Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $40.1153 billion

JULY:

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $150 million credit facility (BB-); 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.

CERADYNE INC.: Bank meeting July 5 week; $160 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Wachovia; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $110 million seven-year term B talked below Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition of ESK Ceramics; Costa Mesa, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced technical ceramic products and components.

DEAN FOODS CO.: Bank meeting July 12 week; $3 billion credit facility; Wachovia and Bank One; $750 million term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.25 billion term A at Libor plus 125 bps; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; refinance; Dallas food and beverage company.

DUANE READE INC.: Bank meeting July 12; $405 million credit facility; Bank of America and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $250 million asset-based revolver; $155 million term loan; help fund the company's acquisition by an affiliate of Oak Hill Capital Partners LP; New York drugstore chain.

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.

INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC.: Bank meeting July 6; $250 million senior secured credit facility (B+); $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $175 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; repay an existing credit facility and redeem all three series of existing senior secured notes; Bradenton, Fla., developer and manufacture of specialized polyolefin plastic and paper packaging products and complementary packaging systems.

PANAMSAT CORP.: Bank meeting expected mid-July; $2.91 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Citigroup as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; Bear Stearns, Lehman and Bank of America as co-documentation agents; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $800 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.86 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; support LBO by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. from The DirecTV Group Inc. for about $4.3 billion; Wilton, Conn., satellite operator.

REFCO GROUP LTD. LLC: Bank meeting July 12; new credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank joint lead arrangers, Deutsche documentation agent; help fund Thomas H. Lee Partners' acquisition of a major stake in the company; New York diversified financial services organization.

THE SCOTTS CO.: $400 million term loans; refinance existing term B with lower rates and more flexible borrowing covenants; Marysville, Ohio, marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care.

UNITED INDUSTRIES CORP.: Expected mid-July; new bank debt via Bank of America; help fund $360 million acquisition of United Pet Group Inc.; St. Louis manufacturer and marketer of products for the consumer lawn and garden care and household insect control markets.

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT: Bank meeting expected early July; approximately $1 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs; approximately $750 million term B; approximately $250 million pro rata; refinance existing debt and to finance construction of a new hotel; Las Vegas hotel and casino.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AAT COMMUNICATIONS: $325 million credit facility (B1/B-); Credit Suisse First Boston and TD Securities joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $50 million seven-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $75 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $200 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; acquisition financing; St. Louis owner and operator of wireless communications towers.

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC.: $360 million credit facility (BB-); Bank of America and Lehman, with Bank of America left lead; $250 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; amended $110 million revolver; 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.

ALION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORP.: $130 million credit facility (B+); Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $100 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; McLean, Va., global research and development company.

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC: $185 million credit facility (B2/B); CIBC and Lehman, CIBC on the left; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $135 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; part of Income Deposit Securities sale; Ripon, Wis., manufacturer of commercial laundry products.

ALLIED SECURITY INC.: $260 million credit facility (B2/B+); Bear Stearns & Co.; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 450 bps; $210 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; fund acquisition of Barton Protective Services and repay debt; King of Prussia, Pa., private security company.

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 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.

AMES TRUE TEMPER INC.: $215 million credit facility (B2); Bank of America; $140 million term B; $75 million pro rata; help fund Castle Harlan's leveraged buyout of the company; Camp Hill, Pa., non-powered lawn and garden tool company.

ARDENT HEALTH SERVICES LLC: $275 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps (B1/B+); Citigroup and Bank of America, Citi listed on the left; acquisition financing; Nashville, Tenn., provider of healthcare services.

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.

BELDEN & BLAKE CORP.: $170 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Goldman Sachs; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps, stepdown to Libor plus 250 bps if first-lien leverage less than 1.5x; help fund merger with Capital C Energy LLC, an affiliate of Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy & Power Fund II LP; Canton, Ohio, oil and gas producer.

BWAY CORP.: $255 million credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan as joint lead arrangers, with Deutsche listed on the left; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $225 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund the acquisition of North America Packaging Corp. and repay borrowings under the existing $90 million credit agreement; Atlanta manufacturer of steel and plastic containers.

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 325 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.

CLEAN HARBORS INC.: $95 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 525 bps, offered at 99 with 101 call protection; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; refinancing; Braintree, Mass., provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services.

CMS ENERGY CORP.: $300 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; Citigroup and Wachovia, with Citi left lead; general corporate purposes; Jackson, Mich., energy holding company.

COINSTAR INC.: $300 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan and Lehman, JPMorgan left lead; $50 million revolver; $250 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund purchase of American Coin Merchandising Inc.; Bellevue, Wash., owner and operator of automated self-service coin-counting machines.

