Bank Loan Calendar: $52.7465 billion deals being marketed

OCTOBER BANK MEETINGS

BELFOR: Bank meeting Oct. 12; $225 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million institutional term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund management buyout; damage restoration company.

DRESSER INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 12; $935 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; $785 million term B; $100 million revolver; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; refinance senior secured credit facility, senior unsecured term loan and 9 3/8% senior subordinated notes due 2011, relating to company's requests for extensions of deadline for audited financial statements for fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2005 and various technical amendments; Dallas-based provider of engineered equipment and services for the energy industry.

DS WATERS ENTERPRISES LP: Bank meeting Oct. 12; $280 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $180 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $80 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps; refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based home and office water delivery company.

DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS: Bank meeting Oct. 12 (SMA meeting Sept. 21); $1.445 billion five-year credit facility; Barclays and Dresdner; $75 million opco revolver talked at Libor plus 80 bps; $200 million holdco revolver talked at Libor plus 80 bps; $1.17 billion holdco term loan talked at Libor plus 80 bps; 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; also syndicating already completed $200 million unsecured term loan due Sept. 1, 2011 that was used for acquisitions only to SMA round lenders, pricing ranges from Libor plus 62.5 bps to 175 bps, depending on company's senior unsecured credit rating; Pittsburgh-based electric utility.

ENDEAVOUR EXPLORATION: Bank meeting Oct. 12; $75 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of producing properties in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea from Talisman Energy; Houston-based independent energy company.

THE MEADOWS: Bank meeting Oct. 17; $275 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Merrill Lynch; $25 million five-year revolver; $180 million five-year first-lien term B; $70 million six-year second-lien term loan; pursue a gaming opportunity in Pennsylvania; subsidiary of Cannery Casino Resorts LLC, an owner and operator of casinos.

MEDIMEDIA: Bank meeting Oct. 19; $250 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, with Goldman left lead; $200 million term B; $50 million revolver; help fund acquisition by Vestar Capital Partners and management from Cinven, The Carlyle Group and Apax Partners; Chatham, N.J., specialty health care communications, publishing and patient education company.

MERRILL CORP.: Bank meeting Oct. 13; $200 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, with Credit Suisse left lead; fund a dividend payment; St. Paul, Minn., provider of electronic and paper document and information management services.

NCO GROUP INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 12; $565 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; $465 million seven-year term B 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.

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 $1.07 billion is expected to be borrowed at close talked at Libor plus 250 bps if rated B1/B+ or better, otherwise Libor plus 275 bps; $400 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund spinoff from Alberto-Culver Co.; Melrose Park, Ill., beauty supplies distribution business.

SANMINA-SCI CORP.: Bank meeting Oct. 12; $600 million senior unsecured term loan due Jan. 31, 2008 talked in Libor plus 300 bps area; Bank of America, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; refinance 3% convertible subordinated notes and for working capital and general corporate purposes; San Jose, Calif., provider of customized, integrated electronics manufacturing services.

TATA COFFEE LTD.: $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.

VERIZON DIRECTORIES DISPOSITION CORP.: Bank meeting Oct. 16; new credit facility including term loans; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns; help fund spinoff from Verizon Communications Inc.; print and internet yellow pages directories publisher.

NOVEMBER BANK MEETINGS

RSC EQUIPMENT RENTAL: Bank meeting expected early November; new credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, with Deutsche left lead; help fund acquisition by Ripplewood Holdings and Oak Hill Capital Management from Atlas Copco; Scottsdale, Ariz., heavy equipment rental company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.: $2.5 billion seven-year term B (Ba3/BB-) with no financial covenants talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of ATI Technologies Inc.; Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets.

ALIXPARTNERS LLC: $435 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Lehman and Deutsche Bank, with Lehman left lead; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $385 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps at 3.5x leverage; help fund acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC; Southfield, Mich., corporate turnaround, performance improvement and financial advisory firm.

APPLIED SYSTEMS INC.: $250 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan, with Credit Suisse left lead; $220 million seven-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $30 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; also $165 million of eight-year 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.

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC.: Expected close Oct. 16; $1.1 billion exit financing senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Bank of America; $500 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $300 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; Lancaster, Pa., flooring company.

