Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $27.1685 billion

JUNE:

CALLON PETROLEUM CO.: Bank meeting June; $175 million three-year revolver; Union Bank of California; Natchez, Miss., explorer, developer, acquirer and operator of oil and gas properties.

CONSECO INC.: Bank meeting June 3; $800 million term loan (BB-); Bank of America; refinance existing bank debt; Carmel, Ind., provider of supplemental health insurance, life insurance and annuities.

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.

IASIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: Bank meeting June 2; $675 million credit facility (B+); Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch lead banks, with Bank of America listed on the left; $425 million term B; $250 million revolver; refinance existing facility and help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group; Franklin, Tenn., owner and operator of medium-sized acute care hospitals.

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.: Bank meeting expected mid-June; $1.85 billion senior credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston, UBS and Goldman joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $1.05 billion seven-year term loan B at Libor plus 275 bps; $250 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps and 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million six-year term loan A at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million eight-year term loan C at Libor plus 300 bps; fund the acquisition of four chemical businesses of Germany-based Dynamit Nobel; Princeton, N.J., specialty chemicals and advanced materials company.

VALOR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.: Bank meeting June 1; new credit facility via Banc of America Securities LLC and CIBC World Markets Corp. as joint lead arrangers and joint book-managers; $790 million term loan; revolver; approximately five-year maturities and no amortization requirements; recapitalization; Texas provider of telecommunication services.

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.

JULY:

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $150 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and GMAC Commercial Finance LLC; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps context; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps context; help redeem all $150 million outstanding 9¾% senior notes due 2007 and repay existing bank debt; South Milwaukee, Wis., manufacturer of surface mining equipment.

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 credit facility (B1/B), $125 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps with 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million five-year synthetic letter of credit facility at Libor plus 275 bps; 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.

APPLETON PAPERS INC.: $375 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Bear Stearns and UBS, with Bear listed on the left; $125 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund cash tender offer for $199.958 million of outstanding 12½% senior subordinated notes due 2008; Appleton, Wis., manufacturer and distributor of paper and paperboard products.

ARVINMERITOR INC.: Expected close late June; $900 million four-year senior unsecured revolver (BB+) at Libor plus 150 bps, 30 bps undrawn fee; JPMorgan and Citigroup; replace two existing revolvers; Troy, Mich., supplier of integrated systems, modules and components serving light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and aftermarkets.

AUTOCAM CORP.: $100 million credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman and Citigroup; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; also €75 million term loan; fund the acquisition of Autocam by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners LP, Transportation Resource Partners and senior management from Aurora Capital Group for $390 million; Kentwood, Mich., designer and manufacturer of specialty metal alloy components for the transportation and medical device industries.

AXIA INC.: $150 million credit facility (B2/B); Wachovia; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $130 million 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; refinance; Houston designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of proprietary engineered products.

CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTS LLC: $210 million credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston and Wachovia joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $180 million five-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund the acquisition of Caribbean Restaurants by Castle Harlan Inc. from Oak Hill Capital Partners for $340 million; operator of Burger Kings in Puerto Rico.

CELANESE AG: Dollar-denominated credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America; $250 million second-lien term loan (B-); term loan B (Ba2/B+) equivalent to €500 million talked at Libor plus 275 bps; revolver (Ba2/B+) equivalent to €312.5 million talked at Libor plus 250 bps; letter-of-credit facility (Ba2/B+) equivalent to €187.5 million talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of Celanese by The Blackstone Group; Germany based chemical company.

CELERO ENERGY: $200 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 187.5 bps; Wachovia; acquisition; newly formed oil and gas company.

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO. INC.: $640 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan and Citigroup, JPMorgan listed on the left; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $440 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; only going out to existing Church & Dwight and Armkel lenders; help fund the purchase of Kelso & Co.'s 50% interest in Armkel LLC; Princeton, N.J., developer, manufacturer and marketer of consumer and specialty products.

