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Published on 7/31/2013 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $50.4488 billion deals being marketed

August Bank Meetings

AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD.: Conference call Aug. 1; $600 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing term B; Bethesda, Md., private equity firm and global asset manager.

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Bank meeting Aug. 6; $1.3 billion seven-year covenant-light term B, 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.

EPIQ SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting Aug. 1; $400 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); KeyBanc; $100 million revolver; $300 million term loan; refinance existing debt and provide greater capital flexibility; provider of technology-enabled solutions for electronic discovery, bankruptcy and class action administration.

FAIRMOUNT MINERALS LTD.: Bank meeting Aug. 5; $1.285 billion senior secured credit facility; Barclays, KeyBanc, PNC and Wells Fargo; $75 million five-year revolver; $250 million term B-1 due March 15, 201; $960 million six-year term B-2; help fund the acquisition of nearly all of FTS International's sand mining operations, resin-coating plants and distribution terminals, and refinance an existing credit facility; Chesterland, Ohio, producer of industrial sand.

MEI CONLUX HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Aug. 1; $450 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Nomura; $60 million five-year revolver; $390 million seven-year covenant-light term loan; refinance existing debt; Malvern, Pa., manufacturer of electronic note acceptors, coin mechanisms and other unattended transaction systems.

SMILE BRANDS GROUP INC.: Conference call Aug. 1; $310 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Jefferies, SunTrust and Wells Fargo; $50 million five-year revolver; $260 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Irvine, Calif., provider of support services to dental offices.

TRINET HR CORP.: Bank meeting Aug. 1; $895 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $75 million five-year revolver; $150 million three-year first-lien term loan; $480 million seven-year first-lien term loan; $190 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; San Leandro, Calif., cloud-based provider of on-demand HR services.

Upcoming Closings

ALINTA ENERGY FINANCE PTY LTD.: $1.17 billion ($1.1 billion funded, $70 million delayed-draw) six-year senior secured covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, soft call 102, 101; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie; also A$240 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt; Melbourne, Australia, power company.

AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP.: $600 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, KeyBank, Macquarie Capital and PNC; $350 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $250 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund buyout by chief executive officer Zev Weiss and president and chief operating officer Jeffrey Weiss; Cleveland-based greeting card company.

AMR CORP.: $850 million add-on to DIP/exit term loan (Baa2/BB-/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Credit Suisse; add cash to the balance sheet; Fort Worth, Texas, airline company.

ATLAS ENERGY LP: $240 million six-year term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of natural gas proved reserves from EP Energy E&P Co. LP; Pittsburgh-based master limited partnership that owns an interest in producing natural gas and oil wells.

BIOSCRIP INC.: $475 million credit facility (B2); SunTrust, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley; $75 million revolver; $250 million covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $150 million delayed-draw covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance loan and notes, and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Eden Prairie, Minn., provider of comprehensive infusion and home care services.

BLACKHAWK SPECIALTY TOOLS LLC: $101 million credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $81 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Bain Capital; Houston-based provider of automated top-drive cement heads and related equipment and services as well as cementation products to the oil and gas industry.

BMC SOFTWARE: $3.55 billion U.S. senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Mizuho and Jefferies; $350 million five-year revolver; $3.2 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; €750 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Euribor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Bain Capital, Golden Gate Capital, GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd and Insight Venture Partners; Houston-based software company.

BOWIE RESOURCES LLC: $491 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; $35 million ABL revolver; $335 million first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $121 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 bps to 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Canyon Fuel Co. LLC from Arch Coal Inc.; Louisville, Ky., coal company.

BOYD GAMING CORP.: $1.75 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, UBS, Wells Fargo and Nomura; $600 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming entertainment properties.

CERAMTEC GMBH: €747.5 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Deutsche Bank, RBC and UBS; €100 million revolver; €647.5 million seven-year covenant-light term loan Bs - €291.3 million term B at Euribor plus 375 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months, $472.5 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Cinven from Rockwood Holdings Inc.; Plochingen, Germany, producer of high-performance advanced ceramics materials and products.

CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP INC.: $210 million six-year term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt, finance an acquisition and pay a dividend; Denver-based financial advisor network.

CLEARESULT: $155 million credit facility; Societe Generale and KeyBanc; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor; $85 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; C$15 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $25 million six-year delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; help fund buyout by General Atlantic; Austin, Texas, provider of outsourced energy efficiency optimization services.

CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER CO.: $367 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Bank of America; reprice/refinance existing term loan; Atlanta-based developer and manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging.

CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC: $450 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and RBC; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $300 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps step-down with IPO and B1/B+ ratings or less than 4x total leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $100 million 71/2-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 50 bps step-down with IPO and B1/B+ ratings or less than 4x total leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Lone Star Funds from Lafarge; supplier of drywall for residential and commercial construction industries.

