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Published on 3/30/2011 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $27.367 billion deals being marketed

MARCH BANK MEETINGS

DELTA AIR LINES INC.: Conference call March 31; $2.6 billion credit facility; J.P. Morgan; $1.225 billion five-year revolver; $1.375 billion six-year term B; refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based airline company.

ERNEST HEALTH INC.: Bank meeting March 31; $204 million credit facility; CIT; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $120 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $54 million six-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.75% Libor floor; refinance existing debt; Albuquerque, N.M., developer and operator of inpatient rehabilitation and related post-acute health care services.

LANDRY'S GOLDEN NUGGET ATLANTIC CITY: Bank meeting March 31; $110 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Jefferies; $10 million revolver; $100 million term loan; help fund purchase, renovation and rebranding of the Trump Marina Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City by Tilman J. Fertitta; Atlantic City, N.J., hotel and casino.

APRIL BANK MEETINGS

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORP.: Bank meeting April 5; $1.725 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, RBC, UBS, Natixis and Citigroup; $350 million ABL revolver; $1.375 billion term loan; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC; Greenwood Village, Colo.-based provider of emergency medical services.

MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting April 1; $540 million senior secured credit facility (BB-); Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; $150 million revolver; $390 million term loan; help fund recapitalization; Dallas-based payment services company.

SOURCECORP INC.: Bank meeting expected early April; new first- and second-lien credit facility; UBS, Jefferies and Credit Suisse; help fund merger with HOV Services Inc.; Dallas-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions and consulting services.

VALITAS HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $360 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays and Bank of America; $75 million revolver; $285 million term loan; help fund acquisition of America Service Group Inc.; Brentwood, Tenn., provider of health care services to the incarcerated population.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AMERISTAR CASINOS INC.: $1.4 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $200 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $700 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; retire existing debt, fund a share repurchase and for general working capital purposes; Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company.

ATTACHMATE CORP.: $1.19 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, RBC, Goldman Sachs and Citadel; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/BB-); $875 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $275 million 6 1/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Novell Inc.; Seattle-based provider of access and integration software for legacy systems.

AUCTION.COM: $120 million five-year credit facility; SunTrust; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; $110 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Irvine, Calif., real estate auction firm.

BELFOR: $460 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); J.P. Morgan; $125 million revolver; $75 million term A; $260 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; disaster recovery and property restoration company.

CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.: $700 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, SunTrust and Wells Fargo; $200 million revolver; $500 million term loan at Libor plus 200 bps to 250 bps based on leverage; fund acquisition of Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. from Walgreen Co.; Rockville, Md., pharmacy benefit management company.

DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES INC.: $155 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, par, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt; Kansas City, Kan., integrated waste services company.

ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS & PRODUCTS INC.: $140 million credit facility; Bank of America; $20 million revolver; $120 million term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Berkshire Partners; Eatontown, N.J., provider of engineering, technical and consulting services in response to Department of Defense requirements.

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.

GLOBAL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS INC.: $157.5 million credit facility (B3/B); Wells Fargo and SunTrust; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $132.5 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Ares Management LLC; McLean, Va., provider of mission-critical, technology-based systems and services for national security agencies and programs of the U.S. government.

GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS: $185 million credit facility; Societe Generale and SunTrust; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $165 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 400 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; San Marcos, Texas, provider of high-speed internet, local and long-distance telephone and digital cable services.

GREDE HOLDINGS LLC: $265 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and GE Capital; $90 million ABL revolver; $175 million six-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; fund acquisition of two foundries in Mexico from Grupo Proeza and pay a shareholder distribution; Southfield, Mich.-based designer, developer and manufacturer of cast, machined and assembled components for the transportation and industrial markets.

GTA TELEGUAM: $146 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $10 million revolver; $107 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $29 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Advantage Partners from Shamrock Capital Advisors; Tamuning, Guam, provider of communications services.

HARRON COMMUNICATIONS LP: $600 million credit facility (B2/B); SunTrust, Wells Fargo and Credit Agricole; $100 million revolver; $200 million term A; $300 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Frazer, Pa., provider of digital television, high speed internet, digital phone and business services.

HUBBARD BROADCASTING INC.: $405 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $255 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $140 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of 17 radio stations from Bonneville International Corp.; St. Paul, Minn., television and radio broadcasting company.

