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Published on 11/15/2013 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $49.9647 billion deals being marketed

November Bank Meetings

CAMP INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CO.: Conference call Nov. 18; $220 million of first- and second-lien covenant-light term loan debt; Deutsche Bank; $75 million add-on first-lien term loan due May 31, 2019; $145 million second-lien term loan due Nov. 30, 2019; dividend recapitalization; Ronkonkoma, N.Y., provider of maintenance tracking and information services for business aviation.

CONFIE SEGUROS: Conference call Nov. 19; $405 million credit facility; RBC and GE Capital; $75 million revolver due 2017; $330 million first-lien term loan due 2018 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; California-based provider of personal insurance.

GO DADDY OPERATING CO. LLC: Conference call Nov. 18; $835 million senior secured term B due Dec. 17, 2018; Barclays, KKR Capital and Deutsche Bank; repricing; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of web hosting and domain names.

SEALED AIR CORP.: Conference call Nov. 18; new loan deal; Citigroup; Elmwood Park, N.J., food safety and security, facility hygiene and product protection company.

Upcoming Closings

ACTUANT ELECTRICAL: $150 million credit facility; RBC and NXT Capital; $20 million five-year revolver; $130 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Sentinel Capital Partners from Actuant Corp.; Menomonee Falls, Wis., provider of products for the retail do-it-yourself, marine, industrial OEM and wholesale electrical markets.

AKORN INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $600 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 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.

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.

AMC NETWORKS INC.: $1.98 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Bank of America; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.48 billion six-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Chellomedia from Liberty Global and refinance existing debt; New York-based owner and operator of brands in cable television.

AMERICAN BEACON ADVISORS INC.: $170 million six-year term loan (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Fort Worth, Texas, provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail markets.

ASCENSUS INC.: $307 million credit facility; BMO and Golub Capital; $15 million revolver (B1/B+); $200 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $92 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; fund the acquisition of Sallie Mae's 529 college savings plan administrator, Upromise Investments, and refinance existing debt; Dresher, Pa., retirement plan services provider.

AZURE MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC: $550 million five-year term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 hard call; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of TGGT Holdings LLC from EXCO Operating Co. LP and BG Group plc; Houston-based midstream gas 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.

BASS PRO GROUP LLC: $1.127 billion term loan (including $250 million add-on) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99¾ to 99 7/8, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; general corporate purposes, which may include a dividend, and growth of the business, and repricing; Springfield, Mo., retailer of outdoor sports and recreation products.

BENNU OIL & GAS LLC: $350 million five-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 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.

BLUE BUFFALO CO. LTD.: $396 million senior secured term B due Aug. 8, 2019 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 25 bps step-down when consolidated total leverage is below 2x, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; repricing; Wilton, Conn., pet food company.

BLUESTEM BRANDS INC.: $200 million term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Wells Fargo and Bank of America; fund a dividend; Eden Prairie, Minn., online retailer of a broad selection of name brand and private label general merchandise serving low-to middle-income consumers.

BORGATA (MARINE DISTRICT FINANCE CO. INC.): $380 million covenant-light term B (B2/B+) due Aug. 15, 2018 talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, hard call 102, 101; Deutsche Bank; refinance notes; destination casino and resort located in Atlantic City, N.J.

BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INC.: $1.525 billion credit facility (B1); Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, UBS, HSBC, ING, Natixis, RBS, Societe Generale and SunTrust; $300 million revolver; $1.225 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

CENTERPLATE INC.: $420 million credit facility (B2/B); GE Capital, PNC and Rabobank; $75 million revolver; $345 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ on new money, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Stamford, Conn., provider of food and beverage concessions, high-end catering and merchandise services in sports facilities, convention centers and other entertainment facilities.

CHROMAFLO TECHNOLOGIES: $440 million of term loans; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Madison Capital and KeyBanc; $310 million six-year covenant-light first-lien term B (B2) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $130 million 61/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Ashtabula, Ohio, supplier of chemical and pigment dispersions.