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 (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 400 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; refinancing; Braintree, Mass., provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services.

CONSOL ENERGY INC.: $600 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Citigroup and PNC; $400 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $200 million synthetic letter of credit at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps based on ratings; refinance existing debt; Pittsburgh multi-fuel energy producer and energy services provider.

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.

CYGNUS BUSINESS MEDIA: $220 million credit facility; GE Capital and Union Bank of California; $140 million term B (B) talked in Libor plus 400 bps area; $30 million second lien term loan (CCC+) talked in Libor plus 600 bps area; $20 million delayed draw term loan (B); $30 million revolver (B); refinance existing debt; Westport, Conn., publisher of business-to-business media products.

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.

DIRECTED ELECTRONICS INC.: $156 million credit facility; Wachovia and CIBC; $131 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; fund a dividend payment to TriVest Partners and repay some junior notes; Vista, Calif., vehicle security, remote start and car audio manufacturer.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: $175 million term loan E at Libor plus 225 bps (BB); Deutsche; acquisition financing; Westlake Village, Calif., producer and marketer of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh-cut flowers and packaged foods.

DRESSER INC.: $175 million term C add-on at Libor plus 250 bps; Morgan Stanley; purchase the distribution business of Nuovo Pignone S.p.A., a subsidiary of General Electric; Dallas designer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered equipment and services sold primarily to customers in the flow control, measurement systems, and compression and power systems segments of the energy industry.

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.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.: $2.5 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan; $500 million term loan at Libor plus 137.5 basis points, subject to a grid; $2 billion revolver to price inside the term loan; renegotiation of existing $2.2 to $2.3 billion facility due Nov. 3, 2005; Atlanta maker of tissue, packaging, paper, building products, pulp and related chemicals.

GETTY PETROLEUM MARKETING INC.: $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+), stepdown to Libor plus 300 bps if leverage falls below 3x; $90 million four-year revolver (BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; 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; $115 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps, call protection of 102, 101; $60 million second lien term loan at Libor plus 950 bps, call protection of 103, 102, 101; 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 by June 4; $97 million credit facility; $60 million four-year revolver; $17 million four-year term loan; $10 to $20 million junior secured term loan; 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.

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.

KEYSTONE FOODS LLC: $320 million credit facility; Deutsche lead bank, ING, Rabobank and Scotia agents; $280 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; LBO financing; West Conshohocken, Pa., food products company.

KGEN PARTNERS LLC: $325 million credit facility via Credit Suisse First Boston; $150 million 7-year term at Libor plus 400 bps; $175 million 7-year second lien term at Libor plus 1175 bps; help fund acquisition of Duke Energy's merchant generation assets in the southeast United States for $475 million.

LANGUAGE LINE: $375 million credit facility (B2/B); 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.

LE-NATURE'S INC.: $75 million six-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps (B2/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 at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $450 million three-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Houston refiner of heavy crude oil.

MAAX INC.: $110 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps (B1/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.: Expected close early June; $175 million senior secured 51/2-year term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; Bear Stearns; refinance existing bank and subordinated debt; Indianapolis supplier of high-energy, permanent magnets and producer of Neodymium magnet materials.

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.

MD BEAUTY: $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 (Ba2/BB); Wachovia and Bank of America, with Wachovia listed on the left; $200 million six-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $125 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; 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: $210 million credit facility; Wachovia; $20 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $145 million 61/2-year term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 325 bps; $45 million seven-year second lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 650 bps; fund Apax Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors acquisition of NEP; Pittsburgh provider of outsourced media services.

NEW YORK YANKEES: $225 million credit facility at Libor plus 250 bps; Goldman Sachs; New York major league baseball franchise.

NICE-PAK PRODUCTS INC.: $110 million term loan; Bank of America; Orangeburg, N.Y., wet wipes supplier.

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.

