Bank Loan Calendar: $40.9813 billion deals being marketed

January Bank Meetings

J.G. WENTWORTH (ORCHARD ACQUISITION CO. LLC): Conference call Jan. 23; $370 million credit facility; Jefferies; $20 million 41/2-year revolver; $350 million five-year term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; Radnor, Pa., purchaser of deferred payments from illiquid financial assets, such as structured settlements and fixed annuities.

MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION: $1.325 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, UBS, Nomura and BMO; $150 million ABL revolver; $175 million cash flow revolver; $1 billion term loan; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC from McGraw-Hill Cos.; New York-based digital learning company.

PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES: Conference call Jan. 23; $1.2 billion first-lien term loan due Nov. 24, 2017 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor; Credit Suisse; repricing; San Diego-based specialty retailer of pet food, supplies and services.

SAXON ENERGY SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 24; $525 million credit facility (Ba3/B); RBC, HSBC, UBS and Scotia; $100 million revolver; $425 million term loan; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Calgary, Alta.-based oil services company.

SUPERVALU INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 23; $2.4 billion credit facility; Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Bank of America leading revolver, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Barclays leading term loan; $900 million asset-based revolver; $1.5 billion term loan; refinance existing debt; Eden Prairie, Minn., food wholesaler.

TRANSUNION CORP.: Conference call Jan. 23; roughly $935 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; repricing; Chicago-based provider of information management and risk management services.

WASH MULTIFAMILY LAUNDRY SYSTEMS: Bank meeting Jan. 24; $440 million credit facility; GE Capital; refinance existing debt and fund an acquisition; El Segundo, Calif., provider of laundry facilities management services.

Upcoming Closings

ABB CONCISE INC.: $330 million credit facility (B); Bank of America, RBC and GE Capital Markets; $70 million revolver; $260 million term B; fund acquisition of Optical Distributor Group and refinance existing credit facility; Coral Springs, Fla., optical distributor.

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.: $2.25 billion of U.S. term loans (B1); Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $500 million 31/2-year term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $1.75 billion six-year term loan at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; also €300 million six-year term loan at Euribor plus 650 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Paris-based telecommunications services and equipment company.

ALIXPARTNERS LLP: $605 million of term loan debt; Deutsche Bank; $100 million term B-1 due June 2017 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $505 million term B-2 due June 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; repricing; New York-based performance improvement, corporate turnaround and financial advisory services firm.

AMERIFORGE GROUP INC.: $607.5 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, UBS, Goldman Sachs and RBC; $82.5 million five-year revolver (B1); $375 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $150 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; back already completed buyout by First Reserve Corp. from Tanglewood Investments Inc.; Houston-based manufacturer of highly engineered products, subassemblies and integrated systems for the oil and gas, midstream, downstream, power generation, aerospace, transportation and industrial markets.

APEX TOOL GROUP LLC: $1.01 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 100 bps upfront fee; $835 million seven-year covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Bain Capital from Cooper Industries and Danaher Corp.; Sparks, Md., tool manufacturer.

ARRIS GROUP INC.: $2.175 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America Merrill Lynch and RBC; $250 million five-year revolver; $1 billion five-year term A; $925 million seven-year term B, 101 soft call; help fund the acquisition of the Motorola Home business from Motorola Mobility; Suwanee, Ga., communications technology company.

ATI PHYSICAL THERAPY INC.: $335 million secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Jefferies and Ally Commercial Finance; $50 million revolver; $285 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; back completed buyout by KRG Capital Partners from GTCR; Bolingbrook, Ill., operator of physical therapy clinics.

BLACKBOARD INC.: $150 million add-on to term B-2 talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing debt; Washington, D.C., provider of enterprise software applications and related services to the education industry.

BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS: $1.05 billion six-year covenant-light term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; RBC, BMO, UBS Securities LLC and Bank of America; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Valcourt, Quebec, designer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of motorized recreational vehicles and powersports engines.

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS: $915 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays and Credit Suisse; $100 million five-year revolver; $815 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Watertown, Mass, leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, early education, educational advisory services and other work/life services.

CAPITAL SAFETY: $421.8 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; UBS, Morgan Stanley, Mizuho and KKR; repricing; Red Wing, Minn., provider of fall protection, confined space and rescue equipment.

