Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $41.3805 billion

AUGUST BANK MEETINGS

CONCORD RE: Bank meeting Aug. 9; $375 million term B talked in the area of Libor plus 400 bps to 500 bps; Goldman Sachs; serve as collateral for the ability to underwrite insurance business; single purpose dedicated insurance vehicle designed for participating in commercial property insurance business for AIG.

PARAMOUNT RESOURCES LTD.: Bank meeting Aug. 9; $150 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps; UBS; repay revolver debt and for general corporate purposes; expected close Aug. 25; Calgary, Alta., oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

SEPTEMBER BANK MEETINGS

ACE CASH EXPRESS INC.: $400 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $200 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $75 million seasonal asset-based revolver that will be available on each Dec. 1 to April 15 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $125 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 400 bps; help fund LBO by JLL Partners Fund V, LP; Irving, Texas, retailer of financial services.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: General syndication meeting (SMA meeting was July 27); $1.5 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $750 million five-year term B; $750 million four-year revolver ranging from Libor plus 100 bps to 175 bps, depending on usage; borrowed by a wholly owned unrestricted subsidiary of Exco to fund the acquisition of Winchester Energy Co. Ltd. from Progress Energy Inc.; Dallas-based independent energy company.

IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC: Bank meeting targeted for Sept. 4 week (possibly Sept. 7); new credit facility; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, with Goldman left lead; help fund LBO by Silver Lake Partners from GS Capital Partners; expected close in September; New York-based provider of mission-critical communications solutions and services.

TATA COFFEE LTD.: Bank meeting likely in first half of September; $183 million credit facility; Rabo Bank; $15 million revolver; $105 million first-lien term loan; $63 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Eight O'Clock Coffee Co.; India-based coffee company.

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Up to $265 million credit facility; UBS; $225 million term B; $40 million revolver; help fund the acquisition of the Tyco Printed Circuit Group business unit from Tyco International Ltd.; Santa Ana, Calif., supplier of time-critical and technologically advanced printed circuit boards.

VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1.375 billion secured credit facility; Bear Stearns; $200 million six-year revolver; $1.175 billion seven-year term B; fund acquisition of Advo Inc. and repay existing Advo debt; Livonia, Mich., marketing services company.

WESCO AIRCRAFT HARDWARE CORP.: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers and Bank of America, with Lehman left lead; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group; Valencia, Calif., distributor of aerospace hardware and provider of inventory management services.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ACOSTA SALES AND MARKETING CO.: $740 million credit facility; Wachovia and Goldman Sachs, with Wachovia left lead; $60 million revolver; $680 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by AEA Investors from Berkshire Partners; Jacksonville, Fla., full-service sales and marketing agency.

AM GENERAL LLC: $815 million credit facility; Citigroup; $65 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $750 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; refinance existing debt and fund dividend; South Bend, Ind., military and special purpose vehicles company.

AMERICAN CELLULAR CORP.: $250 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bear Stearns; $50 million revolver; $100 million funded term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million 12-month delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, unused fee of 75 bps for four months, 125 bps for next four months and 175 bps for last four months; fund acquisition of Highland Cellular LLC, delayed draw to finance participation in AWS auction, other acquisitions and general corporate purposes; subsidiary of Dobson Communications Corp., an Oklahoma City-based provider of wireless phone services to rural markets.

AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CO.: $435 million credit facility; UBS; $35 million six-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $225 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps based on leverage; $175 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 625 bps; help fund LBO by Lion Capital LLP from J.W. Childs Associates, LP; expected close late July; Cedar Knolls, N.J., manufacturer of razors and blades.

ARRMAZ CUSTOM CHEMICALS INC.: $140 million credit facility; UBS; $15 million six-year revolver (B2/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million six-year term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps at 41/2x leverage; help fund LBO by GSO Capital Partners from Wind Point Partners; also $52.5 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) self arranged by GSO at Libor plus 625 bps; Mulberry, Fla., specialty chemicals manufacturer.

ARROWHEAD GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY INC.: $185 million credit facility; Wachovia; $15 million revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 700 bps; help fund LBO by Spectrum Equity; San Diego-based seller of commercial and personal property/casualty insurance products.

