Bank Loan Calendar: $20.1735 billion deals being marketed

February Bank Meetings

ASPEN DENTAL: Bank meeting Feb. 16; roughly $127 million term loan; UBS and GE; fund a dividend; East Syracuse, N.Y., provider of denture and dental care services.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS: Conference call Feb. 15; $500 million seven-year second-lien term loan; Deutsche Bank; refinance existing second-lien loan; Chicago-based provider of investment services.

WCA WASTE CORP.: Bank meeting expected February/March; up to $325 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Macquarie; $50 million revolver; up to $275 million term loan; refinance debt in connection with buyout by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II; Houston-based non-hazardous solid-waste services company.

Upcoming Closings

ACCO BRANDS CORP.: $920 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BB+); Barclays, Bank of America and BMO; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $300 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $370 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund merger with MeadWestvaco Corp.'s consumer & office products business and refinance existing debt; Lincolnshire, Ill., office supply manufacturer.

AFFYMETRIX INC.: $190 million five-year senior secured credit facility; GE Capital, Silicon Valley Bank and CIT; $170 million term A talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund purchase of eBioscience Holding Co. Inc. and for general corporate purposes; Santa Clara, Calif., provider of technology used by pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology companies and research institutes.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $300 million six-year senior secured term loan B-3 (Ba2/BB-/BB) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; fund a notes tender offer and to repay term loans due in 2013; Kansas City, Mo., theatrical exhibition and entertainment company.

ASSOCIATED ASPHALT: $280 million credit facility (B2/B+); KeyBanc, Nomura and Fifth Third; $90 million five-year revolver; $170 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $20 million six-year delayed-draw for six months term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners; Roanoke, Va., supplier of liquid asphalt to the paving industry.

BI-LO LLC: $700 million senior secured asset-based revolver; Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.; Greenville, S.C., operator of supermarkets.

BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC.: Expected close Feb. 15; $525 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies; $50 million revolver (B1/BB-); $360 million first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $115 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan; Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of web security and WAN optimization services.

BRAGG COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Roughly C$1.75 billion senior secured credit facility (BB); TD Securities, BMO, CIBC, RBC and Scotia; C$150 million five-year revolver talked at BA plus 300 bps; C$1.2 billion five-year term A talked at BA plus 300 bps; $400 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Halifax, Nova Scotia, cable television and telecommunications company.

CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTS LLC: $217.5 million credit facility (B3/B-); Jefferies; $22.5 million revolver at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97; $195 million term loan at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing bonds; operator of Burger King restaurants in Puerto Rico.

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS INC.: $400 million incremental term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley; 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.

CITADEL PLASTICS HOLDINGS INC.: $185 million credit facility; GE Capital and KeyBanc; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $155 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by Huntsman Gay Global Capital from Wind Point Partners; Chicago-based provider of thermoset and thermoplastic compounds.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $1.2 billion 4½ year credit facility (Ba3); Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Wells Fargo, California Bank, RBC and SunTrust; $700 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $500 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; pay down non-extended loans; Nashville, Tenn., operator of hospitals.

DS WATERS OF AMERICA INC.: $535 million credit facility; Credit Suisse (left on term loan), GE Capital (left on revolver) and Jefferies; $285 million 51/2-year term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; $55 million 51/2-year delayed-draw term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; $105 million six-year funded second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 950 bps cash plus 400 bps PIK, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 104, 103, 102, 101; $20 million six-year delayed-draw second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 950 bps cash plus 400 bps PIK, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 104, 103, 102, 101; $70 million five-year ABL revolver; refinance existing debt and the delayed-draw term loan is available for acquisition funding; Atlanta-based bottled water, water filtration and coffee service company.

EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING: $1.125 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); UBS; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 75 bps unused fee, 1.25% Libor floor; $1.05 billion six-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; 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.

ENCOMPASS DIGITAL MEDIA INC.: $280 million credit facility (B3/B); Macquarie and BMO; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $250 million 51/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners from Wasserstein & Co. LP; Los Angeles-based digital media services provider.

EVERYWARE: $225 million credit facility; Barclays leading term B, Wells Fargo leading revolver; $150 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $75 million five-year ABL revolver; refinance existing debt and pay dividend in connection with the formation of the company through merger of Oneida Ltd. and Anchor Hocking Co.; tabletop brand, and manufacturer and marketer of foodservice and retail glassware.

FOCUS BRANDS INC.: $435 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $15 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 75 bps unused fee; $290 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $130 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; repay existing bank debt and fund a dividend; Atlanta-based franchisor and operator of ice cream stores, bakeries, restaurants and cafes.

FREIF NORTH AMERICAN POWER I: $243 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup and Macquarie; $210 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 call protection; $33 million seven-year letter of credit facility talked at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 98; help fund acquisition by First Reserve Corp. and CalPERS of a diversified portfolio of U.S. contracted natural gas fired power generation plants from Arclight Capital.

GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO. INC.: $645 million five-year exit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $375 million ABL revolver; $270 million term loan (B3) at Libor plus 900 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 96, non-call two, 1021/2; repay DIP and for general corporate purposes; Montvale, N.J., operator of supermarkets.

HAMILTON LANE: $165 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $10 million revolver; $155 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, 101 soft call; help fund purchase of a minority interest in the company; provider of discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services.

HAWAIIAN TELCOM: $300 million five-year first-lien term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 102, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; refinance an existing term loan; Honolulu, Hawaii, provider of integrated communications services.

INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORP.: $900 million senior secured term loan (Ba3/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, UBS and RBC; repay some debt and for general corporate purposes; Los Angeles-based independent aircraft lessor.