CONSUMERS ENERGY CO.: $400 million revolver; Bank One and Barclays; Jackson, Mich., provider of electric and natural gas service.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $430.3 million repricing and retranching; JPMorgan; $206.9 million term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $223.4 million institutional term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; Atlanta owner and operator of radio stations.

CYGNUS BUSINESS MEDIA: $220 million credit facility; GE Capital and Union Bank of California; $140 million term B (B3/B) talked in Libor plus 400 bps area; $30 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked in Libor plus 600 bps area; $20 million delayed draw term loan (B3/B); $30 million revolver (B3/B); refinance existing debt; Westport, Conn., publisher of business-to-business media products.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: $150 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 475 bps; Deutsche; construction financing; Westlake Village, Calif., producer and marketer of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers, and packaged foods.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $450 million credit facility (B2/B+) in connection with the initial public offering of Income Deposit Securities; Deutsche left lead, CIBC and Citigroup; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $350 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps; help repay existing credit facility and to fund the repurchase of all outstanding senior notes and senior subordinated notes; Charlotte, N.C., provider of telecommunications services.

FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.1 billion credit facility (Ba2/BBB); Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston; $400 million revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; $250 million term A at Libor plus 125 bps; $150 million term B at Libor plus 150 bps; $300 million delayed draw term A at Libor plus 125 bps; help fund merger between Fisher and Apogent Technologies Inc.; Hampton, N.H. scientific research and laboratory products company.

FOUNDATION COAL CORP.: $785 million credit facility; Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citi administrative agent, CSFB syndication agent, UBS documentation agent; $435 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $350 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of American Coal by a private equity consortium consisting of First Reserve Corp., The Blackstone Group and American Metals & Coal International from RAG Coal International; Linthicum Heights, Md., coal mine 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 at Libor plus 107.5 bps, with 30 bps facility fee; 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.

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS: $490 million credit facility; UBS and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, UBS left lead; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $440 million six-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; dividend recapitalization; Camarillo, Calif., tool and equipment catalog retailer.

HELM HOLDING CORP.: $275 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Bank of America joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $185 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $40 million 61/2-year term C at Libor plus 700 bps; refinance; San Francisco railcar operator.

HORIZON LINES LLC: $275 million credit facility (B2/B+); UBS and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers, with UBS left lead, and ABN Amro documentation agent; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund Castle Harlan Inc.'s acquisition of Horizon Lines from The Carlyle Group for $650 million; Charlotte, N.C., container shipping company.

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: $1.74 billion credit facility (B1/B); Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, with Deutsche listed on the left; $1.34 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $400 million revolver; refinance term B, C and revolver, and for general corporate purposes; Salt Lake City chemical company.

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.

IRON MOUNTAIN INC.: $200 million term C at Libor plus 175 bps, to reprice term B at Libor plus 200 bps; JPMorgan sole lead; Boston provider of records and information management services.

THE JEAN COUTU GROUP INC.: $1.7 billion credit facility; Deutsche, National Bank of Canada and Merrill Lynch, with Deutsche on the left; $1.1 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $250 million five-year term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $350 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; fund the Eckerd drugstores acquisition from J.C. Penney Co. Inc. for $2.375 billion; Longueuil, Quebec-based drugstore chain.

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.

KEY AUTOMOTIVE: $475 million credit facility; Citigroup and Merrill Lynch Capital, with Citi listed on the left; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $275 million six-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million seven-year second-lien term C at Libor plus 575 bps; dividend recapitalization.

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; 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.

LION CHEMICAL CAPITAL LLC, ACI CAPITAL CO. INC.: $85-$90 million credit facility; AmSouth sole lead on revolver, term A; Ableco sole lead on term B; help fund the acquisition of PolyOne Corp.'s elastomers and performance additives business.

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.

MEDCATH CORP.: $200 million credit facility (B2/B+); Wachovia and Bank of America; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million five-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance; Charlotte, N.C., healthcare provider.

MERISANT CO.: $255 million credit facility (B2); Credit Suisse First Boston and RBC joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $35 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million six-year euro term loan talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $170 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 to 350 bps; recapitalization in connection with IDS offering; Chicago low-calorie sweetener company.

MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP LLC: $225 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $125 million term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million pro rata at Libor plus 150 bps; refinancing; Augusta, Ga., newspaper company.

NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $4 billion revolver (NA/NA/BBB-); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan listed on the left; replace the existing revolver and term A; Reston, Va., wireless company.

