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Published on 9/21/2012 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $45.4033 billion deals being marketed

September Bank Meetings

CENTERPLATE INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 25; $342 million credit facility; GE Capital, PNC and Rabo Securities; $75 million revolver; $267 million term loan; help fund buyout by Olympus Partners from Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Stamford, Conn.-based provider of food and beverage concessions, high-end catering and merchandise services.

SAVERS INC.: Conference call Sept. 24; $655 million term loan; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing term loan; Bellevue, Wash., thrift store chain.

SOUTHERN GRAPHICS INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 25; $450 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $75 million five-year revolver; $375 million seven-year covenant-light term loan; help fund buyout by Onex Corp. from Court Square Capital Partners; Louisville, Ky., provider of design-to-print graphics services to the consumer products packaging industry.

October Bank Meetings

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.: 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.

TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS LP: 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.

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.

ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS: $975 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Credit Suisse, BMO and Morgan Stanley; $825 million 43/4-year covenant-light term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million asset-based revolver; refinance debt and fund a dividend; Cincinnati-based supplier of value-added protein and handheld convenience products.

AOT BEDDING SUPER HOLDINGS: $1.535 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Jefferies and RBC; $225 million ABL revolver; $1.31 billion seven-year second secured term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; 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 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.

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 (Ba3/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.

CAMP INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CO.: $255 million covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank; reprice existing term loan; Ronkonkoma, N.Y., provider of maintenance tracking for business aviation.

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.

COLLECTIVE LICENSING INTERNATIONAL/PAYLESS SHOESOURCE: $555 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and KKR leading term loan, Wells Fargo leading revolver; $305 million seven-year senior secured term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 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.

COMPUCOM SYSTEMS INC.: $635 million of covenant-light term loans; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $470 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $165 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Dallas-based IT outsourcing specialist.

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

DELTEK INC.: $680 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies and RBC; $30 million revolver; $425 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $225 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 875 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC; Herndon, Va., provider of enterprise software and information for professional services firms and government contractors.

FIRST AMERICAN PAYMENT SYSTEMS LP: $405 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $30 million five-year revolver (B1) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $250 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $125 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Fort Worth, Texas, provider of payment processing services.

GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS INC.: $1.1 billion term B due March 2018 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, offer price of 99¾ to par, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance existing term B; Pittsburgh-based specialty retailer of health and wellness products.

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

GETTY IMAGES INC.: $1.85 billion senior secured credit facility; Barclays, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and RBC; $150 million five-year revolver; $1.7 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group and management from Hellman & Friedman; Seattle-based creator and distributor of still imagery, video and multimedia products.

HARVARD DRUG GROUP, LLC: $380 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; $345 million seven-year term B (of which $45 million is delayed-draw) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $35 million five-year revolver; refinance debt and fund acquisition of the Rugby Group Inc., and another company; Livonia, Mich., independent pharmaceutical distributor.

HHI GROUP HOLDINGS LLC: $580 million credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs, UBS, Macquarie and Nomura; $75 million revolver; $505 million term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by American Securities from KPS Capital Partners LP and MC Capital Inc.; Royal Oak, Mich., manufacturer of wheel bearings, engine timing drive systems and forged parts for various power train and wheel-end applications.

INFOR: $2.79 billion term B-2 due April 5, 2018 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.

INTELSAT JACKSON HOLDINGS SA: $3.718 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $500 million revolver; $3.218 billion term B-1 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; refinance/reprice existing bank debt; Luxembourg-based provider of satellite services.

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.

JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $370 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/BB-); $210 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $110 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance notes and bank debt; Golden, Colo., owner and operator of gaming properties.

MITEL NETWORKS CORP.: $330 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Bank of America and RBC; $40 million five-year revolver; $290 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Kanata, Ontario, provider of business communications and collaboration software and services.

NEW BREED LOGISTICS: $350 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, RBC and Wells Fargo; $50 million five-year revolver; $300 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 475 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.

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/B) 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.

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COS. INC.: $1.205 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, RBC, BMO and Citigroup; $1.055 billion term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million revolver; 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.

PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK: $200 million term B (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Wells Fargo and Bank of America; refinance term loan and senior subordinated notes; Philadelphia-based automotive aftermarket chain.

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC: $971.4 million term B due March 2018 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Bank of America; reprice existing term B; Knoxville, Tenn., operator of travel centers.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.: $5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1); JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, BMO, Citigroup, RBC, Scotia Capital, TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities; $3 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $750 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.25 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund acquisitions of a 50% working interest in the Holstein Field from Shell Offshore Inc. and oil and natural gas interests in the Gulf of Mexico from BP Exploration & Production Inc., refinance some existing debt and general corporate purposes; Houston-based oil and gas company.

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.

PTC ALLIANCE HOLDINGS CORP.: $225 million six-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 675 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, soft call 102, 101; Credit Suisse; fund dividend and general corporate purposes; Wexford, Pa., manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel products.

RADNET INC.: $431.25 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Barclays, GE Capital, RBC and Deutsche Bank; $101.25 million five-year revolver; $330 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility; Los Angeles-based owner and operator of fixed-site diagnostic imaging centers.

REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.: Roughly $2.6 billion of new term loans; Credit Suisse; $2.235 billion term loan (B1/B+) due September 2018 at Libor plus 375 bps, step-down to Libor plus 350 bps at less than 5.5x net leverage, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; €300 million term loan (B1/B+) due September 2018 at Euribor plus 400 bps, step-down to Euribor plus 375 bps at less than 5.5x net leverage, 1% Euribor floor, 101 soft call; repay existing U.S. and euro term loans; Auckland, New Zealand, manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products.

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $300 million incremental term B (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; Citigroup, Barclays and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of tower sites from TowerCo; Boca Raton, Fla., provider and owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure.

SHERIDAN PRODUCTION PARTNERS: $900 million in term loans; UBS, Bank of America and Citigroup; $800 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $100 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Houston-based oil and gas 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.

SKILLSOFT: $458 million term loan (Ba3/B+) due May 26, 2017 talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99 1/2, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; fund acquisition of ThirdForce Group plc and reprice $408 million term loan; Nashua, N.H., provider of on-demand e-learning and performance support services.

TRANSTAR HOLDING CO.: $510 million credit facility; RBC; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $295 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $165 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Cleveland-based distributor of automotive aftermarket driveline services.

TRIMAS CORP.: $650 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan and Bank of America; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 35 bps unused fee; $150 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of engineered products.

TRIZETTO GROUP INC.: $150 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; RBC; refinance revolver and put additional cash on the balance sheet; Greenwood Village, Colo., health care information technology company.

TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS: $577.6 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $50 million revolver due May 25, 2017; $527.6 million term B due May 23, 2019 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; refinance existing term B; provider of healthcare data and data analytics.

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-); $250 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $135 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 1,125 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 95, non-call one, 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 (B2/B); 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.

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1 billion seven-year incremental term B (Ba1/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.; Mississauga, Ont., specialty pharmaceutical company.

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.

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

FORTESCUE METALS GROUP: $4.5 billion five-year covenant-light senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; refinance bank debt and provide additional liquidity; East Perth, Australia, iron ore producer.

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; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, 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.

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 services 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.

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.: New credit facility; revolver; $315 million second-lien term loan; 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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