Bank Loan Calendar: $60.8995 billion deals being marketed

JANUARY BANK MEETINGS

ARAMARK CORP.: Bank meeting Jan. 8; $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.

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.: Bank meeting Jan. 4; $400 million credit facility; Lehman; $350 million term B; $50 million revolver; help fund Leonard Green & Partners LP's acquisition of a controlling interest in the company; Gaithersburg, Md., provider of landscape design and maintenance services.

CLIENTLOGIC CORP.: $760 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and General Electric Capital Corp., with Goldman left lead; $675 million term B; $85 million revolver; fund acquisition of Sitel Corp.; Nashville, Tenn., global business process outsourcing provider in the customer care and back office processing industries.

FILMCO: Bank meeting Jan. 10; $134 million five-year revolver; Goldman Sachs; help finance 50% of Lionsgate Entertainment's next 23 films; joint venture with Lionsgate.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: $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.

PAETEC: Expected early January; $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.

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.

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.

SBARRO INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 10; $175 million credit facility; Bank of America and Credit Suisse, with Bank of America left lead; $150 million term loan; $25 million revolver; help fund LBO by MidOcean Partners; Melville, N.Y., quick service Italian restaurant company.

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.: $2.1 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup; $550 million five-year term loan; $1.55 billion five-year revolver; recapitalization involving repurchase of shares through a Dutch auction tender offer, payment of a special one-time dividend to shareholders and tender offer for 6.625% senior subordinated notes; Marysville, Ohio, marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products.

SOLUTIA INC.: Expected early January; $250 million of DIP add-ons; Citigroup; $75 million revolver add-on; $175 million term loan add-on; provide the company with further liquidity and help fund purchase of Akzo Nobel's stake in Flexsys; St. Louis-based manufacturer and provider of interlayers for laminated glass, aftermarket window films, specialty chemicals and nylon products.

TOTES ISOTONER CORP.: Expected early January; $275 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $85 million ABL revolver; $125 million first-lien term loan; $65 million second-lien term loan; fund a recapitalization, which includes the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by MidOcean Partners; Cincinnati marketer of branded umbrellas, gloves, slippers and other weather-related accessories.

VALLEY NATIONAL GASES INC.: Expected January/February business; $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.

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 5; $1.2 billion in term debt; Credit Suisse; $700 million term A add-on talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $500 million term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; also repricing existing revolver and term A at Libor plus 125 bps from Libor plus 100 bps; refinance debt at WeightWatchers.com. and fund a modified Dutch auction self-tender offer for common stock; New York-based provider of weight management services.

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.

AFFINION GROUP INC.: Repricing term B to Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse; Norwalk, Conn., direct marketer of membership clubs and insurance products.

AFFIRMATIVE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC.: $220 million credit facility (B1/B); 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.

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.

BOART LONGYEAR CO.: Expected close early January; $180 million in incremental bank debt; Credit Suisse; $110 million first-lien term B add-on talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $70 million senior unsecured holdco term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 850 bps; fund five acquisitions; Salt Lake City-based drilling-services provider.

CHATTEM INC.: $400 million credit facility; Bank of America; $100 million four-year revolver; $300 million six-year term B at Libor plus 175 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.

COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES LLC: $1.075 billion credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, with Goldman left lead; $150 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $150 million four-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps based on IPO and rating confirmation; $775 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps based on IPO and rating confirmation; refinance existing credit facility and fund a dividend; Kansas City, Kan., supplier of petroleum and nitrogen fertilizer products.

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE: $1.1 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB-); 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.

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.

DELPHI CORP.: $4.496 billion DIP facility due Dec. 31, 2007; JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche on first lien, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch and UBS on second lien; $1.75 billion revolver, at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; approximately $2.496 billion second-lien term C at Libor plus 325 bps; replace existing DIP and pre-bankruptcy bank debt; Troy, Mich., automotive electronics manufacturer.

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.

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.

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 billion term B add-on (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; Citigroup, Bank of America and Deutsche; 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 (B1) at Libor plus 325 bps; $290 million first-lien term loan (B1) at Libor plus 325 bps; $127 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 625 bps; also $95 million holdco senior unsecured notes at 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 at Libor plus 200 bps, $375 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 187.5 bps; $325 million one-year, with seven-year final maturity, delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 187.5 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: $1.87 billion credit facility (Ba3/B); Credit Suisse and Citigroup, with Credit Suisse left lead; $250 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.62 billion seven-year term B 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.

INDUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Expected close Jan. 5; $125 million credit facility; Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.; $5 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $75 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps; help fund acquisition by Vista Equity Partners and subsequent merger with MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc.; Atlanta-based Service Delivery Management solution provider.

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.

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.

KYPHON INC.: $675 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America; $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.

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 at Libor plus 600 bps, 98 OID, non-callable for two years; $25 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 600 bps, 98 OID, non-callable for two years; 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) at Libor plus 375 bps; $150 million five-year asset-based revolver (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 200 bps; $60 million five-year deposit linked synthetic supplemental letter-of-credit facility (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 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+), 50 bps undrawn fee; $125 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at less than 3x total leverage; $75 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 650 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.

MUNDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: $120 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $110 million six-year term B at Libor plus 200 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) at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 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) at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 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: $227 million credit facility; RBS Securities; $20 million six-year revolver (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $25 million delayed-draw capital expenditures facility (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $115 million seven-year first-lien term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $67 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund already completed acquisition by Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC and management; Plantation, Fla., provider of customer relationship management services.

RISKMETRICS GROUP: $455 million credit facility; Bank of America; $25 million six-year revolver (Ba3/B+); $300 million seven-year term B (Ba3/B+); $130 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+); fund acquisition of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.; New York-based financial risk management firm.

SAMSONITE CORP.: $530 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; $450 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99 3/4; $80 million six-year revolver 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 (Baa3/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.

TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES LP: $545 million credit facility (BB-); Lehman; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $370 million six-year term B 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.

TPF GENERATION HOLDINGS LLC: $1.645 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse left lead; $50 million first-lien synthetic revolver due 2011 (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $159.5 million special letter-of-credit facility due 2013 (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $850 million first-lien term B due 2013 (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $495 million second-lien term loan due 2014 (B3/B-) at Libor plus 425 bps, call protection 102, 101; $15.5 million commercial bank letter-of-credit facility (B-) at Libor plus 200 bps; $75 million special letter-of-credit facility (BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; fund Tenaska Power Fund's acquisition of six natural gas-fired generation assets from Constellation Energy.

TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT LLC (COLUMBIA ENTERTAINMENT): $2.15 billion credit facilities; Credit Suisse; $1.53 billion five-year senior secured term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $180 million five-year senior secured revolver (Ba3/B+) 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" at Libor plus 250 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 (B) 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/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $700 million seven-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $250 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) 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.

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.

BIOMET INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; help fund LBO by the Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG; Warsaw, Ind., designer and manufacturer of musculoskeletal medical products.

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: First-quarter 2007 business; new cross-border credit facility; Lehman; term loan; revolver; help fund acquisition of DBT GmbH from RAG Coal International; South Milwaukee, Wis., designer and manufacturer of walking draglines, electric rope mining shovels and rotary blasthole drills used by the surface mining industry.

CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; fund M&F Worldwide Corp.'s acquisition of John H. Harland Co.; New York-based producer of licorice products for the tobacco, food, pharmaceutical and confectionery industries.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $17.375 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; $1 billion receivables-backed revolver; $16.375 billion in senior secured bank debt; 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.

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.

DIRECT GENERAL CORP.: $95 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $75 million term loan; $20 million revolver; help fund acquisition by Elara Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Fremont Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Nashville, Tenn., insurance holding company.

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

ELKCORP: New debt financing; Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and General Electric Capital Corp.; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and subsequent merger with Hood Cos. Inc.'s subsidiary Atlas Roofing Corp.; Dallas-based manufacturer of roofing and building products.

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, 25 bps unused fee; $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.: $11.5 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $1.5 billion five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $2.5 billion five-year term A expected at Libor plus 175 bps; $7.5 billion seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp.; Phoenix, copper, gold and molybdenum mining, exploration and production company.

THE GEO GROUP INC.: $365 million of borrowings under an amended senior secured credit facility; BNP Paribas; help fund acquisition of CentraCore Properties Trust; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of correctional and mental health services.

HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.: New credit facility; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management, LP; Las Vegas-based provider of branded casino entertainment.

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

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.

LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $475 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver; $425 million in term loans; help fund acquisition of Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc. from Liberty Media Corp.; Sioux Falls, S.D.-based provider of interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels.

MACDERMID INC.: $560 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $510 million seven-year term loan with no financial covenants at Libor plus 275 bps if corporate credit rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps if corporate credit rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 300 bps; help fund buyout by Daniel H. Leever, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, and Court Square Capital Partners and Weston Presidio; Denver-based specialty chemical manufacturer.

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.

RAILAMERICA INC.: $650 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund LBO by Fortress Investment Group LLC; Boca Raton, Fla., short line and regional rail service provider.

REALOGY CORP.: New credit facility; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Bear Stearns; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; Parsippany, N.J., real estate franchisor.

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.: $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.

SABRE HOLDINGS CORP.: Debt commitments; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch; back LBO by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Southlake, Texas, retailer of travel products and provider of distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry.

SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT INC.: 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.

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 revolver; 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.

TELESAT: $2.2 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and UBS, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $1.9 billion in funded bank debt (of which about 25% of that would be Canadian); $300 million in lines of credit for capital expenditures and liquidity; help fund acquisition of Telesat Canada by a joint venture company formed by Loral Space & Communications Inc. and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board from BCE Inc.; Ottawa, Canada, operator of telecommunications satellites.

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.

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.

WII COMPONENTS INC.: $238.5 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $150 million first-lien term loan; $63.5 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition by Olympus Partners, bond tender offer and refinance existing bank debt; St. Cloud, Minn., outsourced manufacturer of hardwood and engineered wood doors and components.

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