Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $43.7029 billion

JANUARY:

ASTORIA ENERGY (U.S. POWER GENERATING CO. LLC): Bank meeting Jan. 17; $900 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $50 million revolver; $120 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $430 million term loan; $300 million second-lien term loan; fund purchase of three New York City power plants from Reliant Energy by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and U.S Power; New York-based electricity generating asset acquisition company.

CALPINE CORP.: Likely January/early February business; $2 billion secured two-year debtor-in-possession financing facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $650 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $350 million second-priority term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; San Jose, Calif., power company.

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.: Likely late-January bank meeting; $215 million to $220 million term D; Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers; fund the acquisition of ITT Industries Inc.'s Fluid Handling Systems business; Novi, Mich., automotive supplier.

EK SUCCESS LTD.: Bank meeting Jan. 18; $160 million credit facility; Dresdner; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $80 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $20 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $40 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps; help fund LBO by GTCR Golder Rauner LLC; Clifton, N.J., scrapbooking and craft products company.

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting late-January/early February; approximately $445 million senior credit facility; Lehman; $75 million revolver; approximately $370 million seven-year term loan; finance the acquisition of The Healthfield Group Inc. and refinance some existing Healthfield debt; Melville, N.Y., provider of comprehensive home health services.

THE WARNACO GROUP INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 13; $180 million seven-year term B (BB) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; help fund acquisition of Calvin Klein licenses in Europe and Asia from Fingen SPA; New York-based intimate apparel, sportswear and swimwear company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AIRBORNE INC.: $130 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $70 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $30 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; dividend recapitalization; herbal preventative cold remedy.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $850 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+/BB); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston; $650 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance senior secured credit facilities at AMC and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. in connection with merger; Kansas City, Mo., theatrical exhibition company.

AMERICAN MEDIA INC.: $510 million credit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. joint lead arrangers, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and General Electric Capital Corp. co-agents; $60 million revolver due 2012 talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $450 million term loan due 2013 talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing bank debt; expected close late-January; Boca Raton, Fla., magazine publisher.

AMERIPATH INC.: $298.5 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Wachovia, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and UBS; $203.5 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $95 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing credit facility and help fund acquisition of Specialty Laboratories Inc.; Riviera Beach, Fla., provider of physician-based anatomic pathology, dermatopathology and molecular diagnostic services.

AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP. (TD AMERITRADE).: $2.2 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB/BB); Citigroup; $1.65 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $300 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund the acquisition of TD Bank Financial Group's U.S. brokerage business, TD Waterhouse; Omaha, Neb.-based provider of securities brokerage services and technology-based financial services.

AXIA INC.: $175 million credit facility (B2/B); UBS; $25 million five-year revolver; $150 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund the purchase of Axia by Aurora Capital Group; Houston-based manufacturer of packaging and other industrial equipment and construction machinery through three business units.

THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.: $650 million exit financing credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan, Wachovia and Scotia, with CSFB left lead; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $200 million six-year pre-funded letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 275 bps; $250 million six-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; Barberton, Ohio, company that designs, supplies and services power generation systems and equipment.

CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS: $167.5 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch lead arranger and bookrunner, TD Securities syndication agent; $30 million revolver (B2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps; $92.5 million first-lien term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 725 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $12.5 million holdco PIK piece; help fund LBO by Abry Partners LLC; Houston-based satellite communications provider.

CCC INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Wachovia; $250 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Investcorp; Chicago-based supplier of advanced software, communications systems, internet and wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive claims and collision repair industries.

CONTECH CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC.: $525 million credit facility (B1/B+); Wachovia and Goldman, Wachovia left lead; $100 million revolver; $425 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 to 275 bps, based on ratings; help fund buyout by Apax Partners LP; Middletown, Ohio, civil engineering site solutions products and services company.

CRC HEALTH GROUP: $325 million credit facility (B1/B); Citigroup and JPMorgan; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $225 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Bain Capital from North Castle Partners and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Cupertino, Calif., provider of drug and alcohol treatment services.

DELUXE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES GROUP: $757.5 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Bear Stearns joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, CSFB administrative agent, Bear Stearns syndication agent; $150 million five-year revolver (B1) at Libor plus 375 bps, 100 bps commitment fee; $457.5 million five-year term B (B1) at Libor plus 375 bps; $150 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (B3) at Libor plus 825 bps; fund MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.'s purchase of the Deluxe film processing and creative services business from The Rank Group plc; provider of products and services to the motion picture industry.

