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Published on 5/7/2012 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $29.8606 billion deals being marketed

May Bank Meetings

AMWINS GROUP INC.: Bank meeting May 8; $720 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie and Wells Fargo; $75 million five-year revolver; $295 million seven-year first-lien term loan, 101 soft call; $350 million71/2-year second-lien term loan, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital from Parthenon Capital Partners; Charlotte, N.C., specialty insurance broker.

ASCEND LEARNING: Bank meeting May 8; $330 million term loan; Bank of America and GE Capital; refinance existing first-lien debt; Stilwell, Kan., provider of technology-based learning services focused on student training and testing results in health care and other vocational fields.

BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC.: Bank meeting May 10; $150 million credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $130 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Naples, Fla., radio broadcasting company.

CAMP INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CO.: Bank meeting May 9; $375 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, RBC and UBS; $30 million five-year revolver; $230 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan, 101 soft call; $115 million 71/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by GTCR from Warburg Pincus; Ronkonkoma, N.Y., provider of maintenance tracking for business aviation.

ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS: Bank meeting May 10; $285 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $15 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; $180 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $90 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout Gores Group from TE Connectivity; Menlo Park, Calif., supplier of touch screens, touch monitors and all-in-one touch computers.

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC: Bank meeting May 9; $400 million credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $30 million five-year revolver; $30 million six-year delayed-draw term loan; $340 million six-year term B; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Downers Grove, Ill., bakery and a full-service contract manufacturer of grain-based food and snack products.

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC: $600 million credit facility; Barclays; $100 million five-year revolver; $500 million six-year term loan; help fund acquisition of EUSA Pharma; Dublin, Ireland, specialty biopharmaceutical company.

LORD & TAYLOR: Conference call May 8; roughly $450 million term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; Credit Suisse; reprice existing term loan; New York-based upscale specialty-retail department store chain.

PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS: Bank meeting May 9; $200 million five-year credit facility; RBS and RBS Citizens; $150 million revolver; $50 million term A; refinance existing credit facilities; Arlington, Va., provider of contract services to U.S. government agencies, international organizations and foreign governments.

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.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Bank meeting May 10; $1.225 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo; $100 million 51/2-year revolver; $300 million 51/2-year term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $725 million seven-year term B-1, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million seven-year term B-2, 101 soft call for six months; fund the acquisition of GlobeOp Financial Services SA, refinance existing bank debt and, under certain circumstances, fund the purchase of Thomson Reuters' Portia business; Windsor, Conn., provider of financial services software and software-enabled services.

Upcoming Closings

AFFINITY GAMING LLC: $235 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Jefferies and Macquarie; $35 million five-year super-priority revolver (Ba2/BB); $200 million 51/2-year term loan (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance debt; Las Vegas-based gaming company.

APTALIS PHARMA INC.: $200 million five-year senior secured incremental term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; Bank of America, Barclays and RBC; prepay notes; Bridgewater, N.J., specialty pharmaceutical company.

ARCH COAL INC.: $1 billion six-year covenant-light senior secured term loan (Ba2/BB/BB) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, call protection 102, 101; Bank of America, PNC, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Union Bank, RBS and BMO; fund notes tender offer, pay down revolver debt and provide additional liquidity; St Louis-based coal producer and marketer.

ATTACHMATE GROUP: $1.54 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, RBC, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo; $40 million revolver (B1/BB-); $1.1 billion six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $400 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Seattle-based provider of access and integration software for legacy systems.

BAUSCH & LOMB: $3.485 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $500 million five-year revolver; $2.035 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $600 million seven-year covenant-light euro term B at Euribor plus 475 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $350 million three-year covenant-light delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. and refinance debt; Rochester, N.Y., eye health company.

BRICKMAN GROUP LTD.: $539 million term B (including $12.3 million add-on) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99½ to 993/4, 101 soft call; Barclays and Bank of America; reprice existing term B; Gaithersburg, Md., commercial landscaping company.