OTIS SPUNKMEYER INC.: $170 million credit facility (B1); Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan; $20 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $150 million 6.5-year term loan B at Libor plus 375 bps; to refinance existing term loan; San Leandro, Calif., cookie company.

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: $350 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $225 million seven-year first lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; $125 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.

PTEK HOLDINGS INC.: $140 million credit facility; Bank of America; $100 million three-year revolver; $40 million three-year contingent term loan; redeem convertible notes; Atlanta provider of business, data and communications services.

RIVERSIDE & ROCKY MOUNTAIN PROJECT FUNDING: Expected close June; $665 million seven-year term loan; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and bookrunner; secured by power plants; refinance existing debt and give to Calpine for general corporate purposes; Riverside in Beloit, Wis., and Rocky Mountain in Weld County, Colo., are Calpine Corp.'s 600-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plants.

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 (B2/B+); $35 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps (B2/B+); $35 million second lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps (B3/B-); 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.

STILLWATER MINING CO.: $180 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); TD Securities lead arranger and administrative agent; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $140 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Columbus, Mont., developer, extractor, processor and refiner of palladium, platinum and associated metals.

SUNNY DELIGHT BEVERAGES CO.: $235 million credit facility; UBS; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps (Ba3/BB-); $150 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps (Ba3/BB-); $35 million second lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps (B1/B), call protection of 102 and 101; $100 million U.S. dollar equivalent euro tranche at Libor plus 300 bps (Ba3/BB-); 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.

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

TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES: $160 million credit facility; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps and $110 million 6-year term loan B at Libor plus 325 bps; Wachovia; fund acquisition; provider of dedicated "closed-loop" transportation services.

UNIFRAX CORP.: $170 million credit facility (B1/B+); Wachovia; $35 million 41/2-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 AGRI PRODUCTS: $150 million seven-year second lien term loan (B2/B); GE Capital; recapitalization involving IDS sale; Greeley, Colo., distributor of crop protection chemicals, seeds and fertilizer.

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.

URS CORP.: $590 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); CSFB; $200 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps and 50 bps commitment fee; $87 million three-year term loan A at Libor plus 225 bps; $306 million four-year term loan B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance; San Francisco engineering and technical services company.

US CAN CO.: $315 million credit facility (B2/B); Deutsche Bank; $65 million five-year revolver; $250 million 5.5-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; Lombard, Ill., maker of steel and plastic non-beverage containers.

US ONCOLOGY INC.: $500 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wachovia Bank and Citicorp North America Inc.; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; support acquisition by Oiler Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX LP; Houston cancer-care services company.

VICAR OPERATING INC.: $225 million term E at Libor plus 250 bps (Ba3/BB-); Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo, with Wells as administrative agent; refinance term D and fund National PetCare Centers Inc. acquisition; subsidiary of VCA Antech Inc., a Los Angeles animal healthcare services company.

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 (B2/B) 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.

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.

COINSTAR INC.: Anticipated new term B to fund $235 million cash purchase of American Coin Merchandising Inc.; Bellevue, Wash., owner and operator of automated self-service coin-counting machines.

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.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $450 million credit facility (B2) in connection with the initial public offering of Income Deposit Securities; Deutsche left lead; $100 million revolver; $350 million term loan; help repay existing credit facility and to fund the repurchase all outstanding senior notes and senior subordinated notes; Charlotte, N.C., provider of telecommunications services.

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.

MEMEC INC.: New $300 million senior credit facility; revolver (Ba2/BB-); term loan A (Ba2/BB-); term loan B (Ba3/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.

RCN CORP.: $460 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $285 million term loan facility, $25 million letter-of-credit facility and $150 million second-lien facility; to fund exit from Chapter 11; Princeton, N.J., communications company.

TELEFLEX INC.: $800 to $900 million credit facility; $500 million revolver; $300 to $400 million term loan; finance acquisition of Hudson Respiratory Care Inc. from entities controlled by Freeman Spogli & Co. and management; Limerick, Pa., diversified industrial company.

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.

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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