Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $56.3613 billion

NOVEMBER:

CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INC.: $95 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $75 million term B; $20 million revolver; help fund Onex Partners LP's acquisition of the company; Minneapolis provider of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology services.

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE: $625 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Deutsche listed on the left, Goldman Sachs and UBS co-documentation agents; $125 million revolver; $500 million term B talked in Libor plus 275 bps context; help fund acquisition by an entity formed by The Cypress Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. for about $1.165 billion in cash; Novi, Mich.-based manufacturer of fluid handling systems, body sealing systems, and active and passive vibration control systems.

INTELSAT LTD.: $650 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers, Deutsche left lead; help fund LBO by Zeus Holdings Ltd.; Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite communications company.

RCN CORP.: $460 million credit facility (B3); 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.

TEXAS GENCO HOLDINGS INC.: Retail bank meeting Nov. 1 week; $2.2 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, with Goldman left lead; $325 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million five-year letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $900 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $475 million seven-year delayed-draw term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $300 million five-year "special" letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition by GC Power Acquisition LLC from CenterPoint Energy Inc.; Houston wholesale electric power generating company.

WYNN LAS VEGAS LLC/WYNN RESORTS LTD.: Bank meeting possibly Nov. 1 week; $1.65 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Bear Stearns & Co., JP Morgan; $1 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $650 million term B at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance outstanding debt and fund construction of La Reve property; Las Vegas-based gaming, lodging and entertainment company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADVANCE STORES CO. INC.: Close expected by end of Oct.; $670 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan; $160 million revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $150 million term A at Libor plus 150 bps; $185 million term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $175 million six-year delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Roanoke, Va., retailer of automotive parts.

ADVERTISING DIRECTORY SOLUTIONS INC.: $1.139 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Deutsche and Merrill Lynch; $60 million revolver (B1/BB-); $769 million term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $310 million second-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; help fund LBO by Bain Capital.

AIRCAST INC.: $85 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Wachovia joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $5 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; LBO financing; Summit, N.J., manufacturer of orthopedic devices.

ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO. LLC: Expected close Nov. 1; $1.044 billion term B at Libor plus 275 bps with stepdown to Libor plus 250 bps after $200 million repayment following closing; Citigroup; combine existing term B and term C into one large term loan; Greensburg, Pa., owner and operator of electric generating facilities.

ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS INC.: C$700 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Merrill Lynch, Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto Dominion joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Merrill listed on the left; C$200 million five-year, or U.S. equivalent, revolver; C$150 million U.S. dollar equivalent five-year term A; C$350 million U.S. dollar equivalent seven-year term B; redeem $300 million of the company's outstanding 13% senior subordinated notes due 2009 and refinance existing revolver borrowings; Toronto broadcaster, creator and distributor of filmed entertainment.

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.

AMERICAN SKIING CO.: $230 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and GE Capital joint lead arrangers, with CSFB listed on the left; $40 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $85 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; $105 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps; refinance the existing senior credit facility and the senior subordinated notes due 2006; Park City, Utah, operator of alpine ski and snowboard resorts.

AMPHENOL CORP.: $400 million term B repricing at Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Deutsche Bank; Wallingford, Conn., producer of electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable and interconnect systems.

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC: $675 million first priority asset-based senior credit facility (B1/BB-) due November 2009; Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. joint lead arrangers, fully underwritten by Bank of America, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. and General Electric Capital Corp.; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $275 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; repay amounts outstanding under the existing senior credit facility and accounts receivable securitization, and fund future requirements; U.K.-based equipment rental group serving the construction, industrial and homeowner markets.

BERKLINE/BENCHCRAFT HOLDINGS LLC: $195 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $35 million revolver (B1/B+); $110 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 800 bps, call protection of 103, 102, 101; refinance; Morristown, Tenn., manufacturer of residential stationary and motion upholstery furniture.

CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTS LLC: $210 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Wachovia; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $180 million five-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; operator of Burger Kings in Puerto Rico.

CENTENNIAL PUERTO RICO CABLE TV CORP.: New credit facility; TD Securities sole lead; help finance Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.'s acquisition of the company from Centennial Communications Corp. for about $155 million in cash; digital cable television system operator in Puerto Rico.

CHOCTAW RESORT DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE: Approximately $143.8 million senior term loan (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 225 bps; Bank of America; help fund tender offer for 9¼% senior notes due 2009; operator of the Silver Star Hotel and Casino and to develop and operate the Golden Moon Hotel and Casino.