CROSBY WORLDWIDE LTD.: $715 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, UBS, KKR Capital, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and HSBC; $65 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $560 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at 4.5x net leverage,1% Libor floor, OID 99 7/8, 101 soft call for six months; $90 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 7/8, hard call 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR; Tulsa, Okla., provider of products for lifting and rigging applications.

CSC SERVICEWORKS INC. (COINMACH): $495 million add-on term B (B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Mac-Gray Corp.; Plainview, N.Y., provider of multi-family housing and commercial laundry and air vending services.

DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC: $425 million seven-year term B (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 and Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Troy, Mich., manufacturer and distributor of belts, tensioners, hose, pulleys and hydraulics equipment.

DEL MONTE FOODS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC.: $1.28 billion credit facility; Citigroup (left lead on first-lien), Morgan Stanley (left lead on second-lien) and KKR; $350 million ABL revolver; $650 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $280 million 71/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Del Monte Foods' consumer food business by Del Monte Pacific Ltd.; fruit and vegetable and packaged goods company.

DELTA AIR LINES INC.: Roughly $1.35 billion term loan B due April 2017 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and UBS; repricing; Atlanta-based provider of scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo.

DREW MARINE: $335 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $50 million revolver (B1/B+); $220 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 7/8, 101 soft call for six months; $65 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition of Drew Marine and ACR Electronics Inc. by the Jordan Co. from J.F. Lehman; Whippany, N.J.-based provider of technical services to the marine industry.

EIG INVESTORS CORP. (ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC.): $1.159 billion credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; $1.034 billion senior secured first-lien term loan (including $150 million incremental debt) due Nov. 9, 2019 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ on incremental, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million revolver add-on; refinance existing term loans and general corporate purposes; Burlington, Mass., provider of web hosting and online services.

ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP: Up to $1.6 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Barclays, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, RBC, RBS and UBS; $1 billion six-year term loan (Ba2) at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; up to $600 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt; Dallas-based master limited partnership that owns natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products and crude oil pipelines.

E.W. SCRIPPS: $275 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); SunTrust and RBC; $75 million five-year revolver; $200 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Cincinnati-based media company.

FILTRATION GROUP CORP.: $895 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and BMO; $75 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $605 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, step-down to Libor plus 325 bps when first-lien leverage is less than 4x, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $215 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Porex Corp. from Aurora Capital Group; Chicago-based developer, designer and manufacturer of liquid, air and fluid filtration products.

FLY LEASING LTD.: $105 million add-on term loan (BBB-) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; RBC; fund seven aircraft; Dublin-based aircraft lessor.

GATEWAY CASINOS & ENTERTAINMENT LTD.: C$340 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); TD Securities; C$50 million five-year revolver talked at BA plus 375 bps; C$145 million five-year term A talked at BA plus 375 bps; C$145 million six-year term B talked at BA plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/4; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Burnaby, B.C., owner of gaming properties.

GENERATION BRANDS: $270 million of term loans; Wells Fargo; $160 million 41/2-year first-lien term B talked at 8%, including OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $70 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at 12¼%, including OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; $40 million six-year holdco term loan talked at 16¾%, including 6% PIK and OID 97, call protection T+50, 108, 104, 102; refinance existing debt; lighting company.

GLENCOE PRINCIPAL HOLDINGS: $200 million credit facility; Macquarie; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $130 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing subsidiary debt, acquire certain outstanding equity interests held by third parties and fund a distribution to sponsor Glencoe Capital; Co-borrowers are subsidiaries Dixie Chemical, a Pasadena, Texas-based manufacturer of high-purity chemicals, complex compounds and chemical intermediates, Child Development Schools, a Columbus, Ga.-based for-profit preschool education and early care provider, and Polyair Corp., a Toronto-based manufacturer and marketer of protective packaging products.

GLOBALLOGIC: $185 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); RBC and Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver; $160 million 51/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; fund buyout by ODSA Topco Ltd., a company backed by Apax Partners; full-lifecycle product development services company.

GOLDEN NUGGET INC.: $575 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Jefferies and Deutsche Bank; $75 million five-year revolver; $350 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; $150 million delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt, and acquire from Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. and complete Golden Nugget Lake Charles hotel resort project; hotel and casino operator.

