Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $39.924 billion

JULY:

COLLINS & AIKMAN CORP.: $300 million debtor-in-possession facility due May 2007; JPMorgan Chase; $200 million revolver at Prime rate plus 150 bps; $100 million term loan at Prime rate plus 250 bps; working capital and general corporate purposes; Troy, Mich., designer, engineer and manufacturer of automotive interior components.

FORMICA CORP.: $350 million credit facility; Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $225 million first-lien term loan of which at least half will be dollar denominated and the remainder will contain a U.K. piece, a Canadian piece and another European piece; $75 million second-lien term loan; dividend payment and buy back some existing bonds; Cincinnati-based designer and manufacturer of surfacing materials.

GABLES RESIDENTIAL TRUST: Likely late-July, early August launch; new credit facility; Lehman; help fund LBO by ING Clarion Partners; Boca Raton, Fla., real estate investment trust focused on multifamily apartment communities.

HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC: New credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank, with Merrill left lead; help fund LBO by Apax Partners; London-based producer of children's television programming.

IPC ACQUISITION CORP.: Bank meeting July 12; $485 million senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver due Dec. 31, 2010 (B2/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $285 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing credit facility, fund tender offer for $150 million 11.5% senior subordinated notes due Dec. 15, 2009, finance the repurchase of some equity securities and for general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of mission-critical communications solutions to global enterprises.

KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting July 7; $550 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers; $400 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $85 million five-year pre-funded letter of credit facility talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $65 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 basis points; fund the purchase of some bonds if necessary; Midland, Tex., rig-based, onshore well service company.

PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $400 million five-year secured revolver; Bank of America and Lehman, with Bank of America on the left; help fund acquisition of some terminal and pipeline assets from subsidiaries of Valero LP and refinance existing credit facilities; Long Beach, Calif., master limited partnership engaged in the business of gathering, transporting, storing and distributing crude oil and other related products.

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting July 7; $5 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Citigroup joint lead arrangers, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank joint bookrunners, JPMorgan administrative agent, Deutsche and Citigroup co-syndication agents; $1 billion six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $4 billion 71/2-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 to 275 bps; 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.

AUGUST:

WALTER INDUSTRIES INC.: Targeted late-August, early September launch; $1.7 billion in new credit facilities; Banc of America Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co, Bank of America left lead; energy/homebuilding/financing group $575 million credit facility containing $200 million revolver, $375 million term B to fund acquisition of Mueller Water Products Inc. and refinance existing revolver debt; water group $1.125 billion credit facility containing $125 million revolver, $1 billion term B to fund a dividend to U.S. Pipe, fund a dividend to Walter and refinance existing debt; Tampa, Fla., diversified company that operates in homebuilding, related financing, and water transmission products, and is also a producer of high-quality metallurgical coal.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ACCO BRANDS CORP.: $750 million credit facility (BB-); Citigroup and ABN Amro, with Citi left lead; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund Fortune Brands Inc.'s spin-off of Acco World Corp. and merger of Acco with General Binding Corp.; Illinois-based supplier of branded office products.

ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO. LLC: $1.075 billion term loan at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps on upgrades; Citigroup; refinance existing $744 million term loan, refinance approximately $331 million 10.25% senior notes due November 2007 and redeem $35 million of 13% senior notes due November 2007; subsidiary of Greensburg, Pa.,-based Allegheny Energy Inc. that owns and operates electric generating facilities.

ARBY'S RESTAURANT GROUP INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup, Bank of America and Credit Suisse First Boston; $600 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund acquisition of RTM Restaurant Group and refinance debt; restaurant chain franchised by Triarc, a New York-based holding company.

BI-LO LLC: $420 million credit facility (B1/B); Bear Stearns; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $345 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance some acquisition loans that were put in place by the sponsors; Greenville, S.C., supermarket operator owned by Lone Star Funds.

BOART LONGYEAR CO.: $500 million credit facility; UBS; $75 million revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $300 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $125 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; fund Advent International's acquisition of the company from Anglo American plc; South Africa-based provider of drilling services and equipment.

