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Published on 11/26/2012 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $43.7391 billion deals being marketed

November Bank Meetings

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC: Conference call Nov. 27; $560 million credit facility; Bank of America, BMO Capital, Morgan Stanley, Scotia and Fifth Third; $75 million five-year revolver (B2); $360 million six-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2), 101 soft call; $125 million seven-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2), call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Ripon, Mass., designer, manufacturer and marketer of commercial laundry equipment.

ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 28; $780 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $680 million seven-year term B; $100 million five-year ABL revolver; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP from Blackstone; Newport Beach, Calif., specialty insurance brokerage firm.

BATS GLOBAL MARKETS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 27; $300 million six-year first-lien term loan, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; fund a dividend to shareholders; Lenexa, Kan., operator of securities markets.

CITADEL PLASTICS HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 28; $271 million credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver; $172 million first-lien term loan; $69 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Chicago-based provider of thermoset and thermoplastic compounds.

GOLDEN GAMING LLC: Bank meeting Nov. 28; new senior term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; Macquarie; refinance first-and second-lien loans; owner and operator of casinos, gaming taverns and slot routes in Nevada.

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND INDUSTRIAL: Bank meeting Nov. 27; $1.85 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, RBC, UBS and Goldman Sachs; $300 million five-year revolver; $1.55 billion seven-year covenant-light term B; help fund buyout by BC Partners and the Carlyle Group from United Technologies Corp.; manufacturer of highly engineered, mission-critical pumps and compressors.

HEARTLAND DENTAL CARE INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 29; $750 million credit facility; RBC, BMO and Jefferies; $100 million revolver; $450 million first-lien term loan; $200 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Teachers' Private Capital; Effingham, Ill., provider of office support services to dental offices.

MEDASSETS INC.: Conference call Nov. 27; $750 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Barclays; $150 million revolver; $250 million term A; $350 million term B; refinance existing credit facility; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of technology-enabled products and services designed to improve operating margins and cash flow for hospitals and health systems.

PVH CORP.: Bank meeting Nov. 28; $3.825 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and RBC; $750 million five-year revolver; $1.2 billion five-year term A; $1.875 billion seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of Warnaco Group Inc., refinance debt and provide liquidity; Bridgewater, N.J., apparel company.

REDPRAIRIE: Bank meeting Nov. 27; $2.2 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, RBC and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $1.45 billion six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $650 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of JDA Software; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of supply chain software services.

SAFWAY SERVICES LLC: Bank meeting Nov. 27; $625 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and Barclays; $125 million five-year ABL revolver; $500 million seven-year term B (B2); refinance existing debt; Waukesha, Wis., provider of scaffolding and access services for commercial construction, industrial and infrastructure applications.

SAGE PRODUCTS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 27; $640 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; $60 million five-year revolver; $380 million seven-year first-lien term loan; $200 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners; Cary, Ill., healthcare products manufacturer.

ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY: Bank meeting Nov. 28; $250 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; fund a return of capital to the founders and general corporate purposes; Grenada, West Indies, for-profit medical, veterinary and arts & sciences school.

TRIBUNE CO.: Bank meeting Nov. 28; $1.4 billion exit facility; Bank of America (left on revolver), JPMorgan (left on term loan), Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $300 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.1 billion seven-year term loan; fund cash plan distributions for some creditors and general corporate purposes; Chicago-based media company.

Upcoming Closings

AIR MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $205 million 51/2-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; Barclays, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup; fund acquisition of Reach Medical Holdings LLC; provider of emergency air medical services.

ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS SA: $200 million seven-year covenant-light senior secured term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Barclays and Citigroup; capitalize Altisource Residential Corp. and Altisource Asset Management Corp. prior to their separation from Altisource and for general corporate purposes; Luxembourg-based provider of services focused on high-value, technology-enabled knowledge-based solutions principally related to real estate and mortgage portfolio management, asset recovery and customer relationship management.

