Bank Loan Calendar: $14.709 billion deals being marketed

November Bank Meetings

BARRINGTON BROADCASTING GROUP LLC: Bank meeting Nov. 30; new credit facility; Bank of America; refinance existing debt; Schaumburg, Ill., owner and operator of network affiliated television stations.

LIGHTOWER FIBER NETWORKS: Bank meeting Nov. 29; $150 million incremental term A talked at Libor plus 450 bps; GE Capital and SunTrust; fund a dividend; Boxborough, Mass., metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider.

NPC INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 29; $450 million credit facility; Barclays and Goldman Sachs; $375 million term loan; $75 million revolver; help fund buyout by Olympus Partners; Overland Park, Kan., Pizza Hut franchisee.

SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: Bank meeting Nov. 30; $1.15 billion credit facility; Wells Fargo; $200 million five-year revolver; $250 million five-year term A; $700 million seven-year term B; refinance existing credit facility; expected close mid-December; Grand Prairie, Texas, theme park company.

December Bank Meetings

HOFFMASTER GROUP INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 1; $334 million credit facility; GE Capital and Jefferies; $35 million five-year revolver; $235 million six-year first-lien term loan; $64 million seven-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Metalmark Capital from Kohlberg & Co.; Oshkosh, Wis., producer of specialty disposable tabletop products.

Upcoming Closings

AGCO CORP.: $1 billion five-year credit facility; Rabobank, JPMorgan, SunTrust and Bank of Tokyo; $600 million revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $400 million term A 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.

ALERE INC.: $200 million add-on term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97½ to 98; GE Capital, Jefferies and Credit Suisse; repay revolver borrowings and put cash on the balance sheet; Waltham, Mass., provider of near-patient diagnosis, monitoring and health management to enable individuals to improve their health and quality of life at home.

AUTONATION INC.: $1.5 billion five-year credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and SunTrust; $500 million term A; $1 billion revolver; refinance existing credit facility; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., automotive retailer.

B&G FOODS INC.: $575 million senior secured credit facility (BB); Credit Suisse, Barclays and RBC; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $150 million five-year term A at Libor plus 300 bps; $225 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund acquisition of six brands from Unilever United States Inc. and refinance existing bank debt; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer, seller and distributor of shelf-stable food.

BAJA BROADBAND: Expected close early December; $103 million credit facility; GE Capital; $10 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $78 million five-year first-lien term loan 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.

COLFAX CORP.: $2.1 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Deutsche Bank and HSBC; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $200 million five-year term loan A-1 tranche talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $700 million term A-2 tranche talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $900 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Charter International plc; Fulton, Md., supplier of fluid-handling products.

DIVERSIFIED MACHINE INC.: $235 million credit facility; BMO and Mizuho; $60 million asset-based revolver; $175 million term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity from the Carlyle Group; Howell, Mich., precision machining company specializing in providing automotive powertrain components.

DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $145 million five-year senior secured credit facility; GE Capital and Golub Capital; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $120 million term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Harvest Partners from Quad-C Management Inc.; Atlanta-based end-to-end provider of litigation support and document management services.

ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $425 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; $50 million five-year revolver; $375 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, step down to Libor plus 475 bps at less than 5x leverage; 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Bala Cynwyd, Pa., radio broadcasting company.

E.W. SCRIPPS CO.: $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.

FLEETPRIDE INC.: $430 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and ING; $370 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $60 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; refinance bank and bond debt; Woodland, Texas, distributor of heavy truck and trailer parts.

FUNDTECH LTD.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); RBC and BMO; $25 million five-year revolver; $200 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 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.

GLOBAL*TEL LINK CORP.: $655 million credit facility (B2); Credit Suisse, UBS, GE Capital and Nomura; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $605 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by American Securities from Veritas Capital and GS Direct; Mobile, Ala., correctional communications technology company.

HMS HOLDINGS CORP.: $450 million credit facility; Citigroup; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $350 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund purchase of HealthDataInsights Inc.; New York-based coordinator of benefits and program integrity services for health care payers.

MILK SPECIALTIES GLOBAL: $230 million credit facility; RBC; $25 million revolver (B2/B+); $145 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98; $60 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 1,050 bps, 1.5% floor, OID 96 to 97, non-call one, 102, 101; 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 (B1/B+); $250 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 675 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 95, 101 soft call; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 94, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; 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.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS: $280 million add-on term loan (B) due May 13, 2017 at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wells Fargo; fund acquisition of a 60% stake in Gresham Investment Management LLC; Chicago-based provider of investment services.

