Bank Loan Calendar: $64.1552 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 3; $565 million credit facility; GE Capital and RBS; $90 million five-year ABL revolver; $475 million bifurcated six-year covenant-light term B; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Bridgewater, N.J., manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals.

EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: $945 million credit facility; UBS; $40 million revolver; $620 million first-lien term loan; $285 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Qioptiq; Waltham, Mass.-based provider of specialty lighting and sensor components, subsystems and integrated products to OEMs for health, environmental and security segments.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 3; $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $500 million five-year revolver; $500 million five-year term A; $250 million seven-year term B; in connection with spin-off to Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.; fund future expansion, development and renovation projects and acquisitions; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and racing facilities.

PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS (P2 LOWER ACQUISITION LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 2; $700 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and MCS Capital; $50 million five-year revolver (B); $490 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B), 101 soft call for six months; $160 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (CCC+), call protection 102, 101 in year two; help fund merger of Progressive Solutions and PMSI; pharmacy benefit manager for workers compensation.

Upcoming Closings

99 CENTS ONLY STORES: $607 million of term debt ($100 million incremental, $507 million for repricing) (B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; RBC, BMO and Deutsche Bank; City of Commerce, Calif., operator of extreme-value retail stores.

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC.: $2.75 billion senior secured credit facility (Baa3/BBB); Bank of America and JPMorgan; $250 million five-year revolver; $2.5 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call protection for six months; help fund stock buyback from Vivendi; Santa Monica Calif., interactive entertainment publishing company.

ALBERTSON'S LLC: Expected close in October; $300 million incremental senior secured covenant-light term B-2 due March 21, 2019 at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Citigroup, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of United Supermarkets LLC; Idaho-based food and drug retailer.

ALLEGION U.S. HOLDING CO. INC.: $1.5 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, BNP Paribas and Citigroup; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step-down to Libor plus 200 bps when gross total leverage is less than 2.5x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; pay a dividend to Ingersoll Rand in connection with spin-off; Dublin, Ireland, provider of security products.

APTALIS PHARMA INC.: $1.25 billion seven-year term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Barclays, RBC, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Bridgewater, N.J., specialty pharmaceutical company.

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Union Bank; help fund acquisition of SHFL entertainment Inc.; Las Vegas-based gaming company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and operates gaming devices and computerized monitoring, accounting and player-tracking systems for gaming devices.

BRITAX: $370 million term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and HSBC; refinance existing debt; England-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of child car seats, strollers, baby carriers and accessories.

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT RESORT PROPERTIES: Expected close Oct. 11; $2.7695 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B/B+); Citigroup, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley and UBS; $2.5 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; $269.5 million five-year revolver; help refinance CMBS and credit facility debt; Las Vegas-based diversified casino-entertainment company.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: $955 million term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, JPMorgan, SunTrust, BMO and GE Capital; refinance existing debt; St. Petersburg, Fla., provider of precision marketing services.

CITYCENTER HOLDINGS LLC: $1.775 billion senior secured credit facility (B3/B+); Bank of America and Barclays; $75 million revolver; $1.7 billion term B; refinance existing debt; owner and operator a mixed-use development located on the Las Vegas Strip.

DELL INC.: $9.1 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Credit Suisse, RBC and UBS; $4.66 billion 61/2-year covenant-light term B (Ba2/BB+/BB+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $1.5 billion five-year covenant-light term C (Ba2/BB+/BB+) at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $2 billion asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps; €700 million 61/2-year term B (Ba2/BB+/BB+) at Euribor plus 375 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Michael Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer, and Silver Lake Round Rock, Texas, provider of technology and business services.

DIGITAL INSIGHT: $620 million credit facility; Jefferies; $20 million revolver; $385 million covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps if corporate ratings are B2/B or better, otherwise Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $215 million covenant-light second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps if corporate ratings are B2/B or better, otherwise Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; back already completed buyout of Intuit Financial Services (renamed Digital Insight) by Thoma Bravo from Intuit Inc.; Menlo Park, Calif., provider of technology solutions to financial institutions.

