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Published on 10/16/2013 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $51.251 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

BENNU OIL & GAS LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 18; $350 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, par for six months, non-call one, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; fund exit from bankruptcy and general corporate purposes; oil and gas exploration and production company in the Gulf of Mexico.

GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES: Bank meeting Oct. 17; $570 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies and BMO; $30 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $360 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $180 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners and merger with Vitera Healthcare Solutions LLC; Carrollton, Ga.-based provider of information solutions that improve the financial performance of health care providers.

WP CPP HOLDINGS LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 17; $390 million in bank debt; UBS; $25 million add-on revolver due 2017; $125 million add-on first-lien term loan due 2019, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $240 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing second-lien term loan and fund a dividend; Pomona, Calif., manufacturer of highly-engineered components and sub-assemblies for the commercial aerospace and defense markets.

Upcoming Closings

AKORN INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $600 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $75 million five-year ABL revolver; help fund acquisition of Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc.; Lake Forest, Ill.-based niche pharmaceutical 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.

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.: $1.86 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, RBC, SunTrust, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo; $600 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.01 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Bushnell Group Holdings Inc., refinance existing bank debt and general corporate purposes; Arlington, Va.-based aerospace, defense and commercial products company.

AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC: $565 million credit facility; GE Capital and RBS; $90 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $475 million bifurcated six-year covenant-light term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Bridgewater, N.J., manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals.

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.

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.

DOLE FOOD CO.: $825 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Scotia Capital; $150 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $675 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition by chairman and chief executive officer David H. Murdock; Westlake Village, Calif., fruit and vegetables company.

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.

EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: $945 million credit facility; UBS, Credit Suisse and MCS Capital; $40 million five-year revolver (B); $620 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B) (includes $40 million delayed-draw tranche) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $285 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan taken by KKR; 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.

EXOPACK HOLDING CORP.: $675 million 51/2-year term B (B), U.S. tranche talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, euro talked 50 bps wide of U.S., 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, Investec and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based manufacturer of plastic packaging products.

FOCUS BRANDS INC.: $201 million add-on first-lien term loan due February 2018 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call through April 2014; Credit Suisse; fund the acquisition of McAlister's Deli; Atlanta-based franchisor and operator of ice cream stores, bakeries, restaurants and cafes.

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.: $925 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Barclays, Bank of America, GE Capital, Morgan Stanley and SunTrust; $100 million revolver; $670 million six-year term B at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $155 million five-year term C at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; 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 of add-on term loans; Bank of America; $75 million add-on term A at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $275 million add-on term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; fund the acquisition of 45 new-generation offshore vessels from Abdon Callais Offshore LLC; New Orleans-based marine transportation company.

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.

HUDSON'S BAY CO.: Roughly $4 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and RBC; $2 billion term B (B1/BB) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $300 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B-) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; $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.

HUNTSMAN CORP.: $1.4 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup; $200 million 31/2-year revolver; $1.2 billion seven-year term B (Ba2/BB+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Rockwood Holdings Inc.'s performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses; Salt Lake City-based manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals.

LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $330 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; $30 million revolver (B2/B+); $215 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps at 4x first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Providence Equity; Jefferson City, Mo., college sports multimedia rights marketing company.

MCS AMS: $360 million credit facility (B2); Bank of America, HSBC, RBS Citizens and ING; $20 million five-year revolver; $340 million six-year term B at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; help fund formation by Concentric Equity Partners and TDR Capital; provider of property inspections, preservation, maintenance, rental management, software and mobile applications.

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.

NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP: Expected close Nov. 1; $182.5 million add-on term B due June 27, 2018 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, offer price 99 to par, hard call 102 through June 2014, 101; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Citigroup; fund acquisition of five container vessels; Piraeus, Greece, owner and operator of tanker vessels.

NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD. INC.: $3.75 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, RBC, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on term loan, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, RBC, Bank of America, GE Capital, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BMO, SunTrust and UBS on revolver; $2.95 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $800 million five-year ABL revolver ranging from Libor plus 125 bps to 175 bps based on utilization; help fund buyout by Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from TPG and Warburg Pincus; Dallas-based luxury retailer.

OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES: New term B debt (B1/B-/BB-); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC and Societe Generale; $280 million six-year term B at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €260 million six-year euro term B at Euribor plus 500 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; France-based manufacturer of chip-based digital authentication products for the payment and telecom industries.

OMNITRACS INC.: $420 million senior secured credit facility; RBC, Credit Suisse and Guggenheim; $30 million five-year revolver; $290 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners from Qualcomm Inc.; San Diego-based provider of satellite and terrestrial-based connectivity and position location solutions to transportation and logistics companies.

P2 ENERGY SOLUTIONS: $480 million credit facility; Jefferies; $30 million revolver (B+); $295 million first-lien term loan (B+); $155 million second-lien term loan (CCC+); help fund buyout by Advent International from Vista Equity Partners; Denver-based provider of software, geospatial data and land management tools to the upstream oil and gas industry.

PARADIGM PRECISION GROUP: $330 million credit facility (B2/B); RBC, Deutsche Bank, SMBC and SunTrust; $70 million revolver; $260 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; 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.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $500 million five-year revolver; $500 million five-year term A; $250 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

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.

PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS (P2 LOWER ACQUISITION LLC): $700 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and MCS Capital; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $490 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $160 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101 in year two; help fund merger of Progressive Solutions and PMSI; pharmacy benefit manager for workers compensation.

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.: $475 million credit facility; RBC and BMO; $20 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $328 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $127 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 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.

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.

SINCLAIR TELEVISION GROUP INC.: $450 million of term loans; JPMorgan; $200 million delayed-draw add-on term A due April 2018 at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 991/2; $250 million add-on term B due April 2020 at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance notes; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

SYNCREON: Expected close Oct. 28; $625 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and UBS; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $525 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; 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 at Libor plus 425 bps, step-down to Libor plus 400 bps based on leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $60 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Charlotte, N.C., provider of managed IT asset lifecycle support services.

UTILITY SERVICES ASSOCIATES INC.: $215 million credit facility (B+); RBC, BNP Paribas and Macquarie; $30 million revolver; $185 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; 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.

WORLDPAY: U.S. dollar equivalent £150 million six-year incremental term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and UBS; fund the acquisition of Century Payments and add cash to the balance sheet for future acquisitions; Atlanta-based provider of global payment processing services.

On The Horizon

ACCO MATERIAL HANDLING SOLUTIONS/CROSBY GROUP: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley, UBS and KKR Capital; help fund buyout by KKR; Crosby is a Tulsa, Okla., provider of products for lifting and rigging applications, Acco is a York, Pa., provider of custom-built specialty material handling equipment.

ACTIVE NETWORK: $505 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, RBC and BMO; $45 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $305 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $155 million 71/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; San Diego-based provider of cloud-based activity and participant management solutions.

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 credit facility; 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.

CACI INTERNATIONAL INC.: $800 million in incremental senior secured term loans; Bank of America, term A expected at Libor plus 200 bps; term B; help fund acquisition of Six3 Systems Inc. from GTCR; Arlington, Va., provider of professional services and information technology to the federal government.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $2.26 billion of 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.: $2.55 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and BMO on revolver, term A, JPMorgan, BMO and Goldman Sachs on term B; $1 billion revolver; $350 million term A; $1.2 billion term B; help fund acquisition of Vion Ingredients from Vion Holding N.V.; Irving, Texas, provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the food industry.

DEL MONTE FOODS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Del Monte Foods' consumer food business by Del Monte Pacific Ltd.; fruit and vegetable, and packaged goods 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 (BBB-); $850 million revolver; $300 million term A; in connection with spinoff from Penn National Gaming Inc.; refinance existing debt; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and related facilities.

GLOBALLOGIC: New debt financing; RBC and Credit Suisse; fund buyout by ODSA Topco Ltd., a company backed by Apax Partners; full-lifecycle product development services company.

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.

KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS INC.: $275 million add-on term loans; Credit Suisse and UBS; $225 million add-on first-lien term loan; $50 million add-on second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Chemtura Corp.'s consumer products business; Toronto-based contract and private label manufacturers of consumer, institutional and industrial products.

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.

NORCRAFT COS. INC.: New credit facility; ABL revolver; term loan; in connection with common stock IPO; help redeem notes and purchase at least a nominal interest in Norcraft Cos. LLC; Eagan, Minn., manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.

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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