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Published on 3/20/2014 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $45.4765 billion deals being marketed

March Bank Meetings

AWAS: Bank meeting in Taipei March 24 (New York meeting was March 19, Singapore was March 20); $300 million unsecured revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 45 bps undrawn fee; RBS, RBC, BNP Paribas, DBS: general corporate purposes; Dublin-based aircraft leasing company.

OCI BEAUMONT LLC: Conference call March 24; $399 million term B-2 due Aug. 20, 2019; Bank of America; repricing; ammonia and methanol production complex in Beaumont, Texas.

TELX GROUP: Bank meeting March 24; $770 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, TD Securities and RBC; $110 million revolver; $475 million first-lien term loan; $185 million second-lien term loan; New York-based provider of interconnection and colocation facilities.

VISTEON CORP.: Bank meeting March 24; new loan; Citigroup; Van Buren Township, Mich., automotive supplier.

Upcoming Closings

AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS INC.: $300 million senior secured covenant-light term loan (CCC+) due June 2018 at Libor plus 475 bps, step-down to Libor plus 450 bps at 4.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 hard call; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Terry's Tire Town Holdings Inc.; Huntersville, N.C., replacement tire distributor.

ARICENT INC.: $750 million credit facility; Citigroup (left on first-lien) and Credit Suisse (left on second-lien ); $75 million revolver; $480 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $195 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; R&D services and software company.

ASSUREDPARTNERS INC.: $555 million of term loans; Bank of America (left on first-lien), JPMorgan (left on second-lien) and RBC; $420 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $135 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and add cash to the balance sheet; Lake Mary, Fla., investor in property and casualty and employee benefits brokerage firms.

ATKORE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $670 million of term loans; Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, RBS and Wells Fargo; $420 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million 71/2-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; fund the acquisition of remaining 37% stake by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and refinance existing debt; Harvey, Ill., manufacturer of primarily non-residential building products.

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 at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps at 3x first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund major investment by CVC Capital Partners; Czech Republic-based provider of security software for PCs, smartphones and tablets.

BAUER PERFORMANCE SPORTS LTD.: $650 million credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan, RBC and Morgan Stanley; $200 million asset-based revolver; $450 million senior secured term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

BELFOR USA GROUP INC.: $75 million incremental term B (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99¼ to 991/2; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Birmingham, Mich., damage recovery and restoration provider.

BOYD CORP.: $310 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $35 million revolver; $275 million covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt, fund an acquisition and pay a dividend; Modesto, Calif., manufacturer and supplier of custom fabricated sealing and energy management components for OEMs.

BRG SPORTS INC. (EASTON-BELL SPORTS INC.): $460 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; $150 million five-year ABL revolver; $205 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; $105 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; help refinance senior secured notes and a holdco facility; Van Nuys, Calif., designer, developer and marketer of sports equipment, protective products and related accessories.

CAELUS ENERGY ALASKA 03 LLC: $300 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 102, 101; Credit Suisse, RBC, BMO, Societe Generale and HSBC; help fund the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska Inc. by Caelus Energy LLC from Pioneer Natural Resources Co., prefund capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; oil and gas company on the northern slope of Alaska.

CAPITAL SAFETY NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC.: $900 million credit facility; UBS, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho and KKR; $65 million five-year revolver; $700 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $135 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, call protection 102, 101; repay existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; Red Wing, Minn., provider of fall protection, confined space and rescue equipment.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: $1.595 billion credit facility; JPMorgan (left on first-lien), Bank of America (left on second-lien), Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $1.035 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $460 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps to 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund purchase of majority control by Berkshire Partners LLC from Hellman & Friedman LLC; St. Petersburg, Fla., provider of personalized digital media services for the CPG industry.

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/B+) 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.

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.: Expected close March 31 week; $725 million seven-year covenant-light term B (BB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Barclays, JPMorgan and UBS; refinance existing debt; Novi, Mich., supplier of systems and components for the automotive industry.

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.: $340 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); UBS and MCS Capital; $30 million five-year revolver; $310 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; fund a dividend and refinance existing credit facility; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control products for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications.

CRC HEALTH CORP.: Expected close March 28; $840 million credit facility; Citigroup (left on first-lien) and Credit Suisse (left on second-lien); $65 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $475 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $300 million second-lien 71/2-year covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Cupertino, Calif., operator of addiction recovery centers.