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORP.: $950.5 million term B (B3/B) due February 2017 talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; refinance existing term B; Burlington, N.J., discount retailer.

CARLSON WAGONLIT BV: $100 million revolver (Ba1); refinance existing revolver; manager of business travel and meetings and events.

CLEARWATER SEAFOODS INC.: C$275 million credit facility; GE Capital and BMO; C$65 million asset-based revolver; C$75 million term A (B1); C$135 million term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Bedford, Nova Scotia, seafood company and holder of shellfish licenses and quotas.

COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF AMERICA: $197.5 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $5 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $157.5 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98½ area, 101 soft call; $35 million ten-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt; Lafayette, La., television broadcasting company.

COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $150 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; JPMorgan; refinance existing term loans; Overland Park, Kan., producer and marketer of inorganic mineral products.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $1.65 billion senior credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan, Rabo Securities and Barclays; $850 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $550 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance an existing senior credit facility; Victor, N.Y., wine company.

CONSTELLIUM HOLDCO BV: $350 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend, add cash to balance sheet and general corporate purposes; Paris-based designer and manufacturer of aluminum products and components.

EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC: $300 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Jefferies; also $75 million ABL revolver; refinance existing debt; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, producer and marketer of specialty chemicals for food and industrial applications.

EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING: $1.225 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); UBS; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 475 bps, 75 bps unused fee, 1.25% Libor floor; $1.15 billion six-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 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.

EP ENERGY CORP.: $2.75 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, BMO, RBC, UBS and Nomura; $2 billion reserve-based revolver with grid ranging from Libor plus 150 bps to 250 bps based on utilization; $750 million covenant-light term loan (Ba3/BB-) due 2018 at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC, Riverstone Holdings LLC, Access Industries Inc. and other investors from El Paso Corp.; Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

ESSELTE: $200 million term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; Jefferies and Citigroup; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Stamford, Conn., office supplies manufacturer.

EVERTEC LLC: Expected close May 14; $170 million incremental term B (BB-) due Sept. 30, 2016 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/4, 101 soft call; Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; pay a dividend; San Juan, Puerto Rico-based diversified processing business offering transaction and payment processing, merchant acquiring and processing and business process management services.

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL: $195 million five-year credit facility; SunTrust and Fifth Third; $115 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $80 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Melville, N.Y., credit card processor.

GRANITE BROADCASTING CORP.: $265.6 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $5 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $215 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98½ area, 101 soft call; $45.6 million 10-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt; New York-based television broadcasting company.

GROHE AG: €300 million five-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (split into $250 million and €100 million) talked at Libor/Euribor plus 550 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; refinance notes; Düsseldorf, Germany, manufacturer and supplier of sanitary fittings.

HANDY & HARMAN LTD.: $200 million term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Wells Fargo and Bank of America; refinance existing debt; White Plains, N.Y., industrial company involved in precious metals, tubing and engineered materials.

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INC.: $1.4 billion credit facility; Wells Fargo on revolver, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo on term loan; $400 million ABL revolver; $1 billion 51/2-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Camarillo, Calif., provider of tools and equipment.

HOFFMASTER GROUP INC.: $273 million term loans; GE Capital, Jefferies and Macquarie; $250 million first-lien term loan (including $15 million add-on) (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $23 million incremental second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; reprice existing first-lien term loan and pay down holdco debt; Oshkosh, Wis., producer of specialty disposable tabletop products.

MEGAPATH CORP.: $175 million credit facility; Societe Generale; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $150 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing bank debt; provider of managed data, voice and security services.

MISYS PLC: Roughly $1.18 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Jefferies; $125 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 50 bps unused fee, OID 99; $730 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €250 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Euribor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; London-based application software and services provider servicing the financial services industry.

NGPL PIPECO LLC: $675 million five-year credit facility (NA/BB-/BB-); Credit Suisse, Barclays and RBC; $75 million revolver; $600 million term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 101 soft call; help fund notes tender offer and general corporate purposes; Houston-based natural gas transportation and storage company.

