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Published on 5/6/2005 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $39.4385 billion

MAY:

DANIELSON HOLDING CORP. (COVANTA ENERGY): $1.115 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, Goldman left lead; $250 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+); $100 million six-year revolver (B1/B+); $340 million seven-year pre-funded letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+); $425 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 500 basis points; help finance the acquisition of American Ref-Fuel Holdings Corp. and refinance its corporate debt; Fairfield, N.J., renewable energy and waste disposal company.

MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting May 9 week; $375 million debtor-in-possession financing facility; JPMorgan; $175 million revolving tranche A at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps; repay first-lien debt; Dearborn, Mich., supplier of front and rear end modules, lighting, exterior composites, console modules, instrument panels and other interior systems to auto and truck manufacturers.

SEMGROUP LP: Bank meeting May 9 week; $300 million add-on; Banc of America Securities lead arranger and bookrunner; $100 million add-on to existing $625 million working capital revolver; $200 million add-on to existing $375 million term B; fund acquisition of Koch Pavement Solutions' asphalt operations and assets located in the United States and Mexico; Tulsa, Okla., midstream service company.

VIRGIN MOBILE: $600 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers, with JPMorgan the left lead; $100 million five-year revolver; $500 million 61/2-year term B; dividend payment and refinance existing debt; United Kingdom-based mobile virtual network operator.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AFC ENTERPRISES INC.: $250 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $175 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund a dividend payment and refinance existing bank debt; Atlanta developer, operator and franchiser of quick service restaurants, bakeries and cafes.

ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $650 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Wachovia (lead), ING and Deutsche; $200 million term loan B at Libor plus 325 bps; $300 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million term A at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund merger of Dimon Inc. and Standard Commercial Corp.; Dimon and Standard Commercial Corp. to merge into Alliance One International; Danville, Va., company is the world's second-largest dealer of leaf tobacco with operations in more than 30 countries.

BUTLER ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLY LLC: $200 million credit facility; Bear Stearns sole lead arranger and administrative agent, Wells Fargo syndication agent; $30 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $140 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $30 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 625 bps; help fund the merger of The Butler Co. and Burns Veterinary Supply Inc. into one large entity owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners II LP and Darby Group Cos. Inc.; Dublin, Ohio, distributor of veterinary supplies.

CANON COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $129 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner; $10 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $85.5 million six-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $33.5 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund LBO by Apprise Media LLC, a niche media company backed by Spectrum Equity Investors; Los Angeles-based producer of print publications, trade shows and digital media for the medical device manufacturing market and allied packaging, plastics and electronics markets.

CAREY INTERNATIONAL INC.: $205 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver (B3/B-); $80 million first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 375 bps, call protection of 102, 101; $85 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 850 bps plus 350 bps PIK, offered at 99, non-callable for two years then 105, 103, 101; refinance; Washington, D.C., limousine company.

CARMEUSE NORTH AMERICA: $230 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $180 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps, step up to Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 150 bps; $50 million revolver; refinance; Pittsburgh producer of lime and limestone products.

CARMIKE CINEMAS INC.: $455 million credit facility (B1/B); Bear Stearns; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $170 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $185 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing bank debt and help fund acquisition of George Kerasotes Corp. for $66 million, delayed draw for future acquisitions only; Columbus, Ga., motion picture exhibitor.

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $650 million credit facility; Wachovia and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Wachovia left lead, and Goldman Sachs documentation agent; $125 million five-year term A (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $375 million seven-year term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of Performance Food Group's subsidiaries that comprise the fresh-cut produce segment (Fresh Express) for $855 million in cash; Cincinnati marketer, producer and distributor of bananas and other fresh produce.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $395 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.

CONTIBEEF LLC/MF CATTLE FEEDING INC. JOINT VENTURE: $550 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; 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.

CUSTOM BUILDING PRODUCTS INC.: $440 million credit facility; Bank of America; $30 million revolver; $305 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps if leverage is 31/2x; $105 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund LBO by Kelso & Co.; Seal Beach, Calif., provider of installation solutions for tile and stone.

DAVITA INC.: $3.15 billion credit facility (BB-); JPMorgan sole bookrunner, Credit Suisse First Boston involved; $250 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $2.65 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING GROUP LLC: $135 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan; $110 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $25 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition by Evercore Capital Partners and a recapitalization; Hicksville, N.Y., provider of diagnostic imaging services, equipment and administrative services.

