Bank Loan Calendar: $56.999 billion deals being marketed

NOVEMBER BANK MEETINGS

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 30; $1.85 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $1.1 billion term B; $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.

BEST BRANDS CORP.: Bank meeting Nov. 27; $275 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $170 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps; fund acquisition of Telco Food Brands; Eagan, Minn., maker of baking products and provider of baking equipment.

CHATTEM INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 28; $400 million credit facility; Bank of America; $100 million revolver; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; 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.

DYNEA NORTH AMERICA: Bank meeting Nov. 29; $270 million credit facility; UBS; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million seven-year term loan ($227 million U.S., $23 million Canadian) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition by Teachers' Private Capital from Dynea Chemicals Oy; Mississauga, Ont., manufacturer of adhesive resins and overlay products.

HARRINGTON HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 30; $270 million credit facility; UBS and National City joint lead arrangers, with UBS bookrunner; $45 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $165 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $60 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by The Jordan Co.; Twinsburg, Ohio, multi-channel marketer and distributor of health care products.

HERBST GAMING INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 29; $875 million senior secured credit facility; Lehman and Wachovia; $175 million five-year revolver, $375 million seven-year term B; $325 million one-year, with seven-year final maturity, delayed-draw term loan; help fund acquisition of MGM Mirage's Buffalo Bill's, Primm Valley and Whiskey Pete's hotel-casinos and acquisition of The Sands Regent in Reno, Nev.; Las Vegas-based slot route operator.

METROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS INC.: Bank meeting Nov. 27 week; $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.

MUNDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: Bank meeting Nov. 30; new credit facility; Credit Suisse; Birmingham, Mich., provider of investment advice and asset management services.

SAMSONITE CORP.: Bank meeting targeted for Nov. 29 or Nov. 30; $530 million senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; $450 million seven-year term loan; $80 million six-year revolver; fund bond tender offers and a special dividend to stockholders; Denver-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of luggage and travel-related consumer products.

TPF GENERATION HOLDINGS LLC: Bank meeting Nov. 28; $1.645 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse left lead; $50 million first-lien synthetic revolver due 2011; $250 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility due 2013; $850 million first-lien term B due 2013; $495 million second-lien term loan due 2014; fund Tenaska Power Fund's acquisition of six natural gas-fired generation assets from Constellation Energy.

DECEMBER BANK MEETINGS

COLUMBIA ENTERTAINMENT: Bank meeting targeted for Dec. 1; $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.

FILMCO: Bank meeting anticipated early December; $134 million five-year revolver; Goldman Sachs; help finance 50% of Lionsgate Entertainment's next 23 films; joint venture with Lionsgate.

GRACEWAY PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: Likely early December bank meeting; new credit facility; Bank of America; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; fund the acquisition of 3M Co.'s pharmaceutical business; Bristol, Tenn., pharmaceutical 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 at Libor plus 250 bps; fund LBO by Pendo Acquisition ULC; Anchorage, Alaska, directories publisher.

AIRBORNE INC.: $180 million credit facility (B2/B); BNP Paribas; $20 million revolver; $160 million institutional term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; dividend recapitalization; herbal preventative cold remedy.

APPTIS INC.: $180 million credit facility (B1/B+); Wachovia; $30 million five-year revolver; $150 million six-year term loan; refinance existing debt; Chantilly, Va., provider of information technology services and solutions to the government and commercial marketplace.

ATP OIL & GAS CORP.: Closing Nov. 22; $550 million of new term debt; Credit Suisse; $375 million first-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 350 bps (also repricing existing first lien at Libor plus 350 bps from Libor plus 325 bps); $175 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 475 bps, call protection of 102, stepping down by 50 bps every six months; repay $375 million preferred at 102.5 and for capital expenditures; Houston-based natural gas and oil company.

BA ENERGY INC.: New credit facility (B1); TD Securities and Scotia Capital; $450 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; C$60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; fund construction of a low-cost oil sands upgrader; Calgary, Alta., company involved in the business of upgrading bitumen and heavy oil feedstock into high-quality crude oils.

