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Published on 4/19/2013 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $60.0416 billion deals being marketed

April Bank Meetings

LIQUIDNET HOLDINGS INC.: Conference call April 22; $150 million four-year senior secured first-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Jefferies and JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; New York-based institutional equities trading network.

PACKAGING COORDINATORS INC.: Bank meeting April 24; $280 million credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver; $175 million first-lien term loan; $75 million second-lien term loan that's already placed; fund an acquisition; Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology packaging company.

SPRINT INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LLC: Bank meeting April 23; $232.5 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt; Houston-based provider of storage and safety equipment for rental.

Upcoming Closings

24 HOUR FITNESS WORLDWIDE INC.: $585 million term B due April 2016 talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; repricing; San Ramon, Calif., fitness club operator.

ABILITY NETWORK INC.: $130 million credit facility; GE Capital; $15 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $115 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund merger with Ivans; Minneapolis-based health care technology company.

ADVANTAGE SALES AND MARKETING INC.: $120 million of add-on covenant-light term loans; Credit Suisse, UBS and JPMorgan; $90 million add-on first-lien term loan due December 2017 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call through February 2014; $30 million add-on second-lien term loan due June 2018 at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call through February 2014; refinance mezzanine debt; Irvine, Calif., sales and marketing agency.

AFFINIA GROUP INC.: $670 million credit facility (B2/B); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $200 million three-year term B-1 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $470 million seven-year term B-2 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt, redeem preferred shares and fund a dividend to shareholders; Ann Arbor, Mich., designer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of industrial-grade products and services.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC.: Up to $925 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-/BB); Citigroup; $775 million senior secured covenant-light term loan B due April 30, 2020 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million to $150 million five-year revolver; refinance existing term loans; Kansas City, Mo., movie exhibitor.

BAUSCH & LOMB INC.: Roughly $3.079 billion credit facility; Citigroup; roughly $1.92 billion U.S. term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at less than 41/2x total net leverage, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; roughly $590 million euro-equivalent term loan talked at Euribor plus 350 bps, step-down to Euribor plus 325 bps at less than 41/2x total net leverage, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; roughly $399 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, step-down to Libor plus 300 bps at less than 41/2x total net leverage, 101 soft call for six months; $170 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps at less than 41/2x total net leverage, 50 bps facility fee; Rochester, N.Y., maker of contact lenses, ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals.

CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC.: $380 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; $50 million five-year ABL revolver (Ba2/BB); $330 million six-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; help fund buyout by H.I.G. Capital; Austell, Ga., manufacturer of recycled paperboard products and packaging.

CCM MERGER INC.: Roughly $531 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Bank of America; repricing; owner of the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.

CDW LLC: $1.35 billion seven-year senior secured term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; refinance existing bank debt; Vernon Hills, Ill., provider of integrated information technology services.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC: $1.5 billion seven-year first-lien term E (Baa3/BB+/BB+) at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; fund the acquisition of Optimum West from Cablevision Systems Corp.; Stamford, Conn.-based provider of cable TV, internet and telecommunications services.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC: $3.25 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, UBS, Morgan Stanley, RBC, U.S. Bank, Goldman Sachs and SunTrust on term F, Bank of America left on pro rata; $1.2 billion first-lien term F (Baa3/NA/BB+) due January 2021 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $750 million term A-1 due 2018 at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.3 billion amended and extended revolver due 2018 at Libor plus 200 bps, 30 bps commitment fee; refinance term A, term C, term D and revolver; Stamford, Conn.-based provider of cable TV, internet and telecommunications services.

CONVERGEONE: $230 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million five-year revolver (Ba3); $210 million six-year term B (B3) talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 675 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to equity holders; Eagan, Minn., designer, implementer and manager of data and communications systems.

COVIS PHARMA HOLDINGS SARL: $230 million credit facility (B3/B); Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; $25 million five-year revolver; $205 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund the acquisition of select off-patent drugs; Zug, Switzerland-based specialty pharmaceutical company.

CSC HOLDINGS LLC: $4.785 billion credit facility (Baa3/BBB-); Bank of America, Barclays, Credit Agricole, JPMorgan and Scotia; $2.35 billion seven-year term loan B at Libor plus 250 bps, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $1.5 billion revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $935 million term A at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Bethpage, N.Y., media and telecommunications company.

