Bank Loan Calendar: $71.680 billion deals being marketed

OCTOBER BANK MEETINGS

PRODIGY HEALTH GROUP INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 31; $250 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $155 million six-year term B (B2/B+); $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-); fund an acquisition and refinance existing debt; Westport, Conn., health care services company.

NOVEMBER BANK MEETINGS

INFONXX INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 1; $600 million credit facility; Bank of America; amended $200 million revolver; $275 million first-lien term loan; $125 million second-lien term loan; repay existing bank debt and for acquisition financing; Bethlehem, Pa., independent directory assistance supplier.

RSC EQUIPMENT RENTAL: Bank meeting Nov. 6; $2.83 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, with Deutsche left lead; $1.3 billion asset-based revolver; $400 million asset-based term loan; $1.13 billion second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition by Ripplewood Holdings and Oak Hill Capital Management from Atlas Copco; Scottsdale, Ariz., heavy equipment rental company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ACS MEDIA LLC: $140 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Wachovia and Lehman, with Wachovia left lead; $10 million six-year revolver; $130 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; fund LBO by Pendo Acquisition ULC; Anchorage, Alaska, directories publisher.

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS INC.: Closing Nov. 1; $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.

BANTA CORP.: $515 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); UBS; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $465 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund a special dividend and refinance certain existing debt; Menasha, Wis., provider of printing and supply chain management.

BELFOR USA GROUP: $225 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $75 million revolver; $150 million institutional term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; fund management buyout; damage restoration company.

BORALEX INDUSTRIES INC.: $80 million seven-year senior secured term loan (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse; retire $5 million of existing debt and for general corporate purposes; expected close by end of November; Kinsley Falls, Quebec-based green and renewable energy production company.

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.: $640 million credit facility (Ba3/B-); Credit Suisse and UBS joint bookrunners and lead arrangers, with Credit Suisse left lead; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $70 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps at less than 4x net leverage; $530 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps at less than 4x net leverage; help fund acquisition of Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc.; Eagan, Minn., operator of buffet-style restaurants.

BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP.: $850 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, SunTrust and BNP Paribas; $500 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; $350 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; San Francisco-based provider of building products and construction services.

CBA GROUP LLC: $135 million credit facility (B1/B); Morgan Stanley; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $110 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund Francisco Partners' acquisition of Vitronics Soltec from Dover Corp.; designer and manufacturer of mass soldering equipment for circuit board assembly.

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.

CRC HEALTH GROUP: $290 million in new term debt; $190 million term B add-on (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps (also repricing existing B loan at Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 225 bps); a $100 million holdco PIK term loan; Citigroup and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead on the term B add-on and JPMorgan left lead on the PIK; fund acquisition of Aspen Education Group; Cupertino, Calif., provider of chemical dependency and related behavioral health services.

CRESCENT RESOURCES LLC: $1.425 billion credit facility (Ba2); Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $1.225 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps; $200 million revolver; back the already completed formation of a joint venture between Duke Energy and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund; Charlotte, N.C., land management and real estate development company.

DRESSER INC.: $935 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; $785 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step downs to Libor plus 250 bps and 225 bps; $150 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance senior secured credit facility, senior unsecured term loan and 9 3/8% senior subordinated notes; Dallas-based provider of engineered equipment and services for the energy industry.

DS WATERS ENTERPRISES LP: $280 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $180 million term loan (B1/B-) at Libor plus 250 bps; $20 million revolver (B1/B-) at Libor plus 250 bps; $80 million asset-based revolver at Libor plus 100 bps; refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based home and office water delivery company.

DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS: $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; Pittsburgh-based electric utility.

EMDEON BUSINESS SERVICES: $975 million credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche and Bear Stearns; $50 million six-year revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $755 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $170 million 71/2-year second-lien term C (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps; 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.

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $600 million credit facility (B1/B); Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; $150 million six-year revolver; $450 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; fund proposed special cash dividend and refinance existing debt; Indianapolis-based diversified media firm.

ENCORE MEDICAL CORP.: $400 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $350 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps at less than 5.5x total leverage; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Blackstone; Austin, Texas, orthopedic device company.

ENDEAVOUR EXPLORATION: $75 million five-year second-lien term loan 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.

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INC.: Closing Oct. 30; $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, non-callable for two year then 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 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.

FOCUS CORP.: New credit facility (B-) that includes $209 million of term loan debt; Credit Suisse and BMO Capital Markets joint bookrunners on revolver and first-lien term loan, Credit Suisse sole bookrunner on second lien; $146.5 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $62.5 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; C$30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; also $35.5 million mezzanine tranche; fund acquisitions of Sunbow Consulting Ltd. and DPH Engineering Inc., and pay a dividend; Edmonton, Alta., consulting firm.

GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS INC.: $1.53 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with Goldman left lead; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps area; $950 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps area; $430 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps area; help fund acquisition by CCMP Capital Advisors; Waukesha, Wis., manufacturer of standby power products.

GOLD TOE INVESTMENT CORP.: $380 credit facility; Bear Stearns; $50 million revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $225 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at 4.5x total leverage; $105 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund LBO by The Blackstone Group and simultaneous merger with Moretz Inc.; New York-based hosiery company.

GREENWOOD RACING INC.: $265 million first-lien senior secured term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; Bear Stearns; repay existing debt, fund renovation costs, purchase slot machines, furniture, fixtures and other equipment and provide initial liquidity; Bensalem, Pa., owner and operator of racetracks and wagering facilities.

HCA INC.: $16.8 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche and Wachovia, with Bank of America left lead; $2.75 billion six-year term A (Ba3/BB) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $8.8 billion seven-year term B (Ba3/BB) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.25 billion seven-year European term loan (Ba3/BB) talked at Euribor plus 275 bps; $2 billion six-year asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $2 billion six-year senior secured revolver (Ba3/BB) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; 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.

HEALTHCARE PARTNERS: $294.5 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Bank of America and JPMorgan; $15 million revolver; $279.5 million term B at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps; fund acquisition of JSA Healthcare Corp.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: $2.05 billion credit facility (Ba3/B); Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $2 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps; replace existing term loan and synthetic letter-of-credit facilities, fund common stock dividend and fund bond tender offers; Columbus, Ohio, thermoset resins company.

IDEARC (VERIZON DIRECTORIES DISPOSITION CORP.): $6.5 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan and Bear Stearns; $250 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.5 billion term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $4.75 billion term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund spinoff from Verizon Communications Inc.; print and internet yellow pages directories publisher.

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.

INFRASTRUX GROUP INC.: $555 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS, with Credit Suisse left lead; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $330 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps (unused fee is the full spread of Libor plus 300 bps); $75 million revolver at InfrastruX Energy Services, a joint venture being created by TXU Corp. and InfrastruX Group, talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of end-to-end infrastructure construction services, primarily for the electric and natural gas utility end-markets.

IWCO DIRECT: $235 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $150 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, step up to Libor plus 350 bps if leverage exceeds 4x; $25 million revolver 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 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.

KINETEK INC.: $350 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies joint bookrunners, with Credit Suisse sole lead arranger; $50 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $215 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $85 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; fund acquisition by The Resolute Fund from Jordan Industries Inc.; Deerfield, Ill., designer and manufacturer of motors, components and control systems.

LANGUAGE LINE INC.: $240 million term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call; Merrill Lynch and Bank of America; refinance existing term loan; Monterey, Calif., provider of over-the-phone interpretation services.

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.: $500 million senior term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Intel Corp.'s communications and application processor business; Hamilton, Bermuda, provider of semiconductors of analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing, and embedded microprocessor integrated circuits.

MEDIMEDIA: $250 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, with Goldman left lead; $200 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; 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.: $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.

METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1.7 billion credit facility (B1/B); Bear Stearns sole lead arranger and joint bookrunner with Merrill Lynch and Bank of America; $100 million revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.6 billion term B at Libor plus 250 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-) at Libor plus 300 bps, step downs to Libor plus 275 bps and 250 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.

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) at Libor plus 275 bps; $390 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps; $140 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 650 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.

NCO GROUP INC.: $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.

NE ENERGY: Expected close by end of October; $855 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $70 million revolver (B1/B+/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; $550 million term B (B1/B+/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; $65 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; $170 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-/B-) at Libor plus 450 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund Energy Capital Partners' acquisition of Northeast Utilities' competitive generation assets in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

OCEANIA CRUISES INC.: $400 million credit facility; UBS and Lehman, with UBS left lead; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $300 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; buy cruise ships that the company currently leases; Miami-based upscale cruise line.

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.

PA MEADOWS: $275 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Merrill Lynch; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $180 million five-year first-lien term B (B2/B); $70 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+); pursue a gaming opportunity in Pennsylvania; subsidiary of Cannery Casino Resorts LLC, an owner and operator of casinos.

PANTHER RE: $216 million four-year credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $72 million tranche A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $144 million tranche B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 101 call protection; reinsurance financing.