CONVATEC INC.: $784 million term B due December 2016 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; €532 million term B due December 2016 talked at Euribor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; refinance and amend existing term loan B debt; Skillman, N.J., developer and marketer of medical technologies.

DSI RENAL: $280 million credit facility; GE Capital, Ares, Fifth Third and KeyBanc; $40 million five-year revolver; $227 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $13 million delayed-draw seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Nashville, Tenn., provider of dialysis services.

EASTMAN KODAK CO.: $895 million senior secured exit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Barclays; $200 million asset-based revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $420 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, hard call 102, 101; $275 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 971/2, non-call one, 103, 101; repay creditors and fund emergence from Chapter 11; Rochester, N.Y., provider of imaging technology products and services to the photographic and graphic communications markets.

ENVEN ENERGY VENTURES LLC: $150 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; Credit Suisse and BMO; repay existing debt and preferred equity and for general corporate purposes; exploration and production company in the Gulf of Mexico.

FOTOLIA LLC: $300 million of term loans; Goldman Sachs and KKR; $200 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $100 million 71/2-year euro equivalent second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Euribor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1.25% floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend and put cash on the balance sheet; New York-based provider of royalty-free images, vectors, illustrations and video footage clips.

FRESENIUS: $500 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99 to 991/2; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Bad Homburg, Germany, provider of dialysis services and products.

GENERIC DRUG HOLDINGS INC. (HARVARD DRUG): $380 million senior secured term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Livonia, Mich., independent pharmaceutical distributor.

GENESISCARE: $245 million seven-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; UBS and KKR Capital; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Sydney, Australia, provider of cardiology, radiation oncology and sleep treatments.

GENWORTH WEALTH MANAGEMENT (AQGEN LIBERTY MANAGEMENT): $255 million credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver; $230 million first-lien term loan due July 1, 2019 at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC and Genstar Capital LLC; Richmond, Va., product provider in the wealth management industry.

GREAT WOLF RESORTS INC.: $420 million senior secured credit facility (B3/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Goldman Sachs; $100 million five-year revolver; $320 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 350 bps, step-down to Libor plus 325 bps at 31/2x secured leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Madison, Wis., water park resort operator.

HOLOGIC INC.: $1.279 billion term B due Aug. 1, 2019 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor; Goldman Sachs; repricing; Bedford, Mass., provider of diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products.

INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS LLC: $270 million six-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America, JPMorgan and PNC; refinance existing debt; Oak Brook, Ill., manufacturer of highly engineered cab enclosures and attachment tools.

KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS INC.: $360 million credit facility; UBS, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $235 million six-year first-lien term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; $25 million ABL revolver that is not being syndicated; repay existing debt and fund a dividend; Exeter, Pa., distributor and marketer of aftermarket automotive equipment and accessories.

KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE: $342 million credit facility (B2/B-); BNP Paribas and Bank of America; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $267 million term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing revolver and subordinated notes; Singapore-based education company.

LANDESK SOFTWARE: $320 million credit facility (B+); Jefferies; $20 million revolver; $300 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; South Jordan, Utah, provider of systems lifecycle management and endpoint security, as well as IT service management for desktops, servers and mobile devices.

LARCHMONT RESOURCES LLC: $250 million six-year senior secured first-lien term loan at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 101; Barclays and Jefferies; refinance existing debt; oil and gas company.

MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION: $275 million term B due June 30, 2020 talked at Libor plus 812.5 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; remarketing of loan used for restructuring; Mashantucket, Conn.-based owner of the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: $960 million credit facility; RBC, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $60 million super-priority revolver (Ba1/BB); $32 million delayed-draw term A (B1/BB-) at separate borrower that's spoken for; $868 million delayed-draw term B (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance debt at Media General and New Young Broadcasting Holding Co. Inc. in connection with their merger and pay a cash contribution to Media General's qualified pension plan; Richmond, Va., media company.

MIDCONTINENT COMMUNICATIONS: $475 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); SunTrust, RBC, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and TD Securities; $125 million five-year revolver; $125 million five-year term A; $225 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call protection for six months; refinance existing credit facility; Sioux Falls, S.D., provider of cable television, digital telephone service and high-speed internet access.

MISYS PLC: $938 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call through June 2014; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; also €99 million first-lien term loan talked at Euribor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call through June 2014; repricing; London-based provider of application software and services for the financial services industry.

MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $300 million incremental debt (Ba3); Bank of America, Citigroup and Credit Suisse; $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $75 million add-on revolver; help fund acquisition of Security Networks LLC; Dallas-based home security alarm monitoring company.

MOXIE LIBERTY: $558 million seven-year term loan ($358 million funded, $200 million delayed-draw) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call 21/2, 102, 101; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Ares Capital and Union Bank; help fund construction of the 829 megawatt natural gas fired power plant.

MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS INC.: $330 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Barclays and Bank of America; $50 million five-year revolver; $280 million seven-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners from Irving Place Capital and refinance existing senior secured credit facility; New York-based manufacturer of printed folding cartons, labels, and inserts for customers in the health care, consumer and media end markets.

NATIONAL SURGICAL HOSPITALS INC.: $187.5 million credit facility (B2/B); BMO, CIT and Sumitomo; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $157.5 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based owner, operator and developer of surgical hospitals and surgery centers.

NORTHEAST WIND CAPIAL II LLC: $325 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, KeyBanc and Union Bank; refinance debt; owner of a portfolio of wind projects.

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $485 million six-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 99¾ to par, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley and Barclays; amendment and extension; Burlington, Mass., provider of voice and language services for businesses and consumers.

PHOTONIS USA PENNSYLVANIA INC.: $325 million of term loans; Credit Suisse, Societe Generale and ING; $260 million six-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $65 million 61/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Lancaster, Pa., manufacturer of vacuum electron devices and associated RF circuits for communications, science, radar, industry & directed energy applications.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $2.6 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BB+); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, Barclays, Credit Agricole and UBS; $1 billion five-year revolver; up to $500 million three-year term B-1 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; at least $1.1. billion seven-year term B-2 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Ameristar Casinos Inc.; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of casinos.

PLAYA FUNDING: $375 million credit facility (B2/B+); Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $25 million revolver; $350 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; capitalize the company; owner, operator and developer of all-inclusive resorts.

QUEBECOR MEDIA INC.: $350 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B (B1) at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Scotia Capital and RBC; general corporate purposes; Montreal-based media company.

REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CO.: $3.425 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $25 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $550 million five-year first-lien term A (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $1.75 billion seven-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for one year; $1.1 billion 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps to 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call two, 102, 101; recapitalization; Kettering, Ohio, provider of software, business forms and supplies and professional services that support automotive retailing for car dealers and automakers.

ROYAL ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS: Expected close July 31; $547 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Madison Capital, Jefferies, Nomura and KeyBanc; $40 million revolver (B1/B); $353 million five-year first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $154 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; fund acquisition of ADCO Global and refinance existing bank debt; South Bend, Ind., manufacturer and marketer of high performance adhesives, sealants, encapsulants and specialty polymers.

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.

SPRINGER SCIENCE + BUSINESS MEDIA: $1.591 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Barclays, Nomura and UBS; also €150 million revolver and €615 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Euribor plus 425 bps, 1% floor, OID 96, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by BC Partners from EQT Partners and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp.; Berlin-based STM publisher.

STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS INC.: $325 million credit facility; Macquarie and Credit Suisse leading term loans, GE Capital leading revolver; $75 million ABL revolver; $175 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) that was pre-placed; help fund buyout by Kohlberg & Co.; Waltham, Mass., designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of musical instruments.

SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORP.: $110 million credit facility (B3/B); Credit Suisse; $10 million four-year revolver; $100 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; fund a return of capital; provider of disposable surgical products.

SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $280 million credit facility; RBC; $65 million five-year revolver (B3) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, OID 99; $215 million seven-year term loan (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by EQT Infrastructure II; Houston-based recycler of biosolids and other organic residuals.

TATA CHEMICALS NORTH AMERICA: $340 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan; $25 million five-year revolver; $315 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Rockaway, N.J., natural soda ash producer.

TIP TRAILER SERVICES: $150 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; also €163 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB+) talked at Euribor plus 450 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call, and €55 million six-year revolver (B1/BB+) talked at Euribor plus 387.5 bps; help fund buyout by HNA Group Co. Ltd. from GE Capital; European provider of transport equipment leasing and rental services.

TOYS 'R' US INC.: $985 million six-year covenant-light unsecured term loan (B3/B+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; refinance notes; Wayne, N.J., toy retailer.

TPF II: $495 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million five-year first priority revolver (B1/B+); $475 million six-year senior secured term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102; repay an existing term loan, fund debt service and liquidity reserves, and pay a dividend; portfolio of two natural gas fired simple-cycle power generation projects.

TRIDENTUSA HEALTH SERVICES: Expected close July 31; $570 million credit facility; Citigroup, GE Capital and RBC; $75 million revolver (B1/B); $340 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $155 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt, fund acquisition of Life Choice Hospice, and monetize existing shareholders for the dilution of their ownership stakes via a new equity infusion; Burbank, Calif., provider of bedside diagnostics services.

TRIPLE POINT GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $475 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $40 million revolver (B2); $310 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 951/2, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 94, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Ion Investment Group; Westport, Conn., provider of software for end-to-end commodity management.

