Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $27.646 billion

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.

APPLIED SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 7; $250 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan, with Credit Suisse left lead; $220 million first-lien term loan; $30 million revolver; also $165 million of mezzanine financing; help fund LBO by Bain Capital Partners from Vista Equity Partners, LLC; University Park, Ill., provider of insurance agency and broker management system software.

CALIFORNIA CHECK CASHING STORES: $85 million credit facility; UBS; $10 million six-year revolver; $60 million six-year first-lien term loan; $15 million seven-year second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by Golden Gate Capital; Oakland, Calif., retailer of alternative financial services.

CINEMARK USA INC.: $1.27 billion senior credit facility; Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; $1.12 billion term loan; $150 million revolver; fund acquisition of Century Theatres, Inc.; Plano, Texas, motion picture exhibitor.

DIRECTED ELECTRONICS INC.: $141 million of additional term loan debt; CIBC and JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Polk Audio; expected close late September; Vista, Calif.-based designer and marketer of consumer branded vehicle security and convenience systems.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 6; $1.5 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $750 million five-year second-lien term loan expected in the Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps area; $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.

GOLD TOE INVESTMENT CORP.: Bank meeting expected late September; new credit facility; Bear Stearns; help fund LBO by The Blackstone Group and simultaneous merger with Moretz Inc.; New York-based hosiery company.

IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC: Bank meeting Sept. 7; $635 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, with Goldman left lead; $50 million six-year revolver; $415 million seven-year first-lien term loan; $170 million eight-year second-lien term loan; 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.

RENFRO CORP.: Bank meeting targeted for Sept. 4 week; $235 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $75 million ABL revolver; $115 million term B; $45 million delayed-draw term loan; help fund LBO by Kelso & Co.; Mt. Airy, N.C., manufacturer of socks.

TATA COFFEE LTD.: Bank meeting expected during Sept. 11 week; $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 six-year term B; $40 million five-year 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

ACXIOM CORP.: $800 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan; $200 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $600 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund a modified Dutch auction self-tender offer to repurchase shares; Little Rock, Ark., provider of customer and information management solutions.

AM GENERAL LLC: $815 million credit facility; Citigroup; $65 million six-year revolver; $750 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt and fund dividend; South Bend, Ind., military and special purpose vehicles company.

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.

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; $615 million first-lien term B at Libor plus 300 bps; $290 million second-lien term loan 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.

B/E AEROSPACE INC.: $450 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); JPMorgan, UBS and Credit Suisse, with JPMorgan left lead; $150 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $300 million term B at Libor plus 175 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 at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $675 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 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+); $420 million term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call; $180 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 675 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; KeyBanc Capital Markets; $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.

CHESAPEAKE CORP.: $125 million revolver (Ba3/BB-); Wachovia and Bank of America; also £75 million delayed-draw term loan (Ba3/BB-) and £70 million funded term loan (Ba3/BB-); refinance existing revolver and allow for the redemption of its 10 3/8% sterling subordinated debt in the fourth quarter; expected close by early September; Richmond, Va., supplier of specialty paperboard and plastic packaging.

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.

CONCORD RE: $375 million term B (Ba2/BB+) at Libor plus 425 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.

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+) at Libor plus 325 bps; $250 million five-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 325 bps; $100 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) 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/BB/BB+); Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Lehman, with Bank of America left lead; $750 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; 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-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million six-year term A (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.4 billion seven-year term B (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 225 bps; $450 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Ba3/B-) 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.

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.

LAND O'LAKES INC.: Expected close by Aug. 31; $225 million five-year amended and restated secured revolver (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan; refinance existing revolver; Arden Hills, Minn., dairy co-op.

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 (B1/B-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $120 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 550 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.

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.

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.

PARAMOUNT RESOURCES LTD.: $150 million six-year term B (Caa1/CCC+) 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.

QUANTUM CORP.: $500 million credit facility; KeyBanc Capital Markets; $150 million three-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps; $225 million six-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 991/2; $125 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 750 bps, OID 991/2; help fund acquisition of Advanced Digital Information Corp.; San Jose, Calif., provider of storage, backup, recovery and archive solutions.

RADNET INC. (PRIMEDEX HEALTH SYSTEMS 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.

THE ROOFING SUPPLY GROUP: $235 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with JPMorgan left lead; $50 million revolver; $185 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps with possible OID; help fund LBO by Sterling.