ENERGY TRANSFER CO.: $700 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, with Citigroup left lead; pay a dividend to Energy Transfer Partners LP, a Tulsa, Okla.-based publicly traded partnership owning and operating a diversified portfolio of energy assets; owner of 2% general partnership interest in Energy Transfer Partners.

FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan and Wachovia; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; $350 million term A talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; $350 million term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps, step down to Libor plus 125 bps; refinance; Irvine, Calif., diversified media company.

GARDNER DENVER INC.: $605 million amended and restated credit facility; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, with JPMorgan left lead; new $230 million incremental term A due 2010 at Libor plus 175 bps; existing $225 million revolver due 2009 being rolled over; existing $150 million term A due 2009 being rolled over and repriced at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of Thomas Industries Inc.; Quincy, Ill., producer of blowers, compressors, petroleum and water jetting pumps and accessories.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: $2 billion four-year term loan repricing at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; 10 bps consent fee; Chicago-based self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust.

GLOBAL TEL*LINK: $97.5 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner; $12.5 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $7.5 million six-year letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 350 bps; $55 million six-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps; $22.5 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps; acquisition financing; Mobile, Ala., specialized telecommunications company.

HAWAIIAN TELCOM: $925 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with JPMorgan listed on the left; $450 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $175 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million term A at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund The Carlyle Group's $1.65 billion acquisition of Verizon Hawaii from Verizon Communications Inc.; Hawaii-based telecommunications company.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: $675 million credit facility (B1/BB-); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston and Citigroup joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, Citigroup syndication agent, CSFB documentation agent; $400 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $275 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $200 million accordion feature; repay part of the debt of predecessor companies Borden Chemical Inc., Resolution Specialty Materials Inc. and Resolution Performance Products Inc. and to pay for part of acquisition of Bakelite AG; Columbus, Ohio, specialty chemical company.

THE HOLMES GROUP INC.: $333 million five-year term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston and GE Capital; refinance existing debt; Milford, Mass., consumer products company.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC: $375 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, with JPMorgan left lead; $50 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $275 million seven-year first-lien term (B1/B) loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call for one year; $50 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection of 103, 102, 101; 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; Germantown, Md., provider of broadband satellite networks and services.

INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS INC.: $165 million credit facility (B2/B); Bear Stearns and Deutsche Bank; $115 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Kelso & Co.; Westchester, Ill., provider of automotive total loss and specialty salvage services.

JOBSON MEDICAL INFORMATION LLC: $115 million credit facility; Harris Nesbitt and Bank of New York, with Harris Nesbitt left lead; $15 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $75 million 61/4-year term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million 63/4-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund Wicks Medical Information LLC's acquisition of Jobson Publishing LLC; Bloomfield, N.J., specialty healthcare communications, publishing and medical education company.

KERR-MCGEE CORP.: $5.5 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman, with JPMorgan left lead; $2.25 billion senior secured six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps on repayment of term X and leverage falling below 2x; $2 billion senior secured two-year term X at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.25 billion senior secured five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps if term X repaid within nine months, after that pricing is based on a leverage grid; refinance debt, finance a $4 billion modified Dutch auction self tender offer for shares of the company's common stock and for general corporate purposes; Oklahoma City-based energy and inorganic chemical company.

LAKE LAS VEGAS RESORT: $533 million five-year term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner; refinance existing term B and repay second-lien term loan; Henderson, Nev., residential, golf and resort community.

LEE ENTERPRISES INC.: $1.55 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and SunTrust, with Deutsche left lead; $450 million seven-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $800 million seven-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $300 million eight-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help finance the acquisition of Pulitzer Inc.; Davenport, Iowa, newspaper publisher.

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.

METROPCS WIRELESS INC.: $950 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $700 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, call protection 102, 101; $250 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund a tender offer for $150 million 10¾% senior notes due 2011, refinance $540 million of debt and for general corporate purposes; Dallas-based provider of wireless communications services.

NAVARRE CORP.: $165 million senior secured credit facility (B2/BB-); General Electric Capital Corp.; $140 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; fund the cash portion for the acquisition of FUNimation and for general corporate purposes; New Hope, Minn., publisher and distributor of home entertainment and multimedia software products.

