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Published on 9/13/2012 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $34.484 billion deals being marketed

September Bank Meetings

DELTEK INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 20; $680 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies and RBC; $30 million revolver; $425 million first-lien term loan; $225 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC; Herndon, Va., provider of enterprise software and information for professional services firms and government contractors.

GETTY IMAGES INC.: Bank meeting expected late September; $1.85 billion credit facility; Barclays, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and RBC; $150 million revolver; $1.7 billion term B; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group and management from Hellman & Friedman; Seattle-based creator and distributor of still imagery, video and multimedia products.

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting expected late September/early October; incremental term loan; Barclays, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.; Park Ridge, N.J., auto and equipment rental company.

JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT INC.: Lender presentation Sept. 17 week; $370 million of new debt; Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver; $210 million first-lien; $110 million second-lien; refinance notes and bank debt; Golden, Colo., owner and operator of gaming properties.

KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC.: Conference call Sept. 14; $100 million incremental term B due June 1, 2018 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; JPMorgan; refinance ABL borrowings; Louisville, Ky., health care services company.

TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS LP: Bank meeting expected late September; up to $1.025 billion credit facility; Barclays; $150 million revolver; $875 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, Trailblazer Pipeline Co., the Casper-Douglas natural gas processing and West Frenchie Draw treating facilities in Wyoming, and a 50% interest in the Rockies Express Pipeline from Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP.

TRANSTAR HOLDING CO.: Bank meeting Sept. 19; $510 million credit facility; RBC; $50 million five-year revolver; $295 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $165 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Cleveland-based distributor of automotive aftermarket driveline solutions.

TRIMAS CORP.: Bank meeting Sept. 19; $650 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $250 million five-year revolver; $150 million five-year term A; $250 million seven-year term B; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of engineered products.

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 14; $1 billion seven-year incremental term B (Ba1/BBB-); JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.; Mississauga, Ont., specialty pharmaceutical company.

Upcoming Closings

ADS WASTE HOLDINGS INC.: $1.95 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank, Macquarie, UBS, Barclays and Credit Suisse; $300 million revolver; $1.65 billion term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund purchase of Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. by Highstar Capital from Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of integrated, non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services.

ALKERMES INC.: $375 million senior secured term loan (B1/BB) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and JPMorgan; refinance existing credit facility debt; Dublin, Ireland, biopharmaceutical company.

AOT BEDDING SUPER HOLDINGS: $1.458 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Jefferies and RBC; $225 million ABL revolver; $1.233 billion seven-year second secured term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Advent International and refinance debt; mattress manufacturer.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND GROUP LLC: $710 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Bank of America, TD and BMO; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $200 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $460 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Cogeco Cable Inc. and refinance existing debt; Quincy, Mass., cable system operator.

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB INC.: $1.625 billion of term loans; Deutsche Bank; $1.225 billion first-lien term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 525 bps area, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $400 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at all-in yield of 10¾%, non-call one, 102, 101; fund a dividend recapitalization; Westborough, Mass., operator of warehouse clubs.

BOOMERANG TUBE LLC: $230 million term loan talked at Libor plus 925 bps to 950 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98 area; call protection 103, 102; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; St. Louis-based producer of oil country tubular goods and line pipe.

BURGER KING CORP.: New term loans (BB); JPMorgan, Barclays and Bank of America; term A due 2017; term B due 2019 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4; refinance existing term B; Miami-based fast food hamburger chain.

CANNERY CASINO RESORTS LLC: $565 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse and Macquarie; $40 million five-year revolver (B2/BB-); $350 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $175 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; repay bank debt and some PIK preferred stock; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of hotels and casinos.

CHEMTURA CORP.: Up to $125 million add-on senior secured term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo; fund potential bolt-on investment opportunities and general corporate purposes; Middlebury, Conn., manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals, agrochemicals and pool, spa and home care products.

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC.: $700 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $50 million three-year revolver; $250 million four-year term B-1 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; $400 million six-year term B-2 talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Carmel, Ind., insurance company.

COLLECTIVE LICENSING INTERNATIONAL/PAYLESS SHOESOURCE: $525 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and KKR leading term loan, Wells Fargo leading revolver; $275 million seven-year senior secured term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, 101 soft call; $250 million senior secured asset-based revolver; help fund buyout by Blum Capital and Golden Gate from Collective Brands; footwear and related accessories company.

CONVATEC INC.: $784 million of term loans; JPMorgan; $300 million term B-2 due 2016 at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; $484 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps 1.25% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; fund the acquisition of 180 Medical Holdings Inc. and reprice existing $484 million B loan; Skillman, N.J., developer and marketer of medical technologies.

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) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 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.

ESSAR STEEL ALGOMA INC.: $350 million two-year senior secured asset-based term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 96, non-call one, 102 for six months; Deutsche Bank; repay and terminate existing senior secured asset-based revolver; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, manufacturer and seller of rolled steel products.

