Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $39.05925 billion

FEBRUARY:

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: Bank meeting Feb. 24; $2 billion seven-year term B launch; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 137.5 bps and $2 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 137.5 bps already launched June 23, 2005; finance acquisition of Renal Care Group Inc. for about $3.5 billion, plus the assumption of about $500 million of Renal debt, and refinance Fresenius credit facility; Bad Homburg, Germany, dialysis products and services provider.

MARCH:

AEARO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $570 million credit facility; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns; approximately $400 million of first-lien debt; approximately $170 million of second-lien term loan debt; help fund LBO by Permira; Indianapolis-based personal protection equipment company.

PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC.: Bank meeting expected early March; $120 million credit facility (B1); JPMorgan; $110 million term loan; $10 million revolver; fund purchase by Prides Capital Partners LLC and provide for working capital; Dallas-based provider of technology and services to hotels and travel distributors.

WIDEOPENWEST HOLDINGS LLC: March/April business; $520 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $60 million revolver; $460 million term B; help fund LBO by Avista Capital Partners from Oak Hill Capital Partners and ABRY Partners; Englewood, Colo., provider of cable television, high-speed internet and telephone services.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES INC.: $5 billion credit facility (Ba2); Citigroup; $4 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1 billion six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund modified Dutch auction stock tender offer; Dallas-based provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions to commercial and government clients.

ASTORIA ENERGY (U.S. POWER GENERATING CO. LLC): $900 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $50 million revolver (B1/BB-); $120 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps on debt repayment; $430 million term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps on debt repayment; $300 million second-lien term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 375 basis points; fund purchase of three New York City power plants from Reliant Energy by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and U.S Power; New York-based electricity generating asset acquisition company.

AWAS AVIATION HOLDINGS LLC: $2.05 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $1.8 billion first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund purchase by Terra Firma from Morgan Stanley; Seattle-based aircraft leasing company.

BLACKBOARD INC.: $70 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $60 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund the acquisition of WebCT; Washington-based provider of enterprise software applications and related services to the education industry.

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $2.4 billion secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Bank of America and Citigroup, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $1 billion tranche A-1 term loan talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $400 million tranche A-2 term loan talked at Libor plus 125 bps; refinance existing bank debt that matures in June; also $3.5 billion greenshoe that can be used to fund a special dividend to shareholders; Bethpage, N.Y., media, entertainment and telecommunications company.

CALPINE CORP.: $2 billion secured two-year debtor-in-possession financing facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 75 bps commitment fee that drops to 50 bps if usage is greater than 65%; $400 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; San Jose, Calif., power company.

CAVALIER TELEPHONE LLC: $200 million credit facility (B2); Wachovia and Jefferies Babson; $185 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps; refinance debt and fund dividend payment; Richmond, Va., provider of telecommunications services.

CAREMORE MEDICAL ENTERPRISES: $150 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); General Electric Capital Corp. and Bank of America, with GECC left lead; $125 million term loan due 2013 at Libor plus 325 bps; $25 million revolver due 2012 at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund the acquisition of CareMore by JPMorgan Partners and Crystal Cove Partners and take out an existing $70 million loan; Downey, Calif., managed health care provider.

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.: $650 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan, CIBC and Bank of America; $350 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $300 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund acquisition of Farnam Cos. Inc.; Walnut Creek, Calif., marketer and producer of products for pets, lawns and gardens.

CENTURY THEATRES INC.: $435 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Morgan Stanley and Bank of America joint lead arrangers, Morgan Stanley sole bookrunner; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $360 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a sizable dividend payment to the owners; San Rafael, Calif., regional theatrical exhibition company.

DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORK CORP.: $270 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $35 million revolver (B2/B+); $175 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+); $60 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-); refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Omaha, Neb., provider of real-time information to agriculture, refined fuels, commodities trading and weather impacted businesses.

DAVE & BUSTER'S INC.: $160 million credit facility (B-); JPMorgan; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Wellspring Capital Management LLC; Dallas-based operator of upscale restaurant/entertainment complexes.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC.: $560 million one-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers; Tulsa, Okla., vehicle rental company.

