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Published on 12/1/2010 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $39.545 billion deals being marketed

DECEMBER BANK MEETINGS

BALL CORP.: Bank meeting Dec. 2; Roughly $1.4 billion five-year senior credit facility (Ba1); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Barclays; $1 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; €100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; £55 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Broomfield, Colo., supplier of rigid metal packaging products and services.

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 2; $325 million senior secured term loan due September 2016; Morgan Stanley and Barclays; refinance existing term loan; Carmel, Ind., insurance company.

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS: Bank meeting Dec. 2; $775 million credit facility; Barclays; $25 million revolver; $750 million term loan; refinance existing term loan and fund a distribution to shareholders; Camarillo, Calif., tool and equipment catalog retailer.

LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES: Bank meeting Dec. 3 for first-lien; $750 million credit facility; Bank of America (left on first-lien), Credit Suisse (left on second-lien) and Morgan Stanley; $50 million revolver; $525 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; $175 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt, redeem preferred stock and fund a dividend; Monterey, Calif., provider of telephone interpreting and language services.

MDA INFO PRODUCTS: Bank meeting Dec. 2; $400 million credit facility (Ba3); Bank of America, RBC and BMO; $50 million revolver; $350 million term loan; help fund TPG Capital's acquisition of company from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.; provider of property information to insurance companies, lenders and legal professionals.

RESCARE INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 3; $190 million term B; JPMorgan and Bank of America; refinance existing debt and fund buyout by Onex Rescare Acquisition LLC; Louisville, Ky., provider of home care to the elderly and persons with disabilities.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES: Bank meeting Dec. 2; $1.175 billion senior secured credit facility; Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $150 million revolver; $1.025 billion term loan; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.

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.

ADVANTAGE SALES & MARKETING LLC: $1.325 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and UBS; $100 million revolver; $800 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $425 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from J.W. Childs Associates LP and BAML Capital Partners; Irvine, Calif., sales and marketing agency.

ALLIED SPECIALTY VEHICLES INC.: $265 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $100 million five-year asset-based revolver; $165 million six-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps; 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; recapitalization; manufacturer of specialty vehicles.

AMERICAN GILSONITE CO.: $102 million credit facility; GE Capital and KeyBank; $6 million revolver at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 98; $96 million term loan at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 98; dividend recapitalization; Bonanza, Utah, miner and processor of Gilsonite.

AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC: $205 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, 1.5% fee; $155 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, 1.5% fee; refinancing and recapitalization; Hauppauge, N.Y., generic pharmaceuticals company.

APPLIED SYSTEMS INC.: $485 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $30 million revolver; $280 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $175 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; University Park, Ill., provider of insurance agency management systems.

ASCEND LEARNING: $365 million credit facility; Bank of America, GE Capital and Barclays; $40 million revolver (B1/B); $250 million first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $75 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97; refinance existing debt and replace some equity with debt; Stilwell, Kan., provider of technology-based learning services focused on student training and testing results in health care and other vocational fields.

AUTOTRADER.COM: $950 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, SunTrust, Fifth Third Bank and UBS; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $200 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $600 million six-year term B whispered in the Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; fund the acquisition of Kelley Blue Book, CDMdata and CDM Dealer Services; Atlanta-based automotive marketplace and consumer information website.

AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million senior secured term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; Citigroup; refinance notes and for general corporate purposes; Pekin, Ill., producer and marketer of fuel-grade ethanol.

AVETA INC.: $100 million add-on term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; Bank of America; fund a dividend; Fort Lee, N.J., medical management company.

BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC.: $210 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; JPMorgan; fund a tender offer for shares; Exton, Pa., provider of software to architects, engineers, constructors and owner-operators.

BNY CONVERGEX GROUP LLC: $850 million credit facility; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $610 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $140 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; New York-based provider of agency brokerage and investment technology services.

BRESNAN COMMUNICATIONS: $840 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Citigroup, Bank of America, Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS; $75 million revolver; $765 million term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Cablevision Systems Corp.; Bethpage, N.Y., telecommunications, media and entertainment company.

CCC INFORMATION SERVICES INC.: $400 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Barclays; $50 million 41/2-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $350 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based provider of advanced software, workflow tools and enabling technologies to the automotive claims and collision repair industries.

CENVEO INC.: $525 million credit facility (Ba3); Bank of America; $150 million revolver; $375 million term B; refinance existing debt; Stamford, Conn., manager and distributor of print and related products and services.

CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP.: $400 million credit facility (Baa3/BB+); JPMorgan; $250 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $150 million three-year revolver; refinance existing bank debt; Las Vegas-based radio company.

