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Published on 4/16/2014 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $44.5298 billion deals being marketed

April Bank Meetings

HOFFMASTER GROUP INC.: Bank meeting April 15; $404 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Macquarie; $35 million revolver; $265 million six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $104 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 101; refinance existing debt; Oshkosh, Wis., producer of specialty disposable tabletop products.

IPC SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting April 16; $900 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Barclays and Citigroup; $25 million revolver; $525 million 61/2-year first-lien term loan; $350 million seven-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt; Jersey City, N.J., provider of specialized voice and data communications and trading collaboration services for the financial markets.

M/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC.: Bank meeting April 15; $350 million term loan; Goldman Sachs, RBS Citizens and Bank of America; refinance existing debt; Lowell, Mass., supplier of high performance analog RF, microwave and millimeter wave products.

MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.: Bank meeting April 17; $570 million DIP; JPMorgan; $270 million asset-based revolver; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; help fund Chapter 11 restructuring process; Albany, N.Y., silicones and advanced materials company.

ROCKET SOFTWARE INC.: Bank meeting April 16; $725 million of term loans; Jefferies; $550 million first-lien covenant-light term loan; $175 million second-lien covenant-light term loan; refinance existing and fund a dividend; Waltham, Mass., software development firm.

STERLING INFOSYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting April 17; $315 million credit facility; GE Capital and RBS Citizens; $25 million revolver; $290 million term loan; repay existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; New York-based provider of comprehensive employment and background screening services.

TECHNICOLOR (TECH FINANCE & CO. SCA) Closing expected April 30; $1.26 billion equivalent: Commitments due April 23; $844 million and €321 million term loans due July 10, 2020 (B2/B+) talked at par (99.50 new money on both tranches) with 400 to 425 basis points spreads to Libor and Euribor, respectively, with 1% Libor/Euribor floor and 101 six-month soft calls; Morgan Stanley; repricing; technology company focused on the media and entertainment sector.

TOTES ISOTONER: Commitments due April 28; $245 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B), price talk Libor plus 425 to 450 bps at 99 with a 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Golub; also $100 million ABL revolver led by Wells Fargo and $80 million second-lien term loan already placed; help fund buyout by Freeman Spogli & Co. and Investcorp from MidOcean Partners; designer, distributor and retailer of branded accessories.

Upcoming Closings

4L TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $715 million credit facility (B2/B+); Bank of America and GE Capital; $65 million five-year revolver; $650 million six-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Hoffman Estates, Ill., printer cartridge and mobile phone remanufacturer.

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.: $5.1 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-/BBB-); Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Bank of America and Citigroup; $500 million revolver; $4.6 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of LSI Corp.; Singapore-based designer, developer and supplier of analog semiconductor devices.

AWAS: $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.

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+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 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.

BENNU OIL & GAS LLC: $487 million: $392 million repricing of the second-lien term loan due November 2018, and $95 million tack-on, talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99.50 (reduced from 99.75), non-call 1½ years, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; refinance existing term loan; oil and gas exploration and production company in the Gulf of Mexico; commitments due April 22.

BOYD CORP.: $310 million credit facility (B2/B); BNP Paribas; $35 million revolver; $275 million covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 450 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.): Expected close April 14 week; $430 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; $150 million five-year ABL revolver; $175 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, hard call 102, 101; $105 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 925 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 971/2, non-call one, 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.

CAESARS GROWTH PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LLC: $1.325 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B+/BB-); Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, UBS, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Macquarie and Nomura; $150 million revolver; $1.175 billion seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, non-call one, 101; 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.

CAMPAIGN MONITOR: $170 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver; $160 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Insight Venture Partners; SaaS email marketing platform.

DATAPIPE INC.: Expected close April 16; $365 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and TD Securities; $55 million revolver (including $15 million add-on) (B) at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 99¼ on add-on; $225 million first-lien term loan (including $25 million add-on) (B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½ on add-on, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 hard call; refinance revolver debt, reprice existing term loans and general corporate purposes; Jersey City, N.J., company that offers IT services.

DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $470 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $445 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and other corporate purposes; Las Vegas-based hospitality and vacation ownership company.

