Bank Loan Calendar: $65.946 billion deals being marketed

DECEMBER BANK MEETINGS

AFFIRMATIVE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 11; $220 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; fund acquisition of USAgencies, LLC; Addison, Texas, producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance policies.

KYPHON INC.: Bank meeting Dec. 12; up to $675 million credit facility; Bank of America; $200 million to $300 million five-year revolver; $375 million seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc.; Sunnyvale, Calif., developer and marketer of medical devices designed to restore spinal function and diagnose low back pain.

RISKMETRICS GROUP: Bank meeting Dec. 12; $455 million credit facility; Bank of America; $25 million six-year revolver; $300 million seven-year term B; $130 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan; fund acquisition of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.; New York-based financial risk management firm.

JANUARY BANK MEETINGS

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP LLC: Expected January/February business; 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.

BRICKMAN GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $400 million credit facility; Lehman; $350 million term loan; $50 million revolver; help fund Leonard Green & Partners LP's acquisition of a controlling interest in the company; expected close in January 2007; Gaithersburg, Md., provider of landscape design and maintenance services.

PAETEC: $850 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch joint leads, 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.

SBARRO INC.: Approximately $125 million credit facility; Bank of America and Credit Suisse, with Bank of America left lead; $100 million term loan; approximately $25 million revolver; help fund LBO by MidOcean Partners; Melville, N.Y., quick service Italian restaurant company.

THE YANKEE CANDLE CO. INC.: Expected late January; $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.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADVANTAGE SALES AND MARKETING INC.: $150 million holdco PIK loan talked at 12%, call protection 102, 101; UBS and Citigroup; fund a dividend to shareholders; Irvine, Calif., sales and marketing agency.

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.

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.85 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $1.1 billion seven-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $750 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group; Beachwood, Ohio, manufacturer of aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production.

ALTER TRADING CORP.: $300 million credit facility; LaSalle Bank; includes $225 million term loan; fund an acquisition; St. Louis-based scrap metal recycler and broker.

APPTIS INC.: $180 million credit facility (B1/B+); Wachovia; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt; Chantilly, Va., provider of information technology services and solutions to the government and commercial marketplace.

BEST BRANDS CORP.: $275 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $30 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $170 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; fund acquisition of Telco Food Brands; Eagan, Minn., maker of baking products and provider of baking equipment.

BOSTON GENERATING LLC: $1.8 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, with Credit Suisse left lead; $70 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $250 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call; $1.08 billion seven-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call; $400 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $300 million 10-year holdco mezzanine talked at Libor plus 850 bps PIK, non-callable for two years, then at 103, 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; power plant.

CAVALIER TELEPHONE & TV: $435 million credit facility (B2); Wachovia; $20 million revolver; $415 million term B at Libor plus 475 bps, 101 soft call; 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 and Bank of America; $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.

CHATTEM INC.: $400 million credit facility; Bank of America; $100 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million six-year term B 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.

CHG HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: $290 million credit facility; Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, with Citi left lead; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $160 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $40 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $40 million second-lien term C talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by J.W. Childs Associates, LP and senior management; Salt Lake City-based health care staffing firm.

CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS: Expected close mid-to-late December; $188 million credit facility; Dymas Capital; $15 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $128 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 375 bps; $45 million three-year, with seven-year final maturity, delayed-draw term loan 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.

COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES LLC: $1.075 billion credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, with Goldman left lead; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $150 million four-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $775 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing credit facility and fund a dividend; Kansas City, Kan., supplier of petroleum and nitrogen fertilizer products.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $400 million incremental term loan (Ba3/BB-) 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.

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE: $1.1 billion credit facility (Ba2); Credit Suisse and RBC Capital, with Credit Suisse left lead; $800 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $300 million equivalent revolver ($100 million in U.S. dollars, $200 million in euro equivalent) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; help fund acquisition of Veritas DGC Inc.; Massy, France, provider of seismic data acquisition, processing and reservoir services.

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

CRESCENT RESOURCES LLC: $1.425 billion credit facility (Ba2); Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $1.225 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 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.

DENNY'S HOLDINGS INC.: $350 million secured credit facility (Ba2); Bank of America; $260 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $40 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million revolver; refinance existing credit facility; Spartanburg, S.C., full-service, family-style restaurant chain.

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.

ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP: $1.3 billion term B (Ba2/NA/BB) at Libor plus 175 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.

FORD MOTOR CO.: Expected close Dec. 15; up to $18.5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs; $10.5 billion to $11.5 billion five-year revolver; $7 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps at corporate credit rating of B2, non-callable for two years, then 101; replace existing unsecured credit facility, address near- and medium-term negative operating-related cash flow, fund its restructuring and provide added liquidity; expected close by Dec. 31; Dearborn, Mich.-based manufacturer and distributor of automobiles.