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC.: $513.5 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $163.5 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps; $350 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Peabody, Mass., distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products.

BOART LONGYEAR CO.: $1.395 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse; $125 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $790 million six-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 325 bps ($120 million mandatory amortization within 18 months); $280 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101, OID 991/2; $200 million 18-month senior unsecured holdco term loan at Libor plus 850 bps, OID 98; help fund Macquarie Bank Ltd.'s acquisition of a 51% stake in the company; Salt Lake City-based drilling-services provider.

BP METALS LLC: $145 million credit facility; CIBC World Markets; $20 million revolver (Ba3/BB-); $100 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; $25 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-); refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment to existing shareholders; company is based in Hertfordshire, U.K.

BUFFETS INC.: $610 million credit facility (Ba3); Credit Suisse and UBS joint bookrunners and lead arrangers, with Credit Suisse left lead; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $70 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $500 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund acquisition of Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc.; Eagan, Minn., operator of buffet-style restaurants.

BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP.: $850 million credit facility; Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, SunTrust and BNP Paribas; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $350 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; San Francisco-based provider of building products and construction services.

CONNACHER OIL AND GAS LTD.: $195 million credit facility (B1/BB-); BNP Paribas; $180 million seven-year term B at Connacher Finance Corp.; $15 million five-year revolver at Montana Refining Co.; develop oil sands leases at its Great Divide oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alta., and provide working capital; Calgary, Alta., oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

CRAWFORD & CO.: $310 million credit facility (B1/BB-); SunTrust; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $235 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $25 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund acquisition of Broadspire Services from Platinum Equity; Atlanta-based provider of claims management solutions.

DOLLAR FINANCIAL CORP.: $475 million credit facility (B3/BB-); Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo, with Credit Suisse left lead; $75 million five-year U.S. revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $25 million five-year Canadian revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $295 million six-year Canadian first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $80 million six-year UK first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; help fund tender offer for 9¾% senior notes, refinance existing debt and help fund acquisition of 82 National Money Mart retail outlets owned by franchisees; Berwyn, Pa., franchisor of check-cashing stores.

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.

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $600 million credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; $150 million six-year revolver; $450 million seven-year term B; fund tender for 6 7/8% senior subordinated notes and proposed special cash dividend; Indianapolis-based diversified media firm.

ENCORE MEDICAL CORP.: $375 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); 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.

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INC.: $370 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps; $240 million five-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, OID of 99; $100 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps plus 150 bps PIK, call protection 103, 102, 101, OID of 98; fund a bond tender offer; McMinnville, Ore., portfolio of five diverse aviation companies.

EXCEL MINING SYSTEMS INC.: $150 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and CIBC; $20 million six-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; $130 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; also $50 million eight-year mezzanine facility; fund the acquisition of the company by SPG Partners, LLC; Cadiz, Ohio, manufacturer of mine roof support systems.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: $1.4 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns co-managers; $650 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps; $750 million four-year revolver initially priced at Libor plus 175 bps; 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.

FERRO SPECIALTY PLASTICS: $75 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $25 million term A talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million term B talked at Libor pus 375 bps; $5 million capex line talked at Libor plus 375 bps; help fund Wind Point Partners' acquisition of the Specialty Plastics business from Ferro Corp.; developer and producer of customized thermoplastic compounds and alloys, plastic colorants, gelcoats and thermoset pastes.

FIRST AMERICAN PAYMENT SYSTEMS LP: $150 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $25 million revolver; $125 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment to Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer; Fort Worth, Texas, merchant acquirer that provides comprehensive electronic transaction processing services.

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.

FRESH START BAKERIES INC.: $335 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $40 million revolver; $240 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $55 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 575 bps; fund the acquisition of Pennant Foods and refinance existing debt; Brea, Calif., supplier of bakery and food products to the McDonald's system and the food industry.

GARTMORE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PLC: £310 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Goldman Sachs and HSBC; £300 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; £10 million seven-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC; London-based asset manager.

GOLD TOE INVESTMENT CORP.: $380 credit facility; Bear Stearns; $50 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $225 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $105 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; help fund LBO by The Blackstone Group and simultaneous merger with Moretz Inc.; New York-based hosiery company.