CONTECH CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC.: $350 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wachovia; $125 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $225 million six-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; dividend recapitalization; Middletown, Ohio, civil engineering site solutions products and services company.

THE COOPER COS. INC.: $750 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Key Banc Capital Markets and JPMorgan Chase Bank, with Key Banc listed on the left; $225 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $275 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Ocular Sciences Inc., refinance existing bank debt, and provide for working capital and general corporate needs; secured by substantially all assets of the combined Cooper-Ocular entity; Pleasanton, Calif., healthcare products company.

COX ENTERPRISES INC./COX COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $7 billion in new senior unsecured credit facilities (Baa3) talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; Citigroup, JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citi left lead, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, Citicorp North America Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. syndication agents; Cox Enterprises $2.25 billion bank debt split into $1.75 billion five-year revolver and $500 million five-year term loan; Cox Communications $4.75 billion in bank debt split into $2.75 billion revolver and $2 billion five-year term loan; refinance debt, fund the proposed tender offer for Cox Communications Inc.'s class A common shares and provide for working capital; Cox Enterprises is an Atlanta media company; Cox Communications is an Atlanta cable company.

DOANE PET CARE: $230 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston; $195 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing credit facility due December 2005; Brentwood, Tenn.-based manufacturer of private label pet food.

EL PASO CORP.: $2.5 billion credit facility; $750 million five-year term loan (with ability to upsize to $1 billion) talked at Libor plus 325 to 350 bps, Citigroup and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $1.75 billion three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps, JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; refinance existing revolver; Houston energy company.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $500 million credit facility (B2/B+) in connection with the initial public offering of Income Deposit Securities; Deutsche left lead, CIBC and Citigroup; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $400 million five-year 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.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $2.93 billion in bank financing; Citigroup; $1.43 billion exit facility; $500 million asset-based five-year revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $828 million senior secured seven-year term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; $105 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+) at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; also $500 million 12-month DIP revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Southfield, Mich., supplier of vehicular parts, components, modules and systems.

FMC CORP.: $550 million credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Citigroup and Bank of America, with Citigroup listed on the left; $100 million term A at Libor plus 125 bps; $100 million letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps undrawn fee; $350 million revolver at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps undrawn fee; refinance existing debt, including taking out the company's existing term loan B; Philadelphia chemical company.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: $9.75 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, Lehman, CSFB, Wachovia and Bank of America joint bookrunners, Lehman on the left; $250 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $3.9 billion three-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $2 billion four-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $3.6 billion six-month bridge loan to be taken out by CMBS deal; help fund acquisition of The Rouse Co. and refinance $2 billion of General Growth's unsecured credit; Chicago shopping mall owner.

INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP: $245 million credit facility (B2/B-); UBS sole lead, GE Capital Corp. documentation agent; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 300 bps; $155 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; Company formed by WL Ross & Co., Contrarian Capital Management LLC, Greenlight Capital Inc., Stark Event Trading Ltd. and Varde Partners Inc., to acquire the operating assets of Lexington, Ky.-based Horizon Natural Resources Co.

INTERNATIONAL MILL SERVICE INC.: $180 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $125 million six-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $30 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund LBO by Wellspring Capital Management LLC from a shareholder group lead by GSC Partners; Horsham, Pa., provider of outsourced industrial services primarily to the steel industry.

INVISTA: $1.475 billion refinancing/repricing; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, with JPMorgan listed on the left; reprice $200 million term A at Libor plus 250 bps; reprice $1.275 billion term B at Libor plus 275 bps, as well as modify covenants regarding dividend payments and other distributions; Wichita, Kan., integrated polymers, intermediates and fibers business.

IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INC.: $592.2 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); CIBC World Markets Corp., Lehman Brothers Inc. and the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with CIBC left lead; $50 million revolver; $320 million term B; $200 million term C; $22.2 million term D; refinance; in connection with IPO; Newton, Iowa, communications services company.

IRON MOUNTAIN INC.: Expected close Nov. 8 week; $150 million 6 1/2-year term D (BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; JPMorgan; repay revolver borrowings used for Connected Corp. acquisition; Boston provider of outsourced records and information management services.

JARDEN CORP.: $1.05 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup Global Markets and CIBC World Markets joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, with Citi left lead, Citi syndication agent, CIBC administrative agent, Bank of America documentation agent; $850 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, leverage grid attached; help fund American Household Inc. acquisition and refinance debt; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche consumer products.