DRS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $756.9 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Wachovia and Bear Stearns; $356.9 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund acquisition of Engineered Support Systems Inc.; Parsippany, N.J., provider of technology products and services to defense, government intelligence and commercial customers.

DRUMMOND CO. INC.: $600 million credit facility; Citigroup and Merrill Lynch, with Citi left lead; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 100 to 150 bps based on ratings; $200 million term A talked at Libor plus 100 to 150 bps based on ratings; refinance existing debt; Birmingham, Ala., coal company.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.: $11 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; $2 billion five-year term A (Ba2) at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.5 billion five-year revolver (Ba2) at Libor plus 225 bps; $5 billion seven-year term B (Ba2) at Libor plus 225 bps; $2.5 billion eight-year second-lien term loan (Ba3) at Libor plus 350 bps; fund already completed tender offer for all of Georgia-Pacific shares by Koch Forest Products Inc., refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based manufacturer of tissue, packaging, paper, building products and related chemicals.

HALLMARK ENTERTAINMENT: $445 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $90 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $215 million six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $65 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps; LBO financing; diversified entertainment company.

HARMON KOVAL: $232.5 million credit facility; SocGen; $195 million first-lien term loan; $37.5 million second-lien term loan; help fund the construction of the W hotel in Las Vegas, a joint venture between Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Edge Resorts.

HILTON HOTELS CORP.: $5.5 billion credit facility (Ba2); Bank of America and UBS; $2.75 billion multi-currency revolver; $2 billion multi-currency term A; $750 million term B; help fund all cash acquisition of the lodging assets of Hilton Group plc; Beverly Hills, Calif., lodging company.

INEOS GROUP LTD.: €6.645 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Barclays; €1.57 billion term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; €1.6 billion term B (including about $732 million in U.S. dollars) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; €1.6 billion term C (including about $732 million in U.S. dollars) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; €1.175 billion securitization facility; €700 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund the already completed acquisition of Innovene from BP plc; U.K.-based manufacturer of specialty petrochemicals.

LONGVIEW FIBRE CO.: $400 million credit facility (BBB-); Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; refinance existing bank debt and repay senior notes; Longview, Wash., manufacturer of corrugated and solid-fiber containers and other paper products.

MADISON RIVER CAPITAL LLC: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps, 101 soft call; Merrill Lynch bookrunner; consents due Jan. 17; Mebane, N.C., operator of rural local telephone companies.

MATRIA HEALTHCARE INC.: $485 million credit facility; Bank of America; $30 million revolver (B1); $245 million first-lien term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million asset-sale loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $85 million second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; fund the purchase of CorSolutions Medical Inc.; Marietta, Ga., provider of comprehensive health enhancement programs to health plans and employers.

MICHAEL FOODS INC.: $540 million upsized and repriced term loan (B1/B+); Bank of America; repricing to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; upsizing to help refinance outstanding senior unsecured term loan; Minnetonka, Minn.-based diversified food processor and distributor.

NRG ENERGY INC.: $5.2 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-/BB); Morgan Stanley and Citigroup joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $3.2 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1 billion five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Texas Genco LLC and refinance existing debt; Princeton, N.J., energy company.

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.: $415 million credit facility; Wachovia; $30 million revolver (B+); $310 million first-lien term loan (B+); $75 million second-lien term loan (B-); help fund acquisition of The Bisys Group Inc.'s Information Services Group; Glastonbury, Conn., provider of integrated, enterprise-wide data processing technologies for banks and credit unions.

OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $75 million three-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; JPMorgan; expected close by end of January; Melville, N.Y., biotechnology company.

THE PEP BOYS-MANNY, MOE & JACK: $200 million senior secured term loan (Ba2/B+); Wachovia; repay medium-term notes and reduce revolver borrowings; Philadelphia-based automotive aftermarket retail and service chain.

SUNCAL MASTER I: $320 million credit facility; Lehman; $75 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $160 million four-year term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $85 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; primarily to fund a dividend a payment, and then remaining proceeds will be used to repay some existing debt and to fund some property development; Irvine, Calif., developer of master-planned communities.

TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO.: $375 million credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan joint leads on revolver, Citi sole lead on second-lien; $275 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; Tecumseh, Mich., manufacturer of hermetic compressors, gasoline engines and power train components, submersible pumps and small electric motors.

UAL CORP.: $3 billion six-year exit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Citigroup joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, General Electric Capital Corp. syndication agent; $300 million revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $2.7 billion term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; repay the debtor-in-possession facility, make other required payments and to ensure strong cash balances to conduct post-reorganization operations; expect to exit in February; Elk Grove Township, Ill., airline carrier.

UNITED SUBCONTRACTORS INC.: $400 million credit facility; Citigroup; $40 million revolver (B2/B+); $295 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps, 101 soft call; $65 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 725 bps, soft call 102, 101 kicking in after six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Salt Lake City-based installer of residential and commercial insulation systems and provider of related products and services.

VENETIAN MACAU LTD.: $2.5 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Goldman Sachs, Lehman and Merrill Lynch, with Goldman left lead; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million equivalent local currency five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $700 million delayed-draw six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.2 billion funded seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund design, development, construction and pre-opening costs for the company's development projects in Macao, including The Venetian Macau Resort-Hotel-Casino and other projects on the Cotai Strip; expected close first-quarter 2006; subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a Las Vegas-based hotel, gaming, resort and exhibition/convention company.

VERTAFORE INC.: $335 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, CSFB administrative agent, JPMorgan syndication agent, Wachovia documentation agent; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $180 million six-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; Windsor, Conn., enterprise software and information services provider to the property and casualty insurance industry.

VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA: $130 million credit facility; Harris Nesbitt; $80 million term A; $35 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $15 million revolver; fund the merger of Village Voice Media and New Times Media; New York-based alternative media company.

WHITE BIRCH PAPER CO.: $130 million of incremental term debt; Credit Suisse First Boston; $89 million seven-year term B add-on at Libor plus 325 bps; $41 million eight-year second-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 750 bps; acquisition financing; Toronto-based newsprint company.

ON THE HORIZON:

AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES INC.: $75 million three-year amended and restated revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; in connection with the IPO; St. Charles, Mo., provider of railcar products and services.

ARTHROCARE CORP.: December/January timeframe; $100 million credit facility; Bank of America; fund the anticipated 2006 Opus Medical earn-out payments, the potential Applied Therapeutics earn-out payment and other strategic capital needs; Austin, Texas, soft-tissue surgery medical device company.

BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC.: $625 million credit facility; Capital Source Finance LLC; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $100 million five-year term A at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; $150 million three-year revolving credit facilities at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million three-year term B at Libor plus 575 bps; $100 million three-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 825 bps; help fund purchase by Fillmore Strategic Investors LLC; Fort Smith, Ark., provider of health care services.

THE BON-TON STORES INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Saks Inc.'s Northern Department Store Group; York, Pa., regional department store chain.

CERTIFIED GROCERS MIDWEST INC.: $115 million credit facility; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Fresh Brands Inc. and provide for the ongoing operation of the businesses; Chicago-based grocery wholesale cooperative.

CUMULUS MEDIA PARTNERS LLC: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and UBS, with Deutsche left lead; help fund the acquisition of the radio broadcasting business of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co. for about $1.2 billion; Atlanta-based radio company formed by Cumulus Media Inc., Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

DAVE & BUSTER'S INC.: $100 million in term loans; JPMorgan; help fund LBO by Wellspring Capital Management LLC; Dallas-based operator of upscale restaurant/entertainment complexes.

DUNKIN' BRANDS INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan; help back LBO by Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners from Pernod Ricard SA; Canton, Mass., quick service restaurant franchisor.

ENESCO GROUP INC.: $75 million five-year senior secured credit facility; LaSalle Business Credit LLC; replace existing facility; must close on or before Jan. 31, 2006; Itasca, Ill., producer of fine gifts, collectibles and home decor accessories.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: $2 billion seven-year term B launch; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 137.5 bps and $2 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 137.5 bps already launched June 23, 2005; 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.

INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS/GEAC COMPUTER CORP. (under new name): Early 2006 launch; new credit facilities; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse First Boston and Wells Fargo on Infor senior credit facility; JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo on Geac senior credit facility, help fund LBO by Golden Gate Capital at which time existing portfolio company Infor will acquire Geac's ERP software products and remaining Geac assets will be split into two businesses; Infor is an Atlanta-based software provider exclusively focused on delivering world-class enterprise applications to customers in the manufacturing and distribution industries; Geac is a Markham, Ont., enterprise software company that addresses the needs of the chief financial officer.

INTELSAT LTD.: Commitments for about $2.88 billion in bank debt; Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche and Lehman joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citigroup administrative agent, CSFB syndication agent; PanAmSat opco credit facility contains $355.95 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage, $1.6309 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps with step down to Libor plus 200 bps if leverage is less than 4.5:1.0, and $250 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage; Intelsat opco credit facility contains $344.5 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0, and $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0; finance PanAmSat acquisition, refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite company.

IPAYMENT HOLDINGS INC.: $475million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $450 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+ or better and Libor plus 250 bps if rated lower than B1/B+; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+ or better and Libor plus 250 bps if rated lower than B1/B+, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund public-to-private transaction led by management; Nashville, Tenn., provider of credit and debit card-based payment processing services.

J. CREW GROUP INC.: $295 million senior secured term loan; Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns, Goldman left lead; in connection with IPO; redeem preferred stock and notes; New York-based apparel and accessories retailer.

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.

LINENS 'N THINGS INC.: $600 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; UBS sole lead arranger and administrative agent, Bear Stearns syndication agent, UBS and Bear Stearns joint bookrunners; help fund LBO by Apollo and co-investors, including NRDC Real Estate Advisors I LLC; Clifton, N.J., retailer of home textiles, housewares and home accessories.

LS POWER EQUITY PARTNERS: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Duke Energy North America's entire fleet of power generation assets outside the Midwest.

PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC.: $120 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $110 million term loan; $10 million revolver; fund purchase by Prides Capital Partners LLC and provide for working capital; Dallas-based provider of technology and services to hotels and travel distributors.

PROPEX FABRICS INC.: New credit facility; BNP Paribas; help finance the acquisition of SI Corp. and refinance existing credit facility; Atlanta-based producer of primary and secondary carpet backing, and a manufacturer and marketer of polypropylene synthetic fabrics used in other industrial applications.

SERENA SOFTWARE INC.: $450 million credit facility; Lehman, Merrill Lynch and UBS, with Lehman administrative agent; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $375 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Silver Lake Partners; San Mateo, Calif., provider of software products for managing process and controlling change across the information technology environment.

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. SENSORS & CONTROLS BUSINESS: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; help fund $3 billion LBO by Bain Capital LLC; Attleboro, Mass., supplier of engineered sensors and controls to the appliance, climate control, industrial, automotive, lighting and aircraft markets.

TOMMY HILFIGER CORP.: New credit facility; Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund LBO by Apax Partners; Hong Kong-based clothing company.

TYCO PLASTICS: Expected 1Q06 business; new credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc.; help fund Apollo Management LP's purchase of Tyco International Ltd.'s plastics and adhesives business for $975 million in cash; producer of trash bags, stretch film and plastic sheeting, as well as a leading global producer of duct tape.

VALOR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC./ALLTEL CORP. WIRELINE: Expected 2Q06; up to $4.2 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 150 bps if rated lower; up to $500 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 150 bps if rated lower; up to $2.8 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 175 bps if rated lower; up to $400 million five-year delayed-draw term loan C that will be available for four months talked at Libor plus 125 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 150 bps if rated lower; fund merger of Alltel wireline business with Valor, term A and B to finance a $2.4 billion dividend payment to Alltel and refinance debt, term C to fund possible, but unlikely, put of up to $400 million of Valor's outstanding bonds, revolver for general corporate purposes; Central Arkansas-based wireline company.

WATER PIK TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Up to $290 million credit facility; ING Capital LLC; term loans; revolver; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and Zodiac SA; closing expected late-April; Newport Beach, Calif., designer, manufacturer and marketer of swimming pool products and personal health care products.

WIDEOPENWEST HOLDINGS LLC: End of 1Q06 business; new credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund LBO by Avista Capital Partners from Oak Hill Capital Partners and ABRY Partners; Englewood, Colo., provider of cable television, high-speed internet and telephone services.

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