Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $37.4015 billion

AUGUST:

AMERISTAR CASINOS INC.: Bank meeting Aug. 16; $1.2 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo, with Deutsche left lead; $800 million revolver; $400 million term B; refinance existing bank debt; Las Vegas-based casino company.

SEPTEMBER:

PBI MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting early September; $385 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, CSFB left lead; $60 million six-year revolver; $245 million seven-year term B; $80 million eight-year second-lien term loan; help fund Wasserstein & Co. LP's purchase of Primedia Inc.'s Business Information segment that consists of business-to-business targeted publications.

SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC.: $665 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank bookrunners; JPMorgan and Bank of America co-lead arrangers, JPMorgan administrative agent, Bank of America syndication agent, Deutsche documentation agent; $175 million six-year revolver; $240 million term loan; $250 million delayed-draw term loan; help finance Bain Capital Partners LLC's leveraged buyout of the company; Greenville, Wis., education company.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Expected late-September; Approximately $900 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wachovia, JPMorgan left lead; help fund The Carlyle Group's acquisition of the company; Windsor, Conn., provider of investment and financial management software and related services.

WALTER INDUSTRIES INC.: $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.

YELLOWSTONE CLUB: Bank meeting Sept. 7 and Sept. 8; $230 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $30 million five-year synthetic revolver; $200 million five-year term B; recapitalization; Big Sky, Mont., private ski and golf community.

OCTOBER:

TARGA RESOURCES INC.: Bank meeting expected early-October; minimum $1.45 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, with CSFB left lead; minimum $250 million revolver; in excess $1.2 billion first-lien term debt potentially in various tranches; help acquire Dynegy Inc.'s Midstream natural gas business for $2.35 billion; Houston-based midstream energy company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

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.

ALLIED HOLDINGS INC.: $230 million 18-month debtor-in-possession facility; GE Capital Corp. administrative agent, co-agent on revolver, and collateral agent, Morgan Stanley co-agent on term B, Marathon Structured Finance Fund, LP co-agent on revolver, agent on term A, co-agent on the term B; $130 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $20 million term A at Libor plus 550 bps; $80 million term B at Libor plus 950 bps; working capital and repay $186 million of pre-bankruptcy bank debt; Decatur, Ga., distributor of new and used vehicles.

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

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.

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC.: $310 million asset-based credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $230 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $25 million term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $55 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; also a C$15 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund acquisition of Shelter Distribution Inc. and refinance debt; Peabody, Mass., distributor of roofing materials and complementary building product.

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 talked at Libor plus 275 to 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $80 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 to 300 bps; LBO; Piscataway, N.J., plastic container company.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: $400 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; Bank of America; fund repurchase of 16% senior subordinated discount notes due 2009; Cincinnati-based local exchange and wireless provider.

CINRAM INTERNATIONAL INC.: Approximately $622 million term B (BB) being repriced at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call; Citigroup; consents due Aug. 19; Toronto-based provider of pre-recorded multimedia products and logistic services.

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.

COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES INC.: $530 million senior secured credit facility (B); 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.

CONSECO INC.: $475 million term loan (B2/NA/BB+) at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps if ratings Ba3/BB-; 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.

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.

DEPARTMENT 56 INC.: $275 million credit facility; UBS; $175 million five-year asset-based revolver (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; fund acquisition of Lenox Inc. from Brown-Forman Corp.; Eden Prairie, Minn., designer, wholesaler and retailer of fine quality collectibles and other giftware products.

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 at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage; $300 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million three-year term A 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.

FLOWSERVE CORP.: $1 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America and Merrill Lynch & Co., Bank of America left lead; $400 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $600 million term loan at Libor plus 150 bps; 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.

HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC: $625 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank, with Merrill left lead on first-lien, Deutsche left lead on second-lien; $77 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $376 million seven-year term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $172 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by Apax Partners; London-based producer of children's television programming.

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: $2.375 billion senior credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche and Citigroup, with Deutsche left lead; $650 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.725 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; also €100 million term loan B 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.

ILC INDUSTRIES INC.: $302.5 million credit facility; UBS and GE Capital; $30 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $195 million 61/2-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $77.5 million second-lien seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; support Behrman Capital's dividend recapitalization of the company; Bohemia, N.Y., defense electronics and engineered softgoods provider.

LA PALOMA GENERATING CO. LLC: $541 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and WestLB; $65 million revolver (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 225 bps; $40 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 101 soft call; $244 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 101 soft call; $21 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 101 soft call; $171 million second-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, call protection 102, 101; 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 at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage; $75 million six-year revolver 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 (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 162.5 bps; Citigroup; liquidity; Brentwood, Tenn., hospital company focused on providing health care services in non-urban communities.

LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million credit facility (B1/B); 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.

