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Published on 7/28/2005 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $46.088 billion

JULY:

AMI SEMICONDUCTOR INC.: Conference call July 29; $110 million term loan add-on at Libor plus 150 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund acquisition of Flextronics' semiconductor division; Pocatello, Idaho, designer and manufacturer of application-specific integrated circuits.

AUGUST:

COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting Aug. 3; $530 million senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo Bank; $130 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $400 million seven-year term B; in connection with merger of Integrated Production Services Inc., Complete Energy Services Inc. and I.E. Miller Services Inc.; refinance existing debt, pay a one-time dividend to existing shareholders, for working capital needs and for general corporate purposes; Houston-based provider of oil and natural gas production and field development services.

ILC INDUSTRIES INC.: Bank meeting Aug. 2; $302.5 million credit facility; UBS and GE Capital; $30 million revolver; $195 million first-lien term loan; $77.5 million second-lien term loan; support Behrman Capital's dividend recapitalization of the company; Bohemia, N.Y., defense electronics and engineered softgoods provider.

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC.: $100 million to $110 million asset-based revolver; Bank of America; refinance; Houston-based provider of electrical solutions to the commercial and industrial, residential and service markets.

OMNICARE INC.: $2.9 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and SunTrust Capital Markets joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers co-syndication agents, SunTrust administrative agent, CIBC World Markets, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia Securities co-documentation agents; $700 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 50 to 175 bps based on ratings; $800 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 50 to 175 bps based on ratings, 12.5 to 37.5 bps commitment fee based on ratings; $1.4 billion 364-day loan facility at Libor plus 75 bps, 12.5 to 37.5 bps commitment fee based on ratings; fund already completed acquisition of NeighborCare Inc., refinance existing debt and pay related fees; Covington, Ky., provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly.

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

AAT COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $335 million credit facility; TD Securities and Credit Suisse First Boston, with TD left lead and administrative agent; $50 million 61/2-year revolver (B1/BB+) at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $200 million seven-year term B (B1/BB+) at Libor plus 175 bps; $85 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B2/BB) at Libor plus 275 bps, 101 soft call protection; dividend recapitalization; St. Louis-based owner and operator of wireless communications towers.

ACCO BRANDS CORP.: $750 million credit facility (BB-); Citigroup and ABN Amro, with Citi left lead; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $400 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund Fortune Brands Inc.'s spinoff of Acco World Corp. and merger of Acco with General Binding Corp.; Illinois-based supplier of branded office products.

AVETA HOLDINGS LLC: $420 million credit facility (B2/B-); Bear Stearns; $400 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 to 400 bps; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund MMM Healthcare's acquisition of NAMM (with Aveta being the holding company for the merged entity), refinance MMM debt and pay a dividend to MMM shareholders; MMM is a Puerto Rico-based Medicare advantage provider and NAMM is a provider of outsourced medical management in California and Illinois.

BI-LO LLC: $420 million credit facility (B1/B); Bear Stearns; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $345 million six-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; 103, 102, 101 hard call protection; $15 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 400 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+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $325 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) 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.

CAPTIVE PLASTICS INC.: $100 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $20 million five-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; $80 million six-year term B; LBO; Piscataway, N.J., plastic container company.

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

COLLINS & AIKMAN CORP.: $150 million two-year debtor-in-possession facility; JPMorgan Chase; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; working capital and general corporate purposes; Troy, Mich., designer, engineer and manufacturer of automotive interior components.

CONSECO INC.: $475 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage; Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; refinance existing term loan debt; Carmel, Ind., insurance company.

CSK AUTO CORP.: $325 million asset-based five-year senior revolver at Libor plus 125 to 175 bps, depending on availability, commitment fee talked at 25 to 50 bps; JPMorgan; refinancing, common stock repurchase and general corporate purposes; Phoenix-based specialty retailer of automotive parts and accessories.

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.

EPCO INC.: $1.9 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman Brothers and Citigroup (Lehman left lead on term B, Citi left lead on pro rata); $1 billion five-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million three-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing bridge loan; privately owned company controlled by Dan L. Duncan, that owns the general partner of Houston-based midstream energy company Enterprise Products Partners LP and Houston-based pipeline company Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co. LLC.

F&W PUBLICATIONS INC.: $400 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan on the left; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 625 bps; help fund LBO by Abry Partners from Providence Equity Partners; Cincinnati-based publisher of special interest magazines and books.