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC: $1.6 billion asset-based credit facility; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of NationsRent Cos. Inc. and refinance existing facility; expected close Aug. 31; United Kingdom-based plant equipment rental company.

ASURION CORP.: $980 million credit facility; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, with Bank of America left lead; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $740 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $165 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a $680 million dividend payment; Nashville, Tenn., provider of mobile protection services for the wireless telecommunications industry.

BARRINGTON BROADCASTING CORP.: $172.5 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Bank of America and Wachovia; $25 million revolver; $147.5 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of 12 television stations from Raycom Media, Inc.; Hoffman Estates, Ill., operator of television stations in mid-sized markets.

BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP: $80 million third-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps; Goldman Sachs; acquisition financing; Vernon, Calif., clothing company.

B/E AEROSPACE INC.: $450 million credit facility (Ba3); JPMorgan, UBS and Credit Suisse, with JPMorgan left lead; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; Wellington, Fla., manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and an aftermarket distributor of aerospace fasteners.

BERRY PLASTICS CORP.: $875 million credit facility (Ba2/B+); Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and JPMorgan joint bookrunners, and Credit Suisse and Citigroup joint lead arrangers; $200 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $675 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund bond tender offer and LBO by Apollo Management, LP and Graham Partners; Evansville, Ind., manufacturer and marketer of rigid plastic packaging products.

BIOFUELS SOLUTIONS: $230 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $210 million construction/term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; fund the Woodriver ethanol project in Nebraska and the Fairmont ethanol project in Minnesota.

BNY CONVERGEX GROUP LLC: $675 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, with Merrill left lead; $75 million revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $420 million term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $180 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $100 million of mezzanine debt; help fund the creation of BNY ConvergEx by GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, The Bank of New York Co. Inc. and Eze Castle Software; agency brokerage and technology company.

CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES INC.: $225 million credit facility; Key Bank; $100 million three-year revolving construction loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $125 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund a special dividend to common stock holders and help fund 356-home Brightwater project on the Bolsa Chica mesa; Irvine, Calif., residential land development and homebuilding company.

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL: $850 million in new credit facilities (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; $200 million revolver; $650 million in term loans; help fund recapitalization by Carlson Cos. and One Equity Partners, and subsequent purchase of Navigant International Inc.; Minneapolis-based business travel management company.

CHARTERMAC: $500 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); UBS and Bank of America; $150 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $350 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; fund acquisition of ARCap Investors, LLC and for general corporate purposes; New York-based full-service real estate finance company.

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO. INC.: $250 million six-year term A (BB) talked at Libor plus 125 bps; JPMorgan; help fund purchase of Orange Glo International; Princeton, N.J., manufacturer and marketer of personal care, household and specialty products.

CITCO: $475 million credit facility; UBS; $20 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $60 million six-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $197.5 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $197.5 million eight-year term C at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt; also $48 million PIK mezzanine debt at Libor plus 1250 bps; provider of administrative, fiduciary and financial services around the world primarily for hedge funds.

CLEARWIRE CORP.: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan, with Morgan Stanley left lead; general corporate purposes; Kirkland, Wash., provider of wireless high-speed internet and internet phone service.

COLEMAN NATURAL FOODS LLC: $180 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $45 million ABL revolver; $100 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $35 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund the combination of BC Natural Foods and KDSB Holding; Golden, Colo., natural meat company.

CROWN HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million term B add-on (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; Deutsche Bank and Lehman, with Deutsche left lead; also repricing existing term B debt at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 150 bps; add-on to fund a stock buyback and for general corporate purposes; Philadelphia-based designer, manufacturer and seller of packaging products for consumer goods.

EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B1/B+); Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with Merrill left lead; $175 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at 31/2x leverage; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; in connection with IPO; refinance existing credit facility and fund bond redemptions; Irvine, Calif., quick-service restaurant chain specializing in Mexican-style chicken dishes.

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INC.: $400 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $300 million five-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million 6 1/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund a bond tender offer; McMinnville, Ore., portfolio of five diverse aviation companies.

FLAKEBOARD CO. LTD.: $270 million credit facility; RBC Capital Markets; $40 million revolver; $230 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; help fund acquisition of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s composite panel business; Markham, Ont., manufacturer of composite panel products.

