Bank Loan Calendar: $53.789 billion deals being marketed

March Bank Meetings

AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS INC.: Bank meeting March 7; $300 million senior secured covenant-light term loan due June 2018; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Terry's Tire Town Holdings Inc.; Huntersville, N.C., replacement tire distributor.

MICROSEMI CORP.: Conference call March 6; roughly $646 million covenant-light term B-1 due February 2020; RBC; repricing; Aliso Viejo, Calif., provider of semiconductor services.

ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS INTERFIN LTD.: Bank meeting in London March 6 (New York meeting happened March 4); $450 million U.S. credit facility (B3/BB); Barclays and JPMorgan; $105 million five-year multi-currency revolver; $345 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; also €150 million seven-year term loan (B3/BB) talked at Euribor plus 375 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing capital structure; operator of luxury hotels, restaurants, trains, cruises and safaris.

RADNET INC.: Conference call March 6; $210 million in term loans; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; $180 million second-lien term loan; $30 million tack-on first-lien term B; repay notes; Los Angeles-based owner and operator of fixed-site diagnostic imaging centers.

SBP HOLDINGS: Bank meeting March 6; $452.5 million credit facility; UBS; $100 million five-year ABL revolver; $225 million seven-year first-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor; $127.5 million eight-year second-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Delta Rigging & Tools and refinance existing debt; Glen Burnie, Md., industrial products distributor, specializing in rubber products and wire rope & rigging products.

Upcoming Closings

ACCELLENT INC.: $1.13 billion credit facility; UBS (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien) and KKR Capital; $75 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $835 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $220 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Lake Region Medical and refinance existing debt; Wilmington, Mass., provider of fully integrated outsourced manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry.

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY HOLDINGS LLC: $230 million incremental first-lien term loan (B2) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; BMO and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Primus Laundry Equipment Group; Ripon, Wis., designer, manufacturer and marketer of commercial laundry equipment.

AVAST: $460 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, UBS and Jefferies; $40 million five-year revolver; $420 million six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund major investment by CVC Capital Partners; Czech Republic-based provider of security software for PCs, smartphones and tablets.

BELLISIO FOODS INC.: $328 million credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver due August 2018 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor; $278 million term loan due August 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $20 million Canadian equivalent term loan due August 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Duluth, Minn., food company.

CENGAGE LEARNING ACQUISITIONS INC.: $1.95 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and KKR; $200 million ABL revolver; $1.75 billion six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; exit financing; Stamford, Conn., provider of teaching, learning and research services.

CEVA GROUP PLC: $1.125 billion credit facility (B-); Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Apollo; $250 million five-year revolver; $875 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (including $275 million synthetic letter-of-credit) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and pre-fund letters-of-credit; London-based supply chain management company.

COVANTA ENERGY CORP.: $295 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; repricing; Morristown, N.J., owner and operator of energy-from-waste and power generation projects.

DAE AVIATION HOLDINGS INC.: Roughly $840 million of term loans; Barclays, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $250 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; roughly $590 million first-lien term loan (B2/B-) due Nov. 2, 2018 at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; refinance notes and reprice existing first-lien term loan; aircraft MRO provider.

ELLUCIAN: $998 million term B due July 19, 2018 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at net total opco leverage of 5.35x, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; repricing; Fairfax, Va., provider of software and services to the education community.

EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING: Roughly $1.08 billion term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; repricing; New York-based music publisher.

EMPIRE GENERATING CO. LLC: $480 million credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Credit Agricole; $20 million five-year revolver; $430 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $30 million seven-year letter-of-credit term C talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; owner of a combined cycle, natural gas fired power plant in Rensselaer, N.Y.

ENNIS FLINT (ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LLC): $635 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, RBC and Fifth Third; $75 million revolver (B1); $390 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $170 million 71/2-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Thomasville, N.C., manufacturer and marketer of traffic safety and pavement marking products.

FIBERTECH NETWORKS: Expected close March 7; $511 million term B, including $135 million add-on, (B2) at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps based on leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾ on add-on, 101 soft call for six months; TD Securities and M&T Bank; help fund a dividend and repricing; Rochester, N.Y., provider of fiber optic bandwidth services.

GRIFOLS SA: $4.8 billion senior credit facility (Ba1/BB); Nomura, Morgan Stanley, BBVA, Deutsche Bank and HSBC; $300 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $700 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $3.25 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $550 million euro equivalent seven-year term B talked at Euribor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Barcelona-based pharmaceutical company.