UNITED STATES INFRASTRUCTURE CORP.: $670 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, GE Capital and RBC; $75 million revolver (B2/B); $430 million covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $165 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) that was privately placed; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners LP from OMERS Private Equity; Indianapolis-based provider of outsourced utility locating services.

U.S. RENAL CARE INC.: $495 million of term loans; Barclays, RBC, Goldman Sachs and SunTrust; $335 million incremental first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) due July 3, 2019 talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $160 million incremental second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) due Jan. 3, 2020 talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; fund acquisition of Ambulatory Services of America Inc.; Plano, Texas, developer, acquirer and operator of outpatient treatment centers for persons suffering from chronic kidney failure.

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $4.05 billion of term loans (Ba1/BB); Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, RBC and Morgan Stanley; $3.2 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call for six months; $850 million term A due April 2016 at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 981/2; help fund acquisition of Bausch + Lomb Holdings Inc.; Laval, Quebec, specialty pharmaceutical company.

VAN WAGNER COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $227.8 million senior secured term B due August 2018 at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Barclays; repricing; out-of-home advertising company.

VANTAGE PIPELINE: $240 million credit facility (Ba2); RBC and TD Securities; $15 million revolver; $225 million term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund the construction of the high vapour pressure pipeline carrying ethane from North Dakota to Canada.

WASTEQUIP LLC: $210 million six-year term loan (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Charlotte, N.C., manufacturer of waste handling equipment and recycling equipment.

WILLBROS GROUP INC.: $400 million credit facility; JPMorgan leading term B, Bank of America leading revolver; $250 million six-year term B (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 975 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 961/2, non-call one, 103, 101; $150 million five-year asset-based revolver (B1); refinance existing credit facility; Houston-based energy infrastructure contractor.

WS PACKAGING GROUP INC.: $276 million credit facility (B1/B+); GE Capital; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $236 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Green Bay, Wis., pressure sensitive label manufacturer.

YONKERS RACING CORP.: $315 million of new term loans; JPMorgan; $245 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call protection for six months; $70 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; redeem notes; owner and operator of a gaming and entertainment facility comprised of Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway.

ZEST ANCHORS INC.: $260 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Fifth Third and RBS Citizens; $20 million revolver (B2/B); $160 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $80 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Avista Capital Partners from the Jordan Co.; Escondido, Calif., manufacturer and distributor of dental products for the treatment of edentulous patients.

On The Horizon

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC.: $2.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and JPMorgan; $250 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $2.25 billion seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund stock buyback from Vivendi; Santa Monica Calif., interactive entertainment publishing 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.

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.: $155 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $90 million revolver; $65 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Met-Pro Corp., repay existing debt and working capital; Cincinnati-based provider of air pollution control technology.

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.

DELL INC.: $7.5 billion credit facility; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Bank of America 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.

ENVISION PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by TPG; Twinsburg, Ohio, full-service pharmacy benefit management company.

FIELDWOOD ENERGY LLC: New debt financing; Citigroup, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Apache Corp.'s Gulf of Mexico Shelf business; Houston-based acquirer and developer of conventional oil and gas assets.

GANNETT CO. INC.: New bank debt; help fund acquisition of Belo Corp.; McLean, Va., media and marketing company.

HUBBARD RADIO LLC: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley; fund acquisition of 10 radio stations from Sandusky Radio; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., operator of radio stations.

HUDSON'S BAY CO.: Roughly $3.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and RBC; $1.9 billion term B; $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.

INTUIT FINANCIAL SERVICES: New debt financing; Jefferies; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo from Intuit Inc.; Woodland Hills, Calif., provider of online and mobile banking software to financial institutions.

KEYNOTE SYSTEMS INC.: $185 million senior secured credit facility; Ares Capital; $10 million revolver; $175 million term loan; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC; San Mateo, Calif., Internet and mobile cloud testing & monitoring company.

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.

OCI PARTNERS LP: $235 million 61/2-year senior secured term B; Bank of America; repay term B-2 in connection with initial public offering of common units; Nederland, Texas, methanol and ammonia company.

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.

PRA INTERNATIONAL: New debt; UBS, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and KKR Capital; help fund buyout by KKR from Genstar Capital LLC; Raleigh, N.C., contract research organization.

RUE21 INC.: $680 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $150 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps; $530 million senior secured covenant-light seven-year term loan, 1% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Warrendale, Pa., retailer of girls and guys apparel and accessories.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: New debt financing; help fund purchase of Fisher Communications Inc. and/or Perpetual Corporation and Charleston Television LLC; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting 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.

TENET HEALTHCARE INC.: $1.8 billion senior secured term loan; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Vanguard Health Systems Inc.; Dallas-based health care services company.

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.

XPO LOGISTICS INC.: $195 million in term loans; Credit Suisse; $140 million first-lien term loan; $55 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of 3PD Inc.; Greenwich, Conn., provider of transportation logistics services and expedited transportation services.


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