PIERRE FOODS INC.: $190 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America and Wachovia; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of Pierre Foods by an affiliate of Madison Dearborn Capital Partners; Cincinnati producer of cooked beef, pork, chicken, turkey and bakery products for school, foodservice, vending and convenience store markets.

PLAYCORE INC.: $145 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $15 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 500 bps at opco; $50 million five-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 500 bps at opco; $40 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 900 bps at opco; $40 million 61/2-year third-lien term loan at 18%, split into 5% cash, 13% PIK, at holdco; refinancing; Chattanooga, Tenn., playground equipment manufacturer.

PLAYPOWER INC.: $185 million credit facility; UBS Warburg and The Royal Bank of Scotland, with UBS listed on the left; reprice $125 million term loan at Libor plus 450 bps from Libor plus 425 bps; $35 million term loan add-on at Libor plus 450 bps; reprice $25 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps from Libor plus 375 bps; add-on to fund the acquisition of The Little Tikes Co.; St. Louis commercial play and recreation equipment manufacturer.

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.

PRIDE OFFSHORE INC.: $800 million credit facility (Ba1/BB+/BB); Citigroup; $500 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $300 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance; wholly owned subsidiary of Pride International Inc., a Houston provider of contract drilling services.

RENT-A-CENTER INC.: $600 million senior credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $400 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing loan and for general corporate purposes; Plano, Texas, operator of rental purchase stores.

RESOLUTION SPECIALTY MATERIALS: $145 million credit facility (B+); JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, with JPMorgan listed on the left; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $115 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; help finance Apollo Management LP's $215 million acquisition of some businesses and product lines in Eastman Chemical Co.'s coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks segment.

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORP.: $960 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup; $800 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 600 bps (B3/B-), four-year call protection of 105, 103, 101; $160 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 250 bps (B2), 50 bps undrawn fee; refinance bank debt, refinance 12% senior secured notes and pay fees and expenses, tender costs, and accrued interest; closing mid-to-late July; New York manufacturer and seller of cosmetics and skin care, fragrances and personal care products.

RIPPLEWOOD PHOSPHORUS LLC: $165 million senior secured credit facility (B+); UBS Warburg; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $140 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC's acquisition of Akzo Nobel's phosphorus chemicals business; Chicago producer of organophosphorus flame retardants and functional fluids.

ROCKWOOD SPECIALTIES GROUP INC.: $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.

SAVERS INC.: $205 million credit facility; CIBC and Merrill Lynch; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 425 bps; $120 million five-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 425 bps; $60 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps; refinance bank debt and some subordinated debt, pay dividend to equity holders; Bellevue, Wash., thrift store operator.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: Approximately $460 million term loan C repricing to Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 275 bps, with stepdown to Libor plus 225 bps when senior leverage is below 1.75x; Bear Stearns; New York provider of services, systems and products to both the instant ticket lottery industry and the pari-mutuel wagering industry.

SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $260 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $35 million five-year revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $140 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps (B1/B); $85 million 6 1/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 750 bps (B3/CCC+); refinance existing debt; Foothill Ranch, Calif., operator of long-term care facilities and a provider of a full continuum of post-acute care services.

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.

STOLT-NIELSEN SA: Close expected by end of July; $150 million five-year credit facility; fully underwritten by DnB NOR Bank; secured by a pledge of the Stolthaven Houston and Stolthaven New Orleans terminal-storage assets; prepay an existing $64 million credit facility on Stolthaven Houston, that matures January 2005, and for general corporate purposes; London-based provider of transportation services for bulk liquid chemicals, edible oils, acids, and other specialty liquids.

SUNNY DELIGHT BEVERAGES CO.: Close expected July 2; $250 million credit facility; UBS; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps (Ba3/BB-); $175 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps (Ba3/BB-); $35 million second lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps (B1/B), call protection of 102 and 101; $75 million U.S. dollar equivalent euro tranche at Libor plus 325 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.

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.

US ONCOLOGY INC.: $500 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wachovia Bank and Citicorp North America Inc.; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million seven-year term B 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.

VALOR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.: $890 million credit facility (B2/B+); Banc of America Securities LLC and CIBC World Markets Corp. joint lead arrangers and joint book-managers; $790 million term loan; $100 million revolver; approximately five-year maturities and no amortization requirements; recapitalization; Texas provider of telecommunication 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.

VUTEK: $140 million credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman Sachs, GECC administrative agent; $125 million term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $15 million revolver; refinance existing debt; Meredith, N.H., digital inkjet printing technology company.