NEW WORLD RESTAURANT GROUP INC.: $185 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $15 million five-year revolver (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps; $125 million six-year first-lien term B (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC-) talked at Libor plus 675 bps, call protection 102 in year one, 101 in year two; refinance existing debt; Golden, Colo., company that operates in the quick casual restaurant industry.

NORTH AMERICAN MEMBERSHIP GROUP INC.: $115 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse First Boston; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $95 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt, redeem preferred stock and for general corporate purposes; Minnetonka, Minn., club-based affinity marketing company.

PENNENGINEERING: $240 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and PNC Bank joint lead arrangers, with CSFB left lead; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $155 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps; $60 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; 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.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $2.725 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $325 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.65 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

PHOENIX COLOR CORP.: $130 million credit facility; CIBC; $15 million revolver (B2/B); $80 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $35 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; redeem the company's outstanding $105 million 10.375% subordinated notes due February 2009; Hagerstown, Md., book component manufacturer.

REDDY ICE HOLDINGS INC.: $300 million credit facility (B1/B+) in connection with IPO; CIBC and Credit Suisse First Boston; $240 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; $60 million revolver; help refinance existing credit facility and tender for $152 million of 8 7/8% senior subordinated notes; Dallas packaged ice company.

REXNORD CORP.: $662 million amended and restated credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston; $312 million term B add-on at Libor plus 225 bps, step down if total leverage is less than or equal to 3.75x; $275 million of existing term B repricing at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; existing $75 million revolver repricing at Libor plus 225 bps; add-on will be used to fund the acquisition of Falk Corp.; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of mechanical power transmission components.

SEALY MATTRESS CORP.: $565 million term D (B1/B+) at Libor plus 175 bps, step up to Libor plus 200 bps if leverage above 51/2x, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with JPMorgan left lead; replace the existing $465 million term loan and repay outstanding amounts under the existing $100 million senior unsecured term loan; Trinity, N.C., bedding manufacturer.

SHEA MOUNTAIN HOUSE: $650 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); JPMorgan; $250 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million four-year "subscription facility" talked at Libor plus 75 bps; $150 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; build a planned community in California with Calpers sponsoring the transaction.

SINCLAIR TELEVISION GROUP INC.: $555 million credit facility (Ba1/BB); JPMorgan; $200 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $100 million 61/2-year term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $255 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM INC.: $425 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers Inc. lead arranger, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia Securities agents; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, call protection of 102 for two years, 101 in year three, but if Los Angeles radio stations sold within a year can pay down second-lien at 101 with proceeds; repay existing bank debt and retire all 9 5/8% senior subordinated notes due 2009; Coconut Grove, Fla., radio broadcaster.

STURM FOODS INC.: $220 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank sole bookrunner; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by Hicks Muse Tate & Furst Inc.; Manawa, Wis., provider of dry food products for targeted private label and co-pack markets.

SUNCAL COS. (RITTER RANCH): $275 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $200 million five-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; refinance existing debt; Irvine, Calif., developer of master-planned communities.

TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS INC.: $500 million exit facility (B2/BB-); Morgan Stanley and UBS joint lead arrangers; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps on rating upgrade; $150 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps on rating upgrade; 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.

VCA ANTECH INC.: $500 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo, with Goldman left lead; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $425 million term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing bank and bond debt; Los Angeles provider of pet health care services.

WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP: $1.441 billion term loan repricing at Libor plus 200 bps if rating below BB-/Ba3, Libor plus 175 bps if ratings are BB-/Ba3 or better from Libor plus 250 bps; includes $250 million add-on to repay certain debt and dividend; Bank of America and Deutsche, with Bank of America on the left; repricing, add-on in connection with IPO; New York, music company.

WERNER LADDER CO.: $100 million 41/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 1,000 bps (850 bps cash, 150 bps PIK); Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers, CSFB left lead; $27 million to repay revolver borrowings, $69 million to repay first-lien term B borrowings and $4 million to cover fees and expenses; Greenville, Pa., manufacturer and distributor of fiberglass, aluminum and wooden climbing products.