BRAND SERVICES INC.: $302.4 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with CSFB left lead and JPMorgan syndication agent; $287.4 million seven-year senior secured term C (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps; $15 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 300 bps; also trying to raise Canadian sub-limit to the term loan with likely pricing of Libor plus 325 bps; fund acquisition of the operating assets of the Aluma Systems group of companies; Chesterfield, Mo., provider of scaffolding services.

BURGER KING CORP.: $1.15 billion credit facility (Ba2/B+); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; $750 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Miami, Fla.-based fast food hamburger chain.

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) at Libor plus 300 bps; $145 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at 31/2x total leverage; $25 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps, step down to Libor plus 575 bps at 31/2x total leverage; 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.

CARRIZO OIL & GAS INC.: $125 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston; working capital; Houston-based explorer, developer, and producer of natural gas and oil.

CII CARBON LLC: $270 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $220 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; New Orleans-based producer of calcined petroleum coke.

COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES INC.: $800 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers; $100 million six-year revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $275 million seven-year term B (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $275 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 675 bps; acquisition financing; Kansas City, Kan., supplier of petroleum and nitrogen fertilizer products.

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.

CONTECH CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC.: $100 million term loan add-on (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; Wachovia; fund the acquisition of Con/Span Bridge Systems Ltd. and Bridge Technologies LLC and refinance existing revolver debt; Middletown, Ohio, manufacturer and marketer of corrugated steel and plastic pipe and fabricated products for use in highway, residential and commercial construction.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/B+); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with JPMorgan left lead; $350 million seven-year term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $350 million seven-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; replace existing $675 million bank loans; Atlanta-based radio company.

DAVITA INC.: $3.15 billion credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan sole bookrunner, Credit Suisse First Boston involved; $250 million six-year revolver; $250 million six-year term A; $2.65 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps under certain conditions; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

DOUBLECLICK INC.: $455 million credit facility; Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers; $290 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, call protection 102, 101; $115 million eight-year senior secured second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC and JMI Equity; New York-based internet advertising services company.

ENVIROSOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B-); Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $185 million term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; refinance existing debt; Chantilly, Va., integrated solid waste management company.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: Pro rata bank meeting was June 23, term B likely launching in the Fall; $5 billion senior credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.5 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $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 billion asset-based revolver; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; 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.

GXS CORP.: $450 million credit facility; Citigroup; $50 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $300 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; finance the acquisition of G International Inc. and to repay debt; Gaithersburg, Md., provider of B2B e-commerce solutions.

HELM HOLDING CORP.: $385 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $235 million six-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund K-1 Ventures' acquisition of the company; San Francisco-based locomotive and railcar leasing company.

HERCULES OFFSHORE LLC: $140 million five-year term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call protection; Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, with Citi left lead; refinance existing debt; Houston-based jack-up drilling and liftboat contractor.

HOME BUYERS WARRANTY CORP.: $200 million credit facility; Bank of America; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $175 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; recapitalization; Aurora, Colo., provider of warranty protection for new, pre-owned, manufactured and systems built homes.

INSIGHT MIDWEST: $1.1 billion term C at Libor plus 200 bps to reprice and replace $1.1 billion term B at Libor plus 275 bps; Bank of New York and Bank of America co-lead arrangers and bookrunners, JPMorgan also a bookrunner, Bank of New York administrative agent, Bank of America syndication agent; subsidiary of Insight Communications Co. Inc., a New York-based cable television system operator.

JARDEN CORP.: $350 million senior secured term loan B add-on (B1/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup and CIBC; help fund the acquisition of The Holmes Group Inc.; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche branded consumer products.

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 at Libor plus 375 bps; $75 million 61/4-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million 63/4-year second-lien term loan 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.

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC.: $150 million term B add-on at Libor plus 162.5 bps; Citigroup; fund an acquisition and help redeem some convertibles; Brentwood, Tenn., hospital company focused on providing healthcare services in non-urban communities.