PEACH HOLDINGS INC.: $335 million senior credit facility (B2/B); Bear Stearns; $300 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $35 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 50 bps unused fee; fund acquisition by Orchard Acquisition Co., an affiliate of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Boynton Beach, Fla., specialty factoring company that purchases high-quality deferred payment obligations.

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-) at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps at less than 4.5x leverage; $117 million five-year second-lien term loan (B3/B+) at Libor plus 575 bps, call protection 102, 101; 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.): Expected close Nov. 15; $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.

REGENT BROADCASTING LLC: $240 million credit facility (B1/B); Bank of America; $70 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $45 million delayed-draw term loan; fund acquisition of radio stations from CBS Corp.; Cincinnati-based radio broadcasting company.

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

SALLY BEAUTY CO.: $1.47 billion senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $200 million six-year term A (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $870 million seven-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $400 million five-year asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund spinoff from Alberto-Culver Co.; Melrose Park, Ill., beauty supplies distribution business.

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.

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.

SPANSION INC.: $500 million term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 300 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.

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $200 million seven-year term B (Ba3) at Libor plus 225 bps; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Warrior Energy Services Corp.; Harvey, La., provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment.

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP.: $800 million five-year senior secured revolver (Ba3/BB-/BB-) talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; 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.

THERMAL NORTH AMERICA INC.: $370 million two-year senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Lehman; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps based on leverage and ratings; $30 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps based on leverage and ratings; $305 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps based on leverage and ratings; refinance existing debt; Boston-based private venture focused on investments in district heating and cooling systems.

VERIFONE HOLDINGS INC.: Expected close Nov. 1; $540 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers; $40 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $500 million seven-year term B 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.

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.

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.

WINDSOR QUALITY FOOD CO. LTD.: $260 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Bank of America; $100 million five-year revolver; $160 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing credit facility and 13¾% subordinated notes; Houston-based frozen food manufacturer.

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.

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.

CLIENTLOGIC CORP.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs left lead; fund acquisition of Sitel Corp.; Nashville, Tenn., global business process outsourcing provider in the customer care and back office processing industries.

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.

DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: $300 million in debtor-in-possession facility; Goldman Sachs, GE Capital and Barclays; $130 million asset-based revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $150 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $20 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; Rochester Hills, Mich., automotive parts maker.

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.

FOAMEX LP: $790 million exit financing facility; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Barclays Capital; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $425 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $190 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 575 bps; Linwood, Pa., manufacturer and distributor of flexible polyurethane and advanced polymer foam products.

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.

THE GREENBRIER COS.: $275 million five-year revolver; Bank of America; concurrently with acquisition of Meridian Rail Holdings Corp. from Olympus Partners; Lake Oswego, Ore., supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry.

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.: $740 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Wachovia; $390 million first-lien term loan; $75 million revolver; $275 million second-lien term loan; also $60 million PIK loan; 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.: $175 million exit financing facility; $70 million four-year revolver; $80 million five-year term loan; $25 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.

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA LLC: New senior secured credit facility; revolver; $725 million term loan; in connection with IPO; redeem preferred membership units of the company, repay existing revolver debt and for general corporate purposes; Centennial, Colo., operator of digital in-theatre networks.

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.

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.: New debt financing; Wachovia, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners; Glastonbury, Conn., provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial institutions.

OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP.: $3.5 billion senior credit facility; Bank of America and JPMorgan; $3 billion in term loans; $500 million revolver; fund acquisition of JLG Industries, Inc.; Oshkosh, Wis., designer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty commercial, fire and emergency and military vehicles and bodies.

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.

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.: Approximately $1 billion credit facility; fund cash tender offer for senior secured notes issued by Earle M. Jorgensen Co.; Los Angeles-based metals service center 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.

SKILLSOFT PLC: $205 million secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $180 million term loan(s); help fund acquisition of NETg from Thomson Corp.; Nashua, N.H., provider of e-learning and performance support solutions.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC.: Approximately $995 million amended and restated credit facility (BB+); $400 million revolver (upsized from $175 million); approximately $595 million term loan due Sept. 13, 2013 and priced lower than Libor plus 225 bps; Wichita, Kan., non-OEM designer and manufacturer of aerostructures.

STIEFEL LABORATORIES INC.: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Connetics Corp.; Coral Gables, Fla., independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology.

SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $505 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and CIBC; $430 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Harborside Healthcare Corp.; Irvine, Calif., operator of long-term and postacute care facilities, and a provider of therapy, medical staffing, home care and hospice services.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

THE YANKEE CANDLE CO. INC.: Expected early 2007 business; new credit facility; Lehman and Merrill Lynch; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; South Deerfield, Mass., scented candles company.

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