JARDEN CORP.: $250 million add-on term loans (Ba1); Barclays, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and SunTrust; $125 million term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 991/2; help fund Dutch auction tender for stock; Rye, N.Y., consumer products company.

MICROSEMI CORP.: $810 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley; reprice existing term B; Aliso Viejo, Calif., provider of semiconductor services.

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: $700 million credit facility; Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $225 million last-out, first-loss term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call two; $200 million revolver due March 31, 2015; $275 million term A due March 31, 2015; refinance existing debt; Uncasville, Conn., operator of gaming and entertainment enterprises.

NEW ASURION: $1 billion 71/2-year senior unsecured term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call two, 102, 101; Morgan Stanley; repurchase equity; Nashville-based provider of technology protection services.

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS: $475 million seven-year incremental term B, non-call one, 101; Morgan Stanley and Bank of America; refinance senior notes; Eindhoven, Netherlands, provider of mixed-signal products and semiconductor components.

ROCKWOOD SPECIALTIES GROUP INC.: $350 million five-year term A (Ba1/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse and KKR Capital; help fund the redemption of senior subordinated notes; Princeton, N.J., inorganic specialty chemicals and advanced materials company.

SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC.: Expected close mid-February; $450 million five-year credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan; $225 million revolver; $225 million term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility, fund share repurchases and for general corporate purposes; Plano, Texas, used oil recycling and re-refining, parts cleaning and environmental services company.

SCHAEFFLER AG: $1.275 billion five-year term C-2 (B1) at Libor plus 475 bps, step-down to Libor plus 450 bps at less than 2.5 times leverage, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, LBBW, Royal Bank of Scotland and UniCredit; also €450 million five-year term C-2; refinance existing credit facility and general corporate purposes; Herzogenaurach, Germany-based supplier of components and systems for the automotive industry and other industrial sectors.

STATION CASINOS LLC: $1.066 billion credit facility due June 17, 2016; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; $125 million revolver; $195 million term B-1 talked at Libor plus 300 bps with step ups to Libor plus 550 bps over time, OID 90 area; $746 million term B-2 term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 85 area; refinance existing debt; Las Vegas-based casino company.

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT LLC: $500 million 41/2-year senior secured term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan, Barclays and Jefferies; used to refinance an existing term loan in connection with buyout by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; Santa Monica, Calif., motion picture studio.

TAMINCO GROUP HOLDINGS: $703 million senior secured credit facility (B1); Citigroup, Nomura, Credit Suisse, UBS, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $198 million five-year revolver; $505 million seven-year covenant-light term B (divided into $350 million U.S. and €120 million) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC from CVC Capital Partners; Belgium-based producer of alkylamines and their derivatives.

TELX GROUP: $75 million incremental term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Morgan Stanley and TD Securities; pay down revolver and general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of interconnection and colocation facilities.

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.

THERMASYS CORP.: $142 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $112 million term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Wellspring Capital from Sun Capital Partners Inc.; Montgomery, Ala., supplier of highly engineered copper/brass and aluminum heat exchanger components and assemblies.

TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $175 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; UBS; refinance existing debt and add cash to balance sheet; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of casino gaming properties.

UNIVERSAL AMERICAN CORP.: $200 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $150 million term loan; help fund acquisition of APS Health-care Inc.; Rye Brook, N.Y., provider of health benefits to people with Medicare.

VANTAGE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS: $300 million credit facility (B2/B); RBC and Fifth Third Securities; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 525 bps; $240 million six-year term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; back already completed buyout by Jordan Co. from H.I.G. Capital LLC; Chicago-based specialty chemicals company.

WINDSTREAM CORP.: $280 million of term A-3 (BB+); pay down revolver debt; Little Rock, Ark., provider of advanced network communications.

On The Horizon

ANGIODYNAMICS: $200 million credit facility; JPMorgan; Bank of America, KeyBanc; $150 million five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Navilyst Medical from Avista Capital Partners; Latham, N.Y., provider of medical devices.

BLACKBAUD INC.: $325 million five-year senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and SunTrust; $225 million revolver; $100 million term A; help fund acquisition of Convio Inc.; Charleston, S.C., provider of software and related services designed for nonprofit organizations.

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.

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP.: $315 million credit facility; $215 million term loan; $100 million senior secured asset-based facility; repay existing credit facility and outstanding private placement notes; Oak Brook, Ill., provider of environmental, safety and transportation services.

GLOBEOP FINANCIAL SERVICES: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund buyout by TPG; London and New York-based provider of business process outsourcing, financial technology services and analytics.

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC.: $80 million senior unsecured term loan; JPMorgan and RBC; help fund acquisition of Ernest Health Inc.; Birmingham, Ala., real estate investment trust that acquires and develops net-leased health-care facilities.

PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK: $875 million credit facility; Credit Suisse (left on term loans), Barclays and Wells Fargo (left on revolver); $325 million asset-based revolver; $425 million first-lien term loan; $125 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Gores Group; Philadelphia-based automotive aftermarket chain.

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.

QUICKSILVER PRODUCTION PARTNERS LP: New revolver; 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.

RAILAMERICA INC.: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; help fund notes tender offer; Jacksonville, Fla., owner and operator of short-line and regional freight railroads.

SYNOPSYS INC.: New debt financing; help fund purchase of Magma Design Automation Inc.; Mountain View, Calif., provider of software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems.

VENOCO INC.: New bank borrowings; help fund buyout by Timothy M. Marquez, chairman and chief executive officer; Denver-based energy company.

VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORP.: New credit facility; Wells Fargo; revolver; term loan; help fund acquisition of Car Communication Holding GmbH; Hauppauge, N.Y., automotive and consumer electronics and accessories company.

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: New loan borrowings; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; help fund repurchase of common stock; New York-based provider of weight-management services.

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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