Bank Loan Calendar: $65.7587 billion deals being marketed

September Bank Meetings

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: Conference call Sept. 24; $955 million term loan (B1); Bank of America, JPMorgan, SunTrust, BMO and GE Capital; refinance existing debt; St. Petersburg, Fla., provider of precision marketing services.

HUDSON'S BAY CO.: Bank meeting Sept. 24; roughly $3.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and RBC; $1.9 billion term B (B1/BB); $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.

LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 25; $330 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; $30 million revolver; $215 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan; $85 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Providence Equity; Jefferson City, Mo., college sports multimedia rights marketing company.

OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES: London bank meeting Sept. 25, New York meeting Sept. 26; €440 million in term B debt; JPMorgan; €275 million six-year U.S. equivalent term B; €165 million six-year euro term B; refinance existing debt; France-based manufacturer of chip-based digital authentication products for the payment and telecom industries.

RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 27; $450 million credit facility; RBC and BMO; $20 million five-year revolver; $310 million seven-year first-lien term loan; $120 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K-12 schools.

SHELF DRILLING: Group meeting Sept. 24 in New York; $450 million five-year PIK toggle holdco term loan, non-call one, 102, 101; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, HSBC and Jefferies; redeem preferred stock and fund a dividend; Dubai-based water offshore jackup rig operator.

Upcoming Closings

ACOSTA SALES & MARKETING: Term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor; Goldman Sachs; repricing; Jacksonville, Fla., full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry.

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

AIR CANADA: Expected close Sept. 26; $400 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+/BB); Citigroup, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and TD Securities; $100 million four-year revolver; $300 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; refinance debt; Montreal-based airline company.

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

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

APTALIS PHARMA INC.: $1.4 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Barclays, RBC, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Bridgewater, N.J., specialty pharmaceutical company.

ARCHROMA: $360 million credit facility; Jefferies; euro equivalent $50 million 41/2-year revolver; $310 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 101; help fund SK Capital Partners' acquisition of the textile chemicals, paper specialties and emulsions businesses of Clariant International; provider of specialty chemicals for the textile, paper and emulsions sectors.

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.

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT RESORT PROPERTIES: $3.2695 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B/B+); Citigroup, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley and UBS; $3 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; $269.5 million revolver; help refinance CMBS and credit facility debt; Las Vegas-based diversified casino-entertainment company.

COLE HAAN LLC: $350 million first-lien term loan (B) due February 2020 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies; refinance existing term loan and fund a dividend; New York-based designer and retailer of footwear, apparel and accessories.

CONFIE SEGUROS: $120 million add-on term debt; RBC; $82.5 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $37.5 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; fund acquisitions; New York-based provider of personal insurance.

CPG INTERNATIONAL INC.: $750 million credit facility; Barclays, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, RBS and UBS; $625 million seven-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million five-year ABL revolver; help fund buyout by Ares Management LLC and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan from AEA Investors LP; Scranton, Pa., manufacturer of synthetic building products.

DELL INC.: $9.1 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Credit Suisse, RBC and UBS; $4.625 billion to $4.675 billion 61/2-year covenant-light term B (Ba2/BB+/BB+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $1.5 billion to $1.55 billion five-year covenant-light term C (Ba2/BB+/BB+) at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $2 billion asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps; €650 million to €700 million 61/2-year term B (Ba2/BB+/BB+) at Euribor plus 375 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Michael Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer, and Silver Lake Round Rock, Texas, provider of technology and business services.

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

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

FIELDWOOD ENERGY LLC: $3.625 billion credit facility; JPMorgan (left on second-lien), Citigroup (left on first-lien), Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $1.2 billion five-year ABL revolver; $700 million five-year first-lien term loan (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 287.5 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $1.725 billion seven-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 712.5 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Apache Corp.'s Gulf of Mexico shelf business; Houston-based acquirer and developer of conventional oil and gas assets.

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

HEALTHPORT (CT TECHNOLOGIES INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.): $390 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Ares Capital and GE Capital leading the first-lien debt, Credit Suisse sole on second-lien; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $250 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $115 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of release of information services for the health care industry.

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

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

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

INFORMATION RESOURCES INC.: $617.5 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Jefferies and BMO; refinance existing debt and back the acquisition of Aztec from Aegis Media; Chicago-based provider of solutions and services for consumer, retail and over-the-counter healthcare companies.