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.

CAVALIER TELEPHONE & TV: $435 million credit facility (B2); Wachovia; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $415 million term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps; fund acquisition of Talk America, Inc.; Richmond, Va., local telephone company.

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC.: $2.2 billion senior secured term loans; Credit Suisse; $1.2 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 150 bps; $1 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; also amended $600 million revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; fund acquisition of Trammell Crow Co.; Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services firm.

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.

CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS: $188 million credit facility; Dymas Capital; $15 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $128 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $45 million three-year, with seven-year final maturity, delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps with a 75 bps undrawn fee; help fund buyout by Quad-C Management Inc.; El Segundo, Calif., event rental company.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $300 million incremental term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; JPMorgan; repay revolver borrowings and for general corporate purposes; Brentwood, Tenn., operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities.

COREL CORP.: $100 million term B add-on; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of InterVideo Inc.; Ottawa, Ont., packaged software company.

CRC HEALTH GROUP: $290 million in new term debt; $190 million term B add-on (Ba3/B) 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.

DELUXE CORP.: $449 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; Credit Suisse; refinance existing term B debt at a lower rate; provider of products and services to the motion picture industry.

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.

DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: $300 million in debtor-in-possession facility; Goldman Sachs, GE Capital and Barclays; $130 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $150 million term B talked in the area of Libor plus 300 bps to 350 bps; $20 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked in the area of Libor plus 300 bps to 350 bps; Rochester Hills, Mich., automotive parts maker.

ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP: $1.3 billion term B (Ba2/NA/BB) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; UBS and Wachovia, with UBS left lead; fund the already completed acquisition of about 26.1 million new class G units of Energy Transfer Partners, LP; Dallas-based owner of all the general partner interests in Energy Transfer Partners, an owner and operator of energy assets.

FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC.: $3.1 billion five-year unsecured credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wachovia; $1 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps; $2.1 billion term A talked at Libor plus 100 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Jacksonville, Fla.-based provider of technology to the financial services and real estate industries.

FOREST ALASKA OPERATING LLC: $375 million of term loan debt; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $225 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $150 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps; fund a $350 million distribution to Forest Oil Corp. and provide initial working capital for operations; new subsidiary of Forest Oil that was formed to hold oil and gas interests in the Cook Inlet region of Alaska.

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC.: $4.25 billion senior secured covenant-light credit facility (Baa3/BB); Citigroup, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and UBS joint bookrunners, Citigroup and Credit Suisse joint lead arrangers; $3.5 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $750 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; help back LBO by The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group, Permira Funds and Texas Pacific Group; Austin, Texas, designer and manufacturer of embedded semiconductors.

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.: $1.5 billion seven-year senior secured term loan (Ba3/B+/BB) at Libor plus 237.5 bps, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; enhance liquidity position; Detroit-based automaker.

GROSVENOR: $330 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $315 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; $15 million revolver; affect a recapitalization and for general corporate purposes; high-quality asset manager.

HEALTHWAYS INC.: $600 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); $400 million revolver; $200 million term B; help fund acquisition of Axia Health Management, LLC; Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of health and care support programs and services.

HUDSON PRODUCTS: $120 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $95 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; fund acquisition by Sterling Group.

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.

INFONXX INC.: $600 million credit facility; Bank of America; amended $200 million revolver (B1/B); $275 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; repay existing bank debt and for acquisition financing; Bethlehem, Pa., independent directory assistance supplier.

INTERGRAPH CORP.: $695 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Wachovia; $420 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps; also $60 million PIK loan; fund LBO by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group; Huntsville, Ala., provider of spatial information management software.

ISOLA USA CORP.: $325 million credit facility; UBS and Goldman Sachs, with UBS left lead; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, $180 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $95 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; recapitalization; Chandler, Ariz., developer and manufacturer of high performance base materials used in the manufacture of advanced multilayer printed circuit boards.

JHT HOLDINGS INC.: $130 million credit facility (B1/B+); General Electric Capital Corp.; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $110 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt; Kenosha, Wis., truck and automobile transportation company.