DRUMMOND CO. INC.: $600 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Citigroup and Merrill Lynch, with Citi left lead; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 100 to 150 bps based on ratings; $200 million term A talked at Libor plus 100 to 150 bps based on ratings; refinance existing debt; Birmingham, Ala., coal company.

DUNKIN' BRANDS INC.: $1 billion credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan and Lehman, with JPMorgan left lead; $850 million term loan at Libor plus 250 basis points, $150 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; help back LBO by Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners from Pernod Ricard SA; Canton, Mass., quick service restaurant franchisor.

EK SUCCESS LTD.: $155.25 million credit facility; Dresdner; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $75 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; $19.25 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 325 bps; $41 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 750 bps; help fund LBO by GTCR Golder Rauner LLC; Clifton, N.J., scrapbooking and craft products company.

EPCO INC.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; Lehman; owner of the general partner of Houston-based midstream energy company Enterprise Products Partners LP and Houston-based pipeline company Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co. LLC.

EXTENSITY: $575 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with JPMorgan left lead; $50 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $360 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $165 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps; fund purchase of Geac Computer Corp. Ltd.'s financial applications and the Industry Specific Applications by Golden Gate Capital; Geac is a Markham, Ont., enterprise software company that addresses the needs of the chief financial officer.

FLAG LUXURY PROPERTIES LLC: $180 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $140 million five-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; $40 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; repay existing debt and to fund development of a St. Regis resort on Anguilla; New York-based owner and developer of hotel, residential and retail projects.

FORMICA CORP.: $300 million credit facility (B2/B); Bank of America and UBS joint arrangers; $60 million six-year revolver talked at Libor 275 bps; $210 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; pay a dividend of approximately $30 million to the equity owners and refinance debt; Cincinnati-based manufacturer and marketer of branded, design-coordinated decorative surfacing.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: Expected close by end of February; $3.5 billion four-year credit facility (BB+/BB); Wachovia and Bank of America, with Euro Hypo acting as administrative agent; $650 million revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $2.85 billion term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps; also $1.5 billion bridge loan to be repaid by fixed rate non-recourse mortgage loans; refinance existing credit facility; Chicago-based regional shopping mall real estate investment trust.

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $445 million senior credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $370 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; finance the acquisition of The Healthfield Group Inc. and refinance some existing Healthfield debt; Melville, N.Y., provider of comprehensive home health services.

GSC PARTNERS: $140 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); UBS; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $120 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; recapitalization and incorporation; New York-based specialty credit-focused investment firm.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: $3.85 billion in credit facilities; $2.55 billion senior secured credit facility split into $2.05 billion term B and $500 million revolver, both tranches talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.3 billion senior unsecured interim term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, stepping up to Libor plus 550 bps after six months and by 50 bps every three months thereafter; JPMorgan, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on senior secured credit facility, with JPMorgan left lead; Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and JPMorgan bookrunners on interim loan, with Merrill left lead; prepay substantially all existing debt; Birmingham, Ala., provider of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitative health care services.

HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC.: Expected close end of February; $225 million credit facility; Dymas Capital; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $160 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $50 million delayed-draw acquisition financing term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps; dividend recapitalization; Omaha, Neb.-based franchisee of Jiffy Lube service centers.

HERCULES INC.: Repricing $393 million term loan at Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 175 bps; Credit Suisse; Wilmington, Del., manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and related services.

INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS AG: $970 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $50 million four-year revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $605 million five-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $315 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) of which $200 million is existing debt priced at Libor plus 725 bps and $115 million is new debt talked at Libor plus 675 bps; fund acquisition of certain Geac Computer Corp. Ltd. businesses and acquisition of Datastream Systems Inc.; Atlanta-based software provider.

MATTAMY HOMES: $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; RBC Capital Markets; refinance some existing debt and provide growth capital; residential homebuilder in Canada.

MAXIM CRANE WORKS: $285 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $235 million term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Bridgeville, Pa.-based crane rental company.

MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO.: $205 million three-year credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $125 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $80 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; New York-based owner and operator of boutique hotels.

NALCO CO.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup; Naperville, Ill. provider of water treatment and process chemicals and services.