GREENFIELD SPECIALTY ALCOHOLS INC.: Roughly $202 million credit facility (B2/BB); Goldman Sachs and Scotia Capital; $182 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 101; C$20 million revolver; refinance existing debt; Canadian-based producer of industrial and beverage alcohol, fuel ethanol and distillers' grains.

GROSVENOR CAPITAL MANGEMENT HOLDINGS LLLP: $485 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, BMO and JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver; $435 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; fund the acquisition of the Customized Fund Investment Group from Credit Suisse Group AG; Chicago-based private equity and alternate investments fund-of-funds manager.

HEARTLAND DENTAL CARE LLC: $160 million incremental first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; RBC, BMO and Jefferies; fund acquisition of My Dentist Holdings LLC; Effingham, Ill., provider of office support services to dental offices.

HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS: $160 million add-on term loan (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC and TD Securities; fund acquisition of Schöttli Group; Bolton, Ont., supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the plastics industry.

INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORP.: $350 million senior secured credit facility (B3/B); Jefferies and PNC; $50 million five-year revolver; $300 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund the acquisition of iWeb, refinance existing debt, and working capital and general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based provider of IT infrastructure services.

INTRAWEST CORP.: $620 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Bank of America; $540 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $25 million revolver (Ba2/BB-); $55 million letter-of-credit facility (B2/B+); refinance existing debt; Denver-based operator of ski resorts and luxury adventure travel brands.

KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS INC.: $275 million add-on term loans; Credit Suisse and UBS; $225 million add-on first-lien term loan (B2/B-) due May 23, 2019 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 971/2, 101 soft call through May 2014; $50 million add-on second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) due Nov. 23, 2019 talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103 through May 2014, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Chemtura Corp.'s consumer products business; Toronto-based contract and private label manufacturers of consumer, institutional and industrial products.

KRONOS INC.: $300 million of fungible add-on covenant-light term loans; Credit Suisse; $205 million add-on first-lien term loan due October 2019 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $95 million add-on second-lien term loan due April 2020 talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103 through October 2015, 102, 101; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of workforce management software.

LANDMARK AVIATION: $392.6 million (including $75 million add-on) senior secured term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, offer price 99½ to par on new money, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Barclays and RBC; repricing and add-on; Houston-based provider of FBO, MRO, and aircraft charter and management services.

LINDEN COGENERATION POWER COMPLEX (EFS COGEN HOLDINGS I LLC): $925 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Barclays, Citigroup and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi; $100 million five-year revolver; $825 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt, make a distribution to GE in connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in the borrower by Highstar, support project-level letter-of-credit requirements and fund a debt service reserve account; Linden, N.J.-based 942MW cogeneration facility.

MAXIM CRANE WORKS HOLDINGS INC.: $325 million second-lien term loan (B/Caa2) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, non-call six months, 102 for 18 months, 101 for a year; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Pittsburgh-based full-service crane rental and sales company.

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES DISTRIBUTORS LLC: $170 million credit facility (B3/B); Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas; $30 million revolver; $140 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital; Stoughton, Mass., distributor of home infusion equipment and supplies.

MICROSEMI CORP.: $150 million term B-2 due Feb. 19, 2020 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Symmetricom Inc.; Aliso Viejo, Calif., provider of semiconductor services.

MISYS PLC: $200 million add-on term B due Dec. 1, 2018 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call until June 1, 2014; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; repay a holding company loan; London-based provider of application software and services for the financial services industry.

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: $955 million credit facility (B2/B-); RBS, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, SunTrust, Credit Agricole and Jefferies; $100 million five-year revolver; $125 million five-year term A; $730 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Uncasville, Conn., operator of gaming and entertainment enterprises.

MURRAY ENERGY CORP.: $1.62 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; $200 million ABL revolver; $1.02 billion six-year first-lien term loan B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $400 million seven-year second-lien term loan (already placed) (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor; help fund the acquisition of Consolidation Coal Co. from Consol Energy Inc.; St. Clairsville, Ohio, coal company.

NEWGISTICS: $105 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $20 million five-year revolver; $85 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Littlejohn; Austin, Texas, provider of end-to-end e-commerce services.

