Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $29.8715 billion

MAY:

DYNEGY INC.: Bank meeting May 10; $1.3 billion credit facility; Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. lead arrangers; $625 million committed for revolver from lead arrangers; term loan; refinance existing revolver, repay existing higher-cost debt and for general corporate purposes; Houston energy company.

LANGUAGE LINE: Bank meeting May 13; $375 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, with Merrill listed on the left; $335 million term B; $40 million revolver; help fund Abry Partners LLC acquisition of the company from Providence Equity Partners; Monterey, Calif., provider of over-the-phone interpretation services.

MAAX INC.: Bank meeting in U.S. May 11 (Bank meeting in Montreal April 26 week); $110 million term B; Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Royal Bank of Canada, with Goldman listed on the left; also C$130 million term A at Libor plus 250 bps; C$50 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund Maax's leveraged buyout by J.W. Childs Associates LP, Borealis Private Equity LP and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System; Sainte-Marie de Beauce, Quebec-based manufacturer of bathroom products and accessories, spas and kitchen cabinets.

MAGNEQUENCH INC.: Bank meeting May 10; $175 million senior secured 51/2-year term loan; Bear Stearns; expected close early June; refinance existing bank and subordinated debt; Indianapolis supplier of high-energy, permanent magnets and producer of Neodymium magnet materials.

MD BEAUTY: Bank meeting May 18; $80 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $15 million revolver; $45 million term A; $20 million second-lien term B; recapitalization purposes; San Francisco specialty cosmetics company.

NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.: $325 million senior secured credit facility; $200 million six-year term loan; $125 million five-year revolver; secured by receivables, inventory, machinery and equipment; repay existing credit facility and redeem $125 million of 9¼% senior subordinated notes due 2009; Houston manufacturer of metal products for the nonresidential building industry.

NEP BROADCASTING LLC: Bank meeting May 11; $210 million credit facility; Wachovia; $20 million five-year revolver; $150 million 61/2-year term B; $40 million seven-year second lien term loan; fund Apax Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors acquisition of NEP; Pittsburgh provider of outsourced media services.

US ONCOLOGY INC.: $550 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wachovia Bank and Citicorp North America Inc.; $100 million revolver; $450 million in term loans; support acquisition by Oiler Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, LP; Houston cancer-care services company.

JUNE:

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $150 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and GMAC Commercial Finance LLC; $50 million revolver; $100 million term loan; help redeem all $150 million outstanding 9¾% senior notes due 2007 and repay existing bank debt; South Milwaukee, Wis., manufacturer of surface mining equipment.

HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $475 million credit facility; UBS AG; $400 million six-year term loan; $75 million five-year revolver; both at Libor plus 300 bps if rated B1/B+ or higher; help fund merger with an affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners LP; Wilsonville, Ore., video chain.

THE JEAN COUTU GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Deutsche, National Bank of Canada and Merrill Lynch on the U.S. portion of the credit facility, with Deutsche on the left (National Bank of Canada on left for Canadian portion); fund the Eckerd drugstores acquisition from J.C. Penney Co. Inc. for $2.375 billion; Longueuil, Quebec-based drugstore chain.

ROCKWOOD SPECIALTIES GROUP INC.: New senior credit facility euro- and U.S. dollar-denominated debt; UBS, Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; fund the acquisition of four chemical businesses of German-based Dynamit Nobel; Princeton, N.J., specialty chemicals and advanced materials company.

WORLDSPAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Expected June timing; $235 million senior credit facility in connection with IPO; $50 million revolver; $185 million term loan; Atlanta provider of mission-critical transaction processing and information technology services to the travel industry.

YONKERS RACEWAY: $185 million term loan; Merrill Lynch; construction financing; Yonkers, N.Y., horse racing track.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADESA INC.: $525 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); UBS and Merrill Lynch, UBS listed on the left; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $175 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; support spinoff from Allete Inc.; Carmel, Ind., operator of used vehicle and auto salvage auctions.

ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS INC.: New credit facility; Wachovia and Bank of America; Spartanburg, S.C., lender.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES LLC: $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps (B1/B), 50 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse First Boston, UBS and Citibank all joint lead and joint books; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Abingdon, Va., coal miner.

AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CO.: $225 million senior credit facility; UBS; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $160 million seven-year first lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $40 million 71/2-year second lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 102, 101 call protection; refinance existing debt; Verona, Va., manufacturer of personal care consumer products primarily consisting of shaving razors and blades.

AMERICAN SEAFOODS GROUP LLC: $160 million credit facility due Dec. 31, 2009; CIBC and Wells Fargo; $80 million revolver; $80 million term loan; fund tender for 10 1/8% notes; Seattle producer of seafood products.