WYNDHAM INTERNATIONAL INC.: $895 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, with JPMorgan left lead; $175 million six-year revolver (B3/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $50 million six-year institutional letter-of-credit facility (B3/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $530 million six-year term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $140 million 61/2-year second-lien term C (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, non-callable for one year, 103 in year two, 102 in year three, 101 in year four; refinance; Dallas provider of upscale and luxury hotel and resort accommodations.

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $750 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-) in connection with IPO offering; Citigroup and CIBC joint lead arranger and joint bookrunners, Citi left lead and administrative agent; $100 million revolver ($50 million 61/2-year tranche and $50 million 364-day tranche) at Libor plus 225 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; $339.3 million U.S. term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $61.3 million U.S. equivalent Canadian term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $249.3 million U.S. equivalent euro term B at Libor plus 225 bps; help repay existing debt; Westborough, Mass., supplier of consumables used in the manufacture of paper.

ON THE HORIZON:

BROOKSTONE INC.: $100 million senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and Bank of America; also $205 million bridge loan; help fund LBO by OSIM International, JW Childs Associates LP and Temasek Holdings Ltd.; Merrimack, N.H., product developer and specialty retail company.

DOUBLECLICK INC.: $405 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $290 million of senior first-lien secured facilities; $115 million of senior second-lien secured facilities; help fund acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC and JMI Equity; New York-based internet advertising services company.

DSW INC.: $150 million five-year secured revolving credit facility in conjunction IPO; secured by a lien on substantially all personal property; Columbus, Ohio, branded footwear retailer.

EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL INC.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston joint bookrunners; help fund LBO by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and management; Norcross, Ga., producer of aluminum, steel, vinyl and fiberglass products for original equipment manufacturers, distributors, contractors and home centers.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: $5 billion senior credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; $1 billion revolver; $1.5 billion five-year term A; $2.5 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.

GLOBAL TOYS ACQUISITION LLC: $2.85 billion U.S. asset-based debt facility; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; also $350 million European working capital facility; help fund Toys "R" Us Inc. LBO by Bain Capital Partners LLC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Vornado Realty Trust; Toys "R" Us is a Wayne, N.J.-based specialty toy retailer.

INMARSAT GROUP LTD: $750 million credit facility in connection with IPO; $500 million term loans; $250 million revolver; repay existing bank debt; London-based satellite operator.

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.

MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.: $650 million seven-year senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Inamed Corp.; Scottsdale, Ariz., specialty pharmaceutical company.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston left lead; help fund the approximately $5.1 billion leveraged buyout by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC; Dallas-based high-end specialty retailer.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: New credit facility including revolver tranche; Citigroup; help fund the acquisition of 20 inpatient psychiatric facilities from Ardent Health Services; Franklin, Tenn., provider of in-patient behavioral health care services.

ROCK-TENN CO.: $700 million five-year senior unsecured credit facility; Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, SunTrust Capital Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC; $250 million term loan; $450 million revolver; help finance the acquisition of Gulf States Paper Corp.'s Pulp and Paperboard and Paperboard Packaging business for $540 million; Norcross, Ga., manufacturer of recycled paperboard, folding cartons and promotional displays.

SHOPKO STORES INC.: $415 million senior debt financing; Bank of America Retail Financial Group and Back Bay Capital Funding LLC; help fund acquisition by Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc.; Green Bay, Wis., provider of general merchandise and retail health services.

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.: Up to $5 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Citigroup joint lead arrangers, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank joint bookrunners, JPMorgan administrative agent, Deutsche and Citi co-syndication agents; $1 billion six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps (decreases to $750 million if holding co. notes are issued); $4 billion 71/2-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps (increases if receivables facility is less than $500 million); help fund LBO by Solar Capital Corp. - company formed by Silver Lake Partners, Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, Providence Equity Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Wayne, Pa., provider of integrated software and processing solutions, primarily for financial services.

24 HOUR FITNESS WORLDWIDE INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch, with JPMorgan left lead; help fund LBO by Forstmann Little & Co.; San Ramon, Calif., fitness center company.

WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN INC.: $650 million five-year revolver; Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Banc Securities Inc. joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Bank of America administrative agent; refinancing in connection with IPO including buying back or redeeming $549.2 million 9 7/8% senior notes due 2007 and redeeming $52.5 million principal amount of $150 million 10% senior secured second-lien notes due 2008; Baltimore, Md., supplier of temporary offices and storage space.


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