CYANCO: $415 million credit facility (B+); Deutsche Bank, Jefferies and Macquarie; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; $15 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Reno, Nev., supplier of sodium cyanide to the mining industry.

DELTA AIR LINES INC.: $1.496 billion of term loans; Barclays, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and UBS; $1.097 billion term B-1 due Oct. 18, 2018 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $399 million term B-2 due April 18, 2016 at Libor plus 225 bps, 1% Libor floor; repricing; Atlanta-based provider of scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: $825 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Rabobank and Scotia Capital; $150 million revolver; $675 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Westlake Village, Calif., fruit and vegetables company.

DUFF & PHELPS CORP.: $424 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Credit Suisse, Barclays and RBC; $75 million five-year revolver; $349 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

DYNEGY INC.: Expected close April 23; $1.8 billion credit facility (B2/BB-); Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, RBC and UBS; $500 million seven-year covenant-light term B-1 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $800 million seven-year covenant-light term B-2 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $500 million five-year revolver; refinance credit facilities of subsidiaries GasCo and CoalCo; Houston-based energy company.

EVERYWARE GLOBAL INC.: $300 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Jefferies on term loan; $250 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; $50 million ABL revolver; help fund merger with ROI Acquisition Corp.; designer, manufacturer and marketer of tabletop and food preparation products.

FOCUS BRANDS INC.: $351 million first-lien term loan due February 2018 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; Atlanta-based franchisor and operator of ice cream stores, bakeries, restaurants and cafes.

GIM CHANNELVIEW COGENERATION LLC: $420 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Union Bank; $375 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $45 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; nominal 830 megawatt natural gas-fired cogeneration facility in Houston.

HARDEN HEALTHCARE: $190 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Bank of America, CIT and Wells Fargo; $40 million revolver; $150 million term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility and general corporate purposes; Austin, Texas, provider of post-acute health care services.

HARLAND CLARKE HOLDINGS CORP.: $750 million first-lien covenant-light incremental term loan (B1/B+) B-3 due May 2018 talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and JPMorgan; refinance non-extended term loan; San Antonio-based provider of payment, marketing and security services.

HCA INC.: $1.25 billion term B-4 talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Bank of America; refinance term B-3; Nashville-based healthcare company.

H.J. HEINZ CO.: $11.5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB/BB+); JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Barclays and Citigroup; $2 billion revolver; $9.5 billion of term debt, split between six-year term B-1 at Libor plus 225 bps, step-down to Libor plus 200 bps at less than 2.1x net first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call, and a seven-year term B-2 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, step-down to Libor plus 225 bps at less than 2.1x net first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ to 993/4, 101 soft call for two years; help fund acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital; Pittsburgh-based food product company.

HORSESHOE BALTIMORE: $330 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $10 million revolver (B3/B-); $215 million seven-year term B (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98½ area; $30 million FF&E term loan; $37.5 million seven-year delayed-draw for 12 months term loan (B3/B-); $37.5 million seven-year delayed-draw for 18 months term loan (B3/B-); fund the development of the Horseshoe Baltimore.

HUB INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS: Expected close April 24; $1.125 billion term loan (including $297 million add-on) due June 13, 2017 at Libor plus 350 bps, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and RBC; repricing, repaying some existing bank debt and taking out preferred equity; Chicago-based insurance company.

KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.: $470 million credit facility; UBS; $75 million 41/2-year revolver; $395 million five-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Sterling Heights, Mich., supplier of automotive safety components and systems.

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.: Expected close April 23; $310 million add-on senior secured term loan B due June 16, 2018 at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, offer price par 1/2, 101 soft call until July 18, 2013; Citigroup, Barclays, KKR Capital, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BMO; refinance notes; Baltimore-based provider of higher educational services.

LINEAGE LOGISTICS LLC: $220 million six-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, SunTrust and KKR; refinance existing debt, fund acquisitions and general corporate purposes; Colton, Calif.; cold storage warehousing and logistics company.

LIVINGSTON INTERNATIONAL INC.: $555 million credit facility; RBC and Morgan Stanley; $125 million five-year revolver (B1/B) at BA plus 400 bps, OID 99; $65 million six-year first-lien Canadian term loan (B1/B) at BA plus 450 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $115 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing bank and bond debt; Toronto-based provider of consulting and trade management services and international freight forwarding.

