Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $47.2106 billion

DECEMBER:

BENCHMARK MEDICAL INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 6; $150 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $85 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 to 350 bps; $35 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; refinance the existing credit facility and fund a dividend payment; Malvern, Pa., provider of outpatient physical therapy.

IAP WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 5; $675 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, with Goldman left lead; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $350 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $225 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Cape Canaveral, Fla., provider of logistic services to public and private sector companies and government agencies.

MIRANT CORP.: Bank meeting targeted for Dec. 5 week; $1.5 billion exit facility; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $1 billion six-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3 or BB- or higher and Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1 or B+ or lower; $500 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 175 bps if rated Ba3 or BB- or higher and Libor plus 200 bps if rated B1 or B+ or lower; also bridge facility of no less than $850 million; fund intercompany restructuring transactions and help pay claims against the consolidated Mirant Americas Generation LLC debtors; Atlanta-based power company.

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 7; $485 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $435 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund acquisition of NDCHealth Corp.; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of connective health care solutions to physicians and hospitals.

SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $225 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and JPMorgan; help fund LBO by Onex Corp. from Heritage Partners; Foothill Ranch, Calif., operator of long-term care facilities and a provider of a full continuum of post-acute care services.

VENETIAN MACAU LTD.: Bank meeting in Macau Dec. 6 (U.S. meeting to follow); $2.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Lehman and Merrill Lynch, with Goldman left lead; $500 million five-year revolver; $100 million equivalent local currency five-year term loan; $700 million delayed-draw six-year term loan; $1.2 billion funded seven-year term loan; fund design, development, construction and pre-opening costs for the company's development projects in Macao, including The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel-Casino and other projects on the Cotai Strip; expected close first quarter 2006; subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a Las Vegas-based hotel, gaming, resort and exhibition/convention company.

JANUARY:

EK SUCCESS LTD.: Approximately $170 million credit facility; Dresdner; estimated $20 million revolver; $100 million in first-lien debt divided between a term loan and a pre-funded letter-of-credit facility; $50 million second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by GTCR Golder Rauner LLC; scrapbooking and craft products company.

INEOS GROUP LTD.: Bank meeting expected early January; new credit facility that will be euro based but will have a big U.S. component; Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Barclays; help fund the acquisition of Innovene from BP plc; United Kingdom-based manufacturer of specialty petrochemicals.

NRG ENERGY INC.: Bank meeting expected early-January; $4.8 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $3.2 billion seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225-250 bps; $600 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200-225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1 billion five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 225-250 bps; help fund acquisition of Texas Genco LLC and refinance existing debt; Princeton, N.J., energy company.

U.S. POWER GENERATING CO. LLC: Bank meeting expected early-January; $900 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $50 million revolver; $120 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $430 million term loan; $300 million second-lien term loan; fund purchase of three New York City power plants from Reliant Energy by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and U.S Power; New York-based electricity generating asset acquisition company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AAI.FOSTERGRANT INC.: $215 million credit facility; JPMorgan and General Electric Capital Corp., with JPMorgan left lead; $15 million revolver (B2); $150 million term B (B2) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 101 soft call; $50 million second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 775 bps, call protection 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; Smithfield, R.I., eyewear and jewelry company.

ACOSTA SALES CO. INC.: $675 million credit facility; $60 million six-year revolver; $515 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 to 600 bps; Wachovia and Goldman Sachs, with Wachovia left lead on the revolver and first-lien term loan, and Goldman left lead on the second-lien term loan; dividend recapitalization; Jacksonville, Fla., sales and marketing agency to the consumer packaged goods industry.

AIRBORNE INC.: $180 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $30 million revolver; $110 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 to 300 bps; $40 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; dividend recapitalization; herbal preventative cold remedy.

ALLIANT RESOURCES GROUP INC.: $300 million credit facility; JPMorgan and General Electric Capital Corp., with JPMorgan left lead; $30 million revolver (B2) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $175 million first-lien term B (B2) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $95 million second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund LBO by Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer LP from GTCR Golder Rauner LLC; Stamford, Conn., distributor of insurance and financial services.