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.

MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LP: $275 million term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 212.5 bps; Goldman Sachs and Lehman, with Goldman left lead; refinance existing bank debt and make a distribution to owners; Tulsa, Okla., transporter, storer and distributor of refined petroleum products and ammonia.

THE MEOW MIX CO.: $215 million credit facility; UBS and Lehman, with UBS left lead; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $190 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; recapitalization; Secaucus, N.J., cat food company.

MID-WESTERN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: $875 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Citigroup; $175 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $700 million 61/2-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund Onex Corp.'s acquisition of Mid-Western Aircraft Systems, the Wichita/Tulsa Division of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

MOTORCITY CASINO: $625 million credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch, with Deutsche left lead; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $550 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of MotorCity by Ilitch Holdings Inc. from MGM Mandalay.; Detroit-based gaming company.

MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.: $475 million credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Merrill Lynch; $275 million five-year senior secured term loan at Libor plus 150 bps; $200 million five-year revolver; term loan to help fund Dutch auction self-tender for up to 48.8 million shares - up to $1 billion - and a $250 million share repurchase program; revolver for general corporate purposes; Canonsburg, Pa., pharmaceutical company.

NORCROSS SAFETY PRODUCTS LLC: $138 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead; $88 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; Oak Brook, Ill., maker of personal protection equipment.

OWENS ILLINOIS INC.: About $690 million term loans (divided into term A, term B, term C1 and term C2) repricing at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Deutsche; Toledo, Ohio, manufacturer of packaging products.

PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B2/B); $160 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; in conjunction with IPO; replace existing senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Fairport, N.Y., competitive local exchange carrier.

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 at Libor plus 200 bps; $325 million six-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.65 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

POWERWELL SERVICES INC.: $250 million credit facility; Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; purchase of an unidentified French concern; Cypress, Texas, company that provides oil and gas operator's temporary hydrocarbon production and measurement capabilities.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: $475 million credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup; $325 million term loan due 2012 at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps if leverage is 4.75x; $150 million amended and restated revolver due 2009 talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of 20 inpatient psychiatric facilities from Ardent Health Services; Franklin, Tenn., provider of in-patient behavioral health care services.

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.

REGENCY GAS SERVICE LLC: $400 million credit facility; UBS; $90 million revolver (B1) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $248 million first-lien term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $62 million second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund capital expenditures at the Winnsboro Pipeline project; Dallas-based midstream gas gathering, processing and transmission company.

THE TIRE RACK: $315 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $265 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund Leonard Green & Partners LP's leveraged buyout of the company; South Bend, Ind., mail-order and online tire retailer.

UNITED SUBCONTRACTORS INC.: $305 million credit facility (B1/B+); Royal Bank of Scotland and Citigroup joint lead arrangers, with RBS left lead and administrative agent; $265 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; finance acquisition of CSCI, pay dividend and refinance bank debt; Salt Lake City-based installer of residential and commercial insulation systems and provider of related products and services.

VIRGIN MOBILE: $600 million credit facility (B3/B-); JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers, with JPMorgan the left lead; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $500 million 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; dividend payment and refinance existing debt; United Kingdom-based mobile virtual network operator.

THE WILLIAM CARTER CO.: $625 million credit facility (B1/BB); Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America administrative agent, CSFB syndication agent; $500 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps, step down to Libor plus 150 bps under certain ratings and/or leverage conditions; $125 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; finance the acquisition of OshKosh B'Gosh Inc., refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based marketer of children's apparel.

ON THE HORIZON:

ACTIVANT SOLUTIONS HOLDING INC.: New senior credit facility; JPMorgan; revolver; term loan; in connection with IPO; purchase outstanding 10½% senior notes due 2011, purchase floating-rate senior notes due 2010 and make a dividend payment to Hicks Muse; Austin, Texas, provider of vertical enterprise resource planning solutions.