FLOWSERVE CORP.: $1 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America and Merrill Lynch & Co., Bank of America left lead; $400 million revolver; $600 million term loan; refinance existing term loan A and term loan C debt, existing revolver and outstanding 12.25% senior subordinated notes; Irving, Texas, provider of fluid motion and control products and services.

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 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.

GENOA HEALTHCARE: $170 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and GE Capital Corp., with Morgan Stanley left lead; $20 million revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $100 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, call protection 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; Tampa, Fla., manager of 61 skilled nursing facilities.

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.

HANLEY WOOD INC.: $362 million credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse First Boston and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers, with CSFB left lead; $60 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $270 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $32 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, 112.5 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by JPMorgan Partners, Wasserstein & Co., and current and former Hanley Wood management; Washington, D.C., business-to-business media company serving residential and commercial construction industries.

HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC: $453 million credit facility (B1/B); Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank, with Merrill left lead; $77 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $376 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Apax Partners; London-based producer of children's television programming.

HOME BUYERS WARRANTY CORP.: $200 million credit facility (B+/B2); 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.

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: $2.6 billion senior credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche and Citigroup, with Deutsche left lead; $600 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $2 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund merger of the Huntsman LLC and Huntsman International LLC into one entity; Salt Lake City-based chemical company.

IPC ACQUISITION CORP.: $485 million senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver due Dec. 31, 2010 (B2/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $310 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 725 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; 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.: $550 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers; $400 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 275 bps, 101 soft call; $85 million five-year pre-funded letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 275 bps; $65 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 basis points; fund the purchase of some bonds if necessary; Midland, Texas, rig-based, onshore well service company.

LA PALOMA GENERATING CO. LLC: $541 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and WestLB; $65 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $40 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $244 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $21 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $171 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps; help fund Complete Energy Holdings LLC's acquisition of La Paloma, a gas-fired, four-unit combined-cycle facility located in Kern County, Calif.

LIFECARE HOLDINGS INC.: $330 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); JPMorgan and GE Capital, JPMorgan left lead; $255 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group; Plano, Texas, operator of long-term acute care hospitals.

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.

LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million credit facility; Wachovia; $100 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 to 375 bps; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 to 375 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of Bowne Global Solutions and refinance debt; Waltham, Mass., provider of globalization and testing services.

LION GABLES REALTY LP: $2.125 billion credit facility (Ba2); Lehman sole lead arranger and bookrunner, ING Real Estate syndication agent; $300 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.825 billion one-year term loan with extension option talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund LBO of Gables Residential Trust by ING Clarion Partners; Boca Raton, Fla., real estate investment trust focused on multifamily apartment communities.

MADISON RIVER CAPITAL LLC: $525 million seven-year credit facility (B+); $75 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $450 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance RTFC debt and repay some senior notes; Mebane, N.C., operator of rural local telephone companies.

MOTORCITY CASINO: $750 million credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch, with Deutsche left lead; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $550 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $100 million 6-month delayed draw, seven-year final maturity, term B at Libor plus 200 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; help fund the acquisition of MotorCity by Ilitch Holdings Inc. from MGM Mandalay.; Detroit-based gaming company.

NATURAL PRODUCTS GROUP LLC: $253.5 million credit facility; CIBC; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $175 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $63.5 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; dividend recapitalization and refinancing; California-based natural personal care products company.

NEWKIRK MASTER LTD. PARTNERSHIP: $760 million three-year senior secured term loan (Ba2/BB+) at Libor plus 200 bps, contains two one-year extensions for 25 bps fee; Key Bank and Bank of America, with Key Bank on the left; refinance existing mortgage debt and existing bank debt; owner of office, retail and industrial properties.

OZBURN-HESSEY LOGISTICS LLC: $180 million credit facility (B2/B+); Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Morgan Stanley left lead; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $140 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at 2.5x leverage; help fund LBO by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and for general corporate purposes; Nashville-based third-party logistics provider.

PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $700 million credit facility; Bank of America and Lehman, with Bank of America on the left; $400 million five-year secured revolver; $300 million 364-day revolving bridge facility; 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.

PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B2/B); Deutsche Bank and CIT Group; $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.

PATRIOT MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS CNJ LLC: $282 million credit facility; Bank of New York; $25 million seven-year revolver (B1) at Libor plus 225 bps; $210 million 71/2-year term B (B1) at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on total leverage, 101 soft call; $47 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3) at Libor plus 500 bps, 101 hard call; dividend recapitalization and to refinance existing debt; Greenwich, Conn., cable operator.

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.