EL POLLO LOCO: $305 million credit facility; Jefferies; $15 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $175 million five-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $115 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Costa Mesa, Calif., restaurant operator.

ENVISION PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS INC.: $645 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $65 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $405 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $175 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by TPG; Twinsburg, Ohio, full-service pharmacy benefit management company.

E-REWARDS INC.: $275 million seven-year senior secured term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; Morgan Stanley; Plano, Texas, permission-based digital data collection and reporting company.

FOTOLIA LLC: $210 million seven-year term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, HSBC, GE Capital and KKR; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; New York-based provider of royalty-free images, vectors, illustrations and video footage clips.

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $955 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Barclays, Bank of America, GE Capital, Morgan Stanley and SunTrust; $100 million revolver; $655 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $200 million five-year term C talked in the Libor plus 400 bps area, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Harden Healthcare Holdings Inc. and refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based provider of home health and hospice services.

HARVEY GULF INTERNATIONAL MARINE LLC: $350 million in add-on term loans; Bank of America; $100 million add-on term A talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $250 million add-on term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; fund the acquisition of 45 new-generation offshore vessels from Abdon Callais Offshore LLC; New Orleans-based marine transportation company.

HEALTHPORT (CT TECHNOLOGIES INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.): $405 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Ares Capital and GE Capital leading the first-lien debt, Credit Suisse sole on second-lien; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $255 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of release of information services for the health care industry.

HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.: $8.6 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $1 billion revolver; $7.6 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; McLean, Va., hospitality company.

HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.: Expected close Oct. 2; $2.145 billion credit facility (B1); Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, RBC, BMO, Macquarie and UBS; $225 million five-year revolver; C$50 million five-year revolver; $1.87 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC and refinance existing debt; Chicago-based insurance brokerage.

HUDSON'S BAY CO.: Roughly $3.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and RBC; $1.9 billion term B (B1/BB) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $950 million ABL revolver; C$750 million ABL revolver; help fund acquisition of Saks Inc. and refinance some debt; Ontario-based operator of department stores.

HYPERION INSURANCE GROUP LTD.: $250 million senior secured term B (B1/B) due 2019 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and fund pipeline acquisitions; London-based insurance intermediary business.

IMMUCOR INC.: Expected close Oct. 7; $662 million senior secured covenant-light term B-2 due Aug. 19, 2018 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup and JPMorgan; repricing; Norcross, Ga., provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry.

JARDEN CORP.: $750 million seven-year term B-1 (Ba1/BBB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, JPMorgan, SunTrust, Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Yankee Candle Investments LLC; Rye, N.Y., provider of a diverse range of consumer products.

LAUREATE EDUCATION: Expected close Oct. 3; $1.662 billion senior secured term B due June 16, 2018 at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; repricing; Baltimore-based provider of higher educational services.

LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $330 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; $30 million revolver; $215 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Providence Equity; Jefferson City, Mo., college sports multimedia rights marketing company.

LEVEL 3 FINANCING INC.: Expected close Oct. 4; $1.2 billion term B-2 (Ba3/BB-/BB) due Jan. 15, 2020 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and JPMorgan; repay term B-2 due in 2019; Broomfield, Colo., provider of fiber-based communications services.

MCS AMS: $360 million credit facility (B2); Bank of America, HSBC, RBS and ING; $20 million five-year revolver; $340 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund formation by Concentric Equity Partners and TDR Capital; provider of property inspections, preservation, maintenance, rental management, software solutions and mobile applications.

MILLER HEIMAN: $273 million credit facility (B2/B); GE Capital and BMO; $40 million five-year revolver; $233 million six-year term B at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund the acquisition of IPI; Denver-based provider of corporate sales training.

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL: $785 million credit facility; Bank of America (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien), Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, KKR Capital, RBC and SMBC; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $490 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $245 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR from Aurora Capital Group; San Diego-based provider of technology, connectivity and information services to the property & casualty claims and collision repair industries.