JOHN MANEELY CO.: $1.7 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with Goldman left lead; $400 million asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB); $1.3 billion term loan (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; fund merger with Atlas Tube, Inc.; Collingswood, N.J., manufacturer of steel pipe and tubular products.

JW ALUMINUM: $310 million credit facility; UBS; $125 million ABL revolver at Libor plus 125 bps to 175 bps based on excess availability; $185 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Wellspring Capital Management LLC from Superior Plus U.S. Holdings; Mt. Holly, S.C., manufacturer of specialty flat-rolled aluminum products.

KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC.: Repricing term loan lower at Libor plus 250 bps; Lehman; Houston rig-based well service company.

LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE INC.: $168 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Wachovia; $30 million revolver; $138 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Inc. and Canyon Capital Advisors LLC from CBRL Group, Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., full-service restaurant chain.

LOWER WILGAT: $230 million credit facility; Calyon; $45 million revolver; $185 million five-year construction term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; step ups to Libor plus 325 bps and Libor plus 350 bps; fund development of coal mines.

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: Expected close mid-December; $1 billion revolver priced at Libor plus 125 bps to 237.5 bps based on leverage; help fund expansion at Mohegan Sun named Project Horizon and updated construction plans for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs' Phase II gaming and entertainment facility; Uncasville, Conn., gaming company.

MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.: $1.325 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan, General Electric Capital Corp. and UBS; $250 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.075 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund Apollo Management, LP's LBO of General Electric Co.'s Advanced Materials business; Wilton, Conn., supplier of silicone-based products, silanes, sealants, urethane additives and adhesives, and high-purity fused quartz and ceramics materials.

THE MOSAIC CO.: $1.05 billion in new term debt (Ba1/BB/BB+); JPMorgan and BNP Paribas, with JPMorgan left lead; $250 million term A at Libor plus 150 bps; $800 million term B at Libor plus 175 bps; fund tender offers and refinance existing term loan B; Plymouth, Minn., producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients.

MOTORSPORT AFTERMARKET GROUP INC.: $220 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and UBS, with Goldman left lead; $60 million revolver; $160 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; also $110 million of mezzanine debt; fund LBO by Leonard Green & Partners LP; provider of aftermarket parts for motorcycles.

OCEANIA CRUISES INC.: $400 million credit facility; UBS and Lehman, with UBS left lead; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $300 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 675 bps; buy cruise ships that the company currently leases; Miami-based upscale cruise line.

OPTI CANADA INC.: Amending $450 million term B to reprice at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 175 bps, allow for new notes and C$500 million revolver, and tweak covenants; RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities; Calgary, Alta., company focused on developing the fourth integrated oil sands project in Canada.

OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP.: $3.5 billion senior credit facility (Ba3/BB); Bank of America and JPMorgan; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $400 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $2.6 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund acquisition of JLG Industries, Inc.; Oshkosh, Wis., designer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty commercial, fire and emergency and military vehicles and bodies.

PANTHER RE: $216 million four-year credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $72 million tranche A (Baa3/BBB+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $144 million tranche B (Ba2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 101 call protection; reinsurance financing.

PLASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INC.: $600 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $200 million ABL revolver (B1/BB) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 101 soft call; $150 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 800 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Dearborn, Mich., maker of blow-molded and injection-molded plastic products, primarily for the automotive industry.

PRODIGY HEALTH GROUP INC.: $250 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million five-year revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $155 million six-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund an acquisition and refinance existing debt; Westport, Conn., health care services company.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: $300 million of add-on bank debt (Ba3/B+); $150 million term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 175 bps; up to $150 million revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 125 bps; Citigroup and Bank of America joint leads on the term loan, Bank of America sole lead on the revolver; fund purchase of Alternative Behavioral Services, Inc.; Franklin, Tenn., provider of inpatient behavioral health care services.

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.