PIVOTOL PROMONTORY: $350 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $250 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million six-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance debt and pay a dividend; resort in Utah.

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.

PRIMARY ENERGY FINANCE LLC: $135 million term B; Lehman lead, Royal Bank of Canada documentation agent; refinance debt at the portion of the Primary Energy company that is remaining private; Oak Brook, Ill., developer, owner and operator of on-site combined heat and power and recycled energy projects.

PRIMARY ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC: $150 million credit facility; Royal Bank of Canada and CIBC joint bookrunners, with RBC left lead; $135 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; in connection with plans to take a portion of the company public in an Enhanced Income Securities Offering; Oak Brook, Ill., developer, owner and operator of on-site combined heat and power and recycled energy projects.

PUERTO RICO CABLE ACQUISITION CO. INC. (CHOICE CABLE TV): $114 million credit facility; TD Securities; $78 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, step down to Libor plus 300 bps if leverage is less than or equal to 5x; $10 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps, step down to Libor plus 300 bps if leverage is less than or equal to 5x; $26 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 625 bps; recapitalization; Puerto Rico-based cable company.

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: $460 million credit facility; UBS; $150 million revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $260 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund capital expenditures at the Winnsboro Pipeline project; Dallas-based midstream gas gathering, processing and transmission company.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC.: $1 billion secured revolver talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps, 17.5 bps undrawn fee; JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; refinance; Smithfield, Va., processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats, and hog producer.

SPANISH PEAKS: $100 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $20 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $80 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; return of capital and debt refinancing; Big Sky, Mont., private residential and recreational development.

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.: $5 billion credit facility (B1/B+/BB-); JPMorgan and Citigroup joint lead arrangers, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank joint bookrunners, JPMorgan administrative agent, Deutsche and Citigroup co-syndication agents, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley documentation agents; $1 billion six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $4 billion 71/2-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps, 101 soft call, 1/8 OID; 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.

UTGR INC.: $495 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, with Merrill Lynch left lead; $125 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $245 million six-year term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 to 425 bps; support BLB Investors LLC's already completed acquisition of Wembley plc's U.S. operations, including UTGR, and to fund construction costs of expanding and renovating Lincoln Park, an existing racetrack with slot machines.

VANGUARD CAR RENTAL USA INC.: $900 million credit facility; Lehman, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup bookrunners, Lehman left lead, Credit Suisse First Boston and Wachovia also involved; $175 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $725 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; Tulsa, Okla., owner and operator of Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental.

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 450 bps; $500 million 61/2-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; dividend payment and refinance existing debt; United Kingdom-based mobile virtual network operator.

WASTEQUIP INC.: $255 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston lead arranger; $40 million five-year revolver (B2/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $155 million six-year term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $60 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 600 bps; 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.

YONKERS RACEWAY: $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 350 to 375 bps; Merrill Lynch bookrunner, Bear Stearns co-arranger; fund renovations and additions to the facility that will enable it to have a slot racetrack casino; Yonkers, N.Y., horse racing track.

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.

AFFINITY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS LLC: Post-Labor Day business; new credit facility; Deutsche and Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund Apollo Management LP's acquisition of Cendant Corp.'s Marketing Services Division; Norwalk. Conn., direct marketer of membership clubs and insurance products.

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.

BROOKSTONE INC.: $100 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver at Libor plus 125 to 175 bps; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP, Bank of America and UBS; help fund LBO by OSIM International, JW Childs Associates LP and Temasek Holdings Ltd., refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; 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.

CONCERTO SOFTWARE: Bank meeting late third quarter; $475 million credit facility; JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank Securities leads, Wells Fargo Foothill documentation agent; $425 million six-year term B; $50 million six-year revolver; also $250 million second-lien 61/2-year term loan led by JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers, D.B. Zwirn Finance administrative agent that was pre-syndicated; help finance purchase of Aspect Communications Corp.; Westford, Mass., provider of contact center software and services.

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.

EL PASO PRODUCTION HOLDING CO.: $500 million five-year revolver, pricing based on utilization, Libor plus 188 bps if fully drawn; secured by some reserves; help fund purchase of Denver-based Medicine Bow Energy Corp.; Houston-based natural gas and energy company.

FORMICA CORP.: Post-Labor Day business; $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.

THE GEO GROUP INC.; $175 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $75 million term loan; $100 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Correctional Services Corp., refinance GEO's existing $41 million term loan and for general corporate purposes; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of correctional and detention management, health and mental health, and other diversified services to federal, state, and local government agencies.

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.

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.


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