AMERICAN TOWER CORP.: $1.1 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Toronto Dominion and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers, with TD listed on the left as administrative agent and JPMorgan syndication agent, General Electric Capital Corp., Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston co-documentation agents; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; secured by substantially all assets; repay existing senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Boston wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company.

BLUELINX: $800 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Congress Financial; $700 million asset-based revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million 51/2-year second lien term loan talked around Libor plus 750 to 800 bps; fund acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s building products distribution business by this new company formed by Cerberus Capital Management LP.

BOYD GAMING CORP.: $1.5 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB); Bank of America and CIBC; $1 billion revolver; $500 million term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps area; to support merger with Coast Casinos Inc.; Las Vegas gaming company;.

BRISTOL WEST HOLDINGS INC.: $125 million credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arranger, bookrunner and administrative agent, ING joint lead arranger, bookrunner and syndication agent, Bear Stearns and UBS co-documentation agents; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $35 million six-year term A at Libor plus 150 bps; $40 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; repay $71.5 million outstanding on three existing term loans; Davie, Fla., non-standard private passenger automobile insurer.

CKE RESTAURANTS INC.: $380 million credit facility (B1/B); BNP Paribas; $230 million first lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; Santa Barbara, Calif., owner and operator of quick service restaurants.

CLEAN HARBORS INC.: $95 million five-year synthetic letter of credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; refinancing; Braintree, Mass. provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services.

COFFEYVILLE: $200 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 500 bps; refinance existing debt; Coffeyville, Kan., fertilizer plant and refinery.

CONSOL ENERGY INC.: $600 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Citigroup and PNC; $450 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt; Pittsburgh multi-fuel energy producer and energy services provider.

CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER CO. LLC: $245 million credit facility (B2/B-); Deutsche Bank; $200 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps; $45 million revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; refinance existing debt; Atlanta manufacturer of rigid plastic containers.

CONTECH CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC.: $200 million credit facility; Wachovia; $110 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $90 million five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; acquisition financing; Middletown, Ohio civil engineering site solutions products and services company.

DAN RIVER INC.: $145 million debtor-in-possession financing facility; Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, Fleet Capital Corp. syndication agent, Wachovia Bank documentation agent; $110 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $35 million term loan at Libor plus 375 bps; Danville, Va., textile firm.

EDUCATE INC.: $190 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $170 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance; Baltimore operator of Sylvan Learning Systems Inc.'s K-12 businesses.

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: Expected close May 10; $1.025 billion credit facility (Ba2/B+); Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston; $675 million term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $350 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance the existing credit facility; Indianapolis diversified media company.

EUROFRESH INC.: $120 million credit facility; Bank of America; $20 million first-priority senior secured revolver due 2009 (B1/B+); $100 million second-priority senior secured term loan due 2010 (B2/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, offered at 99; refinance existing debt and redeem outstanding series A preferred stock; Wilcox, Ariz., producer of hydroponically grown and pesticide-free tomatoes.

EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED SCIENCES INC.: $150 million credit facility; Scotia Capital sole lead; $125 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps, offered at par; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; refinance the existing credit facility and repay some junior capital; Golden, Colo., nutritional supplements company.

FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1.1 billion senior credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Wachovia, Deutsche and UBS; $750 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million term A at Libor plus 225 bps; help support recapitalization under which Blackstone Communications Partners and Providence Equity Partners will make a significant investment in the firm and enable continued control by descendents of founder R. C. Hoiles; Irvine, Calif., diversified media company.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: $400 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, Bank of America and Dresdner joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with CSFB bookrunner on term D; $75 million 31/2-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; 50 bps commitment fee; $75 million 31/2-year term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million seven-year term D at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing debt; Bad Homburg, Germany, kidney dialysis company.

GETTY PETROLEUM MARKETING INC.: $320 to $345 million credit facility (B1); Lehman Brothers sole lead arranger and administrative agent; $270 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 325 bps (B+); still fluid $50 to $75 million four-year revolver (BB-); term loan secured by first lien on fixed assets and second lien on accounts receivables and inventory; revolver secured by second lien on fixed assets and first lien on accounts receivables and inventory; purchase Mobil branded gasoline retail stations and contracts to supply gasoline to Mobil branded stations from ConocoPhillips; East Meadow, N.Y., distributor of motor and heating fuels.