IRON DATA LLC: $110 million credit facility; SunTrust; $15 million five-year revolver; $95 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Arlington Capital Partners; Atlanta-based provider of software that assesses, manages and monitors challenging operational process issues for clients in the public sector and transportation/logistics.

J. JILL: $160 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $40 million five-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 225 bps to 275 bps based on a grid; $120 million six-year term B (B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing bank debt and help fund acquisition of a majority stake by Arcapita Bank BSC from Golden Gate Capital; Quincy, Mass., multi-channel retailer of women's apparel.

JMC STEEL GROUP: $800 million credit facility; J.P. Morgan; $400 million six-year term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $400 million ABL revolver; help fund buyout by the Zekelman family from the Carlyle Group and refinance existing debt; Beachwood, Ohio, manufacturer of steel pipe and tubes.

KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC.: $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility; J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; $600 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $700 million seven-year term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of RehabCare Group Inc.; Louisville, Ky., health care services company.

NEXEO SOLUTIONS LLC: $865 million credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and Barclays; $325 million 61/2-year term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, par, 101 soft call; $540 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund buyout by TPG Capital from Ashland Inc.; chemical distribution company.

NIELSEN & BAINBRIDGE LLC: $92 million senior secured credit facility; PNC; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $67 million term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; acquisition financing; Paramus, N.J., producer of picture framing products.

NOT YOUR DAUGHTER'S JEANS: $100 million credit facility; SunTrust and RBC; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $85 million term A talked at Libor plus 400 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Vernon, Calif.-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of jeans and pants for woman typically age 35 and above.

NUSIL TECHNOLOGY: $305 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Jefferies; $10 million five-year revolver; $295 million six-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital from Quad-C Management Inc. and refinance existing debt; Carpinteria, Calif., manufacturer of silicone-based materials for the healthcare, aerospace, electronics and photonics industries.

OCTAVIUS TOWER: $450 million six-year senior secured term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, non-callable for 18 months, 103, 102, 101; J.P. Morgan; help fund the development of the Octavius Tower at Caesars' Palace Las Vegas and a retail, dining and entertainment corridor on the Las Vegas strip; Las Vegas-based casino entertainment company.

PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS: $155 million credit facility; RBC; $50 million five-year revolver; $105 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99 area; help fund buyout by Lindsay Goldberg LLC from Lockheed Martin Corp.; Arlington, Va., provider of contract support services to U.S. government agencies, international organizations and foreign governments.

PET SUPPLIES PLUS: $85 million term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and KeyBanc; reprice existing term loan; Farmington Hills, Mich., pet supplies store chain.

PRESIDIO INC.: $360 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Barclays, Morgan Stanley and GE Capital; $35 million revolver; $325 million term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, hard call protection 103, 101; help fund buyout by American Securities; Greenbelt, Md., provider of advanced technology infrastructure services.

RANPAK CORP.: Roughly $290 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps; $200 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; €50 million six-year term loan talked at Euribor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; also $175 million second-lien term loan that has already been placed; refinance existing debt; Concord Township, Ohio, manufacturer of in-the-box paper protective packaging systems and materials.

REDFLEX HOLDINGS LTD.: $215 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Macquarie; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $175 million term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $20 million delayed-draw term loan for capital expenditures talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; also $75 million second-lien term loan that has been placed already; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group and Macquarie Group Ltd.; South Melbourne, Australia, manufacturer and operator of highway safety equipment.

REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS CO.: $1.55 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Deutsche Bank; $950 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps area, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $600 million term A (launched on March 3) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Dayton, Ohio, dealer services company.

ROCK-TENN CO.: $3.7 billion senior credit facility; Wells Fargo, SunTrust, Rabobank, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan; $1.475 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.475 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $750 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, par; help fund acquisition of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. and refinance debt; Norcross, Ga., manufacturer of paperboard, containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging.

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET: $370 million senior secured credit facility (B+); Jefferies and BMO; $60 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $310 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Apollo Management LP and merger with Henry's Farmers Market; Phoenix-based grocer.

SURGERY CENTER HOLDINGS INC.: $257.5 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Jefferies; $237.5 million term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of NovaMed Inc.; Tampa, Fla., acquirer, developer and manager of free-standing ambulatory surgical centers.

TANK INTERMEDIATE: $285 million credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% to 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; $265 million term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% to 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; refinance existing debt; manufacturer of polyethylene and steel tanks.

