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Published on 12/7/2012 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $42.8379 billion deals being marketed

December Bank Meetings

ARAMARK CORP.: Conference call Dec. 10; $670 million add-on U.S. term loan C due July 2016 talked at Libor plus 325 bps; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; refinance term loans due on Jan. 26, 2014; Philadelphia-based professional services company that provides food, hospitality and facility management services as well as uniform and work apparel.

Upcoming Closings

ADERANT HOLDINGS: $240 million credit facility; BMO; $15 million five-year revolver; $150 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 925 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; in connection with a new equity investment from Madison Dearborn Partners; Atlanta-based legal software company.

AFFORDABLE CARE INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital, NXT Capital and Golub Capital; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 50 bps unused fee; $190 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $100 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 925 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Kinston, N.C., provider of practice management services and on-site denture laboratories.

ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES INC.: $805 million credit facility (B1/B-); JPMorgan, UBS, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and RBC; $705 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $100 million five-year revolver; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP from Blackstone; Newport Beach, Calif., specialty insurance brokerage firm.

ANCESTRY.COM: $720 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBC; $50 million five-year revolver; $670 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Permira Funds; Provo, Utah, online family history resource.

ASCENSUS INC.: $185 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Morgan Stanley; $10 million revolver; $175 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 675 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; fund the acquisition of ExpertPlan and a dividend; Dresher, Pa., provider of retirement plan services for organizations.

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.

B&G FOODS INC.: Roughly $223 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse, Barclays and RBC; reprice existing term B; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer, seller and distributor of shelf-stable foods.

BATS GLOBAL MARKETS INC.: $300 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; fund a dividend to shareholders; Lenexa, Kan., operator of securities markets.

CCC INFORMATION SERVICES INC.: $520 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver; $470 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners from Investcorp; Chicago-based provider of advanced software and workflow tools to the insurance automotive claims and collision repair industries.

CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC.: $800 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; $100 million revolver; $700 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, OID 99; refinance existing bank debt; Plano, Texas, motion picture exhibitor.

CITADEL PLASTICS HOLDINGS INC.: $271 million credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver; $172 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $69 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 875 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Chicago-based provider of thermoset and thermoplastic compounds.

CONSOLIDATED PRECISION PRODUCTS CORP. (WPP CPP HOLDINGS LLC): $700 million credit facility; UBS, GE Capital and RBC; $100 million five-year revolver (B), 50 bps unused fee; $415 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $185 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of ESCO Corp.'s Turbine Technologies Group and refinance existing debt; Pomona, Calif., manufacturer of highly engineered components and sub-assemblies.

CUSTOM BUILDING PRODUCTS: $345 million credit facility; Bank of America and RBC; $30 million five-year revolver; $315 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Seal Beach, Calif., provider of installation products for tile and stone.

DEMATIC: $615 million credit facility (B1); Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and Barclays; $75 million revolver; $540 million term B (including $50 million deposit letter-of-credit facility) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by AEA Investors and Teachers' Private Capital from Triton; engineering company that provides intelligent warehouse logistics and materials handling 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.

FLY LEASING LTD.: Roughly $390 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call protection; Citigroup; aircraft lessor with corporate offices in Dublin, Ireland and San Francisco.

GOLDEN GAMING LLC: $205 million credit facility (B3/B); Macquarie; $5 million five-year revolver; $200 million senior term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; refinance first-and second-lien loans; owner and operator of casinos, gaming taverns and slot routes in Nevada.

GREDE HOLDINGS LLC: $100 million add-on term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; GE Capital; fund a dividend; Southfield, Mich., iron casting supplier.

GREEKTOWN SUPERHOLDINGS INC.: $455 million credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; $15 million three-year revolver (B2/BB-); $15 million five-year term A (Ba3/BB-); $325 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 bps to 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; operator of Greektown Casino-Hotel located in Detroit.

GWF ENERGY HOLDINGS: Expected close Dec. 11; $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.

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND INDUSTRIAL: $1.975 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, RBC, UBS and Goldman Sachs; $300 million five-year revolver; $1.675 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; 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.: $750 million credit facility; RBC, BMO and Jefferies; $100 million revolver (B1/B); $450 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $200 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Teachers' Private Capital; Effingham, Ill., provider of office support services to dental offices.

HOUGHTON INTERNATIONAL INC.: $835 million credit facility; RBC; $50 million revolver (Ba3/B); $535 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/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 (Caa1/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.

HUNTER FAN CO.: $205 million credit facility (B1/B); GE Capital; $25 million revolver; $117 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $63 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Memphis, Tenn., ceiling fan manufacturer.

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.

ION MEDIA NETWORKS INC.: $255 million 51/2-year term loan B (BB-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; fund an equity repurchase of minority investors; television broadcast network.

LANDMARK AVIATION: $90 million in add-on term loans; Morgan Stanley, RBC and Barclays; $60 million add-on first-lien term loan (B2) due October 2019 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call through October 2013; $30 million add-on second-lien term loan (Caa2) due October 2020 talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, hard call protection of 102 through October 2013 and 101 through October 2014; fund the acquisition of a single-site FBO; Tempe, Ariz., provider of aftermarket services to the business aviation industry.

MEDASSETS INC.: $700 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan and Barclays; $150 million five-year revolver; $250 million five-year term A; $300 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; 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.

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; $415 million six-year U.S. term B at Libor plus 475, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $130 million six-year euro equivalent term B at Euribor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Euribor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by American Securities from Carlyle Group; Plymouth, Mich., designer and supplier of metal-formed components and assemblies for powertrain applications.

MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL: $4 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Barclays and JPMorgan; $1.25 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.25 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.5 billion seven-year term B talked t Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; fund a tender offer for notes and repay existing credit facility debt; Las Vegas-based hospitality company, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands.

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/B+) at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 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 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $44 million debt service reserve letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 375 bps; $40 million performance letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Houston-based power generation company.

NXP SEMINCONDUCTORS NV: $500 million incremental senior secured term loan (B2/B+) due January 2020 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, non-call one, 101; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; fund tender for notes; Eindhoven, Netherlands, maker of semiconductors.

PATHEON INC.: $660 million senior secured credit facility (B3/B+); Morgan Stanley, UBS, Credit Suisse and KeyBanc; $85 million five-year revolver; $575 million seven-year covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 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.: $510 million senior secured credit facility; UBS, Wells Fargo and GE Capital; $40 million revolver (B1/B), 50 bps unused fee; $335 million five-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 525 bps (up to $50 million-equivalent euro carve-out at Euribor plus 550 bps), 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $135 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Raleigh, N.C., clinical research organization.

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.

PVH CORP.: $3.825 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and RBC; $750 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.2 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.875 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2; help fund acquisition of Warnaco Group Inc., refinance debt and provide liquidity; Bridgewater, N.J., apparel company.

REDPRAIRIE: $2.2 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, RBC and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $1.45 billion six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $650 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call two, 103, 101; help fund acquisition of JDA Software; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of supply chain software services.

RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC.: $500 million seven-year senior secured term loan (Ba3/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; help fund the acquisition of Opnet Technologies Inc.; San Francisco-based IT performance company.

SAFE-GUARD PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL LLC: $240 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million revolver; $170 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps to Libor plus 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $50 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by GS Principal Investments from HIG Capital; Atlanta-based provider of after-market warranty products and services for new, used and leased motor vehicles.

SAFWAY SERVICES LLC: $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/B+) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Waukesha, Wis., provider of scaffolding and access services for commercial construction, industrial and infrastructure applications.

SAGE PRODUCTS INC.: $640 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; $60 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $380 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $200 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97½ to 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners; Cary, Ill., health care products manufacturer.

SEQUA CORP.: $1.5 billion 41/2-year senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and RBC; $200 million revolver; $1.3 billion term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing capital structure; Tampa, Fla., diversified industrial company that operates in the aerospace and metal coatings industries.

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.

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.

SPANSION INC.: $269 million senior secured covenant-light credit facility; Barclays and Morgan Stanley; $50 million five-year revolver; $219 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility; Sunnyvale, Calif., semiconductor device company.

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.

ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY: $250 million five-year 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.

STALLION OILFIELD HOLDINGS INC.: $500 million five-year senior secured first-lien covenant-light term loan (B3/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.

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.

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.: $720 million seven-year incremental term loan B (Ba3/BB) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Credit Suisse and RBC; fund a dividend; Wayne, Pa., software and technology services company.

TCW GROUP: $405 million credit facility (Ba1/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $50 million five-year revolver; $355 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Societe Generale, refinance debt and for working capital; Los Angeles-based asset management firm.

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 five-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $80 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,000 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.

TRIBUNE CO.: $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 (Ba3/BB+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund cash plan distributions for some creditors and general corporate purposes; Chicago-based media company.

U.S. FOODSERVICE INC.: $450 million term loan (B3/B-) due 2017 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, BMO, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, KKR, Morgan Stanley, Natixis and Wells Fargo; repay non-extended term loan; Columbia, Md., broadline foodservice distributor.

USI INSURANCE SERVICES: $1.175 billion credit facility (B1); Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, RBC and UBS; $150 million five-year revolver; $1.025 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Onex Corp. from GS Capital Partners VI Fund LP; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., insurance broker.

VAREL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FUNDING CORP.: $250 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million four-year revolver; $230 million 41/2-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Carrollton, Texas, manufacturer of drill bits for oil and gas and mining.

VESTCOM INTERNATIONAL INC.: $197 million credit facility; GE Capital; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $172 million term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners; Little Rock, Ark., provider of shelf-edge marketing services.

WENNER MEDIA LLC: $215 million credit facility (B3/B); JPMorgan; $15 million 41/2-year revolver; $200 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of entertainment and lifestyle brand publications.

WESCO DISTRIBUTION INC.: About $850 million of new seven-year covenant-light term loans (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse, Barclays, UBS and Goldman Sachs; $700 million term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; C$150 million term loan at BA plus 400 bps, 1% floor, OID 98, 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.

WORLD KITCHEN LLC: $290 million credit facility (B1/B+); BMO; $90 million five-year revolver; $200 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Rosemont, Ill.-based manufacturer and marketer of bakeware, dinnerware, kitchen and household tools, rangetop cookware and cutlery products.

On The Horizon

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.

BWAY CORP.: Incremental term B; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of Ropak Packaging from the Linpac Group; Atlanta-based supplier of general line rigid containers.

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.

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.

LMI AEROSPACE INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; RBC; $75 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 475 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $225 million six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; fund acquisition of Valent Aerostructures LLC, refinance existing debt and provide for working capital needs; St. Charles, Mo., supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components and provider of design engineering services to the aerospace and defense industries.

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.

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.

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.

YOUNG INNOVATIONS INC.: $140 million senior secured credit facility; Madison Capital, Golub Capital and Ares Capital; $10 million revolver; $130 million term loan; help fund buyout by Linden Capital Partners; Earth City, Mo., developer, manufacturer and marketer of supplies and equipment used by dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants and consumers.


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