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Published on 1/14/2011 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $17.217 billion deals being marketed

JANUARY BANK MEETINGS

ATTACHMATE CORP.: Bank meeting expected Jan. 19; $1.09 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, RBC, Goldman Sachs and Citadel; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.75% Libor floor; $825 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $225 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Novell Inc.; Seattle-based provider of access and integration software for legacy systems.

DEL MONTE FOODS CO.: Bank meeting Jan. 20; $3.25 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and KKR Capital Markets; $2.5 billion term loan; $750 million ABL 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.

ENCOMPASS DIGITAL MEDIA INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 20; $195 million senior secured credit facility; Macquarie Capital; $175 million term loan; $20 million revolver; fund acquisition of the content distribution business of Ascent Media Corp.; Los Angeles-based digital media services provider.

J. CREW GROUP INC.: $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $250 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $1 billion seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners LP; New York-based retailer of apparel, shoes and accessories.

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC.: Bank meeting expected late January; $180 million credit facility; Jefferies; $20 million revolver; $160 million term loan; help fund buyout by Icon Acquisition Holdings LP; Chicago-based media and lifestyle company.

ROVI CORP.: Bank meeting Jan. 19; $600 million of term loans; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Bank of America; $300 million term A; $300 million term B; general corporate purposes, including the repurchase of common stock and convertible notes; Santa Clara, Calif., provider of next generation guidance services, including TotalGuide, discovery, metadata, advertising and networking technologies.

WALTER ENERGY INC.: SMA bank meeting Jan. 20; $2.725 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Credit Agricole, Bank of Nova Scotia; $375 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps if corporate ratings are Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 375 bps; $600 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 350 bps if corporate ratings are Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 375 bps; $1.75 billion seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 350 bps if corporate ratings are Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 375 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Western Coal, refinance debt and for working capital; Tampa, Fla., producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the steel industry.

FEBRUARY BANK MEETINGS

ACCENTCARE INC.: Bank meeting expected first week in February; $200 million credit facility; GE Capital, Bank of Ireland and CIT; help fund buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners and merger with Guardian Home Care Holdings Inc.; Irvine, Calif., provider of home health care services.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP.: $1.05 billion of new bank debt (Ba2/BBB-); Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Sumitomo; $350 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $700 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank and mezzanine debt; McLean, Va., provider of management and technology consulting services to the U.S. government.

CENTENE CORP.: $350 million five-year unsecured revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; Barclays and Bank of America; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; St. Louis-based multi-line health care company.

COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS: $525 million senior secured credit facility; TD Securities, BMO and SunTrust; $325 million five-year revolver (Ba1) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $200 million six-year last-out term loan B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Westport, Conn., investment firm specializing in acquiring controlling stakes in small- to middle-market companies.

CPI INTERNATIONAL INC.: Expected close Feb. 11; $180 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $150 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control services.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL: $190 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse; $30 million revolver; $160 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt; St. Louis-based provider of wire harnesses, subassemblies and assembly services.

EQUIPOWER RESOURCES HOLDINGS: $525 million secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Barclays, Credit Agricole and Union Bank; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps; $425 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; fund the acquisition of Milford Power and fund a distribution to the sponsor; Hartford, Conn., competitive power generation company.

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INC.: $330 million credit facility (B-); Goldman Sachs; $10 million revolver; $320 million term loan; refinance existing debt; McMinnville, Ore., aviation services company.

FLEXERA SOFTWARE INC.: Expected close Jan. 17 week; $215 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Barclays and RBC; $15 million revolver at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.75% Libor floor; $200 million term B at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Schaumburg, Ill., provider of software that helps simplify the business relationship between software producers and enterprises.

HOUGHTON INTERNATIONAL INC.: $365 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank, Bank of Ireland and GE Capital; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $315 million term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance senior secured debt and to fund acquisition of Royal Dutch Shell plc's Metalworking and Metal Rolling Oils business; Valley Forge, Pa., developer and producer of specialty chemicals, oils and lubricants.

IWCO DIRECT INC.: Sell-down of $250 million term loan at Libor plus 337.5 bps, OID high 80s to low 90s; Deutsche Bank; loan obtained in 2007 to help fund buyout by Avista Capital Partners; Chanhassen, Minn., provider of direct marketing services.

NATIONAL SURGICAL HOSPITALS INC.: $220 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Jefferies; $20 million five-year revolver; $170 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $30 million six-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Irving Place Capital; Chicago-based owner, operator and developer of surgical hospitals and surgery centers.

