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Published on 3/9/2006 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $34.7215 billion

MARCH:

AUDATEX: Bank meeting toward the end of March; $770 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, with Goldman left lead; $75 million revolver; $480 million term B; $215 million second-lien term loan; help fund Solera Inc.'s acquisition of Automatic Data Processing Inc.'s claims services group; provider of automotive claims solutions.

AUTONATION INC.: Bank meeting March 14; $300 million term loan (Ba2/NA/BB+); JPMorgan; help fund stock and bond tender offers; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., automotive retailer.

AVETA INC.: Lender call March 10; $300 million term loan (upsizing from $272 million) repricing at Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 350 bps, with step down to Libor plus 225 bps if leverage falls below 1.75x; Bear Stearns; Hackensack, N.J., medical management company with operations in Puerto Rico, California and Illinois.

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORP.: Bank meeting March 16; $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.

COMPSYCH CORP.: Bank meeting March 14; $110 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $10 million five-year revolver; $100 million six-year term loan; help fund LBO by Summit Partners; Chicago-based provider of fully integrated employee assistance programs, managed behavioral health and work-life services.

W&T OFFSHORE INC.: General syndication meeting expected as March business; $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility; TD Securities and Lehman Brothers, with TD left lead; $500 million revolver; $500 million term A; $300 million term B; help fund the acquisition of substantially all of the Gulf of Mexico conventional shelf properties of Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp.; Houston-based oil and natural gas company.

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

ADVANTAGE SALES & MARKETING LLC: $540 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Citigroup joint lead arrangers and bookrunners; $60 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $480 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by J.W. Childs Associates LP and ML Global Private Equity from Allied Capital Corp.; Irvine, Calif., sales and marketing agency.

AEARO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $570 million credit facility; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns; $60 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $340 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $170 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; help fund LBO by Permira; Indianapolis-based personal protection equipment company.

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.

ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $375 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch; $300 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of American Medical Instruments Holdings Inc.; Vancouver, B.C.-based specialty pharmaceutical 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.

BALL CORP.: $500 million term loan (BB+); Deutsche and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of U.S. Can Corp.'s U.S. and Argentinean operations and certain North American plastic bottle container assets of Alcan Packaging; Broomfield, Colo., supplier of metal and plastic packaging products.

BRESNAN COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $600 million credit facility; Wachovia, Bank of New York, TD Securities, General Electric Capital Corp. and SG, with Wachovia left lead; $150 million revolver (B1/B+); $75 million term A (B1/B+); $275 million term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps; refinance existing bank debt and fund a $150 million dividend payment; Purchase, N.Y., broadband telecommunications provider.

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.

CARIBE INFORMATION INVESTMENT INC.: $165 million credit facility (B1/B); Lehman and Bank of America joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Lehman left lead, Wachovia documentation agent; $155 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe's buyout of Caribe from Verizon and Puerto Rico Telephone Co.; owner of interests in directories in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS ETHANOL: $87.5 million eight-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 900 to 1,000 bps; Credit Suisse; fund a 37 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Illinois; Canton, Ill.-based cooperative ethanol production facility.

DJ ORTHOPEDICS INC.: $410 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wachovia; $360 million seven-year term loan; $50 million revolver; fund purchase of Aircast Inc. from Tailwind Capital and refinance existing bank debt; Vista, Calif., medical device company.

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.

DOMINO'S INC.: $100 million term B add-on; JPMorgan; help fund a $200 million dividend to Bain Capital; Ann Arbor, Mich., pizza chain.

DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: $75 million second-lien term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 400 bps; JPMorgan; general corporate purposes; Rochester Hills, Mich., automotive components manufacturer.

EASTON-BELL SPORTS INC.: Approximately $415 million senior credit facility; Wachovia and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Wachovia left lead; $335 million term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $70 million revolver; C$12 million revolver; 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.

EXTENSITY: $575 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with JPMorgan left lead; $50 million revolver (B2/B); $400 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million second-lien term loan 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.

FIBERVISIONS LLC: $110 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million five-year revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $70 million seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $20 million 7 1/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund the acquisition of a 51% interest in FiberVisions by Snow, Phipps & Guggenheim LP from Hercules Inc.; Covington, Ga., producer of specialty fibers for nonwoven fabrics and textile fibers.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: $2 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps to 175 bps; 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.

GAINEY CORP.: $260 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Wachovia; $210 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at less than 23/4x leverage; $50 million revolver; Grand Rapids, Mich., provider of freight transportation.

GOODMAN GLOBAL INC.: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 225 bps in connection with IPO; JPMorgan; Houston-based manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: $3.85 billion in credit facilities; $2.55 billion senior secured credit facility split into $2.05 billion term B at Libor plus 325 bps and $500 million revolver; $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.