NICE-PAK PRODUCTS: $230 million senior secured credit facility; RBC; $60 million five-year asset-based revolver talked with a grid of Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps based on availability, 37.5 bps unused fee; $170 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Orangeburg, N.Y., manufacturer of wet wipes for baby and health care applications.

NORCRAFT COS. INC.: $175 million credit facility; RBC and KeyBank; $25 million ABL revolver; $150 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

NORTH ATLANTIC TRADING CO. INC.: $205 million six-year term B; Wells Fargo; refinance second-lien notes; Louisville, Ky., manufacturer and marketer of tobacco products.

ONE CALL CARE MANAGEMENT: $1.245 billion of term loans; Bank of America, RBC, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Guggenheim; $825 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $420 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 hard call protection until April 30, 2014, then 103 until the first anniversary of closing, 102, 101; fund buyout by Apax Partners from Odyssey Investment Partners; Parsippany, N.J., provider of specialized cost containment services to the workers' compensation industry.

PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS: $400 million credit facility (B2/B+); RBC, RBS and HSBC; $80 million five-year revolver; $320 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing and debt and fund a dividend; Arlington, Va., provider of contract services to U.S. government agencies, international organizations and foreign governments.

PATRIOT COAL CORP.: Expected close Dec. 18; $576 million five-year credit facility; Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $125 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million first-lien second-out term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, hard call 102, 101; roughly $201 million first-lien, first-out five-year letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 700 bps for the first three years, Libor plus 750 bps in year four and Libor plus 800 in year five; help fund exit from bankruptcy; St. Louis-based miner, producer and seller of thermal coal.

PRO MACH INC.: $369.3 million credit facility; Barclays; $314.3 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $55 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; repricing; Loveland, Ohio-based provider of packaging machinery services and related aftermarket products.

PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD.: Term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 99 7/8 to par, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; repricing; Vaughan, Ont., full-service, vertically integrated waste management company.

QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.: $2.061 billion term B-3 due June 2018 talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup, Goldman Sach, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; refinance term B-1 and B-2 debt; Durham, N.C., biopharmaceutical services company.

RADIOSHACK CORP.: $835 million credit facility; GE Capital, CIT, RBS Citizens and Salus Capital; $535 million five-year ABL revolver talked with a grid of Libor plus 200 bps to 250 bps, based on availability, 50 bps unused fee; $50 million first-in-last-out five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $250 million secured term loan (not being marketed); refinance existing debt; Fort Worth, Texas, retailer of mobile technology products and services, and products related to personal and home technology and power supply needs.

REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $2.213 billion term loan (B1) due December 2018 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; also €297 million term loan (B1) due December 2018 talked at Euribor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing term loans; Auckland, New Zealand, manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products.

SERTA SIMMONS HOLDINGS LLC: Expected close Nov. 18 week; $1.28 billion senior secured term B due Oct. 1, 2019 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Barclays; repricing; mattress manufacturer.

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.

SURVEY SAMPLING INC.: $180 million senior credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver; $160 million term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; also getting $53 million second-lien tranche that has been fully placed with existing junior capital provider; Shelton, Conn., provider of global data collection services used to conduct survey research.

TALLGRASS OPERATIONS LLC: $618.4 million senior secured term B (BB-) due Nov. 13, 2018 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ on new money, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; reprice existing term loan, provide additional liquidity for Pony Express project, general corporate purposes and fund other growth projects; Overland Park, Kan., owner, operator, acquirer and developer of midstream energy assets.

TEMPLAR ENERGY LLC: Expected close Nov. 25; $1 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Bank of America, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Natixis; $700 million seven-year covenant-light senior secured second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; $300 million reserve-based revolver; help fund acquisition of oil and gas assets located in the Texas Panhandle Area from Forest Oil Corp.; Oklahoma City-based exploration and production company.

TNT CRANE & RIGGING INC.: $645 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Macquarie and RBC; $75 million five-year revolver (B1); $400 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $170 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by First Reserve and management from Odyssey Investment Partners; Houston-based provider of lifting services and equipment.