K&F INDUSTRIES INC.: $505 million senior secured credit facility; Lehman left lead, JPMorgan co-lead, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $430 million eight-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition by an affiliate of Aurora Capital Group from Bernard L. Schwartz and Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking; New York supplier to manufacturers and operators of commercial, general aviation and military aircraft.

KERASOTES SHOWPLACE THEATRES HOLDINGS LLC: $300 million credit facility (B1/B); Deutsche; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; dividend payment, repay some bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Springfield, Ill., movie chain.

LAKE LAS VEGAS RESORT: $560 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $435 million five-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million six-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 550 bps; take out some equity and refinance existing credit facility; Henderson, Nev., residential, golf and resort community.

MERISANT CO.: $255 million credit facility (B2); Credit Suisse First Boston and RBC joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $40 million six-year euro term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; $180 million six-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; recapitalization in connection with IDS offering; Chicago low-calorie sweetener company.

METROCALL INC./ARCH WIRELESS OPERATING: $140 million two-year senior secured term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; UBS; partially fund the $150 million cash portion of the consideration that Metrocall stockholders will receive in the proposed merger between Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc.; guaranteed by newly formed parent company USA Mobility Inc.; Metrocall is an Alexandria, Va.-based provider of paging products and other wireless services. Arch is a Westborough, Mass.-based wireless messaging and mobile information company.

MGM MIRAGE: $6 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Royal Bank of Scotland; $4.5 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.5 billion non-callable term loan A due 2009 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the $4.8 billion acquisition of Mandalay Resorts group; Las Vegas hotel and gaming company.

NASH FINCH CO.: $300 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+/BB-); Deutsche; $200 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance senior secured credit facility due 2005 and redeem $165 million of 8½% senior subordinated notes due 2008; Minneapolis food distributor.

NATIONAL MENTOR: $255 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with JPMorgan listed on the left; $175 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $80 million six-year revolver; refinance existing debt; Boston provider of community-based, residential, in-home and out-of-home services to people with developmental disabilities, children with emotional and behavioral challenges, and people with acquired brain injury.

NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP: $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; Wachovia and Citigroup; general corporate purposes; Houston coal company.

NEFF RENTAL CORP.: $310 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Bank of America with Credit Suisse First Boston on the left; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee, $135 million six-year second lien term loan (B) at Libor plus 600 bps; refinance; Miami-based equipment rental company.

NEW SKIES SATELLITES NV: Expected close Nov. 2; $535 million credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank and ABN Amro, with Deutsche listed on the left; $460 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund The Blackstone Group's acquisition of the company; The Hague, Netherlands-based fixed satellite communications company.

NORTHWESTERN CORP.: $250 million exit facility (Ba1/BB); Lehman Brothers Inc. (administrative agent) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (syndication agent) joint lead arrangers; $125 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps (BB+); $125 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; Sioux Falls, S.D., utility.

SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP.: $2.32 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan and Deutsche, with JPMorgan on the left; $900 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $120 million six-year institutional letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 200 bps; $1 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million seven-year term C at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance Jefferson Smurfit Corp. and Stone Container Corp. credit facilities that are due in 2005; Chicago manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging.

SOUTH EDGE: $535 million credit facility; JPMorgan lead; $225 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps, $25 million five-year revolver, $110 million delayed-draw term loan, $175 million three-year term loan A; consortium formed by seven home building companies and Focus Property Group to acquire 1,940 acres in Henderson, Nev.

SPECTRASITE COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $900 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); TD Securities (administrative agent) and Citigroup (syndication agent) joint lead arrangers, with TD left lead, Deutsche, Lehman, Royal Bank of Scotland co-documentation agents, Royal Bank of Canada senior managing agent; $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $300 million delayed-draw term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; secured by substantially all assets; refinance existing loan and for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and financing distributions to its shareholders; Cary, N.C.-based wireless tower operator.

STRATOS GLOBAL CORP.: $150 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of America; $25 million revolver; $125 million term B; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Bethesda, Md.-based remote communication solutions provider.

TINNERMAN PALNUT ENGINEERED PRODUCTS LLC: $150 million credit facility; BNP Paribas lead arranger; $25 million six-year revolver; $85 million first-lien six-year term loan; $40 million seven-year second-lien term loan; fund Ares Management LLC's buyout of Tinnerman from an affiliate of Kohlberg & Co.; Brunswick, Ohio, manufacturer of automotive metal and plastic fasteners.