FOSTER WHEELER LTD.: $350 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); BNP Paribas; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $150 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; Clinton, N.J., provider of engineering and construction services to the energy industries.

GEORGIA GULF CORP.: $1.05 billion credit facility (Ba2); Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Lehman, with Bank of America left lead; $750 million term loan expected in the Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps area; $300 million revolver expected in the Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps area; help fund acquisition of Royal Group Technologies Ltd.; Atlanta-based manufacturer of commodity chemicals, vinyl resins and vinyl compounds.

HANESBRANDS INC.: $2.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley; $500 million five-year revolver (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $350 million six-year term A (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.3 billion seven-year term B (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $450 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Ba3/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, non-callable for one year, then at 102, 101; pay a dividend to Sara Lee Corp. in connection with spinoff; Winston-Salem, N.C., apparel company.

KAPSTONE KRAFT PAPER CORP.: $95 million senior secured credit facility; LaSalle Bank; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $60 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund acquisition of International Paper Co.'s kraft paper business and to provide working capital; newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of Northfield, Ill., Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp.; kraft paper producer.

KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); UBS; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $200 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps; help fund purchase of Charles River Laboratories International Inc.'s phase 2-4 Clinical Services business; Cincinnati-based clinical research organization.

KERZNER INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $575 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $175 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO by an investor group that's led by management; Paradise Island, The Bahamas, developer and operator of destination resorts, luxury resort hotels and gaming properties.

KRANSON INDUSTRIES INC.: $290 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $215 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Code Hennessy & Simmons AEA Investors LLC; St. Louis-based provider of rigid packaging containers and related components.

LA PETITE ACADEMY INC.: $215 million senior credit facility; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $20 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $110 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $85 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC) talked at Libor plus 725 bps; refinance existing senior credit facility and 10% senior notes due 2008; Chicago-based for-profit preschool provider.

METALDYNE CORP.: $200 million five-year credit facility (B); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, with JPMorgan left lead; $100 million revolver; $100 million synthetic revolver; refinance $200 million revolver under the existing $575 million senior secured credit facility; Plymouth, Mich., designer and supplier of metal-based components, assemblies and modules for transportation-related powertrain and chassis applications.

MILLENNIUM RADIO: $175 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and The Bank of New York, with UBS left lead, General Electric Capital Corp. documentation agent; $15 million six-year revolver (B-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $120 million six-year first-lien term B (B-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $40 million seven-year second-lien term loan (CCC) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to equity holders; Lawrenceville, N.J., radio broadcasting company.

MOBILE STORAGE GROUP INC.: $300 million ABL revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; Lehman; in connection with LBO by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Burbank, Calif., storage units company.

NEW CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC.: $115 million credit facility; Wachovia; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $95 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance acquisition debt; Westhampton, N.J., provider of hybrid truckload and less-than-truckload services.

N.E.W. CUSTOMER SERVICE COS. INC.: $665 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and CIBC; $20 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $390 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $255 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 625 bps; help fund LBO by Berkshire Partners; Sterling, Va., provider of extended service plans, buyer protection programs and product support.

NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.: $1.225 billion DIP facility (BBB-) convertible into a permanent five-year exit financing facility; Citigroup, JPMorgan and Deutsche, with Citi left lead; $975 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; repay existing bank debt and provide extra liquidity; Eagan, Minn.-based airline.

O&M STAR GENERATION LLC: $278 million eight-year credit facility; BNP Paribas and Lehman, with BNP left lead; $19 million funded letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $259 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund the acquisition of two power plants by AIG Highstar Generation and Ontario Teachers Pension Plans.

OHMSTEDE LTD.: $195 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $30 million five-year revolver (B2/B-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $115 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund LBO by First Reserve Corp. from Tanglewood Investments Inc.; Beaumont, Texas, company that manufactures and maintains heat exchangers.

ONEIDA LTD.: $170 million exit financing; Credit Suisse; $80 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $90 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 103, 101; Oneida, N.Y., maker of flatware, dinnerware, crystal and metal serving pieces for consumers and the food services industry.

OWENS CORNING: $2.4 billion five-year exit financing credit facility (Baa3/BBB-); Citigroup and Bank of America; $1.4 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 75 bps; $1 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 75 bps; Toledo, Ohio, building materials company.