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

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.: $1.25 billion in add-on bank debt (BB-); Citigroup, Bank of America and Deutsche; $250 million revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1 billion term B add-on talked at Libor plus 200 bps; repay second-lien term C; Atlanta-based manufacturer and marketer of tissue, packaging, paper, building products and related chemicals.

GRACEWAY PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $740 million credit facility; Bank of America; $30 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $500 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+); $210 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-); fund the acquisition of 3M Co.'s pharmaceutical business; Bristol, Tenn., pharmaceutical company.

GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES: $487 million credit facility; UBS and Bear Stearns, with UBS left lead; $70 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $290 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $127 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps; also $80 million holdco senior unsecured note talked at 13% to 13½%; help fund LBO by Investcorp and Hicks Holdings LLC from Fenway Partners; Irving, Texas, transportation and logistics provider.

HARRINGTON HOLDINGS INC.: $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.: $875 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman and Wachovia; $175 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, $375 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $325 million one-year, with seven-year final maturity, delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps unused fee; 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.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN RIVERDEEP GROUP PLC: $1.82 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Citigroup, with Credit Suisse left lead; $250 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.57 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund HM Rivergroup plc's acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Co. and Riverdeep Group Ltd. to form Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group plc; Dublin, Ireland, provider of CD-ROM and internet-based educational products for the K-12 market.

HUDSON PRODUCTS: $120 million credit facility; (B1/B) 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.

ISOLA USA CORP.: $325 million credit facility; UBS and Goldman Sachs, with UBS left lead; $50 million six-year revolver, $180 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 475 bps; $95 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 775 bps, non-callable for six months, 102 call for six months, 101 year two; 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.: $1.685 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with Goldman left lead; $400 million asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 125 bps; $1.285 billion term loan (B3/B+) at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 call protection, OID 993/4; fund merger with Atlas Tube, Inc.; Collingswood, N.J., manufacturer of steel pipe and tubular products.

KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS INC.: $325 million credit facility; Bank of America; $125 million five-year asset-based revolver; $200 million five-year term B (B1/B) with no maintenance financial covenants; refinance existing credit facility; expected close in January 2007; Pomona, Calif., distributor and marketer of specialty automotive accessories.

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.

MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC: $100 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; JPMorgan and TD Securities, with JPMorgan left lead; refinance debt and for capital expenditures; New Orleans-based explorer, developer and producer of oil and natural gas.

MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: $175 million exit financing facility; Deutsche; $70 million five-year asset-based revolver; $80 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps; $25 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 550 bps; Dearborn, Mich., supplier of lighting, exterior composites, console modules, instrument panels and other interior systems to automobile and truck manufacturers.

METALDYNE CORP.: $655 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; $420 million seven-year term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps; $150 million five-year asset-based revolver (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $60 million five-year deposit linked synthetic supplemental letter-of-credit facility (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps; $25 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps; help fund acquisition by Asahi Tec Corp.; Plymouth, Mich., supplier of powertrain and chassis systems and components.

METROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS INC.: $235 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $35 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; $125 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; 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.

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.: $1.385 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan, General Electric Capital Corp. and UBS; $300 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.05 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $35 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; 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.

MOTORSPORT AFTERMARKET GROUP INC.: $220 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and UBS, with Goldman left lead; $60 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $160 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; also $110 million of mezzanine debt at 11.25%; fund LBO by Leonard Green & Partners LP; provider of aftermarket parts for motorcycles.

MUNDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: $120 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $110 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund acquisition by Crestview Partners, LP and management from Comerica Inc.; Birmingham, Mich., provider of investment advice and asset management services.

ORCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARE CORP.: $330 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; amended $130 million asset-based revolver; $200 million term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; repay a $200 million seller note held by parent company Sears Holdings Corp.; San Jose, Calif.-based operator of home centers.

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.

PRC LLC: $205 million credit facility; RBS Securities; $20 million six-year revolver (BB-); $25 million capital expenditures facility (BB-); $105 million seven-year first-lien term B (BB-); $55 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B-); help fund already completed acquisition by Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC and management; Plantation, Fla., provider of customer relationship management services.

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.

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORP.: $1 billion credit facility; Citigroup; $840 million five-year term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; amended $160 million multi-currency revolver (B1) at Libor plus 200 bps that will have its maturity extended through the same five-year period as the new term loan; refinance existing term loan; expected close late December; New York-based cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and personal care products 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.