CONVATEC HEALTHCARE: $1.1 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; $250 million five-year revolver; $850 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; help refinance senior secured and mezzanine facilities; Skillman, N.J., developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical technologies.

DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.: $625 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, BMO Capital, Goldman Sachs and PNC Bank; $325 million five-year revolver (Ba2) expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $300 million six-year term loan B (Ba2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Griffin Industries Inc.; Irving, Texas, provider of rendering, recycling and recovery services to the food industry.

DECISION RESOURCES INC.: $245 million credit facility; GE Capital and Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $170 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $50 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Burlington, Mass., research and advisory firms focused on health care insights and analysis.

EARTHBOUND FARM: $250 million credit facility (B1/B+); RBC; $25 million five-year revolver; $225 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98 to 981/2; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; San Juan Bautista, Calif., organic food company.

EURO-PRO HOLDINGS: $100 million second-lien term loan add-on 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.

FILMYARD HOLDINGS LLC: $408 million in term loans; Barclays and Jefferies; $325 million 51/2-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $83 million six-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 104, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Miramax Films by Ron Tutor, Tom Barrack, Colony Capital LLC and other individuals from Walt Disney Co.; New York-based film company.

FLEXERA SOFTWARE INC.: $215 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Barclays and RBC; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor; $200 million term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Schaumburg, Ill., provider of software that helps simplify the business relationship between software producers and enterprises.

GAVILON LLC: $750 million to $800 million term loan (Ba3/BB+) 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 $2.25 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.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS INC.: $1.45 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Bank of America and SunTrust; $650 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $250 million five-year term A at Libor plus 350 bps; $550 million six-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 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.

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.

GT SOLAR INTERNATIONAL INC.: $200 million three-year senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 425 bps, OID 98; $125 million term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, OID 98; replace cash on hand that's used to fund purchase of common stock; Merrimack, N.H.-based provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets.

HARBOURVEST PARTNERS LLC: $400 million term loan at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; Credit Suisse; recapitalization; Boston-based investment firm that provides private equity services to institutional clients.

HDT GLOBAL: $300 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Solon, Ohio, manufacturer of deployable, expeditionary systems and high performance aerial delivery systems to the government.

HEALTHCARE PARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP: $585 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; Bank of America, JPMorgan and SunTrust; refinance existing debt; Torrance, Calif., medical group.

HYLAND SOFTWARE: $225 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Credit Suisse and RBC; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $205 million term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Westlake, Ohio, enterprise content management software vendor.

IHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $300 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Goldman Sachs and SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver; $250 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Atlanta-based provider of payment policy services to health care payers.

INTERNET BRANDS INC.: $190 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, BMO, GE Capital, RBC and Wells Fargo; $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.

KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP: $600 million credit facility; KeyBanc Capital Markets; $100 million revolver; $375 million term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $125 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; North Canton, Ohio, logistics and liquid bulk transportation services provider to the fuels, chemical and food end-markets.

LINEAGE POWER: $135 million term loan talked at 10% all-in; 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.

MACTEC INC.: $130 million five-year senior credit facility; GE Capital and Bank of America; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 983/4; $110 million term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 983/4; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Atlanta-based consulting firm providing engineering, environmental and construction services.

MAILSOUTH: $130 million credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 981/2; $110 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners from New Mountain Capital; Helena, Ala., provider of shared mail services.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.: $500 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $250 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $250 million five-year revolver; exit financing; Los Angeles-based motion picture, television, home video and theatrical production and distribution company.

MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $235 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million revolver; $145 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $60 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; San Ramon, Calif., provider of products to detect, monitor and identify radiation.

MLM INFORMATION SERVICES LLC: $165 million credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; $150 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $15 million five-year revolver; dividend recapitalization; New York-based provider of corporate tax software products.

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.

NORTHLAND COMMUNICATIONS: $110 million credit facility; GE Capital; $15 million 51/2-year revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 98; $95 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt; cable company.

NOVELIS INC.: $2.3 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan, RBS and UBS; $1.5 billion six-year senior secured term B (BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, 101 soft call; $800 million asset-based facility; help refinance existing bank and bond debt, and fund a distribution to the parent company; Atlanta-based aluminum rolled products and beverage can recycling company.

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.

ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS INC.: $155 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $125 million term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; $30 million revolver; exit financing; Bensalem, Pa., developer, builder and marketer of single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums.

PAXTON MEDIA GROUP LLC: $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.

PIPER JAFFRAY COS.: $150 million three-year credit facility; SunTrust and U.S. Bank; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Minneapolis-based investment bank and institutional securities firm.