COLE HAAN LLC: $370 million credit facility; Jefferies; $100 million asset-based revolver; $270 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from Nike Inc.; New York-based designer and retailer of men's and women's footwear, apparel and accessories.

CROSSMARK: $490 million credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS; $75 million revolver (B1); $310 million covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; $105 million covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus; Plano, Texas, sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry.

DIGITALGLOBE INC.: $700 million credit facility (Ba2/BBB-); Morgan Stanley, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, JPMorgan and Citigroup; $550 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $150 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of GeoEye Inc. and refinance existing debt; Longmont, Colo., provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services.

DINEEQUITY INC.: $547 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays; $472 million term loan due October 2017 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 7/8, 101 soft call; $75 million revolver due Oct. 19, 2015 talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Glendale, Calif., owner of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants.

DUPONT PERFORMANCE COATINGS: Expected closing Feb. 1; roughly $3.23 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Jeffries and SMBC; $400 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 100 bps upfront fee; $2.3 billion seven-year covenant-light U.S. term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €400 million seven-year covenant-light euro term loan at Euribor plus 400 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from DuPont; Wilmington, Del., supplier of vehicle and industrial coating systems.

GENESYS: $675 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan and RBC; refinance existing debt; Daly City, Calif., supplier of contact center technology software.

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

HEALOGICS INC.: $430 million credit facility; RBC, GE Capital, BMO and Jefferies; $30 million revolver (B1/B); $290 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $110 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of outpatient wound-care management services.

ION MEDIA NETWORKS INC.: $255 million 51/2-year term loan B (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; fund an equity repurchase of minority investors; television broadcast network.

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.: $250 million add-on term loan (B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, JPMorgan, Barclays, BMO, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, KKR and Morgan Stanley; general corporate purposes; Baltimore-based provider of higher educational services.

LMI AEROSPACE INC.: $325 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); RBC and Wells Fargo; $100 million five-year revolver, 50 bps unused fee; $225 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund already completed acquisition of Valent Aerostructures LLC, refinance existing debt and provide for working capital needs; St. Charles, Mo., supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components and provider of design engineering services to the aerospace and defense industries.

MICHAELS STORES INC.: $1.64 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; Irving, Texas, retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall decor and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator.

NEP BROADCASTING LLC: $670 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays (left on first-lien), Morgan Stanley (left on second-lien) and GE Capital (only on first-lien loan); $60 million revolver (B1/B); $470 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $140 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; back already completed buyout by Crestview Partners from American Securities LLC; Pittsburgh-based provider of outsourced teleproduction services critical to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events.

NINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP: A$800 million senior secured credit facility; UBS, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Nomura; A$100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; U.S. dollar equivalent A$700 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; pay a cash consideration to previous senior and mezzanine lenders and Red Earth, and for general corporate purposes; Australia-based diversified media and entertainment group.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS: $2.57 billion term loan due May 13, 2017 talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, RBC, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wells Fargo; refinance/reprice existing first-lien term debt; Chicago-based provider of investment services to institutions as well as individual investors.

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC: $1.3 billion five-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; Barclays, Citigroup and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of mortgage servicing assets from Residential Capital LLC and refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based provider of residential and commercial loan servicing, special servicing and asset management services.

ONESTOPPLUS GROUP: $425 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; $60 million five-year revolver; $280 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $85 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital; New York-based catalog retailer and online marketplace for plus-size consumers.

PVH CORP.: $3.825 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and RBC; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.7 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.375 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Warnaco Group Inc., refinance debt and provide liquidity; Bridgewater, N.J., apparel company.

REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES: Roughly $300 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank; repricing; Miami-based cruise ship company.

RENFRO CORP.: $220 million term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; RBC; refinance an existing term loan and fund a dividend; Mount Airy, N.C., designer, manufacturer and marketer of socks.

SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS INC.: $350 million five-year credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Bank of America; $100 million revolver; $250 million delayed-draw for six months term loan; refinance an existing credit facility; Concord, N.C., marketer, promoter and sponsor of motorsports entertainment.

SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps to 250 bps based on leverage, 40 bps unused fee; JPMorgan and Barclays; general corporate purposes; Lisle, Ill., producer of metallurgical coke.

SURVEYMONKEY: $350 million credit facility (B2/B); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver; $300 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt, fund share buybacks and general corporate purposes; provider of online survey tools.

SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS: $625 million delayed-draw add-on senior secured term loan (BB-) due April 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund purchase of MACH; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.

TAMINCO: Effective Jan. 21 week; roughly $345 million term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, UBS, Goldman Sachs and Apollo; reprice existing term loan; also repricing roughly €120 million term loan at Euribor plus 350 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; Belgium-based producer of alkylamines and their derivatives.

TCW GROUP: $405 million credit facility (Ba1/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $50 million five-year revolver; $355 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps when total leverage is less than 2.25 times and ratings are Ba1/BB+, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Societe Generale, refinance debt and for working capital; Los Angeles-based asset management firm.

TESORO CORP.: $500 million three-year term B (Ba1/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, offer price 99¾ to par, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; help fund the acquisition of BP's integrated Southern California refining and marketing business; San Antonio-based refiner and marketer of petroleum products.

UNIFRAX I LLC: $450 million credit facility(BB-); Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver; $400 million covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and help fund an acquisition; Niagara Falls, N.Y., supplier of high-temperature insulation products.

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.: Expected close Jan. 31; $825 million first-lien add-on term loan (B2) due Nov. 28, 2017 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2,101 soft call until Nov. 28, 2013; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays and RBS; fund the purchase of mortgage servicing rights and general corporate purposes; Tampa, Fla., asset manager, mortgage servicer and mortgage portfolio.

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

WINDSTREAM CORP.: $1.345 billion seven-year term B-4 (Baa3/NA/BBB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Morgan Stanley and SunTrust; repay term loans that mature this year; Little Rock, Ark., provider of advanced network communications to businesses.

On The Horizon

ALBERTSON'S LLC: New debt financing; Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Barclays; help fund acquisition of Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market stores from Supervalu Inc.; food and drug retailer.

AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC.: New debt; Citigroup; help fund purchase of Zipcar Inc.; Parsippany, N.J., provider of vehicle rental services.

DUFF & PHELPS CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Barclays and RBC; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group; New York-based financial advisory and investment banking firm.

ENERGYSOLUTIONS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Energy Capital Partners II LLC; Salt Lake City-based nuclear commercial services company.

ENSTAR GROUP LTD.: $111 million term loan; National Australia Bank and Barclays; help fund acquisition of SeaBright Holdings Inc.; Hamilton, Bermuda, acquirer and manager of insurance and reinsurance companies.

GETCO HOLDING CO. LLC: $470 million senior secured first-lien credit facility; Jefferies; $20 million four-year revolver expected at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $450 million 41/2-year term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund merger with Knight Capital Group Inc.; Chicago-based buyer and seller of securities.

HARBINGER GROUP INC./EXCO RESOURCES INC. JOINT VENTURE: $225 million of bank debt; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of oil and gas assets in West Texas from EXCO; oil and gas limited partnership.

INTERMEDIA OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC.: $150 million five-year credit facility; CIT; $10 million revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps; $140 million term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps; help merger of InterMedia Outdoors Holdings LLC and Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc., and refinance debt; media and content company for outdoor-enthusiast market.

NIELSEN HOLDINGS NV: New debt financing; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Arbitron Inc.; New York and Netherlands-based provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC. and PROPCO: New credit facilities; in connection with spinoff of Penn National's gaming operating assets and real estate assets; refinance existing debt; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and racing facilities.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $2.73 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; $400 million five-year revolver at Ameristar; $200 million five-year term A at Ameristar; $990 million seven-year term B at Ameristar, expected 1% Libor floor; $410 million five-year revolver at Pinnacle; $730 million seven-year term loan, expected 1% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Ameristar Casinos Inc.; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of casinos.

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.

TNS INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; SunTrust, Macquarie, Fifth Third Bank and KeyBank; $50 million revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps; $550 million first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 825 bps; help fund buyout by Siris Capital Group and refinance existing debt; Reston, Va., provider of data communications and interoperability services.

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

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