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 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $30 million seven-year letter-of-credit term C at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; 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/B); $390 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $170 million 71/2-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Thomasville, N.C., manufacturer and marketer of traffic safety and pavement marking products.

ENTEGRIS INC.: $545 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $85 million asset-based revolver; $460 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

EZE SOFTWARE GROUP: $505 million of covenant-light term loans; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; $380 million first-lien term loan (B+) due April 4, 2020 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, offer price of 99¾ to par, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) due April 4, 2021 talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, offer price of 99¾ to par, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing term loans; Boston-based provider of investment technology to support the front, middle and back office.

FAIRMOUNT MINERALS LTD.: $1.248 billion of term loans; Barclays, KeyBanc, PNC and Wells Fargo; $324 million term loan B-1 due March 15, 2017 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $924 million term loan B-2 due Sept. 5, 2019 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Chesterland, Ohio, producer of industrial sand.

FLEXERA SOFTWARE LLC: $495 million credit facility; Jefferies, BMO and Bank of America; $25 million five-year revolver; $345 million six-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Schaumburg, Ill., provider of strategic application usage management services for application producers and their enterprise customers.

FOGO DE CHAO: $205 million term loan due July 2019 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, offer price of 99¾ to par, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Dallas-based steakhouse chain in the United States and Brazil.

GYPSUM MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLY INC. (GYP HOLDINGS III CORP.): $750 million credit facility; Credit Suisse Securities, RBC and UBS leading term loans, RBC leading revolver; $200 million ABL revolver; $390 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $160 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by AEA Investors; Tucker, Ga., distributor of drywall, acoustical and other specialty building materials.

IMG WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.: $2.45 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and RBC; $100 million revolver (B1/B); $1.9 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $450 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 725 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.

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.

KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC.: Expected close April 9; $1.75 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $1 billion seven-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ to 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $750 million five-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 200 bps to 250 bps based on availability, 37.5 bps undrawn fee, 25 bps upfront fee; refinance existing debt; Louisville, Ky., healthcare services company.

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/B+) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; 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.

LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $280 million covenant-light first-lien term loan due October 2020 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank; repricing; Jefferson City, Mo., college sports multimedia rights marketing company.

LEE ENTERPRISES INC.: $290 million first-lien credit facility (Ba3); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $40 million revolver; $250 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for two years; refinance existing debt; Davenport, Iowa, provider of local news, information and advertising.

LINEAGE LOGISTICS: $700 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and MCS Capital; $100 million ABL revolver; $600 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Millard Refrigerated Services and refinance existing debt; Colton, Calif., cold storage warehousing and logistics company.

MATTRESS HOLDINGS CORP.: $100 million add-on term loan due Jan. 18, 2016 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; UBS; repay revolver borrowings and fund an acquisition; Houston-based mattress retailer.

MEDPACE: $590 million credit facility (B2/B+); Jefferies, Barclays, Credit Suisse, UBS and Wells Fargo; $60 million revolver; $530 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Cinven from CCMP Capital; Cincinnati-based clinical research organization.

MILACRON LLC: $343 million term loan (including $100 million add-on) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ to 99¾ on add-on, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; repurchase some notes, fund acquisitions and reprice existing term loan; Cincinnati-based provider of plastics processing technologies and industrial fluids.

MULTIPLAN INC.: $2.275 billion credit facility (B1/B); Barclays and JPMorgan; $75 million five-year revolver; $2.2 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps when first-lien leverage is 4.25x, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Starr Investment Holdings and Partners Group from Silver Lake and BC Partners and refinance existing debt; New York-based provider of health care cost management services.

NATIONAL RESPONSE CORP.: $160 million credit facility (B2/B); 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 seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million eight-year 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.

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.

NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION INC.: $590 million credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, HSBC and Credit Suisse; $75 million revolver; $515 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help refinance notes and general corporate purposes; Hong Kong-based operator of premium schools.

ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS INTERFIN LTD.: $450 million U.S. credit facility (B3/BB); Barclays and JPMorgan; $105 million five-year multi-currency revolver; $345 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; also €150 million seven-year term loan (B3/BB) at Euribor plus 325 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing capital structure; operator of luxury hotels, restaurants, trains, cruises and safaris.

PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP.: $390 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $100 million revolver; $290 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt in connection with IPO; Teaneck, N.J., animal health and mineral nutrition company.