TRIPLE POINT TECHNOLOGY INC.: $135 million credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $125 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Westport, Conn., provider of software for end-to-end commodity management.

UNITEK GLOBAL SERVICES INC.: $175 million credit facility; FBR Capital Markets; $75 million ABL revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 250 bps, 37.5 bps undrawn fee; $100 million term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 102, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Blue Bell, Pa., provider of engineering, construction management, and installation fulfillment services to the telecommunications, broadband cable and satellite industries.

WALTER ENERGY INC.: $2.725 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Morgan Stanley, Credit Agricole, Bank of Nova Scotia and Union Bank; $375 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $950 million five-year term A at Libor plus 300 bps, par; $1.4 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps based on leverage, 1% Libor floor, par; help fund acquisition of Western Coal, refinance debt and for working capital; Tampa, Fla., producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the steel industry.

WESCO AIRCRAFT HARDWARE CORP.: $765 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America, Barclays, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, RBC and Sumitomo; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee, OID 99; $200 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99; $415 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Valencia, Calif., integrated inventory management services provider and distributor of hardware and other components to the aerospace industry.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $325 million covenant-light term B (B3/B) due March 15, 2017 at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; Bank of America; refinance existing debt; El Paso, Texas, independent refining and marketing company.

ON THE HORIZON

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC.: $1.6 billion five-year senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; $1 billion revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $600 million term A expected at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Massey Energy Co. and refinance debt at both companies; Abingdon, Va., coal company.

AMC NETWORKS INC. (RAINBOW MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC): New credit facility; term loan; revolver; refinance existing debt in connection with spin-off from Cablevision Systems Corp.; holder of portfolio of programming assets.

ANIMAL HEALTH INTERNATIONAL INC.: New debt financing; U.S. Bank; help fund acquisition by Lextron Inc.; Westlake, Texas, seller and distributor of animal health products, supplies, services and technology.

API TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: $215 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $15 million revolver; $200 million in term loans; help fund acquisition of Spectrum Control Inc.; Ronkonkoma, N.Y., provider of secure communications, electronic components and subsystems, and contract manufacturing services to the defense and aerospace industries.

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.: New credit facility; replace revolver; Singapore-based designer, developer and supplier of analog semiconductor devices.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $2.525 billion senior secured credit facility; J.P. Morgan, UBS and Macquarie; help fund acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting Corp. and refinance debt; Atlanta-based radio broadcaster.

FRAC TECH SERVICES LLC: $200 million four-year senior secured revolver; Credit Suisse; replace existing revolver; Cisco, Texas, oilfield service company.

KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $400 million amended and restated senior secured revolver; help fund the repurchase of senior notes and replace an existing credit facility; Houston-based onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor.

LTC PROPERTIES INC.: $200 million four-year unsecured revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; BMO, KeyBank, RBC and Wells Fargo; refinance existing facility; Westlake Village, Calif., real estate investment trust that primarily invests in long-term care and other health care related facilities.

MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES: New credit facility; fund acquisition of Da-Lite Screen Co.; Savage, Minn., manufacturer of AV mounting and display services.

MOOD MEDIA CORP.: $480 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver; $390 million seven-year first-lien term loan; $65 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Muzak Holdings LLC and refinance existing debt; Toronto-based in-store media specialist.

NORTHERN OFFSHORE LTD.: New credit facility; refinance existing line of credit; Hamilton, Bermuda-based operator of offshore oil and gas production and drilling vessels and provider of rig management services.

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.

PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES INC.: $440 million senior secured credit facility; $30 million revolver; $410 million term loan; Macquarie Capital; help fund buyout by MidOcean Partners; Ada, Okla., provider of legal service benefits through a network of independent law firms.

RURAL/METRO CORP.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of emergency and non-emergency ambulance services and private fire protection services.

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 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; Oklahoma City-based manufacturer and seller of climate control and chemical products that is a subsidiary of LSB Industries Inc.

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.: $795 million of new debt; Credit Suisse and RBS; $30 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 75 bps unused fee, 1.5% Libor floor; $500 million five-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $265 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of GTCS Holdings LLC; Tampa, Fla.-based asset manager, mortgage servicer and mortgage portfolio owner.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.: $2.5 billion senior unsecured credit facility; Bank of America; $500 million revolver; $2 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.: $1 billion exit facility, including a $200 million revolver; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; Columbia, Md., specialty chemicals company.


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