AMERICAN PACIFIC CORP.: $107.5 million credit facility; Wachovia; $10 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $70 million five-year first-lien term loan (B2/B); $27.5 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); help fund the acquisition of GenCorp Inc.'s Aerojet Fine Chemicals business; Las Vegas-based specialty chemical company.

AMERIPATH INC.: $298.5 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Wachovia, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and UBS; $203.5 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $95 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing credit facility and help fund acquisition of Specialty Laboratories Inc.; Riviera Beach, Fla., provider of physician-based anatomic pathology, dermatopathology and molecular diagnostic services.

AMSCAN HOLDINGS CORP.: $505 million credit facility (B2/B); Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $420 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $85 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO of Rockaway, N.J., party goods chain Party City Corp. by AAH Holdings Corp., a Berkshire Partners LLC and Weston Presidio holding company that owns Amscan, and replace in part some existing AAH financing; Elmsford, N.Y., party goods company.

AREP OIL & GAS LLC: $700 million credit facility; Citigroup and Bear Stearns, with Citi left lead; $500 million revolver (with $335 million of availability) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; secured by first- and second-lien interests in oil and gas reserves; refinancing and dividend payment; oil and gas exploration company.

AUTOCAM CORP.: $75 million second-lien term loan; Goldman Sachs; repay debt; Kentwood, Mich., designer and manufacturer of specialty metal alloy components for the transportation and medical device industries.

AXIA INC.: $175 million credit facility (B2); UBS; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund the purchase of Axia by Aurora Capital Group; Houston-based manufacturer of packaging and other industrial equipment and construction machinery through three business units.

THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.: $650 million exit financing credit facility (B+); Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan, Wachovia and Scotia, with CSFB left lead; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million six-year pre-funded letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $250 million six-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; Barberton, Ohio, company that designs, supplies and services power generation systems and equipment.

BASIC ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $215 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); UBS; $125 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $90 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinancing; Midland, Texas, provider of well site services to oil and gas drilling and producing companies.

BOLTHOUSE FARMS: $725 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Credit Suisse First Boston; $75 million six-year revolver (B2/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $500 million seven-year term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; San Joaquin Valley, Calif., farmer and distributor of fresh produce.

CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP: $450 million credit facility; Bank of America; $225 million revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $175 million seven-year term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance all existing bank debt in connection with IPO; Indianapolis-based producer of high-quality, specialty hydrocarbon products.

CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT: $1.67 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Lehman; $250 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.42 billion five-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund DRA Advisors LLC's acquisition of the company; McLean, Va., specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate.

CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS: $181.2 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch lead arranger and bookrunner, TD Securities syndication agent; $30 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $115 million first-lien term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $36.2 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund LBO by Abry Partners LLC; Houston-based satellite communications provider.

CCC INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Wachovia; $250 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Investcorp; Chicago-based supplier of advanced software, communications systems, internet and wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive claims and collision repair industries.

CCS MEDICAL: $480 million credit facility; Wachovia and Bank of America; $50 million revolver (B3/B); $320 million first-lien term loan (B3/B); $110 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+); fund Warburg Pincus' acquisition of CCS and another Florida-based company; Clearwater, Fla., direct-to-consumer provider of medical supplies.

CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.: $480 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bear Stearns and JPMorgan, with Bear Stearns left lead; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $440 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call for 18 months; help fund acquisition by M&F Worldwide Corp. from Honeywell International Inc.; San Antonio provider of check-related products and extensive servicing to financial institution customers.

CLAYTON HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B1/B+); BNP Paribas; $150 million term loan; $50 million revolver; recapitalization; Shelton, Conn., provider of loan and portfolio analysis, operations support and consulting services.

COINMACH CORP.: $645 million credit facility (B2); Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. joint lead arrangers; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $570 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance about $230 million of existing term debt and to retire 9% senior notes due 2010; Plainview, N.Y., provider of outsourced laundry equipment services for multifamily housing properties.

