Bank Loan Calendar: $15.144 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

BOYD GAMING CORP.: Bank meeting Oct. 31; $300 million incremental term loan due December 2015, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Barclays; pay down revolver debt; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming entertainment properties.

November Bank Meetings

E.W. SCRIPPS CO.: Bank meeting Nov. 3; $312 million five-year credit facility; SunTrust; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $212 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps; fund acquisition of stations from McGraw-Hill Broadcasting; Cincinnati-based media enterprise with interests in television stations and newspapers.

MILK SPECIALTIES GLOBAL: Bank meeting Nov. 1; $230 million credit facility; RBC; $25 million revolver; $145 million first-lien term loan expected around Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97; $60 million second-lien term loan expected around Libor plus 1,050 bps, 1.5% floor, OID 96; help fund buyout by HM Capital from Stonehenge Partners Inc.; Carpentersville, Ill., manufacturer of nutrition products.

NATIONAL HEALING CORP.: $355 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies, RBC and BMO; $30 million five-year revolver; $250 million six-year first-lien term loan; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Diversified Clinical Services (Wound Care Holdings) by Metalmark Capital from the Jordan Co., and merger with National Healing; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of wound care services to hospitals.

UNIFRAX I LLC: Bank meeting Nov. 3; $540 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, GE Capital and KeyBanc; $50 million five-year revolver; $490 million seven-year term B; help fund buyout by American Securities; Niagara Falls, N.Y., supplier of high-temperature insulation products.

Upcoming Closings

AGCO CORP.: $900 million five-year credit facility; Rabobank; $500 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $400 million term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund acquisition of GSI Holdings Corp. from Centerbridge Partners LP and refinance existing credit lines; Duluth, Ga., manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment.

ASSET ACCEPTANCE CAPITAL CORP.: $275 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $100 million five-year revolver; $175 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 93, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing senior secured credit facility; Warren, Mich., purchaser and collector of defaulted or charged-off accounts receivable portfolios from consumer credit originators.

BAJA BROADBAND: $103 million credit facility; GE Capital; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $78 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $15 million six-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of U.S. Cable; Fort Mill, S.C., full-service telecommunications company.

BARRIERSAFE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $175 million five-year credit facility; CIT and SunTrust; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $120 million term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $25 million delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC from Linden LLC; Lake Forest, Ill.-based designer, developer and distributor of disposable gloves and a variety of food safety products.

CBRE GROUP INC.: Roughly $250 million senior secured sterling term loan A-1 due May 2016 priced at Libor plus 200 bps to 375 bps based on leverage; HSBC and JPMorgan; enhance financial flexibility; Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services firm.

EMDEON INC.: $1.349 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America, Citigroup, Barclays and Goldman Sachs; $125 million five-year revolver; $1.224 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 550 bps, step down to Libor plus 525 bps when leverage is 5.75-times or less, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Blackstone Capital Partners VI LP; Nashville, Tenn., provider of revenue and payment cycle management services, connecting payers, providers and patients in the health care system.

FUNDTECH LTD.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (B+); RBC and BMO; $25 million five-year revolver; $200 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97 area, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by GTCR and merger with BankServ; Jersey City, N.J.-based provider of software services that facilitate payments processing, financial messaging and cash management for financial institutions.

GE SEACO: Up to $1.5 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and ING; $300 million to $500 million revolver; $1 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step-up to Libor plus 400 bps after two years and to Libor plus 600 bps at year six; help fund buyout by HNA Group Co. Ltd. and Bravia Capital from General Electric Capital Corp. and Sea Containers Ltd.; Singapore-based marine container leasing company.

INVENERGY LLC: $200 million term loan (BB-) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, soft call 102, 101; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based developer, owner and operator of large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation facilities.

KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORP.: $525 million five-year senior credit facility; Bank of America and Barclays; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $375 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of U.S. Corrugated Inc. and refinance existing debt; Northbrook, Ill., producer of unbleached kraft paper products and linerboard.

KINETIC CONCEPTS INC.: Expected close Nov. 4; about $2.5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and RBC; $1.63 billion 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 961/2, non-call one, 101 soft call; €250 million 61/2-year term B at Euribor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 951/2, non-call one, 101 soft call; $325 million five-year term C at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $200 million five-year revolver; help fund buyout by Apax Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board; San Antonio medical technology company.

NEUSTAR INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, OID 99; $600 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund acquisition of Targus Information Corp.; Sterling, Va., provider of directory services that enable communication across networks, applications and enterprises.

NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $140 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million term A talked at Libor plus 400 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Sikeston, Mo., communications services company.

OPEN LINK FINANCIAL INC.: $390 million credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo; $50 million revolver; $340 million term loan at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman from Carlyle Group; Uniondale, N.Y., provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and operations processing software services.