ARDENT HEALTH SERVICES: $1.02 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, GE Capital and Nomura; $120 million five-year revolver (B1); $725 million 51/2-year first-lien term loan (B1) at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $175 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 1021/2, 1011/4; refinance existing bank debt and finance its portion of the acquisition of Baptist St. Anthony's Health System; Nashville, Tenn., owner and operator of hospitals, a member health plan, multi-specialty physician groups and retail pharmacies.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND GROUP LLC: $710 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Bank of America, TD and BMO; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $230 million five-year term A at Libor plus 300 bps; $430 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/4, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Cogeco Cable Inc. and refinance existing debt; Quincy, Mass., cable system operator.

ATLAS IRON LTD.: $325 million five-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call protection 102, 101; Credit Suisse; general corporate purposes and fund Horizon 1 expansion; Perth, Australia, iron ore company.

AUTO EUROPE: $140 million five-year first-lien term loan; KeyBanc and RBS Citizens; fund a dividend; Portland, Maine, car rental company.

CHG HEALTHCARE SERVICES: $765 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Citigroup and Jefferies; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $475 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $190 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners and Ares Management LLC from J.W. Childs Associates LP; Salt Lake City-based health care staffing firm.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $515 million term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Wells Fargo; Securities LLC; refinance non-extended term loan debt; Mattoon, Ill.-based rural local exchange company providing voice, data and video services.

CONTOURGLOBAL POWER HOLDINGS SA: $350 million five-year first lien term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 971/2, non-call two, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; finance acquisitions and for general corporate purposes; New York-based operator of power generating stations.

CPG INTERNATIONAL INC.: $465 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Barclays leading term loan, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse and Barclays leading revolver; $355 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $110 million five-year ABL revolver with pricing ranging from Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps; help fund acquisition of TimberTech and refinance existing debt; Scranton, Pa., manufacturer of synthetic building products.

CUNNINGHAM LINDSEY GROUP LTD.: $660 million credit facility; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, RBC and UBS; $140 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B); $410 million covenant-light seven-year term B (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $110 million 71/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners from Stone Point Capital; Tampa, Fla., provider of independent loss adjusting and claims management services.

FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.: $245 million six-year term B (B2) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Wells Fargo and JPMorgan; refinance existing term loan; Scottsdale, Ariz., maker of instruments.

FIRTH RIXSON LTD.: $825 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Deutsche Bank, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and GE Capital; $120 million revolver due March 2017; about $420 million first-lien term loan due June 2017 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; up to £180 million first-lien term loan due June 2017 at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Sheffield, U.K., provider of seamless rolled rings, closed die forgings, open die forgings, extruded forgings and specialty metals primarily to the aerospace market.

FLEETPRIDE INC. (FPC HOLDINGS INC.): $800 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, RBC, Barclays and UBS; $175 million ABL revolver; $425 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $200 million 71/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by TPG Capital from Investcorp; The Woodlands, Texas, retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts.

FTI CONSULTING INC.: $350 million five-year revolver; refinance existing revolver; West Palm Beach, Fla., business advisory firm.

GENESIS HEALTHCARE: $700 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Barclays (left on term loan) and GE Capital (left on revolver); $375 million ABL revolver pricing grid Libor plus 275 bps to 325 bps, unused fee 37.5 bps to 50 bps, based on usage; $325 million five-year term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 94, non-call one, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Sun Healthcare Group Inc.; Kennett Square, Pa.-based skilled nursing care provider.

GROCERY OUTLET INC.: $460 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor 575 bps; $315 million six-year first-lien term B at Libor 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $115 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 925 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Berkeley, Calif., extreme-value grocery retailer.

GWF ENERGY HOLDINGS: $202.9 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Barclays; $5 million five-year revolver; $173.5 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 971/2, 101 soft call; $24.4 million five-year letter-of-credit facility; help fund the acquisition three gas fired power plants in California from Harbert Power.