TRAVEL LEADERS GROUP LLC: $185 million credit facility (B1/BB-); UBS and Jefferies; $15 million five-year revolver; $170 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund acquisition of the company; Plymouth, Minn., travel agency company.

TRIBUNE CO.: $4.1 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $300 million five-year revolver; $3.8 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Local TV Holdings LLC from Oak Hill Capital Partners and refinance existing debt; Chicago-based multimedia company.

VANTAGE DRILLING CO.: $475 million covenant-light senior secured term B due Oct. 25, 2017 talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; repricing; Houston-based offshore drilling contractor.

WASH MULTIFAMILY LAUNDRY SYSTEMS: Roughly $365 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; GE Capital; repricing; El Segundo, Calif., provider of laundry facilities management services.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $550 million seven-year senior secured term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America and UBS; fund already completed acquisition of ACON Investments' and TPG's ownership interests in Northern Tier Energy LP; El Paso, Texas, refining and marketing company.

WILSONART LLC: $160 million add-on term loan due October 2019 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS; fund acquisition of Durcon Inc.; Temple, Texas, manufacturer and distributor of high pressure laminates and other engineered surfaces.

WORLD KITCHEN LLC: $62 million add-on term loan (B); BMO; fund a dividend and add cash to the balance sheet; Rosemont, Ill., manufacturer and marketer of bakeware, dinnerware, kitchen and household tools, rangetop cookware and cutlery products.

ZAYO GROUP LLC: Roughly $1.85 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Barclays and RBC; $250 million revolver due July 2, 2017 talked at Libor plus 275 bps; roughly $1.6 billion term B due July 2, 2019 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Louisville, Colo., provider of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure and network-neutral colocation and interconnection services.

On The Horizon

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC.: $2.175 billion senior secured term loans; Barclays; help fund merger with Cole Real Estate Investments Inc. and refinance debt of the acquired company; New York-based real estate investment company.

ANAREN INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital; Syracuse, N.Y.-based designer, developer, manufacturer and seller of highly integrated microwave components, assemblies and subsystems for the wireless communications, satellite communications and defense electronics markets.

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.

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.

CROWN HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup; either up to $960 million five-year term A and $700 million seven-year term B, or new senior secured credit facility consisting of $1.2 billion five-year revolver, $1.18 billion five-year term A, €110 million term loan and $700 million seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of Mivisa Envases SAU; Philadelphia-based manufacturer of packaging products.

CTP TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS LLC: Up to $150 million asset-based revolver; SunTrust; help fund buyout by American Industrial Partners from Carlisle Cos. Inc.; manufacturer and distributor of bias-ply and radial tires, stamped and roll-formed steel wheels and tire and wheel assemblies to non-automotive customers, and power transmission belts and related components to industrial customers.

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 services to the food industry.

ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS: $2.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and RBC; $750 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 35 bps unused fee; $1.1 billion five-year term A expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $750 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2,101 soft call for six months; refinance some existing debt and fund repurchase of convertible notes in connection with acquisition of Paladin Labs Inc.; Malvern, Pa., specialty health care 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.

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.

GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY INC.: About $77 million of term debt; help fund acquisition of two ethanol plants of BioFuel Energy Corp. from an entity composed of its lender group; Omaha, Neb., ethanol producer.

JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES: New credit facility; UBS, ING, HSBC and Natixis; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Deere & Co.; Alpharetta, Ga., distributor of landscaping products.

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP.: Up to $200 million senior secured revolver; American AgCredit FLCA, CoBank, Farm Credit Services of America PCA and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank; help fund acquisition of Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.; Nashville-based manufacturer of engineered wood building materials.

MITEL NETWORKS CORP.: $405 million credit facility; Jefferies and TD Securities; $355 million six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Aastra Technologies Ltd. and refinance an existing credit facility; Kanata, Ont., provider of cloud and premises-based unified communications software.

OPEN TEXT CORP.: $800 million seven-year senior secured term B, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and RBC: help fund acquisition of GXS Group Inc.; Ontario-based provider of enterprise information management software.

SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.: New debt financing; Jefferies; includes $150 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Santarus Inc.; Raleigh, N.C.-based developer and marketer of prescription pharmaceutical products and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.


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