PRECISION PARTNERS HOLDING CO.: $300 million U.S. credit facility; Lehman, CIT and Jefferies, with Lehman left lead; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $140 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99; $55 million seven-year final maturity, one-year delayed-draw first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, 100 bps ticking fee, OID 981/2; $80 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 725 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101, OID 981/2; also C$30 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Hazlet, N.J., manufacturing and engineering services company.

PRIMEDEX HEALTH SYSTEMS INC. (RADNET INC.): $405 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $45 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $225 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $135 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund the acquisition of Radiologix Inc. and to refinance existing debt; in conjunction with the transaction Primedex will change its name to Radnet Inc.; Los Angeles-based operator of outpatient diagnostic imaging facilities.

QUANTUM CORP.: $500 million credit facility (B3/B); KeyBanc Capital Markets; $150 million three-year revolver; $350 million six-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps; help fund acquisition of Advanced Digital Information Corp.; San Jose, Calif., provider of storage, backup, recovery and archive solutions.

REGENCY GAS SERVICES LP: $850 million credit facility (B+); UBS, Wachovia and Citigroup, with UBS left lead on the term B and Wachovia left lead on the revolver; $250 million five-year revolver; $600 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund Regency Energy Partners LP's acquisition of TexStar Field Services, LP from affiliates of HM Capital Partners LLC and refinance existing debt; Dallas-based midstream master limited partnership.

THE ROOFING SUPPLY GROUP: $320 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with JPMorgan left lead; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $185 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $85 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 650 bps; help fund LBO by Sterling.

SAVERS INC.: $212 million credit facility (B1/B); CIBC; $25 million revolver; $187 million term loan; help fund LBO by Freeman Spogli from Berkshire Partners; Bellevue, Wash., for-profit thrift store chain.

SORENSON COMMUNICATIONS: $1.005 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and RBS Securities, with Goldman administrative agent on first lien, RBS administrative agent on second lien; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $600 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $385 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $75 million mezzanine PIK loan at Libor plus 900 bps, call protection 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; Salt Lake City-based provider of video relay services and equipment for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

SPI PETROLEUM LLC: $340 million credit facility; JPMorgan and PNC, with JPMorgan left lead on the term loan and PNC left lead on the revolver; $185 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 112.5 bps; $155 million term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps; finance acquisitions; Oklahoma City-based marketer of petroleum products.

SVP WORLDWIDE: $315 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $75 million revolver (B1/B+); $170 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $70 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund seasonal working capital build; manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of consumer sewing machines.

TELEPACIFIC COMMUNICATIONS: $305 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; $30 million five-year revolver (B2/B-) at Libor plus 450 bps; $175 million five-year first-lien term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 450 bps; $100 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 825 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; fund acquisition of Mpower Holding Corp.; Los-Angeles-based provider of business telecommunications network solutions.

TFS ACQUISITION CORP.: $500 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $175 million five-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $325 million six-year term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 101 soft call protection; help fund Platinum Equity's acquisition of Textron Inc.'s Fastening Systems business; Troy, Mich., provider of full-service fastening systems.

TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS INC.: $430 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch Capital; $35 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $275 million first-lien term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $120 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps; dividend recapitalization; Dallas-based provider of credit card processing services and payment enabling technologies.

TRAVELPORT INC.: $2.6 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); UBS, Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers; $275 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $125 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $2.2 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; help fund buyout by The Blackstone Group from Cendant Corp.; expected close in August; Parsippany, N.J., travel distribution services company.

VISTEON CORP.: $700 million revolver divided into two five-year facilities for the United States and Europe talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; JPMorgan and Citigroup; refinance bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Van Buren Township, Mich., automotive supplier.

VNU NV: $4.875 billion U.S. credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $687.5 million six-year multi-currency revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $4.1875 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps, OID 991/2; also €800 million seven-year term B at Euribor plus 250 bps, OID 991/2; help fund acquisition by Valcon Acquisition BV; Netherlands-based information and media company.

VTR GLOBALCOM SA: $700 million equivalent credit facility (B1/B); $200 million equivalent in Chilean peso seven-year term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million equivalent 61/2-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $475 million U.S. eight-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; Citigroup and Santander leading term A and revolver; Citigroup, TD Securities, BNP Paribas and Santander leading term B, with TD administrative agent; refinance existing debt, general corporate purposes and capital expenditures; provider of multi-channel television and high-speed internet access in Chile.

WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $1.15 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); CIBC and Wachovia, with CIBC left lead; $500 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 75 bps; $650 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 75 bps; help fund purchase of Andrx Corp.; Corona, Calif., generic pharmaceutical company.

WYNN LAS VEGAS LLC: $1.125 billion amended and restated credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, with Deutsche left lead; $725 million revolver talked at Libor plus 162.5 bps; $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 187.5 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Las Vegas-based casino company.

ON THE HORIZON

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.: Fourth-quarter business; $2.5 billion seven-year term B with no financial covenants; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of ATI Technologies Inc. Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets.

ARAMARK CORP.: New senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; help fund public-to-private transaction led by Joseph Neubauer, chairman and chief executive officer; Philadelphia-based provider of food and facility management services.

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS INC.: $100 million revolver; fund working capital and general corporate needs; in connection with spinoff from Extendicare Inc.; operator of assisted living business.

BONDDESK GROUP: New debt financing; American Capital and Merrill Lynch Capital; help fund acquisition by Advent International; Mill Valley, Calif., odd-lot fixed-income electronic trading platform and provider of software solutions to the securities industry.

BUFFETS INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS joint bookrunners and lead arrangers, with Credit Suisse left lead; help fund acquisition of Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc.; Eagan, Minn., operator of buffet-style restaurants.

COLUMBIA ENTERTAINMENT: $2.175 billion debt commitment; Credit Suisse; $1.555 billion five-year senior secured term loan; $180 million five-year senior secured revolver; $440 million 18-month senior secured loan for development of Aztar's 34-acre parcel situated on the Las Vegas "Strip"; fund acquisition of Aztar Corp.; Fort Mitchell, Ky., owner, developer and operator of hotel properties and casinos.

DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDING: $1.445 billion five-year credit facility; Barclays and Dresdner; $75 million opco revolver; $200 million holdco revolver; $1.17 billion holdco term loan; help fund acquisition by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Diversified Utility and Energy Trusts, repay existing debt and preference shares, capital expenditure and general corporate purposes; Pittsburgh-based electric utility company.

EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $650 million amended and restated credit facility; $400 million funded; $250 million revolver; replace existing facility in connection with IPO of common units; Houston-based natural gas and natural gas liquids company.

EFES BREWERIES INTERNATIONAL NV: $500 million term loan; Citibank and HSBC; general corporate purposes including refinancing existing debt; Netherlands-based operator of breweries.

ENCORE MEDICAL CORP.: $375 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $325 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Blackstone; Austin, Texas, orthopedic device company.

ENERGY PARTNERS LTD.: $1.3 billion credit facility; Bank of America; $600 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps to 200 bps with 25 bps to 50 bps commitment fee based on utilization; $700 million five-year second-lien term loan talked anywhere from Libor plus 375 bps to 475 bps based on ratings, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Stone Energy Corp.; New Orleans-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

EXTENDICARE INC.: $100 million revolver; refinance debt; in connection with conversion into a Canadian real estate investment trust; Markham, Ont., provider of long-term care and related services.

FLEXTRONICS SOFTWARE: New credit facility; Citigroup Global Markets (Asia) and Merrill Lynch joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers; help fund purchase of Flextronics International Ltd.'s software development and solutions business (to be renamed) by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of high impact software solutions to the global communications industry.

HAMILTON BEACH INC.: New credit facility; Wachovia and UBS; asset-based revolver; second-lien term loan; in connection with its spin-off from Nacco Industries Inc. and subsequent merger with Applica Inc.; finance ongoing operations and growth, to repay Applica's and Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex's existing debt and to pay a $110 million cash dividend to Nacco; Richmond, Va., small electric household appliance company.

HCA INC.: $16.8 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch, with Bank of America left lead; $2.25 billion term A; $9.3 billion term B; $1.25 billion European term loan; $2 billion asset-based revolver; $2 billion senior secured revolver; help fund LBO by Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and company founder Thomas F. Frist Jr.; Nashville, Tenn., health care services company.