RELIANT ENERGY INC.: $1.4 billion senior secured credit facility (NA/NA/BB-); $700 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million institutional term loan at Libor plus 237.5 bps, step down to Libor plus 212.5 bps based on ratings and/or leverage; $300 million prefunded synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 237.5 bps, step down to Libor plus 212.5 bps based on ratings and/or leverage; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and JPMorgan, with Deutsche left lead on the term loan and letter-of-credit facility, and Bank of America left lead on the revolver; refinance existing bank debt and receivables securitization facility; Houston-based provider of electricity and energy services.

RENTAL SERVICE CORP.: $2.83 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, with Deutsche left lead; $1.45 billion asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million asset-based term loan (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $1.13 billion second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund acquisition by Ripplewood Holdings and Oak Hill Capital Management from Atlas Copco; Scottsdale, Ariz., heavy equipment rental company.

RHI ENTERTAINMENT LLC: $210 million term A add-on talked at Libor plus 275 bps; JPMorgan; fund the acquisition of the domestic rights to Crown Media Holdings Inc.'s film library; producer and distributor of miniseries and movies for television.

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.

SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC.: $215 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million five-year revolver (Ba2) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $130 million six-year first-lien term loan (Ba2) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $55 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund LBO by Thoma Cressey Equity Partners; computer hardware and software distributor.

SUMMIT BUSINESS MEDIA LLC: $153 million credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; $25 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $20 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $15 million 18-month delayed-draw term loan; $60 million 61/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $33 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; back Wind Point Partners' completed acquisitions of Pfingsten Publishing and Highline Media and combination into newly formed Summit Business Media; Seven Hills, Ohio, business-to-business media company.

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $200 million seven-year term B (Ba3/BB+) at Libor plus 175 bps; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Warrior Energy Services Corp.; Harvey, La., provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment.

TALECRIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.: $1.355 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $325 million asset-based revolver; $700 million term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $330 million second-lien term loan (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; fund a dividend payment, refinance existing debt and fund an acquisition; Research Triangle Park, N.C., provider of lifesaving and life-enhancing plasma-derived therapeutic proteins.

TATA COFFEE LTD.: $173 million credit facility; Rabo Bank; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $105 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $53 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Eight O'Clock Coffee Co.; India-based coffee company.

TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES LP: $545 million credit facility; Lehman; $175 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $370 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of a large Washington, D.C., office portfolio from The Blackstone Group LP's portfolio company, CarrAmerica Realty Corp.; New York-based real estate company.

TNT LOGISTICS: €805 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs and ABN Amro, with Credit Suisse left lead; €150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; €155 million letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps; €500 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; back Apollo Management, LP's already completed buyout of TNT NV's logistics division.

TOTAL SAFETY INC.: $130 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $15 million revolver (Ba3/B-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $40 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition by DLJ Merchant Banking from H.I.G. Capital; Houston-based provider of safety services and products.

VISTEON CORP.: $100 million to $200 million secured term loan add-on at Libor plus 300 bps; JPMorgan and Citigroup; enhance liquidity; Van Buren Township, Mich., automotive parts supplier.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $1.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $1.4 billion term loan; $500 million revolver; help fund acquisition Giant Industries Inc.; El Paso, Texas, independent refiner and marketer.

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.

ON THE HORIZON

ARAMARK CORP.: SMA meeting Sept. 26; $4.605 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $600 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps if rated B1/B+ or better, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; $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; $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.

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP LLC: New credit facility; Lehman; fund acquisition of BlueStone Television LLC, an owner and operator of television stations; Bonten is an affiliate of Diamond Castle Holdings LLC.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Bain Capital Partners, LLC; San Antonio media and entertainment company specializing in "gone from home" entertainment and information services.

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.

CONSUMER SOURCE INC.: $450 million first-lien credit facility; $375 million seven-year senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year revolver with 50 bps unused fee; also $150 million eight-year second-priority secured loan and/or notes with loan expected at Libor plus approximately 625 bps; fund dividend to Primedia Inc. in connection with spinoff; New York-based publisher and distributor of free real estate and automobile guides.

