Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $26.8347 billion

FEBRUARY:

ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC.: Bank meeting Feb. 24; $3.45 billion credit facility (BB); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; $1.55 billion five-year revolver; $1.45 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; $450 million institutional letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; repay existing bank debt and various bond debt; Scottsdale, Ariz., waste services company.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC: $375 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, with JPMorgan left lead; $300 million term loan; $75 million revolver; help fund the transfer of Hughes Network Systems' assets to Hughes Network Systems LLC, a newly formed company that will be 50% owned by SkyTerra Communications Inc. and 50% owned by The DirecTV Group; provider of broadband satellite networks and services.

LEE ENTERPRISES INC.: $1.55 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and SunTrust, with Deutsche left lead; $450 million seven-year revolver; $800 million seven-year term A; $300 million eight-year term B; help finance the acquisition of Pulitzer Inc.; Davenport, Iowa, newspaper publisher.

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.

MAGUIRE PROPERTIES INC.: Bank meeting Feb. 23; $580 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $480 million five-year term loan talked anywhere from Libor plus 175 to 225 bps; $100 million four-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; revolver to refinance existing revolver, term loan to help finance the acquisition of assets from CommonWealth Partners LLC's Fifth Street Properties Portfolio; Los Angeles real estate investment company.

NATIONAL DAIRY HOLDINGS LP: Bank meeting Feb. 23; $250 million credit facility; Wachovia; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $175 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; recapitalization; Dallas operator of dairy processing facilities.

PENNENGINEERING: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and PNC Bank joint lead arrangers, with CSFB left lead; proposed structure is revolver, first-lien term loan and second-lien term loan; help fund leveraged buyout by PEM Holding Co., an affiliate of Tinicum Capital Partners II LP, from Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.; Danboro, Pa., provider of value-added solutions to computer, electronics, telecommunications and automotive OEMs.

SALEM LEASING/SALEM CARRIERS: Bank meeting Feb. 23; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; Wachovia; refinance; Winston-Salem, N.C., full service truck leasing business.

TROUT COAL HOLDINGS LLC: Bank meeting Feb. 23; $420 million credit facility; Lehman and Deutsche Bank; $20 million revolver; $275 million first-lien term B; $125 million second-lien term C; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend to sponsor ArcLight Capital Partners; Central Appalachia, W.Va., coal mining company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: $344.5 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, UBS and General Electric Capital Corp., with CSFB left lead; $196 million five-year first-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $70 million five-year revolver (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $78.5 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; refinance an existing credit facility, finance the tender offer for 9¾% senior notes due 2007, help retire 12¼% senior discount notes due 2008 and for general corporate purposes; New York integrated media company, focused on the legal and business communities.

AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CO.: $312.5 million credit facility; UBS; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $200 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $87.5 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 675 bps; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Verona, Va., manufacturer of personal care consumer products primarily consisting of shaving razors and blades.

ASCEND MEDIA LLC: $140 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and CIBC, with GE Capital syndication agent; $25 million six-year revolver talked in the Libor plus 350 bps area; $90 million seven-year term B talked in the Libor plus 350 bps area; $25 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked in the Libor plus 625 to 650 bps area; help fund acquisition of Medical World Communications; Overland Park, Kan., diversified business media organization.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND LLC: $275 million term B repricing to Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 325 bps; Merrill Lynch; Quincy, Mass., cable company.

BEAR CREEK CORP.: $125 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; UBS; help fund an $83 million (approximate) dividend to sponsor Wasserstein & Co. and repay debt; Medford, Ore., operator of gift catalogs and web sites.

BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $85 million term B add-on at Libor plus bps (B1/BB-); also repricing approximately $111 million of existing term B debt at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Citigroup and Bank of America, with Citi left lead; consents due Feb. 4; add-on will be used to help fund the proposed redemption of $100 million of the company's 9¼% senior subordinated notes; Memphis, Tenn., manufacturer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials

CHARLIE BROWN'S: $85 million senior credit facility; Bank of America; $15 million revolver; $70 million term loan; help fund Trimaran Capital Partners' acquisition of the company from Castle Harlan Inc.; Mountainside, N.J., owner and operator of full-service casual dining restaurants.