FIRST DATA CORP.: $750 million first-lien term loan (NA/NA/BB-) due September 2018 at Libor plus 500 bps, OID 981/4; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, HSBC and Bank of America; repay non-extended U.S. term loan debt; Atlanta-based electronic commerce and payment processing company.

FOXCO ACQUISITION SUB LLC: $765 million covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank and UBS; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Fort Wright, Ky., owner and operator of television stations.

GENESEE & WYOMING INC.: $2.3 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Bank of America, JPMorgan and Citigroup; $425 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.875 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition of RailAmerica Inc. and refinance existing debt; Greenwich, Conn., operator of short line and regional freight railroads and provider of railcar switching services.

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) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 94 to 95, non-call one, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Sun Healthcare Group Inc.; Kennett Square, Pa.-based skilled nursing care provider.

IKARIA ACQUISITION INC.: $175 million five-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse, SunTrust and Fifth Third; dividend recapitalization; Hampton, N.J., biotherapeutics company.

INFOR: $750 million term B-2 due April 5, 2018 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and RBC; refinance some existing U.S. term loan B debt; New York-based provider of business software.

INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC: $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; Citigroup and Bank of America; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Troy, Mich., supplier offering products for original equipment vehicle manufacturers.

IPC SYSTEMS INC.: $230 million five-year term C (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance non-extended term B; Jersey City, N.J., provider of specialized voice and data communications and trading collaboration services for the financial markets.

JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE: $200 million five-year credit facility; Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $150 million term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt; Parsippany, N.J., provider of full-service individual federal and state income tax return preparation.

LVI SERVICES INC.: $155 million credit facility; M&T Bank; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $90 million term A talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $25 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps; general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of integrated facility services, including environmental remediation, demolition and fireproofing.

NEW BREED LOGISTICS: $350 million senior secured credit facility (B2); Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, RBC and Wells Fargo; $50 million five-year revolver; $300 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; High Point, N.C., third-party logistics services provider.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS: $435 million term loan (B2) due May 2017 talked at Libor plus 550 bps, OID 99½ for new money, 101 soft call through February 2013; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, RBC, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wells Fargo; refinance existing non-extended debt; Chicago-based provider of investment services to institutions as well as individual investors.

OLLIE'S BARGAIN OUTLET: $300 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies, M&T Bank and KeyBanc; $75 million ABL revolver; $225 million term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LLC from KarpReilly LLC; Harrisburg, Pa., retailer of closeouts, excess inventory and salvage merchandise.

OMNICARE INC.: $725 million five-year credit facility (Baa3/BBB-); SunTrust; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 35 bps unused fee; $425 million term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Cincinnati-based provider of pharmaceutical services.

PANDA SHERMAN POWER LLC: $372 million five-year term B (B) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, non-call two, 102, 101; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Ares; project financing; Sherman, Texas, natural gas fueled combined-cycle facility.

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COS. INC.: $1.13 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, RBC, BMO and Citigroup; $150 million revolver; $980 million term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by TPG; Woodcliff Lake, N.J., specialty pharmaceutical company.

PENINSULA GAMING LLC: $875 million five-year credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and UBS; $50 million revolver (Ba2/BB-/BB); $825 million term B (B1/B+/BB) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Boyd Gaming Corp. and refinance existing debt; Dubuque, Iowa, owner and operator of casinos and off-track betting parlors.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.: $5 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, BMO, Citigroup, RBC, Scotia Capital, TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities; $3 billion five-year revolver; $750 million five-year term A; $1.25 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; 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.

POTPOURRI GROUP INC.: $135 million credit facility; GE Capital and NXT; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $110 million term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; N. Billerica, Mass., multi-title catalog company.

PRECISION PARTNERS HOLDING CO.: $150 million five-year credit facility; M&T Bank, $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $100 million term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Skokie, Ill., advanced manufacturing and engineering services company for energy, aerospace, transportation and infrastructure.

SAMSON INVESTMENT CO.: $750 million six-year covenant-light term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Barclays, RBC, Citigroup and Mizuho; pay down revolver debt; Tulsa, Okla., private exploration and production company.

SIX3 SYSTEMS INC.: $310 million credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America and RBS Citizens; $50 million five-year revolver; $260 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps area, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and repay preferred equity; McLean, Va., provider of strategic and differentiated services to support the missions of customers in the U.S. national security and defense intelligence communities.

STATION CASINOS LLC: $775 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; $200 million five-year revolver; $575 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt at Station Casinos NP Opco LLC & Station GVR Acquisition LLC, the co-borrowers on the deal; Las Vegas-based casino company.

UNITED CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. LLC: $435 million senior secured covenant-light credit facility; Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Nomura; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps; $285 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $100 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 971/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of GHX Holdings from CapStreet Group LLC; Bristol, Tenn., distributor of industrial supplies and services.