GUILFORD MILLS INC.: $215 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver; $100 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $75 million second lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 to 700 bps; support the already completed leveraged buyout of the company by Cerberus Capital Management; Greensboro, N.C., designer and manufacturer of engineered fabrics for automotive, technical and apparel applications.

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.: Close expected in May; $100 million credit facility; $60 million revolver; up to $40 million in term loans; refinance; Mount Airy, N.C., manufacturer of wire products.

INTERPOOL INC.: $150 million credit facility; Princeton, N.J.-based company that operates as a lessor of intermodal chassis and intermodal dry freight standard containers.

ITRON INC.: $240 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bear Stearns sole lead arranger, sole bookrunner and syndication agent, Wells Fargo administrative agent; $55 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $185 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps, with step-down to Libor plus 200 bps of leverage falls below 2x; help fund acquisition of Schlumberger's Electricity Metering business; Spokane, Wash., provider of technology for collecting and analyzing electric, gas and water usage data to energy and water industries.

JARDEN CORP.: $100 million term B add-on (Ba3/B+) and repricing existing B loan at Libor plus 250 bps; CIBC administrative agent, Citigroup syndication agent; help fund the acquisition of United States Playing Card Co. for about $232 million in cash; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche, branded consumer products.

JUNO LIGHTING INC.: $240 million credit facility; Wachovia; $150 million first lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps (B1/B+); $60 million second lien term loan at Libor plus 575 bps (B2/B-), call protection of 102 in year one and 101 in year two; $30 million revolver (B1/B+); retire $160 million of long-term debt and pay a $50 to $60 million dividend to its preferred and common stockholders; Des Plaines, Ill., lighting fixtures manufacturer.

KB TOYS INC.: $350 million senior secured DIP; Fleet Retail Group Inc.; $325 million tranche A revolver with a $150 million letter of credit sublimit, at Libor plus 225 to 275 bps depending on availability, unused fee of 37.5 bps; $25 million tranche B revolver at Libor plus 600 bps, unused fee of 75 bps; operating expenses, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; Pittsfield, Mass., toy retailer.

KOCH CELLULOSE LLC: $424 million credit facility (B1/BB); Citigroup and Deutsche, with Citi on the left; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $74 million prefunded letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 250 bps; purchase two pulp mills from Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Brunswick, Ga., manufacturer and seller of wood pulp.

LEINER HEALTH PRODUCTS: $290 million senior credit facility; UBS and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, Credit Suisse First Boston co-documentation agent; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $240 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; back North Castle Partners and Golden Gate Capital's $650 million recapitalization of Leiner; Carson, Calif., manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, supplements and diet aids, and producer of store brand over-the-counter drugs.

LE-NATURE'S INC.: $75 million six-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps (B+); Wachovia; refinance; Latrobe, Pa. producer of pasteurized beverages.

LYONDELL-CITGO REFINING LP: $550 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Bank of America joint lead arrangers, bookrunners and co-syndication agents, with CSFB administrative agent; $100 million three-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; $450 million three-year term B; refinance existing debt; Houston refiner of heavy crude oil.

MAIDENFORM INC.: $180 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $30 million revolver, $100 million first lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps (Ba3/B+); $50 million second lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor pus 750 bps; support Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund LP's acquisition of Maidenform from Oaktree Capital Management; Bayonne, N.J., marketer and manufacturer of intimate apparel.

MARK IV INDUSTRIES INC.: $765 million credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, JPMorgan listed on the left as administrative agent, Bear Stearns syndication agent; $150 million six-year revolver with a sublimit available for euro drawings; $100 million six-year U.S. dollar equivalent euro term A; $615 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance; Amherst, N.Y., supplier to the industrial/distribution and automotive OEM markets.

NEVADA POWER CO.: $100 million five-year revolver (Ba2/BB); Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, with Merrill listed on the left; working capital, replace accounts receivables facility; Las Vegas electric utility subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources Corp.

NEXTEL PARTNERS INC.: $575 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan listed on the left; fund a tender offer for $356.95 million of the 11% senior notes due 2010; Kirkland, Wash. wireless communications company.

NTL CABLE: $250 to $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley; New York City-based cable TV company.

OWENS-ILLINOIS INC.: $1.437 billion credit facility due April 2008 (B1/BB-/B+), split into $170 million U.S. term loan, $382 million European term loan, $385 million European delayed draw term loan; $500 million bridge loan; all priced at Libor plus 300 bps; Citigroup, Deutsche and Bank of America; finance the proposed acquisition of BSN Glasspack SA; Toledo, Ohio, manufacturer of packaging products.