HEALTHWAYS INC.: New credit facility; revolver (Ba2/BB); help fund acquisition of LifeMasters Supported SelfCare; Nashville, Tenn., provider of health and care support programs and services.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: New credit facility; likely Goldman Sachs; help fund proposed public-to-private buyout by management and equity investors; Houston-based energy infrastructure provider.

LIONORE MINING INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $400 million seven-year non-recourse debt facility; BNP Paribas; help fund its acquisition of the Falconbridge Ltd.'s Nikkelverk refinery; Toronto-based nickel concentrate producer.

LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE INC.: New senior revolving credit facility; repay existing bank debt in conjunction with IPO of common stock; Nashville, Tenn., full-service restaurant chain.

MICHAELS STORES INC.: $3.4 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Credit Suisse; up to $1 billion asset-based revolver; $2.4 billion term loan; help fund LBO by Bain Capital and The Blackstone Group; Irving, Texas, specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall decor and seasonal merchandise.

MIRANT PHILIPPINES: $700 million term loan; Credit Suisse; help fund a modified Dutch auction tender offer by Atlanta-based energy company Mirant Corp. for common stock and to pay off existing debt in the Philippines.

NCO GROUP INC.: $550 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; $450 million in term loans; $100 million revolver; help fund acquisition of NCO by chairman and chief executive officer, Michael J. Barrist, and One Equity Partners II LP; Horsham, Pa., provider of business process outsourcing services.

NIAGARA CORP.: New debt financing; GE Antares; help back LBO by Kohlberg & Co. LLC; N.Y.-based provider of cold finished and hot rolled steel products.

ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL NV: Up to $375 million in bank debt financing; Wachovia and Citigroup; term loan anticipated in Libor plus 200 bps to 250 bps area; help fund acquisition of Blackstone Medical Inc.; Curacao, the Netherlands-based diversified orthopedic products company.

PACIFIC ENERGY RESOURCES LTD.: $100 million ($70 million funded, $30 million delayed-draw) four-year multi-advance term loan at 12% or Libor plus 700 bps; fund acquisition and development of Beta Oil Field; Long Beach, Calif., oil and gas exploration and development company.

PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.: $850 million debt commitment; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; help fund LBO by Leonard Green & Partners, LP and Texas Pacific Group; also $500 million debt financing via GS Mezzanine Partners; San Diego-based specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE LLC: New bank financing; GE Capital Markets and RBS Securities joint lead arrangers; help fund purchase of timberlands from International Paper Co.; Birmingham, Ala., independent timberland investment-management firm.

SALLY BEAUTY CO.: Approximately $1.85 billion in new debt; Merrill Lynch; help fund spin-off from Alberto-Culver Co.; beauty supplies distribution business.

SECUNDA INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $140 million term loan indicated around Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; Fortis Capital; fund tender offer for senior secured notes due 2012; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, provider of supply and support services to the offshore oil and gas industry internationally.

SECURE COMPUTING CORP.: $135 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and UBS joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citi administrative agent, UBS syndication agent; $20 million six-year revolver; $90 million seven-year first-lien term loan; $25 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; help fund purchase of CipherTrust Inc.; San Jose, Calif., developer of network security solutions.

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP: $225 million credit facility; $100 million revolver; $125 million term loan; in connection with IPO of common units; general partnership purposes and to repay debt; Houston-based limited partnership that provides natural gas contract compression services.

UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $8.25 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Wachovia, RBS Securities and Lehman, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million revolver; $7.05 billion term loan; $450 million delayed-draw term loan; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Saban Capital Group, delayed-draw available for repayment of senior notes; expected close spring 2007; Los Angeles-based Spanish-language media company.

VERIFONE HOLDINGS INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers; $40 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps; $500 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund purchase of Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd. and refinance debt; San Jose, Calif., provider of electronic payment solutions and services.

WEST CORP.: $2.3 billion credit facility; Lehman, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, with Lehman left lead; $2.05 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 basis points, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Quadrangle Group LLC; Omaha, Neb., provider of outsourced communication solutions.

WINN-DIXIE STORES INC.: $725 million exit financing five-year revolving credit facility at Libor plus 125 bps to 225 bps based on availability; Wachovia Bank; replace debtor-in-possession credit facility and increase cash availability; Jacksonville, Fla., food retailer.

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