HUDSON PRODUCTS CORP.: $300 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $30 million 41/2-year revolver; $270 million five-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ for new money, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Beasley, Texas, designer and manufacturer of air-cooled heat exchanger equipment to serve the oil, gas and petrochemical processing industries.

IMG WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.: $2.45 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Barclays; $100 million revolver (B1/B); $1.9 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $450 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Silver Lake Partners and William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC from Forstmann Little & Co.; New York-based sports, fashion and media business.

IMS HEALTH: $1.747 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 25 bps step-down when net opco leverage is less than 5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ to 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; also €747 million seven-year covenant-light term B (BB-) talked at Euribor plus 300 bps, 25 bps step-down when net opco leverage is less than 5x, 1.25% floor, OID 99½ to 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Danbury, Conn., provider of information, services and technology for the health care industry.

INC RESEARCH LLC: $295 million term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; Raleigh, N.C., therapeutically focused contract research organization.

INTERLINE BRANDS INC.: $350 million first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse and Keybanc; refinance notes, pay down revolver and general corporate purposes; Jacksonville, Fla., distributor and direct marketer of broad-line maintenance, repair and operations products to the facilities maintenance end-market.

IQOR US INC.: $900 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and GE Capital; $100 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $630 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $170 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 971/2, call protection 102, 101; fund the acquisition of the aftermarket services business of Jabil Circuit Inc.; New York-based provider of business process outsourcing services.

JLL/DELTA PATHEON HOLDINGS LP: $1.525 billion-equivalent credit facility (B2/B); UBS, JPMorgan, Jefferies, KeyBanc and Morgan Stanley; $200 million five-year revolver; $985 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; €250 million seven-year term B at Euribor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund purchase of Patheon by JLL Partners and Royal DSM and merger with DSM Pharmaceutical Products to create a new company; contract development and manufacturing organization for the pharmaceutical industry.

KAR AUCTION SERVICES INC.: $1.77 billion of term loans; JPMorgan; $600 million-$650 million three-year term B-1 at Libor plus 250 bps, 101 soft call for six months; $1.12 billion-$1.17 billion seven-year term B-2 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility; Carmel, Ind., provider of vehicle auction services and a provider of floorplan financing to independent and franchise used vehicle dealers.

KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE EDUCATION LLC: $340 million credit facility (B); Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas and BMO; $70 million five-year revolver; $270 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Singapore-based provider of early childhood and teacher education.

KRONOS INC.: $490 million of term loans; Credit Suisse; $315 million first-lien covenant-light tack-on term loan (B-) due October 2019 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call through October 2014; $175 million second-lien covenant-light tack-on term loan (CCC) due April 2020 at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, call protection 103 through October 2015, 102, 101; fund shareholder distribution with acquisition of minority stake by Blackstone/GIC; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of workforce management software.

LANDS' END INC.: $515 million seven-year covenant-light senior secured term (B1) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; fund a dividend to Sears Holdings Corp. with spin-off and general corporate purposes; Dodgeville, Wis., retailer of casual clothing, accessories and footwear, and home products.

MALLINCKRODT PLC: $1.55 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Deutsche Bank; $250 million five-year revolver $1.3 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps at 3.75x net total leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Dublin-based specialty pharmaceutical and medical imaging company.

MCGRAW-HILL GLOBAL EDUCATION HOLDINGS LLC: $688 million first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) due March 2019 talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; New York-based digital learning company.

MERRILL COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $394 million first-lien term loan (B+) due March 2018 talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; St. Paul, Minn., provider of technology-enabled services.

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL: $125 million add-on covenant-light first-lien term loan due Oct. 11, 2020 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call through April 11, 2014; Bank of America and KKR; fund acquisition of Fairpay Solutions and for general corporate purposes; San Diego-based provider of technology solutions for the property & casualty claims industry.

NATIONAL RESPONSE CORP.: $160 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $15 million five-year revolver; $145 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ on new money, 101 soft call for six months; fund two acquisitions; Great River, N.Y., provider of United States Oil Pollution Act of 1990 regulatory compliance and emergency response services, and diversified environmental, industrial, and emergency response services.

NATIONAL VISION INC.: $700 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs (left on first-lien), Morgan Stanley (left on second-lien), Citigroup, KKR, Mizuho, Barclays and Macquarie; $75 million revolver (B2/B); $500 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 7/8, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR from Berkshire Partners; Lawrenceville, Ga., retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses.

NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LLC: $2.943 billion first-lien covenant-light term loan due October 2020 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4x net first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call through October 2014; Credit Suisse, RBC and Deutsche Bank; repricing; Dallas-based luxury retailer.

NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS: $38.5 million of add-on bank debt; SunTrust and Goldman Sachs; $10 million add-on revolver; $13.5 million add-on first-lien term loan due April 2020 (and repricing of existing first-lien term loan) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾ on new money, 101 soft call for six months; $15 million add-on second-lien term loan due October 2020 talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; fund a tuck-in acquisition; Sikeston, Mo., broadband/cable company providing television, high-speed internet and digital telephone services.

NINE WEST HOLDINGS INC.: $970 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and MCS on term loan, Wells Fargo and Bank of America on revolver; $445 million senior secured term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $300 million 53/4-year unsecured guaranteed term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call 18 months, 102, 101; $225 million senior secured asset-based revolver; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; apparel, footwear and accessories company.

OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES: $280 million term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; also €260 million term B talked at Euribor plus 375 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; France-based manufacturer of chip-based digital authentication products for the payment and telecom industries.

ONESTOPPLUS GROUP: $465 million seven-year term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and BMO; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; New York-based catalog retailer and online marketplace for plus-size consumers.

PAYLESS INC.: $665 million of term loans; Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and MerchCap Capital; $520 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 400-425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $145 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance term B and fund a dividend; Topeka, Kan., specialty family footwear retailer.

PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES ASA: $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan and RBS; amend and extend existing senior secured term B; Oslo, Norway, marine seismic survey and data processing company.

PRA INTERNATIONAL: Roughly $888 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; UBS, KKR Capital, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Citigroup; repricing; Raleigh, N.C., contract research organization, providing outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

PRESIDIO INC.: $600 million senior secured term loan (B1/B+) due March 31, 2017 talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99½ on new money, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Morgan Stanley, PNC and SunTrust; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; New York-based IT services firm.

PVH CORP.: $2.986 billion credit facility (Ba1); Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup and RBS; $750 million revolver due Feb. 13, 2019 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.836 billion term A due Feb. 13, 2019 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $400 million non-fungible incremental term B due Feb. 13, 2020 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Bridgewater, N.J., apparel company.

RCS CAPITAL CORP.: $725 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays and Bank of America; $25 million three-year revolver (B2/B+); $550 million five-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, soft call 102, 101; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 950 bps to 975 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call two, 103, 101; help fund acquisition of Cetera Financial Group from Lightyear Capital; New York-based holding company that operates and grows businesses focused on the financial services industry.

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.: Roughly $1.9 billion senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; Madison, N.J., provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services.

RENT-A-CENTER INC.: $850 million senior credit facility (Ba1); JPMorgan; $350 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $500 million revolver; refinance existing credit facility; Plano, Texas, rent-to-own operator.

REXNORD LLC: Roughly $1.95 billion first-lien covenant-light term loan due August 2020 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% 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.

RITE AID CORP.: Expected close March 13; $1.15 billion senior secured first-lien term loan tranche 7 due Feb. 21, 2020 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, GE Capital, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; refinance term loan tranche 6; Camp Hill, Pa., drugstore chain.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS: Roughly $540 million term loan due Sept. 15, 2020 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; reprice and extend an existing term loan; Wichita, Kan., aircraft parts company.

STEAK N SHAKE OPERATIONS INC.: $250 million credit facility (B1/B+); Jefferies; $220 million covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-callable for one year; $30 million revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; restaurant operator.

STUART WEITZMAN: $285 million senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo leading revolver; Jefferies and MCS leading term loan; $35 million asset-based revolver; $250 million term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; New York-based footwear and handbag company.

SYNARC-BIOCORE HOLDINGS LLC: $365 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Jefferies and KeyBanc; $40 million revolver (B1/B-); $225 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund the merger of CCBR-Synarc and BioClinica Inc.; clinical imaging and patient recruitment company for pharmaceutical and CRO clinical trials.

TALBOTS INC.: $355 million of term loans; Bank of America, Guggenheim and Morgan Stanley; $255 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Hingham, Mass., specialty retailer and direct marketer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories.

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS: $893 million term B due April 2019 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; repricing; Chicago-based airline operator.

USJ-IMECO: $105 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $15 million five-year revolver; $90 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; fund an acquisition; provider of turnkey marine joiner, marine electro-mechanical and furniture services.

XO COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $500 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; fund a network investment; communications service provider.

ZIGGO: $2.35 billion senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) due Jan. 15, 2022 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, ABN Amro, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Rabobank, Scotiabank and Societe Generale; also €2 billion senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) due Jan. 15, 2022 at Euribor plus 300 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and help fund buyout by Liberty Global plc; Utrecht, the Netherlands, provider of entertainment, information and communication through television, internet and telephony services.

