Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $46.1488 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: New 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; 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.

CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 18; $650 million credit facility (B1); Banc of America Securities, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC; $500 million six-year term loan expected in the mid-200 area; $150 million five-year revolver; refinance notes and FCC debt, and for general corporate purposes; wholly owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., a San Diego, Calif., mobile wireless services company.

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS: Conference call Nov. 12; repricing $440 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS; Camarillo, Calif., tool and equipment catalog retailer.

NRG ENERGY INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 15; $950 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs, with CSFB left lead; $800 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Minneapolis wholesale power generation company.

STAR PROPANE: $300 million asset-based senior secured revolver; JPMorgan; secured by substantially all of the assets of Petro and Star Propane; refinancing; subsidiary of Star Gas Partners LP, a Stamford, Conn., distributor of home heating oil and propane.

TEXAS GENCO HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 19; $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.

UNITED ONLINE INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 12; $150 million term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; Deutsche Bank; help fund a modified Dutch auction tender offer outstanding common stock; Woodland Hills, Calif., provider of consumer internet subscription services.

WYNN LAS VEGAS LLC/WYNN RESORTS LTD.: Bank meeting to be determined but possibly Nov. 15 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 including La Reve property; Las Vegas-based gaming, lodging and entertainment company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AFFINIA GROUP: $525 million credit facility (B2/BB-); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank joint lead arrangers, with JPMorgan left lead, and UBS agent; $125 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $400 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund the Cypress buyout of Dana Corp.'s aftermarket business (which will be renamed Affinia Group) for approximately $1 billion,; producer of automotive replacement products.

AIRCAST INC.: $85 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Wachovia joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $5 million five-year revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million six-year term B (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 700 bps; LBO by Tailwind Capital Partners; Summit, N.J., manufacturer of orthopedic devices.

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.

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.

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC.: $430 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; $150 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $280 million 51/2-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; Los Angeles commercial real estate services company.

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.

COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES INC.: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; UBS; Palo Alto, Calif. developer, manufacturer and distributor of components for systems used to generate, amplify and transmit high-power/high-frequency microwave and radio frequency signals.

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.

COSMETIC ESSENCE INC.: $151 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $90 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; $36 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; fund acquisition by Onex Partners LP from Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.; Holmdel, N.J., contract manufacturer for the personal care products industry.

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.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $150 million of bank debt (B+); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with JPMorgan left lead; $75 million revolver add-on at Libor plus 175 bps; $75 million term F at Libor plus 150 bps; fund share buyback program; Atlanta radio broadcasting company.

DELTA AIR LINES INC.: $500 million three-year senior secured credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp. sole lead arranger; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps; revolver secured by some accounts receivable; term loan secured by remaining unencumbered assets; Atlanta air transportation company.

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.

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.

FTD INC.: $85 million 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; refinance; Downers Grove, Ill., floral company.

GENCORP INC.: $175 million secured credit facility (B1/BB/BB-); Wachovia; $75 million revolver; $25 million term loan; $75 million six-year letter of credit facility; maturity dates may be accelerated to January 2007 if the company's 5¾% convertible subordinated notes remain outstanding at that time; refinance existing debt; Rancho Cordova, Calif., technology-based manufacturer with positions in the aerospace and defense, and real estate industries.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: $6.15 billion ($9.75 billion with bridge loan) 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; $500 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $3.65 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 at Libor plus 200 bps 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.

HERBALIFE LTD.: $225 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); 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.

IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INC.: $577.8 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; $100 million revolver; $400 million term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $70 million term C; $7.8 million term D; refinance; in connection with IPO; Newton, Iowa, communications services company.

IRON MOUNTAIN INC.: Expected close Nov. 8 week; $150 million 61/2-year term D (B2/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 200 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.: $530 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Lehman left lead, JPMorgan co-lead, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $480 million eight-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps, stepdown to Libor plus 225 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.

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.

NATURAL PRODUCTS GROUP: $110 million credit facility; CIBC; $15 million revolver; $95 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; fund the acquisition of the company by Harvest Partners.

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.

NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.: $975 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan on the left, and Deutsche involved as well; $300 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 750 bps; $675 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 550 bps; both term loans have call protection of 103, 102, 101; refinance existing revolver debt; Eagan, Minn., airline company.

PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $825 million credit facility (Ba2/BBB-); JPMorgan lead arranger; $425 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $200 million five-year undrawn revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; fund the acquisition of American Medical Security Group; Cypress, Calif., consumer health organization.

PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.: $225 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $20 million revolver (B1/B+); $130 million term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 to 725 bps; pay a dividend to shareholders and refinance existing debt; Shelton, Conn., provider of decorative surfaces for commercial and residential interiors, store and store fixtures, and furniture.

QUINCY NEWSPAPERS INC.: $160 million credit facility; Wachovia; $60 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; $100 million 61/2-year term A at Libor plus 125 bps; refinance; Quincy, Ill., media company.

RCN CORP.: $480 million credit facility (B3); Deutsche Bank sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $330 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; $25 million five-year letter-of-credit facility at 4%, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million 71/2-year second-lien facility at Libor plus 800 bps; to fund exit from Chapter 11; Princeton, N.J., communications company.

REGENCY GAS SERVICES LLC: $280 million credit facility; UBS; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $160 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $80 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 725 bps; help fund Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.'s acquisition of Regency; Dallas midstream gas gathering, processing, and transmission company.

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 150 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.

SPRINGS INDUSTRIES INC.: $490 million credit facility (Ba3); JPMorgan and Wachovia, with JPMorgan left lead; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $290 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt; Fort Mill, S.C., home furnishings manufacturer and marketer.

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.

THOMSON MEDIA: $235 million credit facility; Citigroup and Barclays, with Citi left lead; $35 million revolver (B1) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $160 million term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million second-lien term C (B2) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; fund the acquisition of Thomson Media by Investcorp from The Thomson Corp.; New York provider of largely print-based information products focused on the banking, financial services and related technology markets.

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.

TRITON PCS INC.: $250 million senior secured term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 to 375 bps; Lehman sole lead with Merrill Lynch as an agent; general corporate purposes, possible acquisitions and to retire, from time to time, some outstanding debt securities through open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions; Berwyn, Pa., wireless phone service provider.

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.

UPC DISTRIBUTION HOLDING BV: €400 million term loan F due Dec. 31, 2011 containing euro and U.S. tranche (B1/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.

VALOR TELECOM: $1.6 billion credit facility; Bank of America; $1.17 billion term loan B (B+) at Libor plus 350 bps; $205 million second-lien tranche (B-); $100 million revolver (B+); Irving, Texas-based telecommunications provider.

WINDSOR QUALITY FOOD CO. LTD.: $220 million credit facility; JPMorgan; acquisition financing; Houston manufacturer and marketer of specialty frozen foods.

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.

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.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: New credit facility; fund acquisition of The Robert Mondavi Corp. for about $1.36 billion; Fairport, N.Y., producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands.

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.

DIMONSTANDARD INC.: New syndicated senior credit facility of sufficient size to substantially replace both its and Standard Commercial's existing revolvers; back merger of Dimon Inc. and Standard Commercial Corp.; Dimon Inc. is a Danville, Va., dealer of leaf tobacco; Standard Commercial Corp., is a Wilson, N.C., dealer of leaf tobacco; merger transaction expected to close March 2005.

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 five-year exit facility at Libor plus 850 bps, 100 bps commitment fee; refinance existing bank debt and pay fees and expenses; Harrison, N.J., specialty chemical company.

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.

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.

IVACO INC.: $250 million credit facility; $125 million asset-based revolver; $125 million term B; Deutsche Bank and General Electric Capital Corp., with Deutsche left lead on the term loan and GE left lead on the revolver; acquisition financing; Montreal producer of steel and fabricated steel products.

LEVEL 3 FINANCING INC.: Minimum $400 million senior secured credit facility; help fund tender offers; Broomfield, Colo., communications and information services company.

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC.: Likely December event; $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.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; $750 million five-year revolving credit facility at Libor plus 237.5 bps, 50 bps commitment fee, $300 million six-year term loan A at Libor plus 237.5 bps, seven-year term loan B of up to $1.75 billion at Libor plus 250 bps; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

PERFORMANCE FIBERS INC.: New credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; help fund Sun Capital Partners Inc.'s acquisition of the company from Honeywell International Inc.; Richmond, Va., supplier of high tenacity polyester fiber and other materials.

ROPER INDUSTRIES INC.: $955 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan Chase Bank and Wachovia; $655 million five-year term A at Libor plus 125 bps; $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 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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