COMMONWEALTH BRANDS INC.: $620 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $20 million revolver; $600 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Bowling Green, Ky., cigarette manufacturer.

COMPASS MINERALS GROUP: $450 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers, with JPMorgan left lead; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $350 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund tender offer for $325 million 10% senior subordinated notes due 2011; Overland Park, Kan., producer of salt and sulfate of potash.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $1.2 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; $300 million term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $900 million term C talked at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the cash takeover bid for Vincor International Inc.; Fairport, N.Y., producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands.

DAY INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.: $415 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $25 million revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $275 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $115 million second-lien term loan (B2/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps; refinance existing debt; Dayton, Ohio, producer and distributor of consumable products for the offset printing and textile industries.

DRS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $650 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Wachovia and Bear Stearns; $300 million term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $350 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Engineered Support Systems Inc.; Parsippany, N.J., provider of technology products and services to defense, government intelligence and commercial customers.

EAGLEPICHER INC.: $295 million senior secured debtor-in-possession facility; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP; $150 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $30 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $75 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 750 bps; also $50 million junior secured DIP financing at Libor plus 1250 bps PIK from Angelo, Gordon & Co., LP and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC; repay existing debt; convertible into financing for the reorganized company upon court approval of a plan of reorganization; Phoenix-based diversified manufacturer.

GARDEN FRESH RESTAURANT CORP.: $175 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $113 million 51/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $37 million six-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; back the already completed LBO of the company by Sun Capital; San Diego-based owner and operator of salad-buffet restaurants.

GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC.: $230 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba1/BB); KeyBank; help repay bridge loan borrowings and pay down revolver debt; Buffalo, N.Y., steel products and services company.

GLOBAL HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE LLC: $110 million senior secured credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps based on B1/B+ expected ratings; $85 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps based on B1/B+ expected ratings; help fund the acquisition of Neoforma Inc.; Westminster, Colo., provider of an electronic trading exchange open to all health care providers, suppliers and manufacturers.

GRAHAM PACKAGING CO. LP: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Deutsche; York, Pa., designer, manufacturer and seller of blow-molded plastic containers.

GREEKTOWN HOLDINGS LLC: $290 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Merrill Lynch; $190 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinancing and recapitalization; substantially, indirectly owned by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, who also owns and operates five other gaming properties in northern Michigan.

HARLAN SPRAGUE DAWLEY INC.: $190 million credit facility (B+); UBS and Credit Suisse First Boston; $15 million five-year dollar-denominated revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $15 million five-year euro-equivalent revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $160 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help finance acquisition by Genstar Capital LLC; Indianapolis-based provider of laboratory animals and services to support the scientific community.

HARMON KOVAL: $270 million credit facility; SocGen; $195 million first-lien term loan; $75 million second-lien term loan; help fund the construction of the W hotel in Las Vegas, a joint venture between Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Edge Resorts.

THE HERTZ CORP.: $3.85 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, with Deutsche left lead; $2 billion term loan (Ba2/NA/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 250 to 275 bps; $1.6 billion asset-based revolver (Ba2/NA/BBB) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (Ba2/NA/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 250 to 275 bps; help fund LBO by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc., The Carlyle Group and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity from Ford Motor Co.; Park Ridge, N.J., vehicle rental company.

HICKORYTECH CORP.: $160 million senior secured credit facility (club deal); Wachovia; revolver; term loan; refinance existing facility and fund acquisition of Enventis Telecom from Allete Inc.; Mankato, Minn., diversified communications company.

HOUGHTON INTERNATIONAL INC.: $115 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $90 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; Valley Forge, Pa., developer and producer of specialty chemicals, oils and lubricants for the metalworking, automotive and steel industries.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS: $100 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $40 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps; help fund the buyout by TA Associates from Intuit Inc.; provider of information technology help desk and asset management software solutions.