HEALTHCARE PARTNERS: $294.5 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Bank of America and JPMorgan; $15 million revolver; $279.5 million term B; fund acquisition of JSA Healthcare Corp.

INDIANA TOLL ROAD: $4.063 billion credit facility; BBVA, BNP Paribas and RBS Securities; $3.248 billion term A talked at initial pricing of Libor plus 95 bps, stepping up to Libor plus 110 bps over the life of the deal; $150 million liquidity facility talked at initial pricing of Libor plus 95 bps, stepping up to Libor plus 110 bps over the life of the deal; $665 million capex facility talked at initial pricing of Libor plus 95 bps, stepping up to Libor plus 110 bps over the life of the deal; back already completed acquisition of a 75-year concession for the Indiana Toll Road by Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Cintra SA.

IWCO DIRECT: $235 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $150 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step up to Libor plus 350 bps if leverage exceeds 4x; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step up to Libor plus 350 bps if leverage exceeds 4x, 50 bps unused fee; $35 million six-month delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step up to Libor plus 350 bps if leverage exceeds 4x, 100 bps unused fee; $25 million second-lien term loan already placed with CVC's mezzanine fund; repay existing debt and fund a dividend; Chanhassen, Minn., direct marketer.

MEDASSETS INC.: $230 million credit facility; Bank of America; $60 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $170 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; fund a dividend payment, refinance existing debt, and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based company that improves health care providers' margin and cash flow through revenue cycle and supply chain initiatives as well as decision support technology and services.

METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1.5 billion credit facility (B1/B); Bear Stearns sole lead arranger and joint bookrunner with Merrill Lynch and Bank of America; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.4 billion term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and fund the purchase of wireless spectrums won in Auction 66; Dallas-based provider of wireless communications services.

MICHAELS STORES INC.: $3.4 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $1 billion asset-based revolver; $2.4 billion term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO by Bain Capital and The Blackstone Group; Irving, Texas, specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall decor and seasonal merchandise.

MULTIPLAN INC.: $360 million term loan add-on (B2/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, OID 993/4; Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; fund the acquisition of Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.; New York-based independent preferred provider organization network.

NATIONAL PROCESSING CO. (RETRIEVER PAYMENT SYSTEMS): $580 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Bear Stearns, with Merrill left lead; $50 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $390 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $140 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 675 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund the already completed acquisition of the Independent Sales Organization merchant processing businesses of BA Merchant Services by Iron Triangle Payment Systems; Louisville, Ky., merchant processor.

NE ENERGY: $855 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $35 million revolver (B1/B+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $550 million term B (B1/B+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 101 call protection; $100 million letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $170 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-/B-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund Energy Capital Partners' acquisition of Northeast Utilities' competitive generation assets in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: Repricing term loan B to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps, with step down to Libor plus 200 bps at less than 4.5x total leverage; Credit Suisse; Dallas-based high-end specialty retailer.

NUSIL TECHNOLOGY: $135 million credit facility; RBS Securities; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a small dividend to existing shareholders; Carpinteria, Calif., silicone compounds manufacturer.

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.

THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK: $120 million term loan add-on (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Wachovia; also repricing existing $200 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; repay 4¼% convertible notes due in 2007; expected close October or November; Philadelphia-based automotive aftermarket retail and service chain.

PERSONA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $365 million in U.S. term loans; JPMorgan; $145 million funded seven-year term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $90 million nine-month delayed-draw term B (Ba3/B+), seven-year final maturity, talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 75 bps unused fee; $130 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 575 bps, call protection 102, 101; also C$60 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B+); fund the acquisition of Delta Communications and refinance existing debt; St. John's, Newfoundland, cable company.

PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.: $900 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $180 million six-year last-in, first-out asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $20 million six-year first-in, last-out asset-based revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $700 million covenant-light seven-year term B (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Leonard Green & Partners, LP and Texas Pacific Group; San Diego-based specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $250 million credit facility increase; Lehman and Bear Stearns, with Lehman left lead; $50 million revolver add-on; $200 million term loan add-on at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of the entities that own The Sands and Traymore sites in Atlantic City, N.J.; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of casinos.