CLIENTLOGIC CORP.: $157 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and TD Securities joint lead arrangers; $30 million five-year revolver (B3/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, commitment fee of 50 bps; $92 million seven-year term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 450 bps; $35 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 900 bps; refinance debt; Nashville, Tenn., business process outsourcing provider.

COMPLETE ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $190 million credit facility; Wells Fargo; $50 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $140 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt; Houston integrated wellsite provider.

CONSOL ENERGY INC.: $600 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; PNC Bank and Citigroup, with PNC left lead; replace existing $400 million revolver and $200 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; Pittsburgh multi-fuel energy producer and energy services provider.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $390 million 61/2-year term D at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/BB-); Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston, with Citi left lead; in connection with IPO; repay term loan A and term loan C, repurchase some senior notes and for general corporate purposes; Mattoon, Ill., provider of voice and data communication services.

ENDURANCE BUSINESS MEDIA INC.: $120 million credit facility (B1/B); Wachovia; $20 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $100 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment to sponsor Kelso & Co.; Tallahassee, Fla., publisher of residential real estate and rental property advertising publications.

EYE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA INC.: $190 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); JPMorgan agent, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch co-syndication agents; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $165 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund the acquisition of Eye Care Centers by Golden Gate Capital, Moulin International Holdings Ltd. and management; San Antonio, Texas, retail optical chain.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $1.918 billion in bank financing; Citigroup; $1.418 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 300 bps; $90 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; also $500 million 12-month DIP revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Southfield, Mich., supplier of vehicular parts, components, modules and systems.

FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC.: $3.2 billion senior credit facility (Ba3/BB/BB-); Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $1 billion term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.8 billion term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; recapitalization; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of technology solutions, processing services and information services to the financial services and real estate industries.

GENTEK INC.: $395 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $60 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $200 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $135 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; dividend payment; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer of industrial components and performance chemicals.

GREIF INC.: $350 million revolver at Libor plus 100 bps; Deutsche Bank and Key Bank, with Deutsche left lead; refinance; Delaware, Ohio, producer of industrial packaging products.

HAWKEYE RENEWABLES LLC: $185 million seven-year senior secured term loan at Libor plus 287.5 bps (B2/B); call protection of 101 in years one and two; Credit Suisse First Boston; project financing; Iowa Falls, Iowa, manufacturer of alcohol-based fuel derived from corn.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: $715 million five-year amended and restated credit facility; JPMorgan, Wachovia and Deutsche; $315 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $65 million letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 275 bps; $85 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 250 bps; secured by stock in first tier subsidiaries and holding company assets; refinance debt and general corporate purposes; Birmingham, Ala.-based healthcare services provider.

HEALTHTRONICS INC.: $175 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan; $125 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing bank debt and unsecured senior subordinated notes; Austin, Texas, provider of healthcare services and manufacturer of medical devices and specialty vehicles.

HEXCEL CORP.: $350 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Deutsche and Bank of America; $125 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $225 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; in connection with the tender offer for its $125 million 9 7/8% senior secured notes due 2008; Stamford, Conn., structural materials company.

KGEN PARTNERS LLC: $475 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $225 million 6 1/2-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $250 million 6 1/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps (Libor plus 300 bps in cash and 300 bps PIK); both term loans have 101 call protection for two years; refinance existing bank debt, repay seller notes and increase liquidity; owned by MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners II, purchased Duke Energy's merchant generation assets in the southeast United States last year.

LB PACIFIC LP: $175 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps (B1/B-) step down to Libor plus 250 bps when debt to distributable cash flow is below 41/2x, 101 soft call; Citigroup lead arranger and bookrunner, Lehman syndication agent; help fund acquisition of Anschutz Corp.'s 36.7% interest in Pacific Energy Partners LP; company newly formed by Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Group for the acquisition; Pacific Energy Partners is a Long Beach, Calif., gatherer, transporter, storer and distributor of crude oil and other related products.

LIBERTY GROUP OPERATING INC.: $330 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Wells Fargo sole lead arranger, bookrunner, administrative agent; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, subject to leverage-based pricing grid; $280 million seven-year term B (of which up to $210 million can be delayed-draw for 60 days) at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing indebtedness of the company and Liberty Group Publishing Inc., retire preferred stock of Liberty Group Publishing and provide for ongoing working capital and letter of credit needs; Northbrook, Ill., publisher of community newspapers.