HOUGHTON INTERNATIONAL INC.: $835 million credit facility; RBC; $50 million revolver (B); $535 million first-lien term loan (B), U.S. tranche talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call (includes up to €100 million carve-out); $250 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Gulf Oil Corp. Ltd.; Norristown, Pa., developer, producer and manager of specialty chemicals, oils and lubricants.

INSIGHT GLOBAL: $490 million new credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and RBC; $300 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $130 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; $60 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B); help fund buyout by Ares Management; Atlanta-based temporary staffing firm serving the information technology sector.

INTRAWEST: $650 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million five-year super-priority revolver (B+); $55 million five-year first-lien letter-of-credit facility (B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps; $425 million five-year first-lien term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million six-year second-lien term loan (CCC) talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 875 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; operator of ski resorts and luxury adventure travel brands.

JIMMY SANDERS (PINNACLE OPERATING CORP.): $775 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, BMO and Citigroup; $300 million five-year ABL revolver; $350 million six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $125 million 61/2-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,025 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 95, non-call one, 106, 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings LLC and Apollo Global Management LLC; Cleveland, Miss., agricultural input supply and distribution business.

LANDMARK AVIATION: $465 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, RBC and Barclays; $75 million five-year revolver (B2/B-); $260 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $130 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; fund buyout by Carlyle Group LP; Tempe, Ariz., provider of aftermarket services to the business aviation industry.

MERRILL COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $500 million five-year credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million revolver (B1/B+); $470 million first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 103, 102, 101; also $135 million 51/2-year second-lien notes (Caa3/CCC) at Libor plus 1,450 bps, including 2% PIK, OID 98, non-call for life; refinance existing bank debt; St. Paul, Minn., provider of technology-enabled services.

METALDYNE LLC: $620 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, RBC and Barclays; $75 million five-year revolver; $545 million six-year term B, U.S. tranche talked at Libor plus 475, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, euro tranche talked at Euribor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Euribor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by American Securities from Carlyle Group; Plymouth, Mich., designer and supplier of metal-formed components and assemblies for powertrain applications.

MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS INC.: $420 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays and UBS; $30 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $290 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $100 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt, redeem preferred stock and pay dividends/other distributions to shareholders; New York-based manufacturer of specialty print-based packaging products for the pharmaceutical, multi-media and consumer markets.

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA LLC: $270 million of bank debt (Ba2/BB-); Barclays, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; $265 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 991/4, 101 soft call; $5 million add-on revolver; refinance an existing term loan, pay-off current interest rate swap arrangements, make affiliate payments and for general corporate purposes; Centennial, Colo., media company providing advertising and events across theater circuits.

NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: $500 million first-lien incremental term loan (Ba2) due May 2018 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; refinance senior subordinated notes; Dallas-based chain of department stores.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC.: $445 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Bank of America, UBS and RBC; $95 million five-year revolver; $350 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; fund the acquisition of television stations from Newport Television LLC and refinance existing debt; Irving, Texas, media company.

NOMACORC LLC: $135 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $115 million term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Zebulon, N.C., manufacturer of the wine closures and synthetic wine corks.

NORTH AMERICAN BREWERIES HOLDINGS LLC: $190 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $15 million ABL revolver; $175 million six-year term B (B2) talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Cerveceria Costa Rica SA from KPS Capital Partners LP; Rochester, N.Y., beer company.

NORTHERN TOOL + EQUIPMENT: $300 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $100 million five-year ABL revolver; $200 million seven-year term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund purchase of Sportsman's Guide and Golf Warehouse from Redcats USA; Burnsville, Minn.-based supplier of tools and equipment.

NSG HOLDINGS LLC: $230 million credit facility (Ba1/BB+); BNP Paribas; $146 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $44 million debt service reserve letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps; $40 million performance letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Houston-based power generation company.

PATHEON INC.: $650 million senior secured credit facility (B3/B+); Morgan Stanley, UBS, Credit Suisse and KeyBanc; $85 million five-year revolver; $565 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Banner Pharmacaps from VION NV, repurchase notes, repay revolver debt and general corporate purposes; Durham, N.C., provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry.