DONCASTERS GROUP LTD.: $745 million first-lien term loan (including $130 million add-on) (B2) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; also £159 million first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; repricing and add-on to repay second-lien term debt; Burton-upon-Trent, England, manufacturer of complex precision components.

DSI RENAL: $560 million credit facility; RBC, Barclays and GE Capital; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $360 million 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; $160 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 675 bps to 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Nashville, Tenn., provider of dialysis services.

DUTCH LLC: $200 million six-year term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America and RBC; refinance existing debt; apparel company.

ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP: $400 million first-lien tack-on term loan (NA/NA/BB+) due December 2019 at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call through June 2014; Credit Suisse; repay revolver debt and general corporate purposes; Dallas-based midstream oil and gas company.

HAMILTON LANE: $126 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; Goldman Sachs; repricing; financial institution that provides discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services.

HEARTHSIDE GROUP HOLDINGS LLC: $675 million credit facility; Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Fifth Third and KeyBanc; $100 million five-year revolver; $575 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Goldman Sachs and Vestar Capital Partners from Wind Point Partners; Downers Grove, Ill., bakery and contract food manufacturer.

HI-CRUSH PARTNERS LP: Bank meeting April 10; $350 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Barclays and UBS leading term loan, Amegy Bank leading revolver; $200 million seven-year senior secured term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million revolver; help fund the acquisition of certain equity interests in Hi-Crush Augusta LLC; Houston-based integrated producer, transporter, marketer and distributor of high-quality monocrystalline sand.

HIGH LINER FOODS INC.: $480 million credit facility; RBC; $180 million five-year ABL revolver; $300 million seven-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Lunenburg, N.S., processor and marketer of frozen seafoods and pasta.

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) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $450 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) 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.

INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC.: $260 million credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $20 million revolver; $167 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $73 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vestar Capital Partners from MSCI Inc.; provider of corporate governance services to the financial community.

INTERACTIVE DATA CORP.: $2.21 billion credit facility (B2/B+); Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Credit Suisse, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Well Fargo; $160 million five-year revolver; $2.05 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help refinance term loans and notes and fund a dividend; Bedford, Mass., provider of financial market data.

LANGUAGE LINE LLC (LANGUAGELINE SOLUTIONS): Bank meeting April 21; commitments due May 5; $785 million credit facilities: $515 million seven-year first-lien term loan with a 101 six-month soft call; $220 million 7.5-year second-lien term loan with 102, 101 hard calls; $50 million revolver; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; to refinance debt and fund a dividend; Monterey, Calif.-based provider of language interpretation and translation services.

MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL INC.: $700 million of new loans (Ba1/BB+); Goldman Sachs; $300 million five-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, non-call one, then soft call 101; $400 million three-year first-out letter-of-credit facility; help refinance revolver debt and fund other general corporate purposes; Houston-based engineering, procurement, construction and installation company for offshore oil and gas projects.

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 at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps at 4.75x leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Cinven from CCMP Capital; Cincinnati-based clinical research organization.

MEN'S WEARHOUSE: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Bank of America; $500 million five-year asset-based revolver; $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers; Houston-based specialty retailer of men's apparel.

MILLENNIUM LABORATORIES: $1.825 billion credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan, Citigroup, BMO and SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver; $1.775 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; San Diego-based specialty diagnostics laboratory.

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $1.76 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan; $200 million five-year revolver; $1.56 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; 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.

MOOD MEDIA CORP.: $250 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse; $15 million revolver; $235 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility; provider of in-store audio, visual and mobile services.

MSC HOLDINGS INC.: $455 million credit facility; UBS and RBC; $230 million five-year ABL revolver; $225 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Fort Worth, Texas, wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC and builder products.

MUNTERS GROUP: $280 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank; refinance existing debt; Sweden-based provider of energy-efficient air treatment services with expertise in climate control technologies.

NORTEK INC.: $350 million senior secured term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo, RBC and UBS; help fund acquisition of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning business of Thomas & Betts Corp. and refinance an existing term loan; Providence, R.I., manufacturer of, air management and technology-driven products.