U.S. XPRESS ENTERPRISES INC.: $230 million credit facility; SunTrust; $40 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $190 million four-year term B talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97½ to 98 context; refinance existing bank debt; Chattanooga, Tenn., truckload carrier and a diversified provider of Truckload, intermodal and logistics services.

WADDINGTON NORTH AMERICA: $220 million credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $190 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Olympus Capital; Covington, Ky., manufacturer of disposable drinkware, dinnerware, servingware, cutlery and custom packaging.

On The Horizon

BEAZER HOMES USA INC.: $150 million secured revolver; Atlanta-based single-family homebuilder.

DAVID'S BRIDAL INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Conshohocken, Pa., specialty retailer of bridal gown and wedding-related 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.

EDELMAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC.: $102.8 million six-year senior secured credit facility; Fortress Credit; $10 million revolver expected at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $92.8 million term B expected at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Lee Equity Partners LLC; Houston-based wealth management firm.

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

FORESTAR GROUP INC.: $75 million loan; KeyBanc; help fund acquisition of Credo Petroleum Corp.; Austin, Texas, company that operates in three business segments: mineral resources, real estate and fiber resources.

GARDA WORLD SECURITY CORP.: New financing; RBC and Bank of America; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Montreal-based provider of security and cash logistics services.

GCA SERVICES GROUP INC.: New financing; Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Blackstone from Nautic Partners LLC and other minority shareholders; Cleveland-based facility services company.

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND INDUSTRIAL: New credit facility; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, RBC and UBS; help fund buyout by BC Partners and The Carlyle Group from United Technologies Corp.; manufacturer of highly engineered, mission-critical pumps and compressors.

INTEGRAMED AMERICA INC.: $95 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Golub Capital; $5 million revolver expected at Libor plus 725 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $90 million term loan expected at Libor plus 725 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Sagard Capital Partners LP; Purchase, N.Y., developer, marketer and manager of specialty health care facilities in the fertility and vein care markets.

KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INC.: $165 million five-year covenant-light senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $110 million revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $55 million term loan expected at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by chairman and chief creative officer, Kenneth D. Cole; New York-based designer and marketer of footwear, handbags, apparel and accessories.

KEYW HOLDING CORP.: $225 million senior secured credit facility; RBC; help fund acquisition of Poole & Associates Inc. and refinance existing debt; Hanover, Md., provider of agile cyber superiority, cybersecurity, and geospatial intelligence solutions primarily for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC.: $645 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, UBS and RBC; $75 million revolver due December 2017; $570 million term B due 2019; fund the acquisition of television stations from Newport Television LLC and refinance existing debt; Irving, Texas, media company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: Add-on to credit facility; help fund acquisition of Harrah's St. Louis gaming and lodging facility from Caesars Entertainment; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment.

PPG COMMODITY CHEMICALS: $225 million term loan; Barclays and JPMorgan; help fund spin-off from PPG Industries and merger with Georgia Gulf Corp.; producer of chlorine, caustic soda and related chemicals.

Q9 NETWORKS INC.: New debt financing; BMO, RBC and TD Securities; help fund buyout by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and BCE Inc.; Toronto-based provider of outsourced data centre infrastructure for organizations with mission-critical IT operations.

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.

ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS INC.: New debt; help fund acquisition of Talison Lithium Ltd.; Princeton, N.J., specialty chemicals and advanced materials company.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: New loan and/or capital markets deal; help fund acquisition of six television stations owned and/or operated by Newport Television; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

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.

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.

TORNIER INC.: Up to $145 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and SG Americas; $75 million U.S. term loan expected at Libor plus 325 bps if leverage is greater than 2.5x, Libor plus 300 bps if leverage is 2.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $40 million euro equivalent term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps if leverage is greater than 2.5x, Libor plus 400 bps if leverage is 2.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $15 million multi-currency revolver expected at Libor plus 325 bps if leverage is greater than 2.5x, Libor plus 300 bps if leverage is 2.5x, 50 bps unused fee; $15 million euro equivalent revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps if leverage is greater than 2.5x, Libor plus 400 bps if leverage is 2.5x, 1% Libor floor, 75 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of OrthoHelix Surgical Designs Inc.; Amsterdam-based medical device company.

TPC GROUP INC.: $250 million asset-based revolver; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies; Houston-based fee-based processor and service provider of value-added products derived from niche petrochemical raw materials.

VENOCO INC.: Expected $300 million credit facility; $125 million first-lien revolver; $175 million second-lien term loan (B1/B+); help fund buyout by Timothy M. Marquez, chairman and chief executive officer; Denver-based energy company.

WHITEWAVE FOODS CO.: New credit facility, of which $800 million to $925 million will be funded; in connection with IPO; fund distribution to parent company Dean Foods Co.; Dallas-based consumer packaged food and beverage company.

WILSONART INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC: New credit facility; Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS; $175 million revolver; term loans; help fund buyout of 51% stake by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Illinois Tool Works Inc.; manufacturer and distributor of high-pressure laminates and other fine surfacing materials and components.


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