INVISTA BV: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 150 bps if rated Ba2/BB; JPMorgan and Deutsche; Wichita, Kan., integrated polymers, intermediates and fibers business.

JOHNSONDIVERSEY HOLDINGS INC.: $1.025 billion credit facility (B1/B+/BB-); Citigroup; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; $775 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million one-year availability, five-year maturity delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 175 bps ticking fee; refinance existing debt and provide extra liquidity; Sturtevant, Wis., provider of commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions.

KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP INC.: $235 million credit facility; CIBC and Credit Suisse First Boston; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $160 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; LBO financing; Canton, Ohio, bulk transportation and logistics provider to the petroleum industry.

LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER (LPL FINANCIAL SERVICES): $1.05 billion credit facility (B2); Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $100 million revolver; $50 million term A; $900 million term B; help finance the acquisition of a majority equity interest in LPL by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group; San Diego-based independent brokerage firm.

LONGVIEW FIBRE CO.: $400 million credit facility (BBB-); Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; refinance existing bank debt and repay senior notes; Longview, Wash., manufacturer of corrugated and solid-fiber containers and other paper products.

MERRILL CORP.: $535 million credit facility (B+); Credit Suisse First Boston left lead; $60 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $475 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund the acquisition of WordWave Inc. from Berkshire Partners LLC and Highland Capital Partners; St. Paul, Minn., provider of electronic and paper document and information management services.

MICHAEL FOODS INC.: $540 million upsized and repriced term loan (B1/B+); Bank of America; repricing to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; upsizing to help refinance outstanding senior unsecured term loan; Minnetonka, Minn.-based diversified food processor and distributor.

MIDWEST GENERATION LLC: Repricing term loan and revolver at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup; Chicago-based electric company.

MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP LLC: $350 million credit facility due 2012 (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan; $175 million revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps; $175 million term A talked at Libor plus 100 bps; replace existing loans; Augusta, Ga., newspaper and magazine publisher.

THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INC.: $800 million credit facility (Ba2/BBB-); JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch, with JPMorgan left lead; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $750 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund purchase of Instinet Group Inc.'s INET electronic marketplace; New York-based provider of securities listing, trading, and information products and services.

NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $100 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Lawrenceville, Ga., publisher of real estate information.

NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.: $150 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $140 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps; acquisition financing; Herndon, Va., seller of Internet domain names and provider of related services.

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.: $415 million credit facility; Wachovia; $30 million revolver (B+); $310 million first-lien term loan (B+); $75 million second-lien term loan (B-); help fund acquisition of The Bisys Group Inc.'s Information Services Group; Glastonbury, Conn., provider of integrated, enterprise-wide data processing technologies for banks and credit unions.

THE PANTRY INC.: $335 million senior credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wachovia; $125 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $210 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinancing; Sanford, N.C., convenience store chain.

PATHEON INC.: $290 million credit facility; RBC Capital Markets lead arranger; $75 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $65 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million six-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage test; refinance existing bank debt, including the debt associated with the MOVA Pharmaceutical Corp. acquisition that was completed in late-2004; expected close in December; Mississauga, Ont., provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry.

PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES ASA: $1 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); UBS Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston and Barclays Capital; $850 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 to 225 bps; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 to 200 bps; retire $746 million outstanding 10% senior notes due 2010 and refinance existing $110 million revolver; Oslo, Norway-based oilfield service company.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $750 million credit facility; (B1/BB-) Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns joint lead arrangers, with Lehman left lead; $450 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million six-year delayed-draw for 18 months term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 75 bps ticking fee, steps up to 100 bps after 12 months; $200 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing bank debt and to fund development of the company's casino projects in St Louis; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming entertainment facilities.

PINNOAK RESOURCES LLC: $175 million senior credit facility (B3/B); UBS; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $125 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call; refinance certain existing debt and pay a dividend to equity holders; Pittsburg-based domestic producer of high quality, low volatile metallurgical coal.

PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES INC.: $160 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); The Bank of Nova Scotia; $150 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; $10 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps unused fee; refinance about $30 million in existing bank debt, fund further share repurchases, dividends and general working capital purposes; expected close by end of November; Ada, Okla., developer and marketer of legal service plans.

PRIMEDEX HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $180 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $10 million revolver (B3/B); $125 million first-lien term loan (B3/B); $45 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+); refinance substantially all of the company's existing debt and to fund working capital and general corporate needs; Los Angeles-based operator of outpatient diagnostic imaging facilities.

RANPAK CORP.: $175 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $160 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by American Capital Strategies from First Atlantic Capital; Concord Township, Ohio, manufacturer of paper packaging materials.

RECYCLED PAPER GREETINGS INC.: $217 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston lead arranger; $20 million five-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $110 million six-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $72 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; $15 million 71/2- to eight-year mezzanine junior term loan at 12% plus 6% PIK; LBO financing; Chicago-based greeting card company.

REGENCY GAS SERVICES LLC: $480 million credit facility (B1/B+); UBS; $170 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $310 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; repay existing second-lien term loan and outstanding revolver borrowings; Dallas-based midstream gas gathering, processing, and transmission company.

R.H. DONNELLEY CORP.: Up to $853 million new term loan debt; $503 million term B add-on (Ba2/BB) under Dex West facility at Libor plus 175 bps; $300 million to $350 million term loan A (Ba3/BB) at Donnelley talked at Libor plus 150 bps; JPMorgan, Deutsche (joint lead on Donnelley), Wachovia (joint lead on Dex West), Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs and UBS; help fund acquisition of Dex Media; Cary, N.C., Yellow Pages publisher and directional media company.

ROCKWOOD SPECIALTIES GROUP INC.: $1.469 billion in term loans; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs; $1.139 billion seven-year term E at Libor plus 200 bps; $330 million seven-year term F at Libor plus 275 bps; Princeton, N.J., specialty chemicals and advanced materials company.

SEARS CANADA INC.: C$500 million credit facility (Ba1/BB+); The Bank of Nova Scotia; C$300 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; U.S dollar equivalent C$200 million seven-year delayed-draw term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; general corporate purposes and to refinance some medium-term notes that come due on March 15, 2006; Toronto-based department store chain.

SFX ENTERTAINMENT INC. (CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT): $575 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with JPMorgan left lead; $325 million 71/2-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million 61/2-year revolver; help back the 100% spinoff of Clear Channel Entertainment from Clear Channel Communications Inc.; Houston-based producer and promoter of live entertainment.

SOUTHERN GRAPHIC SYSTEMS INC.: $194.4 million senior credit facility; UBS Investment Bank; $35 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $40 million six-year acquisition facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $119.4 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of Southern Graphic Systems by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners LP from Alcoa Inc.; Louisville, Ky., packaging design and imaging business.

SOUTHWEST SPORTS GROUP INC.: $300 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with Goldman left lead; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $260 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; Frisco, Texas-based holding company formed by Thomas Hicks to house interests in the Texas Rangers professional baseball team and the Dallas Stars pro hockey team, as well as to own various real estate properties in Dallas.

SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS INC.: $350 million credit facility (B1); JPMorgan and Wachovia; $250 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund the spinoff of the company from Springs Industries Inc.; Middleton, Wis., window treatment company.

SUNCAL MASTER I: $320 million credit facility; Lehman; $75 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $160 million four-year term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $85 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; primarily to fund a dividend a payment, and then remaining proceeds will be used to repay some existing debt and to fund some property development; Irvine, Calif., developer of master-planned communities.

TEAM HEALTH INC.: $550 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan, Lehman and Merrill Lynch; $125 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $425 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Blackstone; Knoxville, Tenn., provider of outsourced physician staffing and administrative services.

TOYS 'R' US INC.: $1.3 billion three-year real estate facility (B2/B-) at Libor plus 300 bps; Deutsche and Bank of America; two one-year extension options with 25 basis point extension fee; repay the majority of a $1.9 billion bridge loan used in the LBO; Wayne, N.J., specialty toy retailer.