PRESIDIO INC.: $300 million term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance debt, pay a dividend to shareholders and for general corporate purposes; Greenbelt, Md., provider of professional and managed IT services.

RACE POINT POWER: $370 million seven-year term loan (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Barclays and Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt, for acquisition financing and to fund a dividend payment; owner of power plants.

RENAL ADVANTAGE: $400 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Barclays and Bank of America; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $350 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund merger with Liberty Dialysis; Brentwood, Tenn., provider of dialysis services.

REVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LLC: $1.272 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $800 million first-lien loan; $472 million second-lien loan; fund the construction of a casino and hotel in Atlantic City, N.J.; gaming and entertainment company.

SAXCO INTERNATIONAL: $95 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $80 million term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by the Sterling Group; Horsham, Pa., provider of packaging products and services to the liquor, wine, craft brewing and specialty food industries.

SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $950 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1) at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps based on ratings or leverage, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; repay first- and second-lien term loan debt; Dallas-based regional theme park company.

SMILE BRANDS GROUP INC.: $275 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Credit Suisse; $35 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $240 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe from Freeman Spogli & Co.; Irvine, Calif., dental support services organization.

SUNQUEST INFORMATION SYSTEMS: $655 million credit facility; Jefferies; $25 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $385 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $245 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call two, 104; refinance existing debt, fund dividend and purchase equity with purchase of 51% interest by investors led by Huntsman Gay Global Capital from Vista Equity Partners; Tucson, Ariz., provider of health care diagnostic information technology and outreach services.

SWIFT HOLDINGS CORP.: $1.45 billion senior secured credit facility (BB-); Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, PNC and Citigroup; $400 million five-year revolver; $1.05 billion six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt in connection with IPO; Phoenix transportation services company and truckload carrier.

TARGUSINFO: $245 million credit facility (B+); Wells Fargo; $15 million revolver; $230 million term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Vienna, Va., provider of On-Demand Insight.

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.: $1.85 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Credit Suisse, UBS, Barclays and Morgan Stanley; $1.55 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps unused fee, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; 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.

TRANSTAR INDUSTRIES INC.: $425 million credit facility; RBC; $50 million revolver (BB-) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $240 million first-lien term loan (BB-) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $135 million second-lien term loan (B-); help fund buyout by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe; Cleveland-based transmission parts provider.

UTEX INDUSTRIES INC.: $190 million credit facility; Societe Generale; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $140 million term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $30 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Rhone Capital LLC from Audax Private Equity; Houston-based designer and manufacturer of sealing products.

VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC: $253 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $40 million revolver; $213 million term B 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.

VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.: $200 million senior secured term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; refinance existing term loans; Holmdel, N.J., provider of communications services.

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.

ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION: New ABL revolver; Bank of America; help fund buyout by TPG Capital from Ashland Inc.; chemical distribution company.

ATKORE INTERNATIONAL: New revolver; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS; refinance debt in connection with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC's acquisition of a 51% interest in the company from Tyco International Ltd.; Harvey, Ill., manufacturer of galvanized steel tubing, sprinkler pipe, steel and flexible non-metallic conduit, pre-wired armored and metal clad electrical cables, cable tray, strut and metal framing systems.

ATTACHMATE CORP.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse, RBC, Goldman Sachs and Citadel; help fund acquisition of Novell Inc.; Seattle-based provider of access and integration software for legacy systems.

AXCAN HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Barclays and RBC; help fund acquisition of Eurand NV; Quebec-based pharmaceutical company.

BUMBLE BEE FOODS LP: $225 million ABL revolver; JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Barclays Capital and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Lion Capital LLP from Centre Partners Management LLC; San Diego-based supplier of shelf-stable seafood.

CINEDIGM DIGITAL CINEMA CORP.: Up to $86 million senior credit facility; Societe Generale and Natixis; revolver; term loan; support up to 2,100 digital cinema system conversions; Morristown, N.J., company that transforms movie theaters into digital and networked entertainment centers.

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.

CPI INTERNATIONAL INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions.

DEL MONTE FOODS CO.: $3 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and KKR Capital Markets; $2.5 billion term loan; $500 million revolver; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, Vestar Capital Partners and Centerview Partners; San Francisco-based branded pet and consumer products company.

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.

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.

J. CREW GROUP INC.: $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $250 million asset-based revolver; $1 billion term loan; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners LP; New York-based retailer of apparel, shoes and accessories.

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.

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.: New revolver; general corporate purposes. Irvine, Calif., homebuilder.

VERTIS HOLDINGS INC.: $600 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley leading term loan, GE Capital leading revolver; $425 million term loan (B3); $175 million revolver; refinance existing debt in connection with bankruptcy exit; 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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