ON ASSIGNMENT INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; $75 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $100 million term A at Libor plus 325 bps; $365 million term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund purchase of Apex Systems Inc. and refinance debt; Calabasas, Calif., provider of professionals in the technology, health care and life sciences sectors.

PLATO LEARNING: $390 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Jefferies; $25 million five-year revolver (Ba3); $225 million six-year first-lien term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $140 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 975 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 101; help fund acquisition of Archipelago Learning; Bloomington, Minn., provider of education technology services.

PRV AEROSPACE LLC: $220 million credit facility; GE Capital and KeyBanc; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $190 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners from Platte River Ventures; Everett, Wash., aerospace and defense group.

RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES INC.: Expected close May 10; $150 million 41/2-year revolver (Ba3/BB-); Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; Fort Myers, Fla., provider of advanced radiation therapy and other clinical services to cancer patients.

RGIS LLC: $215 million incremental loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Natixis and Wells Fargo; also amend and extend; repay mezzanine debt; Auburn Hills, Mich., inventory and retail services company.

SAFENET INC.: $150 million incremental first-lien term loan B (B1/B+) due 2018 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; fund a distribution to shareholders; Belcamp, Md., provider of information security software and encryption technology.

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $200 million five-year amortizing term A (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 250 bps; TD Securities, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, RBS and Deutsche Bank; general corporate purposes, including revolver paydown; Boca Raton, Fla., provider, owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure.

SCHIFF NUTRITION GROUP INC.: $200 million credit facility (B1/B); RBC and BMO; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 475 bps, OID 99; $140 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; fund already completed acquisition of Airborne Inc.; Salt Lake City-based nutritional supplement company.

SEITEL INC.: $275 million six-year term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, call protection 102, 101; Wells Fargo and Jefferies; repurchase notes; Houston-based provider of seismic services to the energy industry.

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET: $100 million add-on term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; Jefferies, Apollo Global Securities and Natixis; help fund acquisition of Sunflower Farmers Market; Phoenix-based grocer that operates in the farmers' market specialty segment of the retail food industry.

TAMINCO GROUP HOLDINGS: $350 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; also €120 million term B talked at Euribor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% floor, 101 soft call for six months; reprice existing term loan B; Belgium-based producer of alkylamines and their derivatives.

TRAVELPORT LTD.: $175 million 11/2-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) due Nov. 22, 2015 at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; Credit Suisse and UBS; repay non-extended term loan due 2013; Atlanta-based provider of transaction processing services to the travel industry.

UNIFI INC.: Expected close May 24; $180 million five-year credit facility; Wells Fargo on asset-based deal, Wilmington Trust on term B; $100 million asset-based revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million asset-based term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $30 million term B at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, call protection 103, 102, 101; redeem notes and refinance an existing credit facility; Greensboro, N.C., producer and processor of multi-filament polyester and nylon textured yarns and related raw materials.

WABASH NATIONAL CORP.: $300 million seven-year senior secured term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Walker Group Holdings LLC; Lafayette, Ind., manufacturer of semi-trailers.

WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL INC.: Expected close May 15; $1.325 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $200 million five-year revolver; $1.125 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance an existing credit facility, repurchase notes and for general corporate purposes; Dublin, Ohio, quick-service hamburger chain.

On The Horizon

AFFYMETRIX INC.: $90 million five-year senior secured credit facility; GE Capital and Silicon Valley; $15 million revolver; $75 million term loan; help fund acquisition of eBioscience Inc., refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Santa Clara, Calif., provider of technology used by pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology companies, and academic, government and nonprofit research institutes.

ALIXPARTNERS LLP: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and UBS; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners from Hellman & Friedman; performance improvement, corporate turnaround and financial advisory services firm.