TRIDENT EXPLORATION CORP.: $150 million second-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 725 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston and TD Securities joint lead arrangers, with CSFB left lead; acquire working interest rights and to buy out equity holdings of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe; Calgary-based company focused on the discovery and commercial development of natural gas in coal resources in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

TRIPLE CROWN MEDIA INC.: $140 million credit facility; Wachovia and Bank of America, Wachovia left lead; $20 million six-year revolver (B2/B); $90 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $30 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps; back spinoff of Gray Television Inc.'s Newspaper Publishing and Graylink Wireless businesses into newly created Triple Crown and merger of Bull Run Corp. into Triple Crown; fund $40 million distribution to Gray and to refinance all of Bull Run's bank debt and subordinated debt.

TUPPERWARE CORP.: $975 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Bank of America; $775 million term loan; $200 million revolver; fund purchase of Sara Lee Corp.'s direct selling business, refinance notes and for general corporate purposes; Orlando, Fla., direct seller of food storage, preparation and serving items.

UNITED SUBCONTRACTORS INC.: $400 million credit facility; Citigroup; $40 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $295 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $65 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Salt Lake City-based installer of residential and commercial insulation systems and provider of related products and services.

WEIGHTWATCHERS.COM: Expected close mid-December; $220 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $170 million five-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (B1/B-) at Libor plus 475 bps; help fund the purchase of all of the equity interest in WeightWatchers.com resulting in it becoming a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Weight Watchers International Inc., a Woodbury, N.Y., provider of weight loss services.

WOLF HOLLOW I LP: $400 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver (BB-); $110 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (BB-); $130 million first-lien term loan (BB-); $110 million second-lien term loan (B); fund a portion of the acquisition of the Wolf Hollow power plant, a 720 mega watt, combined cycle, gas-fired power plant located in Granbury, Tex.

ON THE HORIZON:

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: Up to $850 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston; $650 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance senior secured credit facilities at AMC and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. in connection with merger; Kansas City, Mo., theatrical exhibition company.

AMN HEALTHCARE INC.: $280 million senior secured credit facility (BB-); $205 million six-year term loan; $75 million five-year revolver; help fund purchase of The MHA Group Inc., refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; San Diego-based health care staffing company.

ARTHROCARE CORP.: December/January timeframe; $100 million credit facility; Bank of America; fund the anticipated 2006 Opus Medical earn-out payments, the potential Applied Therapeutics earn-out payment and other strategic capital needs; Austin, Texas, soft-tissue surgery medical device company.

ASARCO LLC: $75 million 24-month revolving line of credit debtor-in-possession facility at Libor plus 250 bps; The CIT Group/Business Credit Inc.; Tucson, Ariz., mining company.

BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC.: $625 million credit facility; Capital Source Finance LLC; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $100 million five-year term A at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; $150 million three-year revolving credit facilities at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million three-year term B at Libor plus 575 bps; $100 million three-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 825 bps; help fund purchase by Fillmore Strategic Investors LLC; Fort Smith, Ark., provider of health care services.

THE BON-TON STORES INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Saks Inc.'s Northern Department Store Group; York, Pa., regional department store chain.

CONTECH CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC.: New senior financing; Wachovia; help fund buyout by Apax Partners LP; Middletown, Ohio, civil engineering site solutions products and services company.

CUMULUS MEDIA PARTNERS LLC: Likely 2006 business; new credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and UBS, with Deutsche left lead; help fund the acquisition of the radio broadcasting business of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co. for about $1.2 billion; Atlanta-based radio company formed by Cumulus Media Inc., Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

DEL LABORATORIES INC.: $85 million asset-based revolver; replace $75 million interim revolver that will be used to help repay existing bank debt; expected close by Dec. 31; Uniondale, N.Y., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of cosmetics and proprietary over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: Term B launch (pro rata bank meeting took place June 23); $5 billion senior credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $2 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $2 billion seven-year term B; finance acquisition of Renal Care Group Inc. for about $3.5 billion, plus the assumption of about $500 million of Renal debt, and refinance Fresenius credit facility; Bad Homburg, Germany, dialysis products and services provider.

