suisse and RBC; $200 million term loan due 2016 at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $30 million revolver due 2015; refinance existing bank debt; Herndon, Va., provider of enterprise applications software.

ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC.: $700 million credit facility; JPMorgan and RBC; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $500 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition of Qualitest Pharmaceuticals; Chadds Ford, Pa., specialty health care services company.

EURO-PRO HOLDINGS: $100 million add-on to second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 900 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98 area; JPMorgan; refinance debt and fund a dividend to management; West Newton, Mass., household appliance company.

FIBERTECH NETWORKS: $260 million credit facility (B2/B); TD Securities; $25 million revolver; $235 million term B at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners from Nautic Partners and Ridgemont Equity Partners; Rochester, N.Y., provider of fiber optic bandwidth services.

FIFTH THIRD PROCESSING SOLUTIONS LLC: $1.925 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America; $150 million revolver (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $1.575 billion six-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $200 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 675 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; help fund acquisition of National Processing Co. and refinance debt; Cincinnati-based provider of payment transaction processing and acceptance services.

FOCUS BRANDS INC.: $285 million credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse; $10 million revolver at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $275 million term loan at Libor plus 550 bps, step-down to Libor plus 525 bps based on 3.5x total leverage, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and fund acquisition of the Auntie Anne's; Atlanta-based franchisor and operator of ice cream stores, bakeries, restaurants and cafes.

GATEWAY CASINOS & ENTERTAINMENT: C$385 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Jefferies, RBS, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; C$35 million revolver; C$150 million term A at BA plus 350 bps, OID 99; C$200 million term B at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance exit financing term loan; Burnaby, B.C., casino and entertainment company.

GAVILON LLC: $900 million term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; BNP Paribas, Bank of America, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; also may upsize asset-based revolver to $2.2.5 billion to $2.5 billion from $1.7 billion; help fund the acquisition of DeBruce Cos.; Omaha, Neb., commodity management firm.

GENON ENERGY: $1.7 billion credit facility (B2/BB-); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $700 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 75 bps unused fee; help fund creation through merger of Mirant Corp. and RRI Energy Inc.; Houston-based power producer.

GETTY IMAGES INC.: $1.37 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Barclays, JPMorgan, GE Capital, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $100 million revolver; $1.27 billion six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Seattle-based creator, aggregator and distributor of visual and multimedia content.

GLOBAL AUTOCARE (VIKING ACQUISITION INC.): $350 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan, Natixis, and RBC; $300 million term loan at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $50 million revolver; help fund buyout of global auto care business by Avista Capital Partners from Clorox Co.; manufacturer, marketer and distributor of automotive aftermarket appearance and performance auto-care products.

GLOBAL*TEL LINK CORP.: $560 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, UBS and Goldman Sachs; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $395 million term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $40 million deposit letter of credit facility at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $105 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 1,125 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Mobile, Ala., correctional communications technology company.

GOODMAN GLOBAL GROUP INC.: $2.025 billion secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; $250 million revolver (B1/B+); $1.5 billion first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $275 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 700 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; repay existing debt, fund a distribution to equity holders and general corporate purposes; Houston-based manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS INC.: $1.45 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Bank of America and SunTrust; $650 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $250 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $550 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, 101 soft call; fund acquisition of LJVH Holdings Inc. (Van Houtte) from Littlejohn & Co. LLC and refinance existing debt; Waterbury, Vt., specialty coffee company.

GREENFIELD SOUTH POWER CORP.: $335 million term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 94, non-call two, 104, 102, 101; Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; help fund construction of a natural gas-fired combined cycle electricity generating facility in Mississauga, Ont.

GRIFOLS: $3.4 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); Deutsche Bank, Nomura, BBVA, BNP Paribas, HSBC and Morgan Stanley; $300 million revolver; $1.5 billion term A at Libor plus 375 bps/Euribor plus 400 bps; $1.3 billion six-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €220 million six-year term B at Euribor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.; Barcelona, Spain-based health care company and producer of plasma protein therapies.

GYMBOREE CORP.: $945 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America leading revolver, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley leading term B; $720 million seven-year term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $213 million five-year tranche A revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 62.5 bps commitment fee; $12 million first-in, last-out five-year tranche A-1 revolver expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 62.5 bps commitment fee; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC; San Francisco-based specialty retailer.

HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP INC.: $425 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America, Jefferies, Oppenheimer, SunTrust and RBC; $100 million revolver; $325 million term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund the acquisition of Accelerated Care Plus and refinance existing bank debt; Austin, Texas, provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care services.

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS: $280 million senior secured credit facility; Rabobank, GE Capital and Bank of America; $35 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2.25% Libor floor; $245 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2.25% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund the acquisition of Consolidated Biscuit Co. and the cereal division of Golden Temple of Oregon; Downers Grove, Ill., manufacturer of specialty food products.

HILEX POLY CO.: $135 million five-year term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Hartsville, S.C., producer of recycled content plastic bags and recycler of plastic bags and film.

ILLUMINATION AND DETECTION SOLUTIONS: $215 million credit facility; UBS and Credit Suisse; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital from PerkinElmer Inc.; provider of custom-designed specialty lighting and sensor components, subsystems and integrated products.

INTERNET BRANDS INC.: $190 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, BMO, GE Capital and RBC; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, 75 bps commitment fee; $50 million term A at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $105 million term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC; El Segundo, Calif., internet media company.

LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES: $250 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; redeem preferred stock, repay debt and fund a dividend; Monterey, Calif., provider of telephone interpreting and language services.

LANTIQ: $245 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Barclays; $225 million term loan at Libor plus 675 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; $20 million revolver; refinance all equity capital structure; Neubiberg, Germany, provider of broadband and voice telephony semiconductor services.

LESLIE'S POOLMART INC.: $300 million credit facility; Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs; $75 million revolver; $225 million seven-year term loan (BB-) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and pay off a shareholder that is exiting the investor group; Phoenix-based retailer of swimming pool supplies and related products.

LIGHTOWER FIBER NETWORKS: $230 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $190 million term A at Libor plus 400 bps; fund the acquisition of Lexent Metro Connect; Boxborough, Mass., metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider.

LINEAGE POWER: $135 million term loan talked in the 9½% to 10% all in range; Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; Plano, Texas, producer of hardware and software for power conversion.

LYON COUNTY RESORT & CASINO: $75 million in term loans; Wells Fargo and Jefferies; $50 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2% Libor floor; $25 million second-lien term loan at 15%; help fund the construction of the Larchwood, Iowa hotel/casino.

MEDASSETS INC.: $750 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Barclays and JPMorgan; $600 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of the Broadlane Group and refinance existing bank debt; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of technology enabled products and services for hospitals, health systems and ancillary health care providers.

MICROSEMI CORP.: $425 million senior credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Morgan Stanley; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $375 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Actel Corp. and refinance an existing revolver; Irvine, Calif., designer, manufacturer and marketer of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, semiconductors and RF subsystems.

NATIONAL VISION INC.: $200 million term loan; JPMorgan and Societe Generale; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Lawrenceville, Ga., provider of optical products and services.

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.: Expected close Dec. 1; $200 million term B (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps at 2.75x net total leverage, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; help fund the acquisition of Eliokem International SAS and repay an existing term loan; Fairlawn, Ohio, provider of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces.

RBS WORLDPAY: £970 million secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, RBS and UBS; £235 million seven-year U.S. dollar equivalent term B-2 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; £75 million six-year revolver; £75 million six-year capital expenditures facility; £160 million six-year term A; £325 million seven-year term B-1 at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; £100 million seven-year euro equivalent term B-3 at Euribor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition by Advent International and Bain Capital from RBS Group; provider of global payment processing services.

REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.: $2.02 billion in new loans (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse, HSBC and Australia New Zealand Bank; $1.52 billion term D at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $500 million term A at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Pactiv Corp.; Chicago-based manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products.

RURAL/METRO CORP.: $175 million secured credit facility (Ba1/BB); RBC; $75 million term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 75 bps unused fee; refinance existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of medical ambulance response services.

SHERIDAN HOLDINGS INC.: $160 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, no Libor floor, OID 931/2; Credit Suisse and Jefferies; fund acquisitions and repay revolver borrowings; Sunrise, Fla., provider of physician services to hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities.