NEXTAG INC.: $250 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $200 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 971/2, 101 soft call; $50 million revolver; fund distribution to shareholders and general corporate purposes; San Mateo, Calif., comparison shopping website for products and services.

ORIENTAL TRADING CO.: $250 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan leading term loan, GE Capital leading revolver; $200 million first-lien six-year term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $50 million ABL revolver; exit financing; Omaha, Neb., direct marketer of party and school supplies.

ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS INC.: $155 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $125 million term loan (B-) 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.

REVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LLC: $1.287 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $800 million first-lien loan talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; $487 million second-lien loan talked at 12.5%, OID 97, non-call three 106, 103, 1011/2; fund the construction of a casino and hotel in Atlantic City, N.J.; gaming and entertainment company.

SIRVA INC.: $235 million credit facility; Barclays leading term loan, Wells Fargo leading revolver; $175 million six-year term loan; $60 million ABL revolver; refinance first- and second-lien bank debt; Westmont, Ill., provider of relocation and moving services.

SOURCEMEDIA INC.: $170 million credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup, GE Capital and BMO; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $145 million term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt; New York-based provider of news, analysis, research and data for the financial services community and related fields.

SUMTOTAL SYSTEMS INC.: $115 million credit facility; BMO; $5 million revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $110 million term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; fund already completed acquisition of GeoLearning; Gainesville, Fla., talent management software company.

UCI INTERNATIONAL INC.: Expected close Jan. 26; $375 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/B+); Credit Suisse, HSBC and Nomura; $75 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, 2% upfront fee; $300 million 61/2-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, par; help fund acquisition by Rank Group Ltd.; Evansville, Ind., supplier of replacement parts to the light- and heavy-duty vehicle aftermarket.

WINDSOR QUALITY FOOD CO.: $450 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan; $60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $140 million term A talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $250 million term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; fund an acquisition and refinance debt; Houston-based frozen prepared foods company.

ON THE HORIZON

ACOSTA SALES & MARKETING: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Barclays; help fund buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners from AEA Investors; Jacksonville, Fla., sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry.

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

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES: New senior secured asset-based revolver; in connection with notes; general corporate purposes; Milton, Ga., producer and recycler of lead-acid batteries.

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; Credit Suisse; replace existing revolver; Cisco, Texas, oilfield service company.

GEO GROUP: New debt financing; BNP Paribas, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Barclays Capital, SunTrust and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Behavioral Interventions Inc.; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of correctional, detention, and residential treatment services to federal, state and local government agencies.

JO-ANN STORES INC.: $1.025 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Bank of America; $650 million term loan; $375 million ABL revolver; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners LP; Hudson, Ohio, specialty retailer of fabrics and crafts.

NORTHSTAR LLC: $100 million senior secured credit facility; ING Capital; $10.5 million revolver; $89.5 million multi-draw term loan; fund construction and operation of a canola processing plant with an integrated refinery near Hallock, Minn., that is majority owned by PICO Holdings Inc.; expected close by April 15.

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

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.: $750 million five-year senior unsecured revolver ranging from Libor plus 132.5 bps to 250 bps, with commitment fee from 17.5 bps to 50 bps, based on debt ratings; Bank of America; in conjunction with notes offering; Springfield, Mo., retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.

RAINBOW MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC: New debt financing; refinance existing debt in connection with spin-off from Cablevision Systems Corp.; holder of portfolio of programming assets.

RSC HOLDINGS INC.: $1.1 billion senior secured asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB); refinance existing asset-based revolver; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of rental equipment, servicing the industrial, maintenance and non-residential construction markets.

SEVAN DRILLING AS: $480 million senior debt facility; DVB Group Merchant Bank, NIBC Bank and ING; replace the existing debt of the Sevan Driller rig; Norway-based owner, operator and licenser of FPSOs and drilling units.

TESORO LOGISTICS LP: $150 million senior secured revolver, 50 basis points unused fee; general corporate purposes and fund distribution to Tesoro Corp. in connection with common units IPO; San Antonio, Texas, owner, operator, developer and acquirer of crude oil and refined products logistics assets.

THERMACLIME: $75 million five-year term loan; Bank of America; repay existing term loan and for working capital; Okalahoma City-based manufacturer and seller of climate control and chemical products that is a subsidiary of LSB Industries Inc.

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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