PLY GEM INDUSTRIES INC: $292 million of new term loan debt; UBS, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, with UBS left lead; $175 million five-year first-lien term loan add-on (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $117 million five-year second-lien term loan (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 675 bps; help fund the acquisition of Alcoa Home Exteriors, Inc. from Alcoa Inc.; Kearney, Mo., manufacturer and marketer of products for use in the residential new construction, do-it-yourself and professional renovation markets.

RADIO SYSTEMS CORP.: $195 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Fifth Third and Morgan Stanley; $150 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $45 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund acquisition of Invisible Technologies Inc.; pet containment company.

RADNET INC. (PRIMEDEX HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.): $405 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $45 million revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $225 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $135 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) 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.

RENFRO CORP.: $205 million credit facility; $110 million funded term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 99.5, 101 soft call protection; $35 million delayed draw for 18 months term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 99.5, 101 soft call protection, initially 100 bps unused fee, stepping up every six months; $60 million ABL revolver; Bear Stearns leading term loan, Wachovia leading revolver; help fund LBO by Kelso & Co.; Mt. Airy, N.C., manufacturer of socks.

RENT-A-CENTER INC.: $1.3225 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan; $400 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $197.5 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $725 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund acquisition of Rent-Way, Inc.; Plano, Texas, rent-to-own operator.

REVOLUTION STUDIOS LLC: $900 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $600 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment to shareholders; Santa Monica, Calif., producer of motion pictures.

REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS CO.: $2.485 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Bank of America, with Deutsche left lead; $75 million revolver (Ba2/BB-); $1.485 billion first-lien term loan (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $520 million second-lien term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps; $405 million third-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund Universal Computer Systems Inc.'s acquisition of The Reynolds and Reynolds Co.; Dayton, Ohio, dealer services company.

RITE AID CORP.: $145 million asset-based term loan; Citigroup; pricing tied to existing revolver grid that's based on excess availability; reduce revolver borrowings; Camp Hill, Pa., national drugstore chain.

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY: $500 million five-year amended and restated unsecured revolver; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, with JPMorgan left lead; fund additional share repurchases under a $2.5 billion stock repurchase program and for general corporate purposes; George Town, Cayman Islands, designer, manufacturer and marketer of hard disc drives.

SERVICE CORP.: $450 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $150 million senior unsecured term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Alderwoods Group Inc.; Houston-based provider of funeral and cemetery services.

SFK PULP FUND: C$255 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); TD Securities; C$200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; C$55 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; fund acquisition of two pulp mills from American Fiber Resources; Quebec-based pulp company.

SHERIDAN HEALTHCARE INC.: $458 million credit facility; Bank of America and Citigroup, with Bank of America left lead; $50 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $233 million term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $40 million delayed-draw term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $135 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; refinance existing debt; Sunrise, Fla., physician practice management company.

SHERMAN FINANCIAL GROUP LLC: $500 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 101 call protection; JPMorgan sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, Morgan Stanley documentation agent, Deutsche Bank syndication agent; refinance outstanding borrowings under warehouse line; provider of debt recovery solutions.

SPANSION INC.: $400 million term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; Bank of America; Sunnyvale, Calif., flash memory devices company.

STERIGENICS INTERNATIONAL: $320 million credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $290 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing bank debt and fund a distribution to financial sponsors; Oak Brook, Ill., provider of sterilization and ionization services.

STOLLE MACHINERY CO. LLC: $200 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million six-year term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps at 4x total leverage; $50 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B) at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund LBO by Littlejohn & Co.; Denver-based producer of capital equipment, spare parts and services for the rigid packaging industry.

THOMPSON CREEK METALS CO. (BLUE PEARL MINING LTD.): $475 million credit facility; UBS; $25 million revolver (B2/B) talked around Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps; $325 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked around Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps; $125 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked around Libor plus 650 bps to 700 bps; fund Blue Pearl's acquisition of Thompson Creek; expected close early October; Toronto-based mining company.

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $240 million credit facility (B1/BB-); UBS; $200 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; 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.

UNITED SUBCONTRACTORS INC.: $500 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $275 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, call protection 102, 101, OID 99; $175 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 900 bps, non-callable for two years, then 104 in year three, 102 in year four, OID 99; $35 million revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $15 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, call protection 102, 101, OID 99; fund dividend payment to Wind Point Partners and refinance existing debt; Salt Lake City-based installer of residential and commercial insulation systems and provider of related products and services.