NUMERICABLE GROUP: €6.55 billion credit facility (B+); Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and ING; €750 million five-year revolver at Numericable talked at Euribor plus 325 bps; €200 million five-year revolver at Altice SA talked at Euribor plus 425 bps; €3 billion U.S. dollar equivalent six-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; €2.6 billion six-year covenant-light term B talked at Euribor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund the acquisition of SFR from Vivendi S.A., refinance existing Numericable debt and general corporate purposes; France-based cable operator.

PIER 1 IMPORTS INC.: $200 million senior secured term B (B1/B+) due 2021 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; general corporate purposes; Fort Worth, Texas, importer of home decor and furniture.

POTPOURRI GROUP INC.: $188 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $163 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; N. Billerica, Mass., multi-title catalog company offering products in home decor, casual apparel, gifts and unique accessories.

QUAD/GRAPHICS INC.: $1.6 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB-); JPMorgan; $850 million five-year revolver; $450 million five-year term A; $300 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99½ to 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; help refinance existing debt, fund the acquisition of Brown Printing Co. and general corporate purposes; Sussex, Wis., printer and media channel integrator.

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.

REGIONALCARE HOSPITAL PARTNERS (RCHP INC.): $575 million credit facility; UBS; $85 million 41/2-year revolver (B2/B); $275 million five-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $215 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Brentwood, Tenn., operator of general acute-care hospitals.

RENAISSANCE LEARNING: $745 million credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and RBC; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/B-); $475 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B-) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $230 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 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.

REXAM HEALTHCARE: $620 million credit facility; Credit Suisse (left on first-lien), Morgan Stanley (left on second-lien), Barclays and HSBC; $65 million revolver (B1/B); $415 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (including $100 million euro equivalent) (B1/B) at Libor/Euribor plus 325 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $140 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Montagu Private Equity from Rexam PLC; manufacturer of plastic packaging for the healthcare industry.

SELECT STAFFING (KOOSHAREM LLC): $470 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and RBC; $120 million ABL revolver; $350 million six-year senior secured term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes in connection with exit from bankruptcy; Santa Barbara, Calif., temporary staffing services provider.

SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL: $1.75 billion of term loans (B1/B); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup and Credit Suisse; $1.35 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at 4x net leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $400 million euro equivalent seven-year covenant-light term loan at Euribor plus 325 bps, step-down to Euribor plus 300 bps at 4x net leverage, 1% floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Illinois Tool Works; Glenview, Ill., manufacturer of strap, stretch, and protective packaging consumables, tools and equipment.

SKILLSOFT: $1.485 billion senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B-); $900 million seven-year covenant-light 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; $485 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/4, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP from Berkshire Partners, Advent International and Bain Capital; Dublin, Ireland, provider of cloud-based learning products.

STRATUS TECHNOLOGIES: $245 million credit facility (B2/B+); SunTrust and Macquarie; $20 million revolver; $225 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Siris Capital Group LLC; Maynard, Mass., provider of infrastructure-based services that keep applications running continuously.

TASC INC.: Roughly $682 million credit facility (B3/B); Barclays; roughly $632 million term B due Dec. 18, 2017 talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $50 million revolver due Sept. 18, 2017; amendment and extension; Chantilly, Va., provider of advanced systems engineering and technical assistance to the defense, intelligence, federal and homeland security markets.

TECHNIMARK: $249 million credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver; $219 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by the Pritzker Group; Asheboro, N.C., injection molding company.

TIME INC.: Expected close April 21 week; $1.2 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Citigroup, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; $500 million five-year revolver; $700 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; fund the acquisition of Time Inc.'s U.K. publishing business from a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. and pay a dividend; New York-based media company.

TRONOX LTD.: $1.48 billion term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs; repricing; producer and marketer of titanium bearing mineral sands and titanium dioxide pigment.

TWIN RIVER MANAGEMENT GROUP INC.: $520 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Jefferies; $40 million five-year revolver; $480 million six-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing term loan and fund the acquisition of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, Miss., from Leucadia National Corp.; owner and operator of casino resorts.