NES GLOBAL TALENT: $245 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and HSBC; $185 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $60 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Altrincham, England, provider of staffing services for the oil and gas industry.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING INC.: $150 million term B-2 (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor; Bank of America, RBC, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo; help repurchase notes due 2017, fund the acquisition of five television stations from Citadel Communications LP and Stainless Broadcasting LP, and general corporate purposes; Irving, Texas, diversified media company.

OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES: €440 million in term B debt; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC and Societe Generale; €275 million six-year U.S. equivalent term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €165 million six-year euro term B; refinance existing debt; France-based manufacturer of chip-based digital authentication products for the payment and telecom industries.

PARADIGM PRECISION GROUP: $330 million credit facility (B2/B); RBC, Deutsche Bank, SMBC and SunTrust; $70 million revolver; $260 million term B talked in the Libor plus 400 bps area, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of eight aerospace component fabrication and machining facilities from Unison Engine Components; Stuart, Fla., manufacturer of complex components, specializing in the combustion section of turbine engines used in commercial and military aviation as well as industrial gas turbine applications.

PENTON MEDIA INC.: $715 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, GE Capital, Bank of America and Macquarie; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $460 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $205 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; New York-base tradeshow and professional information services company.

PRIME HEALTHCARE: $475 million five-year credit facility; Healthcare Finance Group; $225 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; $250 million senior secured term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; complete certain targeted acquisitions and working capital purposes; Ontario, Calif., health care system.

PROPETRO SERVICES INC.: $260 million credit facility (B3/B); Deutsche Bank and Barclays; $40 million revolver; $220 million six-year term B at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 hard call; refinance existing debt; Midland, Texas, provider of oil and gas well drilling, stimulation, workover and repair services.

QUIKRETE: $1.62 billion credit facility; Wells Fargo; $200 million ABL revolver; $1.23 billion seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $190 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; fund the acquisition of Custom Building Products Inc. from Kelso & Co.; Atlanta-based manufacturer of packaged concrete and related products.

RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC.: $450 million credit facility; RBC and BMO; $20 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $310 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K-12 schools.

RUE21 INC.: $683 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $150 million five-year asset-based revolver; $533 million senior secured seven-year term B (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Warrendale, Pa., retailer of girls and guys apparel and accessories.

SAFE FLEET ACQUISITION CORP.: $152 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $30 million five-year revolver; $122 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; also $48 million seven-year second-lien term loan held by Oaktree Capital; help fund the acquisitions of ROM Corp. and Specialty Manufacturing Inc.; provider of safety oriented components to the emergency vehicle, truck and trailer, utility vehicle, school bus and transit bus end markets.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: $2.6 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Bank of America, Credit Suisse and UBS; $300 million five-year revolver; $2.3 billion seven-year term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of WMS Industries Inc. and refinance bank debt; New York-based provider of customized, end-to-end gaming services to lottery and gaming organizations.

SEARS HOLDINGS CORP.: $1 billion senior secured term loan (NA/B/B) due June 2018 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America; repay revolver borrowings; Hoffman Estates, Ill., retailer.

SHELF DRILLING: $450 million five-year PIK toggle holdco term loan (B2), non-call one, 102, 101; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, HSBC and Jefferies; redeem preferred stock and fund a dividend; Dubai-based water offshore jackup rig operator.

SHORELINE ENERGY: $200 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; Union Bank, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and BMO; fund an acquisition and refinance debt.

SINCLAIR TELEVISION GROUP INC.: $1.2 billion of term loans (Ba1); JPMorgan; $200 million delayed-draw add-on term A due April 2018 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 991/2; $1 billion delayed-draw add-on term B due April 2020 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund purchase of Fisher Communications Inc. and/or Perpetual Corporation and Charleston Television LLC; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

SPOTLESS HOLDINGS LTD.: $1.05 billion of term loans; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Barclays; $825 million five-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $225 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Australia-based provider of integrated facility management services.

SYNCREON: $625 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and UBS; $100 million five-year revolver; $525 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund Centerbridge Partners LP's acquisition of a minority stake in the company; Auburn Hills, Mich., provider of customized supply chain services.

SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE SERVICES: $240 million credit facility; GE Capital and BMO; $20 million revolver; $160 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $60 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Charlotte, N.C., provider of managed IT asset lifecycle support services.