USI HOLDINGS CORP.: $100 million term B add-on (B1) at Libor plus 225 bps; JPMorgan; pay down revolver borrowings and fund potential future acquisitions; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., distributor of insurance and financial products and services to businesses.

VERIFONE HOLDINGS INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers; $40 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $500 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund purchase of Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd. and refinance debt; San Jose, Calif., provider of electronic payment solutions and services.

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.

WENNER MEDIA LLC: $325 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $25 million revolver; $300 million term B at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund purchase of the 50% of Us Weekly magazine it currently doesn't own from Walt Disney Co.; New York-based magazine publisher.

WEST CORP.: $2.35 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Wachovia, with Lehman left lead; $2.1 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million six-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Quadrangle Group LLC; Omaha, Neb., provider of outsourced communication solutions.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $2 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $1.5 billion term loan; $500 million revolver; help fund acquisition Giant Industries Inc.; El Paso, Texas, independent refiner and marketer.

WIDEOPENWEST HOLDINGS LLC: $120 million first-lien term B add-on (B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse and Wachovia; fund acquisition of Sigecom LLC; Englewood, Colo., provider of cable television, high-speed internet and telephone services.

WILLBROS GROUP INC.: $100 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; Panama City, Panama-based independent contractor serving the oil, gas and power industries.

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.

ON THE HORIZON

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.72 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $970 million term loan; $750 million asset-based revolver; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group; Beachwood, Ohio, manufacturer of aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production.

ARAMARK CORP.: SMA meeting Sept. 26; $4.605 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; up to $600 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps if rated B1/B+ or better, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; up to $250 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility expected at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+ or better, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; up to $3.755 billion seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 225 bps rated B1/B+ or better, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; 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 five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps; GE Healthcare Services, Inc.; fund working capital and general corporate needs; in connection with spinoff from Extendicare Inc.; operator of assisted living business.

BAXTER TRANSFUSION THERAPIES: New first-and second-lien credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Baxter International Inc.'s Transfusion Therapies business by Texas Pacific Group and Maverick Capital, Ltd.; Blood collection and processing company.

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.

CHATTEM INC.: $425 million term loan; Bank of America; fund acquisition of the U.S. rights to five consumer and over-the-counter brands from Johnson & Johnson; Chattanooga, Tenn., marketer and manufacturer of a broad portfolio of branded over-the-counter health care products, toiletries and dietary supplements.

CLUBCORP INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by KSL Capital Partners; Dallas-based owner and operator of golf courses, country clubs, private business and sports clubs, and resorts.

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.

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $300 million term loan add-on and $250 million of funded revolver; help fund cash portion of the acquisition of Global Signal Inc.; Houston-based provider of broadcast, data and wireless communications infrastructure services.

DYNEGY INC.: $185 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at LS holdco; in connection with merger of Dynegy and LS Power Group; Houston-based electric company.

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

EMDEON CORP. BUSINESS SERVICES: $975 million credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche and Bear Stearns; $50 million revolver; $925 million of term debt split between first and second lien; help fund acquisition of a 52% interest in Emdeon Corp.'s business services segment by General Atlantic LLC; provider of revenue cycle management and clinical communication services for health care.

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.

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC.: $4.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and UBS joint bookrunners, Citigroup and Credit Suisse joint lead arrangers, Citigroup administrative agent, Credit Suisse syndication agent, JPMorgan documentation agent; $3.5 billion seven-year term loan; $750 million six-year revolver; help back LBO by The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group, Permira Funds and Texas Pacific Group; Austin, Texas, designer and manufacturer of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.

GE ADVANCED MATERIALS: New credit facility; JPMorgan; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP from General Electric Co.; Wilton, Conn., supplier of silicone-based products, silanes, sealants, urethane additives and adhesives, and high-purity fused quartz and ceramics materials.

THE GEO GROUP INC.: New credit facility; BNP Paribas; help fund acquisition of CentraCore Properties Trust; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of correctional and mental health services.

HAMILTON BEACH INC. (HB-PS HOLDING CO. INC.): $450 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia and UBS; $250 million revolver due 2011; $200 million term loan due 2012; in connection with its spinoff 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; help fund acquisition of Axia Health Management, LLC; Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of health and care support programs and services.

INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE: Approximately $250 million term loan; help fund acquisition of New York Board of Trade; Atlanta-based electronic energy marketplace.

INTERGRAPH CORP.: $524.5 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Wachovia; $389.5 million term loan; $75 million revolver; $60 million PIK loan; help fund LBO by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group; Huntsville, Ala., provider of spatial information management software.

JACUZZI BRANDS INC.: $1.16 billion in credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and UBS; $710 million credit facility; $450 million credit facility; help fund LBO by Apollo Management LP; West Palm Beach, Fla., manufacturer and distributor of branded bath and plumbing products for the residential, commercial and institutional markets.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: $8.6 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia and Merrill, with Goldman left lead; up to $5.6 billion seven-year term B; $1.5 billion seven-year term C which, if funded, will reduce the term B size dollar-for-dollar; $2 billion three-year term D; $1 billion six-year revolver; help fund 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.

MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: $180 million exit financing facility; $75 million revolver; $75 million term loan; $30 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; Dearborn, Mich., supplier of lighting, exterior composites, console modules, instrument panels and other interior systems to automobile and truck manufacturers.

METALDYNE CORP.: $820 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; $200 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver with an initial expected interest rate of Libor plus 200 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $60 million five-year deposit-linked synthetic supplemental letter-of-credit facility with an expected interest rate of Libor plus 350 bps, or Libor plus 300 bps if corporate credit ratings are at least B2/B; $560 million seven-year term loan with an expected interest rate of Libor plus 350 bps, or Libor plus 300 bps if corporate credit ratings are at least B2/B; help fund acquisition by Asahi Tec Corp.; Plymouth, Mich., supplier of powertrain and chassis systems and components.

METROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS INC.: Expected late fourth-quarter business; $235 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps if rated B2/B, otherwise Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; $125 million seven-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 300 bps if rated B2/B, otherwise Libor plus 350 bps; $75 million eight-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund LBO by Francisco Partners, C. Harry Knowles, founder and chief executive officer, and Elliott Associates, LP; Blackwood, N.J., supplier of choice for data capture and collection hardware, optical solutions, and image processing software.

NEW DOMTAR: New credit facility; JPMorgan; 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.

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.

REGENT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $240 million credit facility; Bank of America; fund acquisition of radio stations from CBS Corp.; Cincinnati-based radio broadcasting company.

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.

REXNORD CORP.: Anticipating $200 million term B add-on; help fund acquisition of Zurn from Jacuzzi Brands Inc.; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of highly engineered power transmission, aerospace and other precision motion technology products.

RITE AID CORP.: $1.105 billion senior secured term loan (of which about $680 million will be drawn at close); Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Jean Coutu Group USA Inc.; Camp Hill, Pa., national drugstore chain.

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.

SILICON GRAPHICS INC.: $115 million 60-month exit financing facility; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $85 million term B at Libor plus 700 bps; Morgan Stanley leading term loan and General Electric Capital Corp. leading revolver; repay DIP facility, fund plan of reorganization payments and meet working capital and other corporate needs; Mountain View, Calif., technology provider.

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $200 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; fund acquisition of Warrior Energy Services Corp.; Harvey, La., provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment.

SWITCH AND DATA INC.: New credit facility; in connection with common stock IPO but not a condition of the IPO; repay existing bank debt, capital expenditures, working capital and general corporate purposes; Tampa, Fla., provider of network neutral interconnection and colocation services.

TENASKA POWER FUND LP: New credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of six natural gas-fired generation assets from Constellation Energy.

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP.: $800 million five-year senior secured revolver (Ba3/BB-/BB-); Citigroup and Bank of America; fund future operating needs; expected close by late October; Dallas-based owner and operator of acute care hospitals and related health care services.

THE TRIZETTO GROUP: INC.: New credit facility; help fund acquisition of Quality Care Solutions Inc.; Newport Beach, Calif., developer, licenser and supporter of proprietary and third-party software products for the health care industry.

TXU GENERATION DEVELOPMENT CO. LLC: Fourth-quarter business; $11 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch; $2 billion revolver; $6.5 billion term B; $2.5 billion second-lien term loan; fund the development and construction of 11 lignite/coal-fired generation units in Texas; 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 125 bps; Wachovia and Deutsche, 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.

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