SAMSONITE CORP.: $530 million senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; $450 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $80 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund bond tender offers and a special dividend to stockholders; Denver-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of luggage and travel-related consumer products.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: $225 million term loan add-on (BB); JPMorgan; redeem 8.75% senior subordinated bonds; Hunt Valley, Md., diversified television broadcasting company.

SOUTHWEST SPORTS GROUP INC.: $125 million of additional term debt; Barclays and JPMorgan; $25 million first-lien term loan add-on; $100 million second-lien term loan; recapitalization; Frisco, Texas-based holding company that houses interests in the Texas Rangers professional baseball team and the Dallas Stars pro hockey team, and owns various real estate properties in Dallas.

STIEFEL LABORATORIES INC.: $848 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $75 million six-year revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $623 million seven-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps; fund acquisition of Connetics Corp.; Coral Gables, Fla., independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology.

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.

TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES LP: $545 million credit facility (BB-); 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; 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 five-year revolver (Ba3/B-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million six-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B-) at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps at 4.5x leverage; $40 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition by DLJ Merchant Banking from H.I.G. Capital; Houston-based provider of safety services and products.

TPF GENERATION HOLDINGS LLC: $1.645 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse left lead; $50 million first-lien synthetic revolver (Ba3/B+) due 2011 talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million special letter-of-credit facility due 2013 (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $850 million first-lien term B due 2013 (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $495 million second-lien term loan due 2014 (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund Tenaska Power Fund's acquisition of six natural gas-fired generation assets from Constellation Energy.

TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT LLC (COLUMBIA ENTERTAINMENT): $2.11 billion credit facilities; Credit Suisse; $1.49 billion five-year senior secured term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $180 million five-year senior secured revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $440 million 18-month senior secured loan (B2/B+) for development of Aztar's 34-acre parcel situated on the Las Vegas "Strip" talked at Libor plus 300 bps; fund acquisition of Aztar Corp.; Fort Mitchell, Ky., owner, developer and operator of hotel properties and casinos.

UNIVERSAL FIBER SYSTEMS LLC: $125 million credit facility; RBS Securities and Harris Bank; $20 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $105 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt, fund dividend and for general corporate purposes; Bristol, Va., manufacturer of synthetic fibers for the commercial carpet and textile industries.

WASTE SERVICES INC.: $100 million term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 275 bps (also repricing existing term loan at Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 300 bps); Lehman; fund acquisitions of Pro Disposal and the SLD Landfill in Florida and repay outstanding revolver borrowings; Burlington, Ont., integrated solid waste services company.

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.

WORLDSPAN LP: $1 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Lehman, with Credit Suisse left lead; $50 million six-year revolver (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $700 million seven-year first-lien term B (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $250 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, callable at par for the first nine months, par ½ for months nine through 12, 101 for months 12 through 18, 101½ for months 18 through 36 and par ¾ for months 36 through 48; refinance existing credit facility and redeem senior second-lien secured floating-rate notes; Atlanta-based provider of travel technology services.

ON THE HORIZON

ACUMENT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $200 million credit facility; Citigroup; refinance floating-rate senior secured notes; Troy, Mich., provider of fastening systems.

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.

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.

DYNEA NORTH AMERICA: $245 million credit facility; UBS; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $225 million seven-year term loan 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.

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.

ELARA HOLDINGS INC.: 2007 business; new credit facility; Bear Stearns; help fund acquisition of Direct General Corp. by Elara, an affiliate of Fremont Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Nashville, Tenn., insurance holding company.

FILMCO: Expected 2007 business; $134 million five-year revolver; Goldman Sachs; help finance 50% of Lionsgate Entertainment's next 23 films; joint venture with Lionsgate.

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 (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $190 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) 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 (Ba3/BB-); 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.

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.

PRISM BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: $927.5 million senior secured credit facility; UBS, JPMorgan and General Electric Capital Corp., with UBS left lead; $565 million first-lien term loan; $80 million revolver; $282.5 million second-lien term loan; 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.: $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and RBS Securities; $1 billion seven-year term loan (could be increased to $1.16 billion if Reader's is merged with two Ripplewood portfolio companies); $300 million six-year revolver; to 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.

SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT INC.: 2007 business; new debt financing; Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of The Rank Group Plc's Hard Rock business; Hollywood, Fla.-based operator of hotels and casinos.

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.

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.

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: $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.

WESTERN GOLDFIELDS INC.: Expected close first quarter of 2007; $105 million eight-year term loan at Libor plus 220 bps pre-completion of the project and Libor plus 175 bps post-completion; Investec Bank; develop Mesquite Mine in California and help purchase fleet equipment; Toronto-based gold producer.

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