TELX GROUP: Expected close Oct. 10; $379.2 million of bank debt; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and TD Securities; $20 million add-on revolver; $359.2 million term B repricing at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; New York-based provider of interconnection and colocation facilities.

TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $575 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; $175 million asset-based revolver; $400 million term B (Ba3/B+) due October 2020 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by certain members of the Pritzker family; Glassport, Pa., provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills.

UTILITY SERVICES ASSOCIATES INC.: $215 million credit facility (B+); RBC, BNP Paribas and Macquarie; $30 million revolver; $185 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by First Reserve; provider of critical outsourced services for power transmission, distribution and substation infrastructure.

WATCHFIRE ENTERPRISES: $192.5 million credit facility; Bank of Ireland; $25 million revolver; $125 million first-lien term loan; $42.5 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by the Jordan Co.; Danville, Ill., electronic billboards company.

On The Horizon

ACTIVE NETWORK: $505 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, RBC and BMO; $350 million of first-lien loans; $155 million of second-lien loans; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; San Diego-based provider of cloud-based activity and participant management solutions.

AKORN INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $600 million seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $75 million five-year ABL revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc.; Lake Forest, Ill.-based niche pharmaceutical company.

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.: $900 million senior secured loans; Bank of America; fund acquisition of Bushnell Group Holdings Inc.; Arlington, Va., aerospace, defense, and commercial products company.

APOLLO TYRES: $500 million asset-based revolver; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.; India-based tire company.

ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP.: Up to $235 million credit facility; for unfunded expenditure on the vessels on order in the company's initial fleet and to purchase its expansion fleet; in connection with IPO; Ireland-based provider of seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals.

BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INC.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and UBS; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from First Reserve and merger with an infrastructure business that is being bought from Harsco Corp.; Atlanta-based provider of specialized industrial services to the energy and infrastructure sectors.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $2.26 billion in senior secured term loans; Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $750 million 2016 term loan; $1.51 billion of 2020/2021 term loans; help fund purchase of Health Management Associates Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., hospital company.

DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.: New credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); JPMorgan; revolver; term A; fund acquisition of Rothsay from Maple Leaf Foods Inc.; Irving, Texas, provider of rendering, recycling and recovery services to the food industry.

DOLE FOOD CO.: $825 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Scotia Capital; $150 million five-year ABL revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $675 million seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by chairman and chief executive officer David H. Murdock; Westlake Village, Calif., fruit and vegetables company.

EXTREME REACH INC.: New debt; JPMorgan and SunTrust; help fund acquisition of the TV business of Digital Generation Inc.; Needham, Mass., video platform for integrated TV, online and mobile advertising.

GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES INC.: $1.15 billion senior unsecured credit facility; $850 million revolver; $300 million term loan; in connection with spinoff from Penn National Gaming Inc.; refinance existing debt; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and related facilities.

GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC.: $235 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Highbridge Principal Strategies; $30 million revolver; $205 million first-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Wasserstein & Co.; Hauppauge, N.Y., communications services provider.

HUNTSMAN CORP.: New debt; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Rockwood Holdings Inc.'s performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses; Salt Lake City-based manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals.

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP.: $430 million six-year senior secured covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; Goldman Sachs and BMO; help fund acquisition of Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.; Nashville-based manufacturer of engineered wood building materials.

NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD. INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, RBC and Deutsche Bank; help fund buyout by Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from TPG and Warburg Pincus; Dallas-based luxury retailer.

POST HOLDINGS INC.: Up to $200 million in new debt; help fund acquisition of Dakota Growers Pasta Co. Inc. from Viterra Inc.; Battle Creek, Mich., food company.

SPARTAN STORES: $1 billion five-year senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo and Bank of America; $900 million revolver; $40 million first-in last-out revolver; $60 million term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps; refinance debt in connection with merger with Nash Finch Co.; Grand Rapids, Mich., grocery distributor.

TRIBUNE CO.: $4.1 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; includes $300 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Local TV Holdings LLC from Oak Hill Capital Partners and refinance existing debt; Chicago-based multimedia company.

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