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $1.5 billion three-year senior unsecured term loan talked (Na/NA/BB-) at Libor plus 475 bps, increasing by an additional 50 bps after 12 months and by an additional 25 bps every six months thereafter; Credit Suisse and Banc of America Securities joint lead arrangers; refinance, if need be, any or all of the outstanding notes that are allegedly in default as the result of a delay in filing its fiscal 2005 annual report; Warrenville, Ill., commercial truck and mid-range diesel engine producer.

O2 ARENA: £265 million six-year term B (a good chunk in U.S. dollars) at Libor plus 350 bps; Credit Suisse; fund the redevelopment of the Millennium Dome in London as an entertainment complex by Phil Anschutz (90%) and Rupert Murdoch; O2 is a wireless company that bought the naming rights to the arena.

OLYMPIA GROUP: $385 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million three-year revolver (B1/BB) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $255 million five-year term B (B1/BB) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $80 million six-year second-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; real estate development; investment management group.

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.: $415 million credit facility; Wachovia; $30 million revolver (B+); $310 million first-lien term loan (B+); $75 million second-lien term loan (B-); help fund acquisition of The Bisys Group Inc.'s Information Services Group; Glastonbury, Conn., provider of integrated, enterprise-wide data processing technologies for banks and credit unions.

PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INC.: $90 million of incremental bank debt (B2/B+); Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $80 million seven-year term B add-on talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund the purchase of Nevamar Holdco LLC from Kohlberg Management IV LLC and the other current owners; Shelton, Conn., provider of decorative surfaces for commercial and residential interiors, store and store fixtures and furniture.

PINNACLE FOODS GROUP INC.: $140 million tack-on loan (B+) at Libor plus 325 bps; Deutsche and JPMorgan, with Deutsche left lead; acquisition financing; Cherry Hill, N.J., branded food products company.

PLUM POINT ENERGY ASSOCIATES LLC: $760 million credit facility (B); Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, with Credit Suisse left lead; $590 million eight-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $65 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $105 million eight-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 325 bps; help finance the construction of the Plum Point Energy Station, a nominal 800 megawatt, coal-fired electric generating plant located near Osceola, Ark.; Chesterfield, Mo.-based member of the LS Power Group, a St. Louis-based developer, owner and operator of power generation projects.

PLY GEM INDUSTRIES INC.: $121 million incremental senior secured term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; UBS and Deutsche Bank joint lead arrangers, JPMorgan also involved; help fund the acquisition of AWC Holding Co. (Alenco) from Linsalata Capital Partners and management; Kearney, Mo., manufacturer of exterior building products.

RGIS INVENTORY SPECIALISTS: $370 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $300 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $70 million revolver; fund a dividend; Auburn Hills, Mich., third-party inventory services provider.

SEDGWICK CMS HOLDINGS INC.: $340 million credit facility (B1/B+/B); Bank of America and Wachovia, with Bank of America; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $40 million talked at Libor plus 225 bps; back the already completed acquisition of Sedgwick by Fidelity National Financial Inc., Thomas H. Lee and Evercore; provider of outsourced insurance claims management services to large corporate and public sector entities.

SERENA SOFTWARE INC.: $450 million credit facility (B1/B); Lehman, Merrill Lynch and UBS, with Lehman administrative agent; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $375 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Silver Lake Partners; San Mateo, Calif., provider of software products for managing process and controlling change across the information technology environment.

STALLION OILFIELD SERVICES LTD.: $215 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $140 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; fund a group of acquisitions, refinance debt and provide additional liquidity; Houston-based provider of drilling support services.

TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO.: $375 million credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan joint leads on revolver, Citi sole lead on second-lien; $275 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; Tecumseh, Mich., manufacturer of hermetic compressors, gasoline engines and power train components, submersible pumps and small electric motors.

USI HOLDINGS CORP.: $310 million credit facility (B1); JPMorgan; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $210 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., distributor of insurance and financial products and services to businesses.

VENETIAN MACAU LTD.: $2.5 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Goldman Sachs, Lehman and Merrill Lynch, with Goldman left lead; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million equivalent local currency five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $700 million delayed-draw six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.2 billion funded seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund design, development, construction and pre-opening costs for the company's development projects in Macao, including The Venetian Macau Resort-Hotel-Casino and other projects on the Cotai Strip; expected close first-quarter 2006; subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a Las Vegas-based hotel, gaming, resort and exhibition/convention company.