CROSSROADS GAMING RESORT & SPA LP: $270 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; help fund the development of the Adams County, Pa., entertainment venue.

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.

FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.: Approximately $10.5 billion in secured institutional term loans; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp.; Phoenix, copper, gold and molybdenum mining, exploration and production company.

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.

INDUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $125 million credit facility; Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.; help fund acquisition by Vista Equity Partners and subsequent merger with MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc.; Atlanta-based Service Delivery Management solution provider.

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

JACK IN THE BOX INC.: $625 million credit facility; Wachovia and Morgan Stanley; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $475 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 137.5 bps; retire existing term debt and fund a modified Dutch auction tender offer for common stock; San Diego-based restaurant company.

JACUZZI BRANDS INC.: $450 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and UBS; $125 million asset-based revolver; $135 million first-lien term loan; $190 million second-lien term loan; 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.: Likely 2007 business; $8.6 billion credit facility (Ba2); Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia and Merrill, with Goldman left lead; $2 billion 61/2-year term A; $2.1 billion seven-year term B; $1.5 billion seven-year term C; $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.

MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: $175 million exit financing facility; Deutsche; $70 million four-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $80 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; $25 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 400 bps; Dearborn, Mich., supplier of lighting, exterior composites, console modules, instrument panels and other interior systems to automobile and truck manufacturers.

METALDYNE CORP.: New credit facility; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; help fund acquisition by Asahi Tec Corp.; Plymouth, Mich., supplier of powertrain and chassis systems and components.

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: $2.45 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $1.7 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; help fund creation of new company through merger of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Fine Paper business with Domtar Inc.; expected close in February 2007; Montreal-based paper company.

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.: $605 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Wachovia administrative agent, JPMorgan syndication agent and Merrill Lynch documentation agent; $530 million seven-year term loan; $75 million six-year revolver; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners; Glastonbury, Conn., provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial institutions.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS INC.: New debt financing; help fund LBO by Bain Capital Partners, LLC, Catterton Partners and company founders Chris T. Sullivan, Robert D. Basham and J. Timothy Gannon; Tampa, Fla., casual dining restaurants company.

PAETEC: $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.

PRISM BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: New credit facility; UBS, JPMorgan and General Electric Capital Corp., with UBS left lead; help fund acquisition of Penton Media, Inc.; Overland Park, Kan., business-to-business media company.

RAILAMERICA INC.: New debt financing commitment; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund LBO by Fortress Investment Group LLC; Boca Raton, Fla., short line and regional rail service provider.

THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and RBS Securities; help LBO by an investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings LLC; Pleasantville, N.Y., publisher and direct marketing 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.: $710 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and UBS; $100 million revolver; $360 million first-lien term loan; $250 million second-lien term loan; 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.: Likely 2007 business; $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.

SEITEL INC.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and UBS; help fund acquisition by ValueAct Capital; Houston-based provider of seismic data to the oil and gas industry.

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.

SOUTHERN EQUIPMENT CO. INC.: Up to $480 million senior unsecured term loan; fund tender offer for $150 million 9½% senior subordinated notes; producer of ready-mixed concrete.

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, CIBC and UBS; $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.

TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP: $500 million credit facility; retire affiliate debt; in connection with IPO of common units; Houston-based limited partnership recently formed by Targa Resources, Inc. to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets.

TOYS 'R' US INC.: $201 million senior unsecured credit facility due Jan. 9, 2013 at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps; Bank of America; fund a tender for 8¾% debentures due Sept. 1, 2021; Wayne, N.J., specialty toy retailer.

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.

VALLEY NATIONAL GASES INC.: $290 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, UBS and Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse left lead; $165 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps if corporate rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps if corporate rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Caxton-Iseman Capital; Washington, Pa., packager and distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding equipment and supplies, propane and fire protection equipment.

THE YANKEE CANDLE CO. INC.: Expected early 2007 business; $775 million credit facility; Lehman and Merrill Lynch; $650 million term loan; $125 million revolver; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; South Deerfield, Mass., scented candles company.

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