ZUFFA LLC: $446 million term loan (BB+) due February 2020 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for one year; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America and RBC; repricing; Las Vegas-based sports and media company which owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

On The Horizon

ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, Nomura and RBC; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Ashland Inc.; supplier of specialty chemicals for process, functional and water treatment applications.

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.: $5.1 billion credit facility; $500 million revolver; $4.6 billion seven-year term loan; help fund acquisition of LSI Corp.; Singapore-based designer, developer and supplier of analog semiconductor devices.

BAUER PERFORMANCE SPORTS LTD.: $650 million credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan, RBC and Morgan Stanley; $200 million asset-based revolver; about $450 million in senior secured loans; help fund acquisition of Easton Baseball/Softball business from Easton-Bell Sports and refinance some existing debt; Canada-based developer and manufacturer of sports equipment and apparel.

BRG SPORTS INC. (EASTON-BELL SPORTS INC.): $475 million credit facility; $150 million five-year ABL revolver; $215 million seven-year first-lien term loan; $110 million eight-year second-lien term loan; help refinance senior secured notes and a holdco facility; Van Nuys, Calif., designer, developer and marketer of sports equipment, protective products and related accessories.

CAESARS GROWTH PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LLC: $1.325 billion senior secured first-lien credit facility; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS; also $675 million in second-lien debt; help fund the acquisition of Bally's Las Vegas, The Cromwell, The Quad Resort & Casino and Harrah's New Orleans from Caesars Entertainment Corp., and refinance Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino's existing debt; Las Vegas-based casino asset and entertainment company.

COLFAX CORP.: New credit facility debt; help fund acquisition of Victor Technologies Holdings Inc.; Fulton, Md., manufacturer of gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products.

COSTAR GROUP INC.: $625 million five-year senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, SunTrust and Wells Fargo; $225 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $400 million term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of Apartments.com from Classified Ventures LLC, refinance an existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Washington, D.C.-based provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and marketplaces.

CPI INTERNATIONAL INC.: At least $340 million senior secured credit facility; minimum $30 million revolver; minimum $310 million term loan; fund a dividend and refinance existing credit facility; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications.

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: New senior credit facility; help fund acquisition of two radio stations in New York from YMF Media; Indianapolis-based diversified media company, principally focused on radio broadcasting.

ENTEGRIS INC.: $545 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $85 million asset-based revolver; $460 million covenant-light term B; help fund acquisition of ATMI Inc.; Billerica, Mass., provider of products for purifying, protecting and transporting critical materials used in processing and manufacturing in semiconductor and other high-tech industries.

INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING GROUP: New credit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Illinois Tool Works; Glenview, Ill., manufacturer of strap, stretch, and protective packaging consumables, tools and equipment.

JAKKS PACIFIC INC.: $75 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital; working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; Malibu, Calif., designer and marketer of toys and consumer products.

JONES APPAREL: $200 million senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo and Bank of America leading revolver, Wells Fargo leading term loan; $175 million asset-based revolver; $25 million term loan; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; apparel company.

JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS INC.: $500 million ABL revolver; Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Everest Holdings LLC (Eddie Bauer); Hampstead, Md., designer, manufacturer and retailer of men's tailored and casual clothing, sportswear, footwear and accessories.

MULTIPLAN INC.: New debt financing; Barclays and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Starr Investment Holdings and Partners Group from Silver Lake and BC Partners; New York-based provider of health care cost management services.

NEW STAR HOLDINGS LLC: $250 million senior secured credit facility; GSO Capital Partners LP leading term loan, PNC Bank leading revolver; $160 million term loan; $90 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Material Sciences Corp.; Chicago-based provider of steel processing, building products and supply chain management.

ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS: $2.175 billion term B; Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, UBS and Nomura; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Johnson & Johnson; Raritan, N.J., provider of solutions for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and confirming diseases.

PHOTOMEDEX INC.: $85 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $10 million revolver; $75 million four-year term loan; help fund acquisition of LCA-Vision Inc.; Horsham, Pa.-based skin health company.

SIGNET JEWELERS LTD.: New term loan; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Zale Corp.; Akron, Ohio, specialty jewelry retailer.

UPPER PENINSULA POWER CO.: New debt financing; Scotia Bank and RBC; help fund buyout by Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP from Integrys Energy Group Inc.; regulated electric utility business.

VISANT CORP.: $260 million senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of American Achievement Group Holding Corp.; Armonk, N.Y., marketing and publishing company.

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