VULCAN ENERGY CORP.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Bank of America; Houston-based independent midstream energy company.

ON THE HORIZON:

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $1.3 billion debtor-in-possession facility due Aug. 7, 2006; JPMorgan and Citigroup joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with JPMorgan administrative agent; $800 million term A at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $500 million term B at Libor plus 200 bps; Greenwood Village, Colo., cable company.

ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: Approximately $375 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch; $300 million term loan; $75 million revolver; help fund acquisition of American Medical Instruments Holdings Inc.; Vancouver-based specialty pharmaceutical company.

BALL CORP.: Incremental bank debt under existing credit facility; help back acquisition of U.S. Can Corp.'s United States and Argentinean operations for approximately 1.1 million shares of Ball common stock and the repayment of $550 million of U.S. Can's debt; Broomfield, Colo., supplier of metal and plastic packaging products.

BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC.: $625 million credit facility; Capital Source Finance LLC; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $100 million five-year term A at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; $150 million three-year revolving credit facilities at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million three-year term B at Libor plus 575 bps; $100 million three-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 825 bps; help fund purchase by Fillmore Strategic Investors LLC; Fort Smith, Ark., provider of health care services.

THE BON-TON STORES INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Saks Inc.'s Northern Department Store Group; York, Pa., regional department store chain.

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORP.: $1.575 billion senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and Bank of America; $800 million revolver; $775 million term loan; help fund LBO by Bain Capital Partners LLC; Burlington, N.J., retailer of branded apparel at discount prices.

CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.063 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $813 million term loan; $250 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Remington Oil and Gas Corp.; Houston-based energy service company.

CAPTAIN D'S INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Del Taco Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., seafood quick-service restaurant chain.

CERTIFIED GROCERS MIDWEST INC.: $115 million credit facility; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Fresh Brands Inc. and provide for the ongoing operation of the businesses; Chicago-based grocery wholesale cooperative.

CUMULUS MEDIA PARTNERS LLC: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and UBS, with Deutsche left lead; help fund the acquisition of the radio broadcasting business of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co. for about $1.2 billion; Atlanta-based radio company formed by Cumulus Media Inc., Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

EASTON-BELL SPORTS INC.: $415 million senior credit facility; Wachovia and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; help fund the merger of Riddell Bell Holdings with Easton Sports, refinance existing debt, and for working capital and other general corporate requirements; branded sports company.

ENERGYSOLUTIONS: Late second-quarter, early third-quarter business; $230 million term B add-on; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Duratek Inc.; Salt Lake City-based national energy services company.

ENESCO GROUP INC.: $75 million five-year senior secured credit facility; LaSalle Business Credit LLC; replace existing facility; must close on or before Feb. 28; Itasca, Ill., producer of fine gifts, collectibles and home decor accessories.

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC.: $2.675 billion debt commitment; JPMorgan; back buyout by Kingdom Hotels International and Colony Capital; Toronto-based owner/operator of luxury hotels and resorts.

INTEGRA TELECOM INC.: $450 million first- and second-lien credit facility; CIBC World Markets Corp. sole lead arranger and co-bookrunner on the first lien with Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group LP co-bookrunner and administrative agent; Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group LP co-underwriting the second lien; fund purchase of Electric Lightwave Inc. from Citizens Communications and refinance existing bank debt; Portland, Ore., integrated communications carrier.

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC.: $80 million 12-month revolving debtor-in-possession financing facility at Libor plus 350 bps, 37.5 to 50 bps commitment fee based on utilization; Bank of America; Houston-based provider of electrical solutions to the commercial and industrial, residential and service markets.

INTELSAT LTD.: Commitments for about $2.88 billion in bank debt; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche and Lehman joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citigroup administrative agent, Credit Suisse syndication agent; PanAmSat opco credit facility contains $355.95 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage, $1.6309 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps with step down to Libor plus 200 bps if leverage is less than 4.5:1.0, and $250 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage; Intelsat opco credit facility contains $344.5 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0, and $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0; finance PanAmSat acquisition, refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite company.

IPAYMENT HOLDINGS INC.: $475million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $450 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+ or better and Libor plus 250 bps if rated lower than B1/B+; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1/B+ or better and Libor plus 250 bps if rated lower than B1/B+, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund public-to-private transaction led by management; Nashville, Tenn., provider of credit and debit card-based payment processing services.