MB AEROSPACE: $105 million credit facility; Societe Generale and BNP; $15 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $70 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $20 million GBP equivalent six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Delta Industries; Motherwell, U.K., provider of highly engineered components for the commercial and military aero-engine and industrial gas turbine markets.

MCCI MEDICAL: $325 million credit facility; Fifth Third, SunTrust and Wells Fargo; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $225 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Miami-based operator of medical centers.

MEDIMEDIA USA INC.: $335 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Wells Fargo; $25 million revolver (B2); $210 million first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 675 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $100 million second-lien term loan (Caa2) talked at Libor plus 1,050 bps to 1,100 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Yardley, Pa., specialty health care communications, publishing and medical education company.

MERGE HEALTHCARE: $270 million credit facility (B2/B+); Jefferies; $20 million five-year revolver; $250 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance notes; Chicago-based enterprise imaging-solutions provider focusing on software for the storage and sharing of medical images.

MMI INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $230 million 51/2-year senior secured term B (Ba3/B+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance existing term loan; Singapore-based technology company.

NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS: Expected close April 30; $221.3 million credit facility; SunTrust and Goldman Sachs; $15 million revolver; $148.5 million first-lien term loan (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call fir six months; $57.75 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by GTCR from Pamlico Capital; Sikeston, Mo., broadband/cable company.

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE: $1.1 billion five-year credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Deutsche Bank, DnB, Nordea, Barclays, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and UBS; $500 million revolver; $600 million term A; refinance existing debt; Miami-based cruise line operator.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS: $3.06 billion of term loans; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $2.56 billion first-lien term loan due May 2017 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 101 soft call for six months; $500 million second-lien term loan due February 2019 talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 hard call; repricing/refinancing; Chicago-based provider of investment services to institutions as well as individual investors.

OSMOSE HOLDINGS INC.: $405 million first-lien covenant-light term loan (B+) (including $50 million add-on) due November 2018 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing and dividend; Buffalo, N.Y., provider of wood preservation technology as well as utility and railroad asset management.

PINNACLE FOODS FINANCE LLC: Expected close April 29; $1.78 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Barclays, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Macquarie; $150 million five-year revolver; $1.63 billion seven-year term G at Libor plus 250 bps, step-down to Libor plus 225 bps at 4.25x net total leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility and notes; Mountain Lakes, N.J., diversified packaged food company.

REXNORD LLC: $939 million first-lien covenant-light term loan (Ba2/BB) due April 2018 at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; Milwaukee-based industrial company comprising two strategic platforms: process & motion control and water management.

SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES: $540 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas; $50 million five-year revolver (B2); $350 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $140 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by ABRY Partners; Dallas-based provider of inmate communications services and investigative technologies.

SOURCEHOV: $570 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and UBS; $60 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $400 million five-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $110 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, non-call one, 102, 101; help fund CVCI Private Equity's purchase of ownership interests from Apollo Global Management LLC and certain minority holders; Dallas-based provider of business process outsourcing and knowledge process outsourcing services.

STAR WEST GENERATION LLC: $850 million senor secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Citigroup, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, RBC and Union Bank (only on revolver); $100 million five-year revolver; $750 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt in connection with merger with GWF Energy LLC; Houston-based owner of power generations plants.

STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC.: $300 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (BB+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Citigroup and JPMorgan; fund acquisition of LNR Property and general corporate purposes; Greenwich, Conn.-based commercial real estate finance company.

TEKNI-PLEX INC.: $100 million covenant-light term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; redeem some notes; King of Prussia, Pa., manufacturer of packaging products primarily for the health care, food and consumer industries.

THERMASYS CORP. (API HEAT TRANSFER INC.): $300 million credit facility; UBS, RBC and GE Capital; $35 million five-year revolver; $265 million six-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Buffalo, N.Y., designer and manufacturer of specialty heat exchangers and heat transfer products.

TPF GENERATION HOLDINGS LLC: $455 million credit facility (B+); UBS and Goldman Sachs; $30 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $425 million 41/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102 soft call; refinance existing debt; operator of power generation facilities.

TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS INC.: $399 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, GE Capital, Deutsche Bank, SunTrust, RBC and Wells Fargo; repricing; Hauppauge, N.Y., provider of transaction processing services and payment-enabling technologies.