ANGIODYNAMICS: $200 million five-year credit facility; JPMorgan; Bank of America, KeyBanc; $150 million 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.

ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC.: $300 million six-year term loan expected in the area of Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; help fund acquisition of Charming Shoppes Inc.; Suffern, N.Y., specialty retailer of apparel for women and tween girls.

COLLECTIVE LICENSING INTERNATIONAL/PAYLESS SHOESOURCE: $250 million senior secured asset-based revolver; Wells Fargo; help fund buyout by Blum Capital and Golden Gate from Collective Brands; footwear and related accessories company.

EDELMAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC.: About $190 million in loans or other funds; help fund buyout by Lee Equity Partners LLC; Houston-based wealth management firm.

FULL HOUSE RESORTS: $75 million credit facility; $55 million first-lien facility led by Capital One; $20 million second-lien loan led by Summit Partners; fund acquisition of the Silver Slipper Casino; Las Vegas-based owner, developer and manager of gaming facilities.

HAEMONETICS CORP.: $525 million unsecured credit facility; JPMorgan and Citigroup; $50 million revolver; $475 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Pall Corp.'s blood collection, filtration and processing product lines; Braintree, Mass.-based health care company.

HALCON RESOURCES CORP.: New revolver; with acquisition of GeoResources Inc.; Houston-based energy company.

HOLOGIC INC.: $3.3 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $300 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, Libor plus 287.5 bps or Libor plus 300 bps depending on ratings at close; $1 billion five-year term A expected at Libor plus 275 bps, Libor plus 287.5 bps or Libor plus 300 bps depending on ratings at close; $2 billion seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Gen-Probe Inc.; Bedford, Mass.-based developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products.

NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.: $250 million term loan; Credit Suisse, RBC and UBS; also ABL revolver; help fund acquisition of Metl-Span LLC and refinance existing bank debt; Houston-based manufacturer of metal products for the nonresidential building industry.

P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO INC.: New credit facility; Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP; Scottsdale, Ariz., owner and operator of two restaurant concepts in the Asian niche.

QUEST SOFTWARE INC.: $895 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, RBC and Barclays; $820 million term loan expected at Libor plus 475 bps; $75 million revolver expected at Libor plus 475 bps; help fund buyout by Insight Venture Partners; Aliso Viejo, Calif., provider of IT management services.

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.

ROOFING SUPPLY GROUP LLC: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC from Sterling Group; Dallas-based wholesale distributor of roofing supplies and related materials.

STANDARD PARKING CORP.: $450 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan; $200 million revolver expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 40 bps unused fee; $250 million term loan expected at Libor plus 325 bps; in connection with merger with Central Parking Corp. to refinance debt; Chicago-based provider of parking facility management, ground transportation and other ancillary services.

SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.: $1.8 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays and SunTrust; $350 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 45 bps unused fee; $650 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $800 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.; Lisle, Ill., provider of pharmacy benefits management and health care information technology services.

THOMSON REUTERS HEALTHCARE: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital; provider of data, analytics and performance benchmarking services to hospitals, health systems, employers, health plans, government agencies and health care professionals.

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

WOLVERINE WORLDWIDE: $1.1 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $200 million revolver; $400 million term A; $500 million term B; help fund buyout of Collective Brands Inc.'s Performance + Lifestyle Group; Rockford, Mich., marketer of branded casual, active lifestyle, work, outdoor sport and uniform footwear and apparel.

WOW! INTERNET, CABLE & PHONE: New senior secured first-lien credit facility; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, RBC, SunTrust and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi; help fund acquisition of Knology Inc.; Denver-based provider of residential and commercial high-speed internet, cable television and telephone services.

ZAYO GROUP LLC: $1.75 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Barclays on term loan, SunTrust leading revolver; $250 million revolver; $1.5 billion senior secured term loan; help fund acquisition of AboveNet Inc. and refinance some debt; Louisville, Colo., provider of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure and network-neutral colocation and interconnection services.


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