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INC.: $1.625 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS; $1.45 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $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.

PREFERRED SANDS LLC: $430 million five-year credit facility; Barclays, KeyBanc and JPMorgan; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 99; $175 million term A talked at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 99; $225 million term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98 to 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt, make a small acquisition and buy out some minority investors; Radnor, Pa., provider of silica sand products.

TENSAR INTERNATIONAL CORP. INC.: $300 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; $200 million five-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 96, 101 call protection; $75 million 51/2-year second-lien term C (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 1,200 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 96, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing capital structure; Atlanta-based provider of specialty products and engineering services.

UNIFRAX I LLC: Roughly $560 million credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, GE Capital and KeyBanc; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 525 bps, 75 bps unused fee; $385 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; €95 million seven-year term B at Euribor plus 600 bps, 1.5% floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by American Securities; Niagara Falls, N.Y., supplier of high-temperature insulation products.

YOUNG BROADCASTING: $175 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $150 million term A talked at Libor plus 350 bps; general corporate purposes; New York-based owner of television stations.

ZAYO GROUP LLC: $315 million five-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; RBC, Barclays and SunTrust; help fund acquisition of 360networks Holdings (USA) Inc.; Louisville, Colo., provider of telecom and internet infrastructure services.

On The Horizon

99 CENTS ONLY STORES: $675 million credit facility; RBC, BMO and Deutsche Bank; $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.

ACCO BRANDS CORP.: New debt financing; help fund merger with MeadWestvaco Corp.'s Consumer & Office Products business and refinance existing debt; Lincolnshire, Ill., office supply manufacturer.

A. M. CASTLE & CO.: $100 million four-year senior secured asset-based revolver; Jefferies; help fund acquisition of Tube Supply Inc. and refinance existing debt; Oak Brook, Ill., distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services and supply chain services.

AMERICAN DENTAL PARTNERS INC.: $256 million senior secured credit facility; KeyBanc, CIT and NXT; $36 million revolver; $220 million term loan; help fund buyout by JLL Partners Inc.; Wakefield, Mass., business partner to dental group practices.

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.

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.

CVR ENERGY INC.: $150 million ABL facility add-on; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBS and SunTrust; help fund acquisition of Gary-Williams Energy Corp.; Sugar Land, Texas-based refiner and marketer of transportation fuels.

ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus and GS Capital Partners from Accel-KKR; Burlington, Mass., provider of web hosting and online services.

HIGH LINER FOODS INC.: $250 million term loan; RBC and BMO; also increasing existing asset-based credit facility to $180 million from $120 million; help fund acquisition of Icelandic Group's U.S. subsidiary and Asian procurement operations and refinance existing debt; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, frozen seafood 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.

PHYSIO-CONTROL: New debt financing; Citigroup and RBC: help fund buyout by Bain Capital from Medtronic Inc.; Redmond, Wash., provider of emergency medical response technology.

PLAINS OFFSHORE OPERATIONS INC.: $300 million revolver at Libor plus 150 bps to 250 bps based on utilization, 37.5 bps to 50 bps unused fee; in connection with purchase by EIG Global Energy Partners of 20% equity stake from Plains Exploration & Production Co.; holder of an oil-focused Gulf of Mexico portfolio.

SAMSON INVESTMENT CO.: $2.25 billion ABL credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, BMO, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, RBC, Wells Fargo, Mizuho and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, Natural Gas Partners, Crestview Partners and Itochu Corp.; Tulsa, Okla., exploration and production company.

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.

SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING: $1.125 billion senior secured credit facility; UBS; $75 million revolver; $1.05 billion term loan; help fund purchase of EMI Music Publishing by Sony Corp. of America, the Estate of Michael Jackson, Mubadala Development Co. PJSC, Jynwel Capital Ltd., GSO Capital Partners LP and David Geffen from Citigroup Inc.; New York-based owner and administrator of copyrights by artists.

SOPHIA LP (SUNGARD HIGHER EDUCATION/DATATEL INC.): $1.07 billion 61/2-year term B; 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.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million senior secured revolver; Bank of America; refinance existing credit facility and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Windsor, Conn., provider of investment and financial software-enabled services.

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.

VERIFONE SYSTEMS INC.: $1.6 billion five-year senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Barclays and RBC; includes term A; help fund purchase of Point from Nordic Capital and refinance existing debt; San Jose, Calif., secure electronic payment services company.

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.

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