LIN TV CORP.: $330 million credit facility (Ba1); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $160 million revolver talked at Libor plus 75 bps; $170 million term A talked at Libor plus 75 bps; refinance; Providence, R.I., television company.

MADISON RIVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $475 million credit facility (B1/BB-) in connection with IPO; Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, Merrill left lead, Lehman joint bookrunner; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $400 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Mebane, N.C., operator of rural local telephone companies.

NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $173.7 million credit facility; TD Securities; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $23 million term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $125.7 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; LBO financing; publisher of real estate information.

NEWQUEST HEALTH SOLUTIONS LLC: $180 million credit facility (B1/B); UBS; $15 million five-year revolver talked around Libor plus 325 bps; $165 million six-year term B talked around Libor plus 325 bps; help fund GTCR Golder Rauner LLC's LBO of the company; Nashville, Tenn., managed care organization.

NPS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.: $450 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $300 million asset-based revolver; $150 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; newly formed corporation controlled by affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management LP and Ampersand Ventures; help fund acquisition of Bayer AG's plasma products business based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

NTELOS INC.: $660 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. and Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Morgan Stanley left lead and administrative agent; $35 million revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps if leverage below 4x; $225 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 500 bps; refinance existing debt as part of recapitalization plan that includes repurchasing 75% of its existing equity in a self-tender offer, to be followed by sale to affiliates of Quadrangle Capital Partners LP and Citigroup Venture Capital; Waynesboro, Va., regional integrated communications provider.

ORIENTAL TRADING CO.: $449 million credit facility; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/B+), 50 bps commitment fee; $287 million five-year term B (including $30 million add-on) at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/B+); $122 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 475 bps (B3/B-), 200 bps fee; Credit Suisse First Boston and BNP Paribas joint lead arrangers, CSFB left on second lien, BNP left on term B; refinance, add-ons to fund a dividend to shareholders; Omaha, Neb., direct marketer of novelties, toys, party supplies, crafts, gift items, home décor products and garden accents.

PANAMSAT CORP.: Repricing term loan B to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps, with step down to Libor plus 200 bps if opco leverage below 41/2x; Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, with Citi left lead; consents due Jan. 21; Wilton, Conn., satellite provider.

PLAYPOWER INC.: Repricing term loan and revolver at Libor plus 300 bps from Libor plus 450 bps; UBS and Royal Bank of Scotland, with UBS left lead; St. Louis commercial play and recreation equipment manufacturer.

RURAL/METRO CORP.: $155 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Citigroup and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $120 million term B due 2011 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $15 million institutional letter-of-credit facility due 2011 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $20 million revolver due 2010 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund tender offer for $150 million 7 7/8% senior notes due 2008 and repay revolver debt; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of emergency and non-emergency medical transportation, fire protection and other safety services.

SELECT MEDICAL CORP. (EGL HOLDING CO.): $880 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Wachovia joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, Wachovia Bank syndication agent, and Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. documentation agent; $580 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $300 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; EGL is a new company formed by an investment group led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to purchase Select Medical, a Mechanicsburg, Pa., operator of specialty hospitals.

ST. JOHN KNITS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $255 million credit facility (B+); JPMorgan; $210 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $45 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance outstanding debt, including redeeming its 12.5% senior subordinated notes due 2009; Irvine, Calif., elegant knitwear clothing company.

SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $305 million senior secured credit facility (B2/BB-); Bank of America and Lehman joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America administrative agent, Lehman syndication agent, and CIBC as documentation agent; $95 million five-year revolver; $180 million seven-year term loan; $30 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan; repurchase 9½% senior subordinated notes due 2009, delayed draw to fund construction; Houston residuals management company.

TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $620 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan, Bear Stearns, Deutsche and Lehman, with JPMorgan left lead; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $520 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund leveraged buyout by Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus; Piscataway, N.J., provider of telecommunications software and services for IP, wireline, wireless and cable.

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC.: $725 million two-year debtor-in-possession financing facility; JPMorgan; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, unused fee of 50 bps; $425 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; Novi, Mich., maker of automotive assemblies.

UGS CORP.: $725 million term loan B (including $225 million add-on) repricing to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; add-on for Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. acquisition; consents due Feb. 22; Plano, Texas, provider of product lifecycle management software and services.