SECURE COMPUTING CORP.: $110 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Citigroup and UBS joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citi administrative agent, UBS syndication agent; $20 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $90 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; help fund purchase of CipherTrust Inc.; San Jose, Calif., developer of network security solutions.

SONIC CORP.: $775 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America and Lehman Brothers, Bank of America left lead; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $675 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; fund a modified Dutch auction common stock tender offer and refinance certain existing debt; Oklahoma City-based chain of drive-in restaurants.

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 five-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; $155 million seven-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 101 soft call protection; finance acquisitions; Oklahoma City-based marketer of petroleum products.

THERMO FLUIDS INC.: $99 million credit facility; RBS Securities; $79 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps at less than 4x total leverage; $10 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $10 million unfunded acquisition line at Libor plus 300 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee, dropping to 50 bps if more than $5 million is drawn; also $24 million of eight-year mezzanine debt at 12% cash pay, 1% PIK; back already completed acquisition by CIVC Partners, L.P.; Phoenix producer of commercial fuel oil from recovered used oil.

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.

THE WOODLANDS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES CO. LP; $350 million three-year senior secured credit facility; KeyBanc Capital Markets; $280 million term loan at Libor plus 195 bps; $70 million revolver at Libor plus 195 bps; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; master planned community in Texas.

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.

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Debt financing commitment; Deutsche Bank; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group; Beachwood, Ohio, manufacturer of aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production.

ARAMARK CORP.: $4.605 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; up to $600 million revolver; up to $250 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; up to $3.755 billion term loan; 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.

CA INC.: Approximately $500 million to $750 million in new bank debt; help fund repurchase of $1 billion in common stock; Islandia, N.Y., information technology management software company.

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: $500 million amended and restated credit facility; $300 million term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; 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.: (SMA meeting was Aug. 15); $16.8 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche and Wachovia, with Bank of America left lead; $2.25 billion six-year term A; $9.3 billion seven-year term B; $1.25 billion seven-year European term loan; $2 billion six-year asset-based revolver; $2 billion six-year 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.

INTRAWEST CORP.: $1.775 billion credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns; help fund LBO by Fortress Investment Group LLC; expected close in October; Vancouver, B.C., destination resorts and adventure travel company.

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.

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.: Third quarter business; $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.

NCO GROUP INC.: $565 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; $465 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; 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.

NEW DOMTAR: New credit facility; approximately $1.35 billion term B around Libor plus 225 bps; five-year revolver; help fund creation of new company through merger of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Fine Paper business with Domtar Inc.; Montreal-based paper company.

NIAGARA CORP.: New debt financing; GE Antares; help back LBO by Kohlberg & Co. LLC; New York-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.

PAETEC: Expected fourth-quarter business; $850 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch joint lead, with Deutsche left lead, CIT Group documentation agent; $50 million revolver expected at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $625 million six-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 375 bps; $175 million seven-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund merger with US LEC Corp.; new holding company based in Fairport, N.Y., and will operate as a communications provider.

PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.: $850 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $180 million six-year last-in, first-out asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $20 million six-year first-in, last-out asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $650 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps (subject to an increase to Libor plus 275 bps if certain rating requirements are not met); 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.

RENT-A-CENTER INC.: Approximately $600 million of new term B debt; fund acquisition of Rent-Way, Inc.; Plano, Texas, rent-to-own operator.

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.

REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS CO.: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; help fund Universal Computer Systems Inc.'s acquisition of The Reynolds and Reynolds Co.; Dayton, Ohio, dealer services company.

RITE AID CORP.: New term loan debt; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Jean Coutu Group USA Inc.; Camp Hill, Pa., national drugstore chain.

SALLY BEAUTY CO.: $1.54 billion senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $1.14 billion seven-year term loan of which $1.04 billion is expected to be borrowed at close; $400 million five-year asset-based revolver; help fund spin-off from Alberto-Culver Co.; Melrose Park, Ill., 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.

TXU GENERATION DEVELOPMENT CO. LLC: $11 billion first- and second-lien credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; fund the development and construction of 11 lignite/coal-fired generation units in Texas; expected close in the fall; subsidiary of Dallas-based energy company TXU Corp. that was established for the purpose of developing and constructing the generation facilities.

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP: $225 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 100 bps to 200 bps based on leverage; 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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