M/C COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $181 million term loan (including $35 million add-on) repricing at Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 450 bps, 101 soft call; Lehman; add-on to prepay junior debt; Boston-based producer of medical conferences.

NATIONAL BEDDING CO.: $570 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs lead bank, with Merrill Lynch and GE Capital involved; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 200 bps; $360 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps at less than 41/2x leverage; $160 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/B+) at Libor plus 500 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund LBO by The Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund LP and Teachers' Private Capital; Hoffman Estates, Ill., manufacturer of bedding products and maker of Serta mattresses.

NATURAL PRODUCTS GROUP LLC: $265 million credit facility; CIBC; $15 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $186.5 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; $63.5 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; dividend recapitalization and refinancing; California-based natural personal care products company.

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 75 bps, 17.5 bps undrawn fee; $800 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 75 bps; $1.4 billion 364-day loan facility at Libor plus 75 bps (not being syndicated); fund already completed acquisition of NeighborCare Inc., refinance existing debt and pay related fees; Covington, Ky., provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly.

OTIS SPUNKMEYER INC.: $170 million term B (including $40 million add-on) repricing at Libor plus 250 to 275 bps; Merrill Lynch; San Leandro, Calif., cookie company.

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 250 bps; $140 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; 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.

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.

PRIMARY ENERGY FINANCE LLC: $135 million term B (Ba2/BB-); 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.

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.

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: $125 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $37.5 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $87.5 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; return of capital and debt refinancing; Big Sky, Mont., private residential and recreational development.

SSA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (B2/BB-); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; $25 million five-year revolver; $200 million six-year term loan; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Chicago-based provider of enterprise software applications and related services.

TRIUMPH HEALTHCARE LLC: $270 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $35 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $140 million term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $95 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps; fund the acquisition of SSCI; Houston-based privately owned hospital company.

UAL CORP.: $320 million term loan C added to DIP through an amendment (could be upsized to $350 million based on collateral) at Libor plus 475 bps; JPMorgan; refinance class A certificates under the 1997-I Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates; secured by 10 UAL-owned aircraft; Chicago-based airline.

UTGR INC.: $495 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, with Merrill Lynch left lead; $125 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $245 million six-year term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 375 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.: $800 million credit facility; Lehman, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup bookrunners, Lehman left lead, Credit Suisse First Boston and Wachovia also involved; $175 million revolver; $525 million first-lien term loan talked in Libor plus 500 bps area; $100 million second-lien term loan talked in Libor plus 750 bps area; 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.

WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC.: Reprice $160 million term loan at Libor plus 250 to 275 bps from Libor plus 400 bps; upsize revolver by up to $75 million (to $125 million); Wachovia; Tampa, Fla., Medicaid managed care provider.

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.

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.

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

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.

CROSSTEX ENERGY LP: New senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; refinance existing debt, acquire El Paso Corp.'s South Louisiana properties and provide liquidity; Dallas-based mid-stream natural gas company.

DI GIORGIO CORP.: $120 million revolver with ability for $40 million incremental term loan under certain circumstances; replace existing $90 million revolver; closing in third quarter; Carteret, N.J., food wholesaler and distributor.

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.

EASTMAN KODAK CO.: Up to $2.2 billion five-year credit facility; $1 billion to $1.2 billion revolver; approximately $1 billion term loan; replace existing $1.225 billion five-year revolver; Rochester, N.Y., digital imaging products, services and solutions company.

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.

EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Citibank joint lead arrangers; help fund acquisition of Priority Healthcare Corp.; St. Louis-based independent pharmacy benefits manager.

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.

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

THE GEO GROUP INC.; $175 million credit facility (BB-); 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.

LAMAR MEDIA CORP.: Post-Labor Day business; $800 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB); JPMorgan; $400 million revolver; $400 million term loan; refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Baton Rouge, La., outdoor advertising company.

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.: Up to $450 million asset-based revolving credit facility, 50 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse First Boston sole bookrunner, CSFB and Banc of America Securities LLC joint lead arrangers, Banc of America Securities co-syndication agent; 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.

PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Jeffries joint lead arrangers; acquisition financing; Shelton, Conn., provider of decorative surfaces for commercial and residential interiors, store and store fixtures and furniture.

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.

TRIPLE CROWN MEDIA INC.: New credit facility; Wachovia left lead; back spinoff of Gray Television Inc.'s Newspaper Publishing and Graylink Wireless businesses into newly created Triple Crown and merger of Bull Run Corp. into Triple Crown; fund $40 million distribution to Gray and to refinance all of Bull Run's bank debt and subordinated debt.

TUPPERWARE CORP.: Approximately $740 million credit facility; Bank of America; approximately $540 million five-year term loan; $200 million five-year revolver; help fund purchase of Sara Lee Corp.'s direct selling business, refinance $100 million of notes due in 2006 and for general corporate purposes; Orlando, Fla., direct seller of food storage, preparation and serving items.

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