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC.: $535 million senior secured credit facility; UBS, Wells Fargo and GE Capital; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/B), 50 bps unused fee; $360 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $135 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Raleigh, N.C., clinical research organization.

PHOENIX SERVICES LLC (METAL SERVICES LLC): $305 million credit facility (B1/B); Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; $30 million four-year revolver; $275 million 41/2-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Kennett Square, Pa., provider of steel mill services and a processor of slag and co-products from steel mills and foundries.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.: $5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1); JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, BMO, Citigroup, RBC, Scotia Capital, TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities; $3 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $750 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.25 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; fund acquisitions of a 50% working interest in the Holstein Field from Shell Offshore Inc. and oil and natural gas interests in the Gulf of Mexico from BP Exploration & Production Inc., refinance some existing debt and general corporate purposes; Houston-based oil and gas company.

PTC ALLIANCE HOLDINGS CORP.: $150 million five-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, soft call 102, 101; Credit Suisse; fund an equity tender offer; Wexford, Pa., manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel products.

SEQUA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP: $275 million credit facility (B1/B+); RBC and Barclays; $55 million revolver; $220 million term B at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by the Jordan Co.; Tampa, Fla., supplier of niche and highly engineered automotive components.

SHELF DRILLING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.: $75 million term loan (Ba1) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Jefferies; fund acquisition of 38 drilling rigs from Transocean Inc.; international shallow water offshore drilling contractor.

SIDERA NETWORKS INC.: $375 million credit facility (B2/B); SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver; $325 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance an existing credit facility; New York-based provider of dark fiber, colocation and advanced network services.

SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC.: $280 million credit facility (B1); Wells Fargo; $20 million five-year revolver; $260 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; San Antonio, Texas, IT services integrator.

SMART & FINAL HOLDINGS CORP.: $870 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $150 million ABL revolver (Ba2/BB-); $525 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $195 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 925 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, hard call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Ares Management from Apollo Global Management LLC; Commerce, Calif., warehouse-style, no membership fee, multi-format retailer.

SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.: $800 million senior secured term loan (Ba3/B/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Barclays; $700 million U.S. tranche at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; C$100 million tranche at BA plus 375 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of the hardware and home improvement group of Stanley Black & Decker Inc.; Madison, Wis., consumer products company.

STALLION OILFIELD HOLDINGS INC.: $500 million five-year senior secured first-lien covenant-light term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; redeem notes and fund a dividend; Houston-based provider of oilfield services.

STERLING INFOSYSTEMS INC.: $179.2 million credit facility; GE Capital and RBS Citizens; $20 million revolver due Feb. 1, 2017 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 993/4; $159.2 million term loan due Feb. 1, 2018 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility; New York-based background screening company.

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES INC.: $400 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Bank of America; $65 million five-year revolver; $290 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps area, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $45 million seven-year delayed draw term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps area, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility and notes and for general corporate purposes; Eagan, Minn., business process outsourcing company that provides sales, customer care, technical support and complex outsourcing services.

TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.77 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Bank of America, Barclays, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Fifth Third; $350 million five-year revolver; $550 million five-year term A; $870 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Sealy Corp.; Lexington, Ky.-based manufacturer, marketer and distributor of premium mattresses and pillows.

THERAKOS INC.: $325 million credit facility; RBC and Jefferies; $35 million revolver (B2/B); $210 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $80 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 950 bps to 975 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Gores Group from Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc.; Raritan, N.J.-based provider of integrated systems for delivering extracorporeal photopheresis.

VESTA CORP.: $295 million of term loans; Credit Suisse; $200 million five-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $95 million six-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 925 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; fund a tender offer for existing shareholders; Atlanta-based provider of non-retail electronic payment services for the telecommunications industry.