PLANET FITNESS: $430 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $390 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $40 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt, purchase some clubs and fund a dividend; operator of health clubs.

PQ CORP.: $1.223 billion first-lien term loan due August 2017 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; repricing; Malvern, Pa., producer of specialty inorganic performance chemicals and catalysts.

PRESIDIO INC.: $650 million senior secured term loan (B1/B+) due March 31, 2017 at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 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.

PROGREXION (PGX HOLDINGS INC.): $330 million credit facility(B2/B); Bank of America and Jefferies; $5 million revolver; $325 million 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; provider of credit repair services.

RADNET INC.: $210 million of term loans; Barclays, RBC, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; $180 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; $30 million tack-on first-lien term B (Ba3) due Oct. 10, 2018 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; repay notes; Los Angeles-based owner and operator of fixed-site diagnostic imaging centers.

RCS CAPITAL CORP.: $750 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays and Bank of America; $25 million three-year revolver (B2/B+); $575 million five-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 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.

RENAISSANCE LEARNING: $745 million credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and RBC; $40 million five-year revolver; $475 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $230 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 675 bps to 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman from the Permira funds; Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K-12 schools.

SBP HOLDINGS: $452.5 million credit facility; UBS; $100 million five-year ABL revolver; $225 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $127.5 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; 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.

SERENA SOFTWARE: $365 million credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse; $20 million five-year revolver; $345 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; help fund buyout by HGGC and founder, Doug Troxel, from Silver Lake Partners; San Mateo, Calif., provider of orchestrated application development and release management services.

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.

SUNGARD AVAILABILITY SERVICES: $1.275 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan;$250 million revolver; $1.025 billion five-year term loan talked of Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund spin-off from SunGard Data Systems Inc.; Wayne, Pa., provider of disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.

TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS INC.: $621 million of term loans; Bank of America; $396 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; $225 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 hard call for 18 months; repricing; Hauppauge, N.Y., provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies.

TRANSUNION LLC: $2.052 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, RBC and Credit Suisse; $1.862 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; $190 million revolver; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based provider of information management and risk management services.

U.S. RENAL CARE INC.: $250 million of covenant-light term loans; Barclays, RBC, Goldman Sachs and SunTrust; $225 million incremental first-lien term loan due July 3, 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $25 million incremental second-lien term loan due Jan. 3, 2020 talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, non-callable through August, then 102, 101; fund a dividend; Plano, Texas, provider of dialysis services.

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.

WIDEOPENWEST FINANCE LLC: $1.973 billion of term loans; JPMorgan; $1.549 billion term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $424 million term B-2 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Denver-based provider of residential and commercial high-speed internet, cable television and telephone services.

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.

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.

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.

CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP.: $195 million secured credit facility; GE Capital; $170 million term loan; $25 million operating line; help fund acquisition of Donnatal from Revive Pharmaceuticals; Oakville, Ont.-based health-care company.

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.

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS: New debt financing; Barclays and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by Goldman Sachs and Vestar Capital Partners from Wind Point Partners; Downers Grove, Ill., bakery and contract food manufacturer.

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.

INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC.: New debt; GE Capital; help fund buyout by Vestar Capital Partners from MSCI Inc.; provider of corporate governance solutions to the financial community.

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.

MEN'S WEARHOUSE: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Bank of America; $500 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers; Houston-based specialty retailer of men's apparel.

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $1.76 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $200 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps upfront fee; $1.56 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 225 bps to 275 bps based on corporate credit ratings, 25 bps step-down if net leverage is less than 2.5, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Amcol International Corp.; New York-based resource- and technology-based growth company that develops, produces and markets specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services.

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 services 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.

QUINPARIO ACQUISITION CORP.: $460 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $40 million revolver; $300 million first-lien term loan; $120 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Jason Inc., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of items within the seating, finishing, components and automotive acoustics markets, from Saw Mill Capital LLC, Falcon Investment Advisors LLC and other investors; St. Louis-based special purpose acquisition company.

SAFEWAY INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Citigroup and Credit Suisse, help fund buyout by AB Acquisition LLC; Pleasanton, Calif., food and drug retailer.

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

SKILLSOFT: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP from Berkshire Partners, Advent International and Bain Capital; Dublin, Ireland, provider of cloud-based learning products.

TRAVELCLICK: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC from Genstar Capital; New York-based provider of revenue generating cloud-based services for the hospitality industry.

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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