AMEDISYS INC.: $75 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia Capital Markets LLC and GECC Capital Markets Group Inc. co-lead arrangers, with Wachovia on the left; contains five-year term loan tranche; help fund acquisition of Housecall Medical Resources Inc.; Baton Rouge, La., home health nursing company.

BLAIR CORP.: $200 million credit facility; PNC; help fund proposed stock tender buyback; Warren, Pa., multi-channel direct marketer of women's and men's apparel and home products.

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.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC.: New senior credit facility; refinance $140 million revolver; in connection with common stock IPO; Long Grove, Ill., manufacturer and distributor of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products.

THE DOLAN FAMILY GROUP/CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $2.8 billion opco senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Bank of America administrative agent; $600 million six-year term A; $1.7 billion seven-year term B; $500 million revolver; finance proposal to take Cablevision private and refinance Cablevision debt; Bethpage, N.Y., telecom and cable business.

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.

F&W PUBLICATIONS INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan on the left; help fund LBO by Abry Partners from Providence Equity Partners; Cincinnati-based publisher of special interest magazines and books.

HANLEY WOOD INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; help fund LBO by JPMorgan Partners, Wasserstein & Co., and current and former Hanley Wood management; Washington, D.C., business-to-business media company serving the residential and commercial construction industries.

HUNTSMAN LLC/HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: New senior credit facility; Deutsche expected to be involved; help with merger of the two companies into one entity; Houston-based chemical 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.

KB TOYS INC.: $175 million three-year exit facility; Bank of America; up to $150 million senior secured revolver at Libor plus 162.5 bps to Libor plus 237.5 bps; up to $25 million senior secured term loan at Libor plus 437.5 bps; refinance existing debtor-in-possession facilities and to finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the reorganized company; Pittsfield, Mass., toy retailer.

LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million credit facility; Wachovia; $100 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 to 400 bps based on ratings; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 to 400 bps based on ratings, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of Bowne Global Solutions and refinance debt; Waltham, Mass., provider of globalization and testing services.

MAYTAG CORP.: $500 million five-year senior secured revolver; J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; secured by accounts receivable and inventory for certain subsidiaries; replace existing $300 million revolver; Newton, Iowa, home and commercial appliance 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.

METALS USA INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and CIBC, with CSFB left lead; help finance LBO by Apollo Management LP; Houston-based metals processor and distributor.

MIRANT CORP.: up to $1.5 billion exit facility; JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $1 billion six-year senior secured revolving credit facility at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3 or BB- or higher and Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1 or B+ or lower; up to $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 the $250 million payment to fund intercompany restructuring transactions and help pay $1.35 billion in claims against the consolidated Mirant Americas Generation LLC debtors partially in cash; Atlanta-based power company.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston left lead; up to $600 million senior secured asset-based revolver; term loans (term loans, bridge loans and senior notes total $3.3 billion); help fund the approximately $5.1 billion leveraged buyout by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC; Dallas-based high-end specialty retailer.

PACTIV/AEA INVESTORS LLC: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers joint lead arrangers; help fund purchase of Pactiv's North American and European protective and flexible packaging businesses.

SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; help finance Bain Capital Partners LLC's leveraged buyout of the company; Greenville, Wis., education company.

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.: New revolver; replace existing revolver, term A and term B; expected close by end of July; Marysville, Ohio, lawn and garden care company.

SHOPKO STORES INC.: $640 million five-year asset-based revolver from Bank of America at Libor plus 150 to 400 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $65 million five-year senior second-lien term loan from Back Bay Capital at Prime rate plus 625 bps; help fund acquisition by Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc.; Green Bay, Wis., provider of general merchandise and retail health services.

TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.: Up to $175 million senior secured revolver, in connection with IPO; refinance existing debt; Purchase, N.Y., lessor of intermodal freight containers.

WASTEQUIP INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; fund LBO by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners from CIVC Partners; Beachwood, Ohio, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of equipment used to collect, process, and transport solid and liquid waste materials.

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