Bank Loan Calendar: $13.338 billion deals being marketed

FEBRUARY BANK MEETINGS

ARDENT HEALTH SERVICES LLC: Bank meeting Feb. 24; $475 million credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays and GE Capital; $75 million five-year revolver; $400 million six-year term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Nashville, Tenn., operator of acute care hospitals and specialty care facilities.

ATI PHYSICAL THERAPY: Bank meeting Feb. 24; $170 million credit facility; Barclays and GE Capital; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor; $145 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor; help fund buyout by GTCR Golder Rauner LLC; Bolingbrook, Ill., rehabilitation provider.

FRESENIUS SE: Conference call Feb. 26; approximately $996 million U.S. and €165 million euro term loan C due September 2014 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank; refinance term loan B; Bad Homburg, Germany, provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis.

HHI HOLDINGS LLC: Bank meeting possibly Feb 22 week; new credit facility; Bank of America and Credit Suisse; term loan (B3/B+); $140 million ABL revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Royal Oak, Mich., supplier of highly engineered metal forgings and machined components, wheel bearings, and powdered metal engine and transmission components.

PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting Feb. 25; $290 million credit facility; RBC; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor; $250 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor; refinance existing debt, make certain investments and for general corporate purposes; Ontario, Calif., owner and operator of acute care hospitals.

PROVO CRAFT: Bank meeting Feb. 23; $170 million credit facility; Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $120 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by BAML Capital Partners; Spanish Fork, Utah, manufacturer and distributor of craft, hobby, and education products.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

BIG WEST OIL LLC: $435 million credit facility; Bank of America; $360 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 950 bps, 2.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call for one year; $75 million three-year ABL revolver; exit financing; Salt Lake City-based complex high conversion refinery.

BIOSCRIP INC.: $150 million five-year credit facility; Jefferies; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Critical Homecare Solutions; Elmsford, N.Y., specialty pharmaceutical health care organization.

CEDAR FAIR LP: $1.45 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America, JPMorgan, Barclays, UBS and KeyBanc; $1.2 billion six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $250 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management; Sandusky, Ohio, amusement-resort operator.

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.: $1.6 billion four-year revolver; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Encore Acquisition Co.; Plano, Texas, exploration and production company.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: Expected close Feb. 23; $1.2 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $850 million seven-year term loan (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $350 million four-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; refinance existing term loan and revolver debt, and 2011 notes; Westlake Village, Calif., fruit and vegetables company.

GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORP.: $245 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse and UBS; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor; $185 million term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99; $40 million delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt; Mobile, Ala., correctional communications technology company.

GREAT POINT POWER LLC: $220 million seven-year term loan (Ba1/BB+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99; Barclays and Bank of America; fund the acquisition of four power generation plants and one transmission facility from Energy Investors Funds; newly formed portfolio company of ArcLight Capital Partners LLC.

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS: $534 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $40 million revolver due 2015; $494 million term loan due 2016 at Libor plus 325 bps, step down to Libor plus 300 bps when leverage is 1.5 times, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 991/4; refinance existing debt; Camarillo, Calif., tool and equipment catalog retailer.

IMS HEALTH INC.: $2.275 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Barclays, HSBC and RBC; $1.25 billion U.S. term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; €550 million term loan at Euribor plus 375 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $275 million revolver; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and the CPP Investment Board; Norwalk, Conn., provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and health care industries.

INTERGRAPH CORP.: $300 million incremental term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call protection; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; fund a dividend; Huntsville, Ala., provider of spatial information management software and systems.

NUSIL TECHNOLOGY: $185 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $10 million revolver; $175 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99; dividend recapitalization; Carpinteria, Calif., formulator and manufacturer of silicone compounds.

PIERRE FOODS INC.: $260 million term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99 area; Deutsche Bank; refinance existing term loan and fund a dividend; Cincinnati, Ohio, producer of fully cooked beef, pork, chicken, turkey, peanut butter and bakery products.

SAVERS INC.: $365 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan; $40 million revolver; $325 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing bank and mezzanine debt; Bellevue, Wash., thrift store chain.

SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS INC.: $830 million credit facility (B1); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 425 bps, 150 bps undrawn fee, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; $730 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; exit financing; New York-based regional theme park company.

SKYPE TECHNOLOGIES: $775 million U.S. and euro term loan (B1/B+); JPMorgan, Barclays and RBC; around $592 million U.S. tranche at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €135 million tranche at Euribor plus 550 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing loan; Luxembourg-based software that enables individuals and businesses to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users.

STEELRIVER INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP: $273 million credit facility; BNP Paribas, Scotia Capital and Union Bank; $75 million capital expenditures revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 500 bps based on ratings; $130 million working capital revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 500 bps based on ratings; $68 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, OID 99; help fund completed acquisition of Dominion Resources Inc.'s Peoples Natural Gas Co. natural gas distribution utility; investment management firm.

ON THE HORIZON

AIRVANA INC.: $170 million seven-year non-amortizing senior secured loan priced at 14.75%; GSO Capital Partners lead lender, Wilmington Trust Co. agent; help fund by 72 Mobile Holdings LLC; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of mobile broadband network infrastructure products.

CHAPARRAL ENERGY INC.: $400 million senior secured reserve-based revolver; UBS, Credit Suisse and RBS; help repay existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Oklahoma City-based independent oil and natural gas production and exploitation company.

CRESCENT RESOURCES LLC: $125 million to $150 million exit financing facility; fund repayment of DIP and working capital; Charlotte, N.C., land management and real estate development company.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1 billion five-year secured term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 2% Libor floor; exit financing; Charlotte, N.C., provider of communications services.

NISKA GAS STORAGE PARTNERS LLC: $400 million revolver; general corporate purposes; closing in conjunction with notes offering; Gridley, Calif., owner and operator of natural gas storage assets.

PACIFIC RUBIALES ENERGY CORP.: $200 million two-year senior unsecured revolver; Bank of America; replace existing credit facilities and for general corporate purposes; expected close on or before March 31; Toronto-based producer of natural gas and heavy crude oil.

QUAD/GRAPHICS INC.: $1.2 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and U.S. Bank; $400 million revolver; $800 million term B; help fund acquisition of World Color Press Inc.; Sussex, Wis., printer of catalogs, magazines and other commercial products.

RESACA EXPLOITATION INC.: $200 million revolver due July 1, 2012 with pricing ranging from Libor plus 250 bps to 325 bps based on utilization; Union Bank of North America; refinance credit facilities in connection with merger with Cano Petroleum Inc. and for general corporate purposes; Houston-based oil and gas company.

SIGMA-TAU GROUP: New term loan; help fund acquisition of Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s specialty pharmaceutical business; Rome-based pharmaceutical group.

SKILLSOFT PLC: $365 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Barclays; $40 million five-year revolver; $325 million six-year term loan; help fund buyout by Berkshire Partners LLC, Advent International Corp. and Bain Capital Partners LLC; Dublin, Ireland, provider of on-demand e-learning and performance support services.

SPECTRUM BRANDS INC.: $1.05 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; $300 million four-year ABL revolver; $750 million term loan due 2016; refinance debt in connection with merger with Russell Hobbs Inc.; Atlanta-based consumer products company.

TALBOTS INC.: $200 million 31/2-year senior secured ABL revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 100 bps unused fee; GE Capital; for ongoing working capital needs and, if needed, to help repay debt; Hingham, Mass., retailer and direct marketer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories.

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

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