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC.: $575 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan and Lehman joint lead arrangers, with left lead JPMorgan sole bookrunner; $475 million seven-year term C; $100 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of Rip Griffin Truck Service Center Inc.; Westlake, Ohio-based network of full-service travel centers.

TRM CORP.: $150 million credit facility (B2/B+); Bank of America; $30 million revolver; $120 million six-year term B; fund the acquisition of eFunds Corp.'s ATM network; Portland, Ore., consumer services company that provides convenience ATM and photocopying services.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.: $300 million term E talked at Libor plus 175 bps (Ba2/BB+/BB+); JPMorgan and Bank of America; repurchase a subordinated 8% pay-in-kind seller note from Northrop Grumman Corp.; Livonia, Mich., provider of advanced technology products and services for the automotive markets.

UNITED SUBCONTRACTORS INC.: $211 million credit facility; Royal Bank of Scotland and Citigroup, with Royal Bank of Scotland listed on the left; $30 million revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $155 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $26 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; fund Wind Point Partners' leveraged buyout of United Subcontractors; Salt Lake City-based installer of residential and commercial insulation systems and provider of complementary products and services related to the industry.

UPC DISTRIBUTION HOLDING BV: €400 million term loan F due Dec. 31, 2011 containing euro and U.S. tranche (B); TD Securities Inc. and BNP Paribas lead arrangers and bookrunners, with TD listed on the left; euro tranche at Libor plus 400 bps with a stepdown to Libor plus 325 bps if senior debt to EBITDA falls below 3.50-to-1; U.S. tranche at Libor plus 350 bps with a stepdown to Libor plus 300 bps if senior debt to EBITDA falls below 3.50-to-1; repay existing debt or fund acquisitions; subsidiary that holds and operates Denver-based UnitedGlobalCom Inc.'s broadband network business in 11 European countries.

U.S. SHIPPING PARTNERS LP: $180 million senior secured credit facility; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 to 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $100 million 51/2-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; $30 million 51/2-year delayed-draw term loan, with 12 months to draw down the funds at Libor plus 200 bps, 75 bps commitment fee; working capital, refinance existing debt, finance the acquisition or construction of additional vessels and general partnership purposes; Edison, N.J., provider of long-haul marine transportation services.

VALOR TELECOM: $1.74 billion credit facility; Bank of America; $1.3 billion term loan B (B+), $205 million second-lien tranche (B-), $100 million revolver (B+); Irving, Texas-based telecommunications provider.

WASTEQUIP INC.: $155 million credit facility; Key Bank; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $55 million revolver; help fund the purchase of assets from McClain Industries Inc.; Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of equipment for the waste management industry.

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.

AFFINIA GROUP: New credit facility to help fund the Cypress buyout of Dana Corp.'s aftermarket business (which will be renamed Affinia Group) for $1.1 billion; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan left lead; producer of automotive replacement products.

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Amended and restated senior secured revolver to refinance debt; new aluminum recycling and sheet manufacturing company formed through combination of Commonwealth Industries Inc. and Imco Recycling Inc.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $175 million senior secured revolver due April 9, 2009 at Libor plus 200 to 300 bps; JPMorgan and Citigroup, JPMorgan listed on the left; in connection with leveraged buyout by Marquee Holdings Inc., an investment vehicle owned by JPMorgan Partners and Apollo Management LP; Kansas City, Mo., theatrical exhibition company.

AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.: New credit facility via Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and JPMorgan Chase; refinance existing facility; Fort Worth, Texas, airline company.

APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million exit facility; GE Commercial Finance; $50 million senior secured term loan; $55 million senior secured revolver; $20 million "last out" term loan; New Castle, Del., maker of polypropylene films used in consumer product labeling and flexible packaging applications.

ARNOLD TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.: New senior credit facility; help fund buyout by U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. and current management from Jefferies Capital Partners; Jacksonville, Fla., dry van truckload carrier.

BUFFETS HOLDINGS INC.: Amended credit facility in connection with IDS and senior subordinated notes offerings; Credit Suisse First Boston administrative agent, collateral agent, lead arranger and bookrunner; five-year revolver; five-year letter-of-credit facility; seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility; seven-year term loan; refinance all outstanding debt and repurchase common stock, warrants and options from the existing holders; Eagan, Minn., restaurant operator.

COLONY CAPITAL LLC: Minimum of $950 million in debt financing; Deutsche Bank; help fund the acquisition of two casino properties from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and two casino properties from Caesars Entertainment Inc.

COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC.: $450 million credit facility around Libor plus 125 bps; fund acquisition of First Health Group Corp.; Bethesda, Md., managed health care company.