US LBM: $150 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repay ABL debt and fund the acquisition of Desert Lumber; Green Bay, Wis., owner of building material distribution businesses.

USJ-IMECO: $105 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $15 million five-year revolver; $90 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; fund an acquisition; provider of turnkey marine joiner, marine electro-mechanical and furniture services.

XAND OPERATIONS LLC: $80 million of bank debt; TD Securities; $20 million of add-on first-lien revolver, term loan debt; $60 million second-lien term loan; fund a dividend and repay some existing debt; Hawthorne, N.Y., provider of data center infrastructure, colocation, cloud and managed services.

On The Horizon

ACETO CORP.: $130 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $60 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $70 million term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of PACK Pharmaceuticals LLC; Port Washington, N.Y., marketer, seller and distributor of products for human health, pharmaceutical ingredients and performance chemicals.

ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP.: New debt financing; UBS and RBC; help fund buyout by KPS Capital Partners LP from Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.; Tampa, Fla.-based manufacturer of glass packaging products.

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.

BALCHEM CORP.: New debt financing; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Performance Chemicals & Ingredients Co., refinance existing debt and provide for working capital needs; New Hampton, N.Y., company that consists of three business segments: ARC specialty products; food, pharma & nutrition; and animal nutrition & health.

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 healthcare company.

CONNOLLY INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, RBC and Credit Suisse; help fund merger with iHealth Technologies; Wilton, Conn.-based technology-enabled provider of recovery audit services.

DFC GLOBAL CORP.: $125 million senior secured asset-based revolver; Jefferies and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Lone Star Funds; Berwyn, Pa., financial services company.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America, GE Capital and Fifth Third; help fund buyout by KPS Capital Partners LP; St. Louis-based manufacturer of wire harnesses and value-added assembly services for consumer appliance and specialty industrial 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.

FLINT GROUP: €1.7 billion equivalent credit facilities: €625 million and $860 million seven-year first-lien term loan (expected ratings B1/B+) with a 1% Libor floor and 101 soft call for six months, also €150 million and $205 million eight-year second-lien term loan (expected ratings Caa1/B-) with a 1% Libor floor and hard calls at 102, 101, also €150 million revolver; Deutsche Bank (administrative agent, joint bookrunner, left lead on first-lien tranche, joint bookrunner), Morgan Stanley (joint bookrunner, left lead on second-lien tranche),Barclays and Goldman Sachs (joint bookrunners); to help fund buyout by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Koch Equity Development LLC from CVC Capital Partners (revolver for general corporate purposes; Luxembourg-based supplier of inks and other print consumables; lender meetings April 22 in London, April 23 in New York.

IPREO HOLDINGS LLC: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBC; help fund buyout by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP; New York-based provider of new issuance software solutions across the equity, fixed income, municipal, and syndicated loan markets.

KOPPERS INC.: $800 million senior secured credit facility including new term loan; PNC; fund acquisition of the Wood Preservation and Railroad Services businesses of Osmose Holdings Inc.; Pittsburgh-based producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products.

MALLINCKRODT PLC: $1.35 billion senior secured term loan; Barclays; help fund acquisition of Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Dublin, Ireland, pharmaceuticals company.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; RBC; incremental $90 million revolver; incremental $600 million term A; incremental $910 million term B; help fund merger with LIN Media LLC and refinance some LIN debt; Richmond, Va., local television broadcasting and digital media company.

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.

PINAFORE HOLDINGS BV: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and UBS; help fund buyout by Blackstone from Onex Corp. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Denver-based manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products.

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.: $400 million five-year unsecured term loan; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Zale Corp.; Akron, Ohio, specialty jewelry retailer.

STERIGENICS: $410 million term loan; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and RBC; help fund acquisition of Nordion Inc.; Deerfield, Ill., sterilization services company.

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.

US ECOLOGY INC.: $540 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse; $125 million five-year revolver; $415 million seven-year term loan; help fund acquisition of EQ - The Environmental Quality Co.; Boise, Idaho, provider of radioactive, hazardous, PCB and non-hazardous industrial waste management and recycling services.

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.

VOCUS INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by GTCR LLC; Beltsville, Md., provider of cloud-based marketing and public relations software.


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