TRICORBRAUN: $552 million credit facility; GE Capital; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; $477 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; St. Louis-based designer and deliverer of rigid packaging.

TRINET HR CORP.: $150 million incremental term loans (B2/B+) Bank of America, KeyBanc, JPMorgan and BMO; $100 million add-on term B at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $50 million add-on term A; fund a dividend and general corporate purposes; San Leandro, Calif., cloud-based provider of on-demand HR services.

TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS INC.: $535 million term B (B+) due May 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing term B; provider of health care data and data analytics.

UPC BROADBAND: Roughly $1.3 billion term AH due 2021 at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; Scotia Capital and Nomura; refinance term loan T and term loan X borrowings; Englewood, Colo., provider of video, voice and broadband internet services.

U.S. SHIPPING CORP.: $220 million five-year senior secured term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; UBS and Bank of America; refinance debt; Edison, N.J., provider of long-haul marine transportation services.

UTEX INDUSTRIES INC.: $490 million credit facility; Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and UBS; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $300 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, step-down to Libor plus 325 bps at less than 5x leverage, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $140 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Riverstone Holdings LLC from Rhone Capital LLC; Houston-based manufacturer of engineered sealing and other specialty products used in oil and gas drilling and production, power, mining, water treatment and other industrial sectors.

VIRGIN MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD.: $2.755 billion senior secured seven-year term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; also £600 million senior secured seven-year term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition by Liberty Global Inc.; New York-based provider of broadband, television, mobile phone and home phone services.

WABASH NATIONAL CORP.: $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call until May 2014; Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; repricing; Lafayette, Ind., manufacturer of semi-trailers.

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $240 million credit facility; Jefferies; $200 million six-year covenant-light term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, step-down starting Sept. 30 to Libor plus 450 bps if leverage falls below 2x, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $40 million asset-based revolver; refinance existing bank debt; Raleigh, N.C., manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process.

On The Horizon

BIOSCRIP INC.: New senior secured credit facility; SunTrust, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley; revolver; roughly $325 million term loan; refinance loan and notes, and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Eden Prairie, Minn., provider of comprehensive infusion and home care services.

COMPUCOM SYSTEMS INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup, JPMorgan, BMO and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP from Court Square Capital Partners; Dallas-based IT services specialist.

DELL INC.: $7.5 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Credit Suisse and RBC; $4 billion 61/2-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor; $1.5 billion five-year covenant-light term C expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor; $2 billion asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund buyout by Michael Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer, and Silver Lake Round Rock, Texas, provider of technology and business services.

GARDNER DENVER INC.: $2.725 senior secured credit facility; UBS, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBC, Mizuho, KKR, HSBC and Sumitomo Mitsui; $400 million five-year revolver; $1.8 billion seven-year term B; $525 million seven-year euro term B; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP; Wayne, Pa., manufacturer of industrial compressors, blowers, pumps, loading arms and fuel systems.

GENWORTH WEALTH MANAGEMENT: New credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC and Genstar Capital LLC; Richmond, Va., financial security and insurance company.

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.

HOT TOPIC INC.: $75 million ABL credit facility at Libor plus 175 bps; Bank of America and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; City of Industry, Calif., mall and web based specialty retailer.

LIBERTY MEDIA CORP.: New loans; help fund purchase of some of Charter Communications Inc.'s shares and warrants; Englewood, Colo., owner of media, communications and entertainment businesses.

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO. INC.: New five-year credit facility, including term loan; help fund acquisition of Barnes Group Inc.'s North American distribution business; Melville, N.Y.-based distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations supplies to industrial customers.

NATIONAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS CORP.: New debt; Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and UBS; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; New York-based provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services.

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.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: $2.6 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, UBS, JPMorgan, RBS, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and HSBC; $300 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps; $2.3 billion seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; 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 BROADCAST GROUP INC.: New debt financing; help fund purchase of Fisher Communications Inc.; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $400 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; Barclays; with common units IPO; capital expenditures and permitted acquisitions, and for working capital requirements and other general partnership purposes; Overland Park, Kan., owner, operator, acquirer and developer of midstream energy assets.

WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.: New senior secured term loan; Credit Suisse, Barclays, UBS, Macquarie and Nomura; fund acquisition of Parlophone Label Group; New York-based music content company.


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