FRIEDMAN'S INC.: $125 million five-year revolving exit financing facility; CIT; fund plan of reorganization, for working capital and for general corporate purposes; Savannah, Ga., jewelry retailer.

INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS/GEAC COMPUTER CORP. (under new name): Late-2005, early 2006 launch; new credit facilities; JPMorgan lead arranger and bookrunner on Infor senior credit facility, Wells Fargo Foothill documentation on Infor's first- and second-lien financing; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on Geac senior credit facility, D.B. Zwirn Finance sole syndication agent and administrative agent Geac's second-lien financing; help fund LBO by Golden Gate Capital at which time existing portfolio company Infor will acquire Geac's ERP software products and remaining Geac assets will be split into two businesses; Infor is an Atlanta-based software provider exclusively focused on delivering world-class enterprise applications to customers in the manufacturing and distribution industries; Geac is a Markham, Ont., enterprise software company that addresses the needs of the chief financial officer.

INTELSAT LTD.: Commitments for about $2.88 billion in bank debt; Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche and Lehman joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citigroup administrative agent, CSFB syndication agent; PanAmSat opco credit facility contains $355.95 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage, $1.6309 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps with step down to Libor plus 200 bps if leverage is less than 4.5:1.0, and $250 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage; Intelsat opco credit facility contains $344.5 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0, and $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0; finance PanAmSat acquisition, refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite company.

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP.: $250 million exit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. lead arranger, sole bookrunner and syndication agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, CIT Group/Business Credit Inc. co-arranger; $200 million five-year revolver; $50 six-year million term loan at Libor plus 550 bps; also $200 million one-year debtor-in-possession facility at Libor plus 225 bps; Houston aluminum company.

KOCH FOREST PRODUCTS INC.: Retail launch in 2006; $11 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup; $2 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps; $1.5 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps; $5 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $2.5 billion eight-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; fund tender offer for all of Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s shares, refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based manufacturer and marketer of tissue, packaging, paper, building products and related chemicals.

LINENS 'N THINGS INC.: $600 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; UBS sole lead arranger and administrative agent, Bear Stearns syndication agent, UBS and Bear Stearns joint bookrunners; help fund LBO by Apollo and co-investors, including NRDC Real Estate Advisors I LLC; Clifton, N.J., retailer of home textiles, housewares and home accessories.

NEW WORLD PASTA CO.: $240 million five-year exit facility; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Wells Fargo Foothill Inc. and GE Commercial Finance; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $140 million term B at 10% plus additional PIK; $65 million term C at 11% plus additional PIK or cash interest; Harrisburg, Pa., manufacturer and marketer of dry pasta.

SHOPKO STORES INC.: $675 million asset-based revolving credit facilities; $600 million five-year revolver from Wachovia at Libor plus 125 to 200 bps, 38 bps unused fee; $75 million five-year revolver from Ableco Finance LLC at Libor plus 625 bps; help fund LBO by Sun Capital Partners Inc.; Green Bay, Wis., provider of general merchandise and retail health services.

SERENA SOFTWARE INC.: Expected 2006 business; $450 million credit facility; Lehman, Merrill Lynch and UBS, with Lehman administrative agent; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $375 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Silver Lake Partners; San Mateo, Calif., provider of software products for managing process and controlling change across the information technology environment.

UAL CORP.: Expected early 2006; $3 billion six-year exit facility at Libor plus 450 bps; JPMorgan and Citigroup joint lead arrangers; repay the debtor-in-possession facility, make other required payments and to ensure strong cash balances to conduct post-reorganization operations; expect to exit in February 2006; Elk Grove Township, Ill., airline carrier.

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