YONKERS RACEWAY: $185 million delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, pricing dropping to Libor plus 325 when construction is completed, 100 bps undrawn fee; Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns co-lead arrangers, Merrill left lead, Bear syndication agent; construction financing; Yonkers, N.Y., horse racing track.

ON THE HORIZON:

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $8.8 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.

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.

BLOCKBUSTER INC.: $1.45 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan listed on the left; $500 million seven-year revolver; $200 million seven-year term A; $750 million seven-year term B; secured by pledges of the stock of some of Blockbuster's direct and indirect subsidiaries; pay a special distribution of $5 per share, or about $905 million, to its stockholders as part of Viacom Inc. split off, pay transaction costs and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Dallas provider of in-home movies and game entertainment.

CARROLS HOLDING CORP.: New credit facility along with IDS offering; Lehman Brothers lead arranger and bookrunner; revolver; term loan; repay existing bank debt and $170 million 9½% senior subordinated notes due 2008; Syracuse, N.Y. operator of 534 restaurants.

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC.: $500 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan listed on the left; $150 million five-year revolver; $350 million five-year term A; help fund acquisition of Inveresk International Group Inc.; Wilmington, Mass., provider of research tools and integrated support services that enable drug discovery and development.

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; GECC; $240 million revolver at Libor plus 100 to 250 bps; $10 million term B; Lewisville, Texas, distributor of consumable goods and supermarket operator.

GARTNER INC.: $225 million credit facility; JPMorgan; help fund stock buyback; Stamford, Conn., provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry.

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.

IMCO RECYCLING INC.: New credit facility; Citigroup involved; help fund the merger with Commonwealth Industries Inc.; combined company is expected to be named and its headquarters selected prior to the closing of the transaction; IMCO is an Irving, Texas, recycler of aluminum and zinc. Commonwealth is a Louisville, Ky., manufacturer of aluminum sheet.

INSIGHT HEALTH SERVICES HOLDING CORP.: New credit facility in connection with IDS offering; CIBC and Banc of America joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; revolver; term loan; both with approximately five-year maturities; repay existing bank debt and to fund a tender offer for 9 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2011; Lake Forest, Calif., provider of diagnostic imaging services.

LOEWS CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: New credit facility via Credit Suisse First Boston and Citigroup; to help fund the acquisition of Loews by a corporation formed by Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors for C$2.0 billion from Onex Corp. and Oaktree Capital Management LLC; New York-based movie theater chain.

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 debt, repay deep discount bond debt and for general corporate purposes; San Diego semiconductor demand creation distributor servicing the electronics industry.

NORTHLAND CABLE TELEVISION INC.: New credit facility; refinance existing senior bank debt, redeem all of the company's senior subordinated notes and provide excess borrowing capacity for possible future acquisitions, capital expenditures and working capital; Seattle cable company.

OMNICARE INC.: $2.4 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and SunTrust Capital Markets joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers, with JPMorgan listed on the left, JPMorgan and Lehman co-syndication agents, SunTrust administrative agent, and CIBC and Merrill Lynch co-documentation agents; $700 million five-year term loan; $1.1 billion 364-day loan; $600 million five-year revolver; interest rate on the credit facility can range from Libor plus 75 to Libor plus 250 basis points, depending on ratings; commitment fee on the revolver, and the 364-day loan if it not fully drawn at closing, can range from 17.5 basis points to 50 basis points depending on ratings; finance NeighborCare Inc. acquisition, repay debt and pay fees; Covington, Ky., provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly.

OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC.: New senior secured revolver; SunTrust Capital Markets Inc. lead arranger; help finance the acquisition of London-based Ben Sherman Ltd.; Atlanta designer, manufacturer, marketer and wholesaler of consumer apparel products.

RCN CORP.: $460 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $285 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; $25 million five-year letter-of-credit facility at 4%, 50 bps commitment fee; $150 million 71/2-year second-lien facility at Libor plus 800 bps; to fund exit from Chapter 11; Princeton, N.J., communications company.

STANADYNE CORP.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs; help fund a leveraged buyout of the company by an affiliate of Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Windsor, Conn., provider of technology and services for engine components and fuel systems.

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.

TRANSCORE HOLDINGS INC.: New credit facility consisting of a revolver and a term loan; help repay existing credit facility, redeem common and preferred stock and make other payments to security holders and employees; Harrisburg, Pa., provider of information technology.

VERIZON HAWAII: New credit facility via JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund The Carlyle Group's $1.65 billion acquisition of Verizon Hawaii from Verizon Communications Inc.; Hawaii-based telecommunications company.

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

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