DEL LABORATORIES INC.: Launching late November at the earliest; $260 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank documentation agent; $210 million term B; $50 million revolver; help fund the acquisition of Del Laboratories by DLI Holding Corp., a company jointly owned by affiliates of Kelso & Co. and Church & Dwight Co. Inc. and general corporate purposes; Uniondale, N.Y., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of cosmetics and proprietary over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

EGL HOLDING CO.: $780 million senior secured credit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets LLC and Merrill Lynch joint arrangers, with JPMorgan and Wachovia acting as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, Wachovia Bank syndication agent, and Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. documentation agent; $480 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; new company formed by an investment group led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to purchase Select Medical Corp., a Mechanicsburg, Pa., operator of specialty hospitals.

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.

GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.: $125 million exit credit facility; either five-year term loan with at least $10 million put in a cash collateral account for use as working capital or term loan of up to $115 million and revolver of either $10 million or $15 million; Libor plus 850 bps plus 15% of common stock; to refinance existing bank debt and pay fees and expenses; Harrison, N.J., specialty chemical company.

HCA INC.: $3.75 billion bank financing; $2.25 billion five-year credit facility containing $1.75 billion revolver at Libor plus 80 bps, $500 million term loan at Libor plus 100 bps via JPMorgan as sole lead arranger and bookrunner to refinance debt; $1.5 billion six-month term loan at Libor plus 100 bps via JPMorgan Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners to fund stock repurchase; Nashville, Tenn., acute care hospital company.

HERBALIFE LTD.: $225 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley on the left; $25 million revolver; $200 million term loan; help fund recapitalization that also includes an IPO and repayment of existing credit facility; Century City, Calif.-based marketer of weight management and nutrition products.

HOLLYWOOD MERGER CORP.: Late fourth quarter, early first quarter 2005 business; $275 million credit facility; UBS Securities LLC sole lead arranger, bookrunner, administrative agent, Bear Stearns & Co. and Wells Fargo co-arrangers, Wells Fargo syndication agent; $200 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $15 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility; help fund merger with affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners LP; Wilsonville, Ore., video chain.

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC.: $1.725 billion credit facility; Citigroup; $1.325 billion in seven-year term loans talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million revolver; finance the acquisition of Province Healthcare Co., refinance Province Healthcare's existing debt, refinance LifePoint's credit facility and to provide for the ongoing working capital and general corporate needs of LifePoint Hospitals; Brentwood, Tenn., operator of hospitals.

MAXIM CRANE WORKS (ACR MANAGEMENT LLC): $250 to $300 million exit facility with an estimated interest rate of 7%; Pittsburgh crane rental company.

MCI INC.: New $750 million to $1 billion revolver; replace letter-of-credit facilities, support letter-of-credit requirements and increase liquidity; Ashburn, Va., communication company.

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.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.: $4.25 billion credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund acquisition by a consortium led by Sony Corp. of America and equity partners, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Texas Pacific Group and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Los Angeles-based entertainment content company.

NATIONAL SENIOR CARE INC.: $125 million asset-based line of credit; Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund merger with Mariner Health Care Inc.; long-term health care facility owner and operator.

PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $750 million credit facility (Ba2/BBB-); JP Morgan lead arranger; $550 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps, $150 million of which will be used to refinance existing term loan; $200 million five-year undrawn revolver; fund the acquisition of American Medical Security Group; Cypress, Calif., consumer health organization.

ROPER INDUSTRIES INC.: $955 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan Chase Bank and Wachovia; $655 five-year million term loan; increase in size of revolver to $300 million from $225 million; extend maturity one year; expected interest rate 125 to 150 bps; refinance the existing $380 million term loan and help fund the acquisition of TransCore Holdings Inc. for about $600 million; Duluth, Ga., industrial company.

RYERSON TULL INC.: New secured credit facility; help finance acquisition of Integris Metals Inc. for $410 million plus the assumption of about $250 million of debt; Chicago distributor and processor of metals and other materials.

TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS INC.: $500 million working capital facility as part of recapitalization; Morgan Stanley and UBS joint lead arrangers; secured by a first priority lien on substantially all assets; refurbish and expand current properties; Atlantic City, N.J., hotel and casino owner and operator.

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.: $535 million senior secured credit facility in connection with IDS offering; CIBC; $100 million 41/2-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $435 million 41/2-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; help repay existing debt; Westborough, Mass., supplier of consumables used in the manufacture of paper.

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