SI ORGANIZATION: $340 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan; $300 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $40 million five-year revolver; help fund Veritas Capital's acquisition of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Enterprise Integration Group; Valley Forge, Pa., provider of mission-critical systems engineering and integration services and modeling, simulation, analysis and risk mitigation services to the U.S. intelligence community.

SOFTLAYER TECHNOLOGIES: $275 million credit facility (B1/B+); SunTrust and RBC; $20 million five-year revolver expected pricing 50 bps below the term B; $255 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund merger with ThePlanet.com Internet Services; Dallas-based provider of on-demand data center and hosting services.

SPORTS AUTHORITY INC.: $350 seven-year covenant light term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99; 101 soft call; Bank of America and JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Englewood, Colo., sporting goods retailer.

TEKNI-PLEX INC.: $285 million six-year term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 700 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; refinance existing debt; King of Prussia, Pa., manufacturer of packaging, products, and materials for the health care, consumer, and food packaging industries.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $3.45 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $800 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $1.05 billion term A at Libor plus 325 bps; $1.6 billion term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Psychiatric Services Inc.; King of Prussia, Pa., owner and operator of acute care hospitals and behavioral health care facilities and schools.

US FEDERAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC.: $125 million three-year secured revolver at Libor plus 300 bps to 375 bps based on leverage, 1.5% Libor floor; Deutsche Bank and UBS; fund acquisitions, developments, redevelopments and capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes; Kansas City, Mo.-based real estate investment trust.

VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC: $253 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $40 million revolver; $213 million term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund acquisition of NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc.; Eden Prairie, Minn., radiology practice and developer of radiologist workflow technology.

ON THE HORIZON

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC.: $550 million senior secured asset-based revolver; Wells Fargo Capital Finance; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity; Jeffersonville, Ind., inland marine transportation and service company.

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: New credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund acquisition of Bresnan Communications; Bethpage, N.Y., telecommunications, media and entertainment company.

COMMSCOPE INC.: $400 million senior secured asset-based revolver; JPMorgan; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group; Hickory, N.C., provider of infrastructure services for communication networks.

DYNAMEX INC.: $100 million senior secured credit facility; PNC; $60 million term loan; $40 million revolver; help fund merger with DashNow Holding Corp.; Dallas-based provider of delivery and logistics services.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1.075 billion five-year credit facility; Bank of America; $1 billion secured term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 2% Libor floor; $75 million revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 75 bps unused fee; exit financing; Charlotte, N.C., provider of communications services.

FRAC TECH SERVICES LLC: $200 million four-year senior secured revolver; replace existing revolver; Cisco, Texas, oilfield service company.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: $300 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 450 bps; Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and RBC; in connection with bankruptcy exit; Chicago-based real estate investment trust.

HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST: $225 million three-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps based on leverage, 0.75% Libor floor; TD Securities; refinance existing credit facility; Harrisburg, Pa., real estate investment trust that owns select service and upscale hotels.

INTERLINE BRANDS INC.: $225 million asset-based credit facility; refinance existing debt; Jacksonville, Fla., direct marketer and distributor of maintenance, repair and operations products.

NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP.: $200 million secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; New York-based finance real estate investment trust.

OIL STATES INTERNATIONAL INC.: $900 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $400 million U.S. revolver; $200 million Canadian revolver; $200 million U.S. term loan; $100 million Canadian term loan; help fund acquisition of the MAC Services Group Ltd.; Houston-based diversified oilfield services company.

SEVAN DRILLING AS: $530 million limited recourse secured term loan; DVB Group Merchant Bank P and NIBC Bank; replace the existing debt of the Sevan Driller rig; Norway-based owner, operator and licenser of FPSOs and drilling units.

SWIFT HOLDINGS CORP.: New senior secured credit facility; revolver; term loan; refinance existing debt in connection with IPO; Phoenix transportation services company and truckload carrier.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES: New debt financing; Barclays Capital and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.

VERTIS HOLDINGS INC.: $600 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley leading term loan, GE Capital leading revolver; $425 million term loan; $175 million revolver; refinance existing debt; Baltimore-based marketing communications company.

W.R. GRACE & CO.: $1 billion exit facility, including a $200 million revolver; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; Columbia, Md., specialty chemicals company.


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