POLYPORE INC.: $445 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Bear Stearns; $75 million revolver due 2010 at Libor plus 250 bps; $370 million term B due 2011 at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million U.S. dollar equivalent euro term loan B at Libor plus 250 bps; support buyout by Warburg Pincus LLC from The InterTech Group Inc. and GTCR Golder Rauner LLC; North Charleston, S.C., developer, manufacturer, and marketer of specialized microporous filtration products.

PRESTIGE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $500 million credit facility; Bank of America and Citigroup; $350 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps (B1/B); $100 million second lien term C (B2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps; $50 million revolver (B1/B); support the acquisition of Prestige by an affiliate of GTCR Golder Rauner LLC from MidOcean Partners; Bonita Springs, Fla., consumer products company.

PRIMARY ENERGY STEEL LLC: $375 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $175 million seven-year first lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; $200 million seven-year second lien term loan at Libor plus 900 bps; refinance existing debt; Oak Brook Ill. developer, owner and operator of power and thermal cogeneration systems onsite at industrial facilities.

THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC.: $385 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $200 million 3 1/2-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $185 million four-year term B at bps; refinance existing debt; Pleasantville, N.Y. publisher and direct marketer.

REGAL CINEMAS CORP.: $1.75 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.65 billion 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; fund tender offer and pay dividend; Centennial, Colo., theaters circuit.

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORP.: Expected close mid-May; $680 million credit facility (B2/B); JPMorgan and Citigroup, JPMorgan on the left; $530 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; refinance existing credit facility and fund tender offers; New York manufacturer and seller of cosmetics and skin care, fragrances and personal care products.

ROLLER BEARING CO. OF AMERICA INC.: $220 million credit facility; GE Capital; $60 million 61/2-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $115 million 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan; refinancing bank and bond debt; Fairfield, Conn., manufacturer and distributor of precision bearing products.

STERIGENICS INTERNATIONAL: $240.5 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $170.5 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $35 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $35 million second lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps; help fund the acquisition of Sterigenics by PPM Ventures Ltd. and PPM America Capital Partners LLC from Ion Beam Applications; Oak Brook, Ill., provider of contract sterilization and ionization services for medical devices, food safety and advanced materials applications.

SUNNY DELIGHT BEVERAGES CO.: $235 million credit facility; UBS; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $35 million second lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection of 102 and 101; $100 million U.S. dollar equivalent euro tranche at Libor plus 300 bps; support J.W. Childs Associates LP's acquisition of Sunny Delight and Punica from The Procter & Gamble Co.; Cincinnati juice-based drink businesses.

SUNRISE MEDICAL INC.: $235 million credit facility; Deutsche; $45 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $190 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinancing; Carlsbad, Calif., manufacturer of homecare and extended care products.

TELEPAK NETWORKS INC.: $325 million credit facility; Bank of America; $175 term loan B at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Jackson, Miss., provider of internet, telecommunications and network services.

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC.: $565 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, with Morgan Stanley on the left; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 425 bps; $375 million five-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps; $140 million 51/2-year second lien synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 750 bps; refinance existing credit facility and convertibles; Novi, Mich., designer and producer of structural components and assemblies used by automotive original equipment manufacturers.

TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS INC.: $265 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch and GE; Dallas provider of transaction processing services and payment technologies.

TRANSWESTERN PIPELINE: $550 million credit facility (B1/BB); Wachovia and SunTrust; $150 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million five-year term loan B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance; Houston owner and operator of natural gas pipeline systems.

TRUE TEMPER CORP.: $130 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston and Anteres joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $110 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; help support LBO by management and Gilbert Global Equity Partners from Cornerstone Equity Investors; Memphis, Tenn., sporting goods manufacturer.

UGS PLM SOLUTIONS: $625 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; $125 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $500 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition by Bain Capital, Silver Lake Partners and Warburg Pincus from Electronic Data Systems Corp.; Plano, Texas, provider of PLM software and related services.

UNIFRAX CORP.: $170 million credit facility; Wachovia; $35 million 4 1/2-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $135 million six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; dividend recapitalization; Niagara Falls, N.Y. provider of ceramic fiber insulating products.

UNITED STATES SHIPPING LLC: $225 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); CIBC; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; purchase two ships; New York petroleum tanker company.

VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $550 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Bank of America and Citi; $250 million revolver due 2009; $300 million term loan due 2011; Nashville, Tenn., owner and operator of acute care hospitals and related health care services.

VULCAN ENERGY CORP.: $175 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps (B1/BB); Fleet sole lead arranger; help fund the acquisition of Plains Resources Inc. with Vulcan Capital as equity sponsor; Plains Resources is a Houston independent energy company.

WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC.: $210 million credit facility (B2); Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, CSFB administrative agent, Morgan Stanley syndication agent; $50 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $160 million five-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; acquisition financing; Tampa, Fla., Medicaid managed care provider.

WESTERN WIRELESS CORP.: $1.5 billion credit facility (B2/B-); Wachovia and JPMorgan; $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million six-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $1 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance; Bellevue, Wash., provider of wireless communications services.

ON THE HORIZON:

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $5.5 billion exit financing facility; JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston, Citigroup Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG; $2 billion six-year term A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $2.75 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 275 bps if rated lower; $750 million six-year revolver A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $3.3 billion bridge facility; finance cash payments under the proposed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization; Greenwood Village, Colo., cable television company.

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC.: Bank financing via Lehman Brothers and Bank of America; help fund the purchase of Pfizer's surgical ophthalmology business for $450 million in cash; Santa Ana, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of ophthalmic surgical and contact lens care products.

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC: New credit facility via CIBC and Lehman, CIBC on the left as part of Income Deposit Securities sale; revolver and term loan tranches; Ripon, Wis., manufacturer of commercial laundry products.

AIR CANADA: $585 million exit financing facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $425 million seven-year term A at Libor plus 425 bps; $160 term B due March 31, 2013 at Libor plus 400 bps; secured by most company assets; general corporate purposes; Montreal-based airline.

AUTOCAM CORP.: New credit facility via Goldman and Citigroup; fund the acquisition of Autocam by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners LP, Transportation Resource Partners and senior management from Aurora Capital Group for $390 million, including assumed debt; Kentwood, Mich., designer and manufacturer of specialty metal alloy components for the transportation and medical device industries.

BETTER MINERALS & AGGREGATES CO.: $125 million senior secured credit facility; help fund tender offer for $150 million 13% senior subordinated notes due 2009; Berkeley Springs, W.Va., miner, processor and marketer of industrial minerals.

DUANE READE INC.: Up to $495 million in debt financing; Banc of America Securities LLC; help support the company's acquisition by an affiliate of Oak Hill Capital Partners LP; expected to close in second calendar quarter 2004; New York drugstore chain.

EYE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA INC.: New credit facility made up of a revolver and a term loan in connection with income units offering via Banc of America Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch & Co.; San Antonio optical retail chain.

FLEMING COS. INC.: $250 million exit financing facility; $240 million revolver; $10 million term B; Lewisville, Texas, distributor of consumable goods and supermarket operator.

HELEN OF TROY: New credit facility via Banc of America Securities LLC; help fund acquisition of OXO International from WKI Holding Co. Inc. for $275 million; El Paso, Texas, designer, producer and marketer of brand name personal care consumer products.

HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $100 million unsecured credit facility in connection with IPO; general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures and acquisitions; Dallas operator of refined product pipelines and distribution terminals.

IASIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: New credit facility; refinance existing facility and help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group; Franklin, Tenn., owner and operator of medium-sized acute care hospitals.

KGEN PARTNERS LLC: New credit facility via Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund acquisition of Duke Energy's merchant generation assets in the southeast United States for $475 million.

MEMEC INC.: New $300 million senior credit facility; revolver; term loan A; term loan B; in connection with IPO; repay consortium loan indebtedness, repay deep discount bond indebtedness and for general corporate purposes; San Diego semiconductor demand creation distributor servicing the electronics industry.

MERISANT CO.: New senior secured revolver and new senior debt to refinance debt in connection with IDS offering; Chicago low-calorie sweetener company.

PANAMSAT CORP.: New credit facility via Credit Suisse First Boston and Citigroup as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; Bear Stearns and Lehman as co-documentation agents; support LBO by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. from The DirecTV Group Inc. for about $4.3 billion; Wilton, Conn., satellite operator.

UNITED AGRI PRODUCTS: $150 million seven-year second lien term loan; recapitalization involving IDS sale; Greeley, Colo., distributor of crop protection chemicals, seeds and fertilizer.

UTI CORP.: Committed debt financing to help fund acquisition of MedSource Technologies Inc.; Collegeville, Pa., provider of metal and plastic components, assemblies and finished devices to medical device manufacturers.

VALOR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.: New credit facility via Banc of America Securities LLC and CIBC World Markets Corp. as joint lead arrangers and joint book-managers; revolver and term loan with approximately five-year maturities and no amortization requirements; recapitalization; Texas provider of telecommunication services.

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: New credit facility in connection with IDS offering; CIBC; help repay existing debt; Westborough, Mass., supplier of consumables used in the manufacture of paper.

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