J. CREW GROUP INC.: $295 million senior secured term loan; Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns, Goldman left lead; in connection with IPO; redeem preferred stock and notes; New York-based apparel and accessories retailer.

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP.: $250 million exit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. lead arranger, sole bookrunner and syndication agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, CIT Group/Business Credit Inc. co-arranger; $200 million five-year revolver; $50 six-year million term loan at Libor plus 550 bps; also $200 million one-year debtor-in-possession facility at Libor plus 225 bps; Houston aluminum company.

KANBAY INTERNATIONAL INC.: $125 million credit facility; LaSalle Bank; $50 million term loan; $75 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Adjoined Consulting Inc.; Rosemont, Ill., IT services firm focused on the financial services industry.

LEGENDS GAMING LLC: New credit facility; CIT; help fund purchase of Bossier City, La., and Vicksburg, Miss., properties from Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.; owner and operator of casinos.

LS POWER EQUITY PARTNERS: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Duke Energy North America's entire fleet of power generation assets outside the Midwest.

NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.: Approximately $200 million term B add-on at Libor plus 150 bps; Wachovia; help fund acquisition of Robertson-Ceco Corp.; Houston-based manufacturer and marketer of metal products and services for the nonresidential construction industry.

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $430 million senior secured credit facility; UBS Investment Bank, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Bank of America, with UBS left lead; $355 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, Libor plus 250 bps if rated B1/B+, Libor plus 275 bps if rated lower; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps with 37.5 bps commitment fee if rated Ba3/BB-, Libor plus 250 bps with 50 bps commitment fee if rated B1/B+, Libor plus 275 bps with 50 bps commitment fee if rated lower; fund acquisition of Dictaphone Corp.; Burlington, Mass., provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers.

PNA GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity from TUI AG; Atlanta-based processor and distributor of steel products.

PRIMEDEX HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $160 million senior secured credit facility; $15 million five year revolver (B+); $85 million five-year term loan (B+); $60 million six-year second-lien term loan (CCC+); refinance most of the company's existing debt; Los Angeles-based operator of outpatient diagnostic imaging facilities.

SUPERVALU INC.: General syndication launch in spring (agent meeting was Feb. 6); $4 billion credit facility; Royal Bank of Scotland; $2 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 40 bps undrawn fee; $1.25 billion term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $750 million term B; purchase of some Albertson's Inc. assets; Eden Prairie, Minn., supermarket operator.

SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC.: New credit facility; refinance existing $350 million credit facility; Orange, Calif., manufacturer of high technology dental, dental implant and infection prevention products.

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. SENSORS & CONTROLS BUSINESS: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; help fund $3 billion LBO by Bain Capital LLC, purchase price will be funded $2.125 billion through debt, $975 million through equity; Attleboro, Mass., supplier of engineered sensors and controls to the appliance, climate control, industrial, automotive, lighting and aircraft markets.

THOMAS NELSON INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by InterMedia Partners VII LP; Nashville, Tenn., publisher and distributor of products emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes.

VALOR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC./ALLTEL CORP. WIRELINE: Expected 2Q06; up to $4.2 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 150 bps if rated lower; up to $500 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 150 bps if rated lower; up to $2.8 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 175 bps if rated lower; up to $400 million five-year delayed-draw term loan C that will be available for four months talked at Libor plus 125 bps if rated Ba2/BB, Libor plus 150 bps if rated lower; fund merger of Alltel wireline business with Valor, term A and B to finance a $2.4 billion dividend payment to Alltel and refinance debt, term C to fund possible, but unlikely, put of up to $400 million of Valor's outstanding bonds, revolver for general corporate purposes; Central Arkansas-based wireline company.

WATER PIK TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Up to $290 million credit facility; ING Capital LLC; term loans; revolver; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and Zodiac SA; closing expected late-April; Newport Beach, Calif., designer, manufacturer and marketer of swimming pool products and personal health care products.

X-RITE INC.: $220 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver; $120 million first-lien term loan; $60 million second-lien term loan; help fund purchase of Amazys Holding AG; Grandville, Mich., provider of color measurement solutions comprised of hardware, software and services for the verification and communication of color data.

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