UPC FINANCING PARTNERSHIP: $600 million term H (can be upsized to $1.6 billion split between maximum $1.1 billion U.S. tranche and $500 million U.S. dollar equivalent euro tranche) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps if leverage below 4x; Bank of America, Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN Amro; also €850 million term G talked at Libor plus 250 bps at UPC Distribution Holding BV; refinance the existing term B, term C and most of term E; subsidiary of UnitedGlobalCom Inc., a Denver-based broadband network business.

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.

ALAMOSA HOLDINGS INC.: New credit facility to help fund any AirGate bondholder puts in connection with AirGate acquisition; Lubbock, Texas, Sprint affiliated provider of wireless personal communication services.

AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, Wachovia and Banc of America Securities LLC; $200 million senior debt, $300 million high-yield bonds and $250 million equity to help fund Investcorp LBO; Charlotte, N.C., wholesale distributor of replacement tires for cars and light-duty trucks.

AMERICAN WHOLESALE INSURANCE GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; help fund acquisition of Stewart Smith Group from Willis Group Holdings; Charlotte, N.C., wholesale insurance organization.

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.

ATLANTIS PLASTICS INC.: $220 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch Capital; $120 million term loan (B); $25 million revolver (B); $75 million junior secured term loan (CCC+); help repay existing senior secured debt and pay a special dividend to its shareholders of up to $98 million; Atlanta manufacturer of specialty plastic films and custom molded and extruded plastic products used for storage and transportation, food service, appliance, automotive, commercial and consumer applications.

COGENTRIX ENERGY INC.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing bank debt and fund a portion of the recently completed acquisition of assets from National Energy & Gas Transmission Inc.; Charlotte, N.C., independent power producer.

CONTIBEEF LLC/MF CATTLE FEEDING INC. JOINT VENTURE: New credit facility; Rabobank International; help fund formation of independent Boulder, Colo., cattle feeding business through 50/50 joint venture by ContiGroup Cos. Inc. and Smithfield Foods Inc.

COVANTA ENERGY CORP.: $1.14 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, Goldman left lead; $250 million first-lien term loan; $100 million revolver; $340 million letter-of-credit facility; $450 million second-lien term loan; help finance the acquisition of American Ref-Fuel Holdings Corp. and refinance its corporate debt; Fairfield, N.J., renewable energy and waste disposal company.

DAVITA INC.: New credit facility with six and seven year maturities; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; will get $4.3 billion in bank and bond financing; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

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.

INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: $550 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers lead bank, Wells Fargo Foothill syndication agent; $50 million revolver, $300 million first-lien term loan; $200 million second-lien term loan; help finance acquisition of Mapics Inc. and refinance existing senior and subordinated debt; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of vertical specific, enterprise-wide business solutions to the manufacturing and distribution industries.

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.

THE MACERICH PARTNERSHIP LP: $900 million of bank debt; Deutsche; $600 million five-year unsecured term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million 11/2-year interim loan at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Wilmorite Properties Inc.; Santa Monica, Calif., real estate investment trust, which focuses on malls.

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.

MOVIE GALLERY INC.: $720 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia sole lead arranger and bookrunner, Merrill Lynch involved; $95 million five-year term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $550 million six-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Hollywood Entertainment Inc., working capital and general corporate purposes; Dothan, Ala., owner and operator of video specialty stores.

ORMET CORP.: $150 million four-year exit facility at Libor plus 150 to 250 bps, unused fee of 37.5 bps; Bank of America; Wheeling, W.Va., aluminum company.

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

REDDY ICE HOLDINGS INC.: $300 million credit facility in connection with IPO; Credit Suisse First Boston to be involved; $240 million term loan; $60 million revolver; help refinance existing credit facility and tender for $152 million of 8 7/8% senior subordinated notes; Dallas packaged ice company.

RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC (COLONY CAPITAL LLC): Minimum of $950 million in debt financing ; Deutsche Bank; senior secured credit facility (B+); second-lien term loan (B-); help fund the acquisition of two casino properties from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and two casino properties from Caesars Entertainment Inc.

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.: $750 million senior secured credit facility in connection with IPO offering; Citigroup and CIBC joint lead arranger and joint bookrunners, Citi administrative agent; $100 million revolver; $650 million term loan; help repay existing debt; Westborough, Mass., supplier of consumables used in the manufacture of paper.

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