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

LAUREATE EDUCATION: Expected close Sept. 30 week; $1.662 billion senior secured term B due June 16, 2018 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; repricing; Baltimore-based provider of higher educational services.

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.

MILLER HEIMAN: $273 million credit facility (B2/B); GE Capital and BMO; $40 million five-year revolver; $233 million six-year term B at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund the acquisition of IPI; Denver-based provider of corporate sales training.

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL: $785 million credit facility; Bank of America (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien), Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, KKR Capital, RBC and SMBC; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $490 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor pus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $245 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR from Aurora Capital Group; San Diego-based provider of technology, connectivity and information services to the property & casualty claims and collision repair industries.

NCP FINANCE: $160 million five-year term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 975 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call three, 105; Jefferies; refinance existing debt and fund an expansion of the business; Dayton, Ohio, provider of funds for cash advances, title loans, subprime and installment loans for credit service organizations.

NES GLOBAL TALENT: $260 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and HSBC; $200 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $60 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Altrincham, England, provider of staffing services for the oil and gas industry.

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

PEABODY ENERGY CORP.: Expected close Sept. 24; $2.85 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB+/BB+); Citigroup, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, PNC and RBS; $1.2 seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $1.65 billion five-year senior secured revolver; repay term loan debt; St. Louis-based coal producer.

PENTON MEDIA INC.: $720 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, GE Capital, Bank of America and Macquarie; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $520 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; New York-base tradeshow and professional information services company.

PINNACLE FOODS FINANCE LLC: $525 million incremental term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps, step-down to Libor plus 225 bps if total net leverage is less than 4.25x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98 3/8; Bank of America, Barclays, UBS, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Macquarie; help fund acquisition of the Wish-Bone salad dressings business from Unilever plc; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer and distributor of branded packaged foods.

PITNEY BOWES MANAGEMENT SERVICES: $365 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/BB-); $215 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 1,050 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC from Pitney Bowes Inc.; provider of mail and print outsourcing solutions.

PRA HOLDINGS INC.: $950 million credit facility (B1/B); UBS, Jefferies, Credit Suisse, KKR Capital and Citigroup; $125 million five-year revolver; $825 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund KKR's buyout of PRA International from Genstar Capital LLC and ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc. from Warburg Pincus, and the merger of the two companies; Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of outsourced clinical development services.

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

PROPETRO SERVICES INC.: $260 million credit facility (B3/B); Deutsche Bank and Barclays; $40 million revolver; $220 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Midland, Texas, provider of oil and gas well drilling, stimulation, workover and repair services.

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

RUE21 INC.: $683 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $150 million five-year asset-based revolver; $533 million senior secured seven-year term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Warrendale, Pa., retailer of girls and guys apparel and accessories.

SAFE FLEET ACQUISITION CORP.: $152 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $30 million five-year revolver; $122 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; also $48 million seven-year second-lien term loan held by Oaktree Capital; help fund the acquisitions of ROM Corp. and Specialty Manufacturing Inc.; provider of safety oriented components to the emergency vehicle, truck and trailer, utility vehicle, school bus and transit bus end markets.

SAMSON INVESTMENT CO.: $1 billion senior secured covenant-light term loan due Sept. 25, 2018 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; Tulsa, Okla., private exploration and production company.

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

SEARS HOLDINGS CORP.: $1 billion senior secured term loan (NA/B/B) due June 2018 talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America; repay revolver borrowings; Hoffman Estates, Ill., retailer.

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

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

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

SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL FUNDING CO.: $250 million to $500 million six-year term B-2 (B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Bank of America; pay down existing term B; Evansville, Ind., provider of loans, retail financing and other credit-related products.

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

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

TOPPS CO. INC.: $175 million credit facility (B1/B); Deutsche Bank and BMO; $150 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $25 million revolver; refinance existing debt; creator and marketer of sports and related cards, entertainment products and distinctive confectionery brands.

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

On The Horizon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $955 million senior secured credit facility (B); Barclays and Bank of America; $100 million revolver; $855 million term B; help fund acquisition of Harden Healthcare Holdings Inc. and refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based provider of home health and hospice services.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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