OPEN TEXT INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays and RBC; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 30 bps unused fee; $600 million term A at Libor plus 250 bps; add cash to the balance sheet, refinance existing bank debt and for working capital purposes; Waterloo, Ont., enterprise software company.

POLYONE CORP.: Expected close Nov. 17; $600 million credit facility; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $300 million six-year term B (Ba1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, 101 soft call; $300 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of ColorMatrix Group Inc.; Avon Lake, Ohio, provider of specialized polymer materials and services.

REGIONALCARE HOSPITAL: $460 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; $100 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $295 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 96 to 97, 101 soft call; $65 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (CCC+); help fund the purchase of Essent Healthcare from Vestar Capital Partners and Cressey & Co.; Brentwood, Tenn., owner and operator of hospitals.

SEQUA CORP.: $200 million incremental senior secured term loan (B1/B-) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Roll Coater Inc.; Tampa, Fla., manufacturer of auto parts and servicer of jet engines.

TENSAR INTERNATIONAL CORP. INC.: $325 million credit facility; Barclays; $25 million four-year ABL revolver grid-based pricing ranging from Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $190 million five-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 95, 101 call protection; $110 million 51/2-year second-lien term C (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 1,175 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 95, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing capital structure; Atlanta-based provider of specialty products and engineering services.

TOTAL SAFETY: $275 million credit facility (B2/B-); Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $40 million five-year revolver; $235 million 61/2-year term loan at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 96, soft call 102, 101; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Houston-based outsourced provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them.

TRIPLE POINT TECHNOLOGY INC.: $185 million credit facility (B1); Credit Suisse and GE Capital; $20 million five-year revolver; $165 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 96, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe from ABRY Partners; Westport, Conn., provider of software for end-to-end commodity management.

UPC FINANCING PARTNERSHIP: Expected close Oct. 28; $500 million term loan tranche AB (Ba3/B+) due Dec. 31, 2017 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; Citigroup and Goldman Sachs; repay current revolver drawings; subsidiary of Englewood, Colo.-based Liberty Global, which provides video, voice and broadband internet services.

WEB.COM GROUP INC.: $800 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B); $600 million six-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 88, 101 soft call; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 88 to 89, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Network Solutions; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of internet and online marketing services.

ZYWAVE INC.: $130 million credit facility; BMO; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $120 million term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; acquisition financing; Milwaukee-based developer of employee benefits and property & casualty insurance software.

On The Horizon

99 CENTS ONLY STORES: $675 million credit facility; RBC and BMO; $150 million five-year ABL revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $525 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; City of Commerce, Calif., operator of extreme value retail stores.

A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS INC.: Up to $77.5 million five-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; Wells Fargo; help fund buyout by Sbar's Acquisition Corp. and for other general corporate purposes and working capital needs; Berlin, N.J., specialty retailer of arts, crafts and floral merchandise.

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS INC.: New term loan; help fund acquisition of Aptuit LLC's clinical trial supplies business; Somerset, N.J., provider of advanced technologies, and development, manufacturing, and packaging services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer health care companies.

CHINA FIRE & SECURITY GROUP INC.: $80 million five-year credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and HSBC; $20 million revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps; $60 million term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC and management; provider of industrial fire protection systems in China.

CONVERGEX HOLDINGS LLC: New credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; term loan; revolver; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners from GTCR; New York-based technology company providing mission-critical proprietary software products and technology-enabled services to asset managers and financial intermediaries.

COSTAR GROUP INC.: $465 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $415 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund acquisition of LoopNet Inc.; Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate information company.

NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME CO. INC.: New credit facility; refinance existing bank debt; New Enterprise, Pa., construction materials supplier and heavy/highway construction contractor.

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COS. INC.: $450 million five-year credit facility; JPMorgan; $350 million term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and refinance existing revolver; Woodcliff Lake, N.J., specialty pharmaceutical company.

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INC.: $1.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS; $1.325 billion term loan; $175 million revolver; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman; Wilmington, N.C., product development and management services provider to the pharmaceutical research industry.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: New term loan; help fund acquisition of Four Points Media Group LLC from Cerberus Capital Management LP; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

SOPHIA LP (SUNGARD HIGHER EDUCATION/DATATEL INC.): New credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; help fund buyout of SunGard Higher Education by Hellman & Friedman LLC and merger with Datatel Inc.; provider of software, technology products and services to the higher education community.

TRONOX INC.: $550 million of new financing; Goldman Sachs; refinance term loan in connection with acquisition of Exxaro Resources Ltd.'s mineral sands operations; Oklahoma City-based producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigment.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.: $3 billion senior unsecured credit facility; Bank of America; $500 million revolver; $2.5 billion five-year term loan; help fund acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies from Hitachi Ltd., refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Irvine, Calif., designer and producer of hard drives and solid state drives.

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

ZAYO GROUP LLC: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of 360networks Holdings (USA) Inc.; Louisville, Colo., provider of telecom and internet infrastructure services.

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