WESCO DISTRIBUTION INC.: About $755 million of new seven-year covenant-light term loans (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse, Barclays, UBS and Goldman Sachs; $605 million term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; C$150 million term loan talked at BA plus 400 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund acquisition of EECOL Electric Corp.; Pittsburgh-based provider of electrical, industrial and communications MRO and OEM products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services.

WINDSOR FINANCING LLC: $246 million term B (Ba2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley; refinance notes and fund reserve accounts; Charlotte, N.C., company that finances the operations of some electric and steam generating plants.

On The Horizon

ANCESTRY.COM: $720 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBC; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $670 million seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Permira Funds; Provo, Utah, online family history resource.

APEX TOOL GROUP LLC: New debt financing; Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and RBC; help fund buyout by Bain Capital from Cooper Industries and Danaher Corp.; Sparks, Md., tool manufacturer.

ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS LP: $100 million secured second-lien term loan; Wells Fargo and Citigroup; help fund purchase of DTE Gas Resources LLC; Pittsburgh-based exploration and production master limited partnership.

COLE HAAN LLC: New financing; Jefferies; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from Nike Inc.; New York-based designer and retailer of men's and women's footwear, apparel and accessories.

DIGITALGLOBE INC.: $1.2 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, JPMorgan and Citigroup; $1.05 billion seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; $150 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund acquisition of GeoEye Inc. and refinance existing debt; Longmont, Colo., provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services.

DUPONT PERFORMANCE COATINGS: New credit facility; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Jeffries; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from DuPont; Wilmington, Del., supplier of vehicle and industrial coating systems.

DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC.: $400 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $125 million term A expected around Libor plus 200 bps; $275 million revolver expected around Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of substantially all of Quanta Services Inc.'s domestic telecommunications infrastructure services subsidiaries; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., provider of specialty contracting services.

ENSTAR GROUP LTD.: New credit facility; help fund acquisition of SeaBright Holdings Inc.; Hamilton, Bermuda, acquirer and manager of insurance and reinsurance companies.

HARBINGER GROUP INC./EXCO RESOURCES INC. JOINT VENTURE: $225 million of bank debt; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of oil and gas assets in West Texas from EXCO; oil and gas limited partnership.

INTERMEDIA OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC.: $150 million credit facility; CIT; $10 million revolver; $140 million term loan; help merger of InterMedia Outdoors Holdings LLC and Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc., and refinance debt; media and content company for outdoor-enthusiast market.

MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, UBS, Nomura and BMO; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC from McGraw-Hill Cos.; New York-based digital learning company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC. and PROPCO: New credit facilities; in connection with spinoff of Penn National's gaming operating assets and real estate assets; refinance existing debt; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and racing facilities.

PPG COMMODITY CHEMICALS: $225 million term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor; Barclays and JPMorgan; help fund spin-off from PPG Industries and merger with Georgia Gulf Corp.; producer of chlorine, caustic soda and related chemicals.

QUICKSILVER PRODUCTION PARTNERS OPERATING LLC: $750 million five-year secured revolver with pricing of Libor plus 175 bps to 275 bps based on usage; JPMorgan; in connection with initial public offering of common units; help pay a contribution to Quicksilver; Fort Worth, Texas, owner and acquirer of oil and gas properties.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $700 million seven-year covenant-light senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help fund purchase of MACH; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.

TCW GROUP: New financing; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Societe Generale; Los Angeles-based asset management firm with around $130 billion under management.

TPC GROUP INC.: $250 million asset-based revolver; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by First Reserve Corp. and SK Capital Partners; Houston-based fee-based processor and service provider of value-added products derived from niche petrochemical raw materials.

TRANSFIRST LLC: $700 million credit facility; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, GE Capital, SunTrust, RBC and Wells Fargo; $50 million revolver; $425 million first-lien term B; $225 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend and redeem equity; Hauppauge, N.Y., provider of transaction processing services and payment-enabling technologies.

USI INSURANCE SERVICES: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, RBC and UBS; help fund buyout by Onex Corp. from GS Capital Partners VI Fund LP; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., insurance broker.


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