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 at Libor plus 700 bps; fund acquisition of certain Geac Computer Corp. Ltd. businesses and acquisition of Datastream Systems Inc.; Atlanta-based software provider.

JOHN MANEELY CO.: $490 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, Goldman left lead; $200 million five-year asset-based revolver (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $290 million seven-year term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group; Collingswood, N.J., manufacturer of steel pipe, tubular products, plumbing and electrical fittings.

MEG ENERGY CORP.: $750 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Lehman and Credit Suisse, with Lehman left lead; $50 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; $350 million funded seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $350 million two-year delayed-draw, with seven-year final maturity, term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 75 bps ticking fee; develop a SAGD project; oil and gas company involved in oil sands development in northeast Alberta, Canada.

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.

MR PROCESSING: $80 million credit facility; Royal Bank of Scotland; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $70 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund LBO by Great Hill Partners; Roswell, Ga., provider of outsourced foreclosure and bankruptcy processing services.

NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP INC.: $225 million term loan B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; Citigroup; refinance existing debt, including the company's 10% senior notes; Portland, Ore., forklift truck manufacturer.

NATIONAL RENAL INSTITUTES INC.: $258 million senior credit facility; RBC Capital Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland and Aries Management, with RBC left lead; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $218 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund the acquisition of over 100 dialysis clinics from Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. and Renal Care Group; Nashville, Tenn., health care services company.

NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.: $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.

NORTEK HOLDINGS INC.: $100 million revolver add-on; UBS left lead; Providence, R.I., manufacturer and distributor of building products for residential, light commercial and commercial applications.

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $430 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); UBS Investment Bank, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Bank of America, with UBS left lead; $355 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund acquisition of Dictaphone Corp.; Burlington, Mass., provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers.

OLYMPIA GROUP: $410 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million three-year revolver (B1/BB) at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $280 million five-year term B (B1/BB) at Libor plus 275 bps; $80 million six-year second-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 700 bps; real estate development; investment management group.

PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC.: $120 million credit facility (B1/B); JPMorgan; $110 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund purchase by Prides Capital Partners LLC and provide for working capital; Dallas-based provider of technology and services to hotels and travel distributors.

PLUM POINT ENERGY ASSOCIATES LLC: $760 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, with Credit Suisse left lead; $340 million eight-year term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $65 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $105 million eight-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $250 million 81/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps plus 200 bps PIK; 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.

QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.: $1.47 billion credit facility; Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, with Citi left lead; $250 million revolver due 2012 (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $900 million first-lien term B due 2013 (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $320 million second-lien term C due 2014 (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps; fund bond tender offers; Durham, N.C., pharmaceutical services company.

SAGITTARIUS RESTAURANTS LLC (CAPTAIN D'S INC.): $330 million credit facility (B); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $270 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Del Taco Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., seafood quick-service restaurant chain.

SERENA SOFTWARE INC.: $475 million credit facility (B1/B); Lehman, Merrill Lynch and UBS, with Lehman administrative agent; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps once leverage is less than 5.5x; 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.

STRATUS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $330 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche, with Goldman left lead; $175 million first-lien term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $30 million revolver (B1/B-); $125 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 700 bps to 750 bps; fund a tender offer for all 10.375% senior notes due 2008; Maynard, Mass., solutions provider.

SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC.: $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 62.5 bps, 15 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; refinance existing credit facility; Orange, Calif., manufacturer of high technology dental, dental implant and infection prevention products.

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:

ARMOR HOLDINGS INC.: New all pro rata senior credit facility expected with price talk in the Libor plus 125 bps range; Wachovia; help fund acquisition of Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc.; Jacksonville, Fla., manufacturer and distributor of security products and vehicle armor systems.

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.

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.

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.

DANA CORP.: $1.45 billion 18-month debtor-in-possession facility; Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan; $750 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $700 million term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund working capital requirements; Toledo, Ohio, engineer, manufacturer, supplier and distributor of systems and components for vehicle manufacturers.

EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORP.: $1.435 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse joint bookrunners, with Goldman left lead, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America underwriters; $1.185 billion term B; $250 million revolver; help fund LBO by Providence Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners; Pittsburgh-based provider of private post-secondary education.

ENERGYSOLUTIONS: Second-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 March 31; 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.

MULTIPLAN INC.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; help fund purchase by The Carlyle Group; New York-based independent Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) network.

PACKAGING DYNAMICS CORP.: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank; help fund LBO by Kohlberg & Co. and merger with Thilmany LLC; Chicago-based flexible packaging company.

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 (B3/B+); $85 million five-year term loan (B3/B+); $60 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); refinance most of the company's existing debt; Los Angeles-based operator of outpatient diagnostic imaging facilities.

SOURCECORP INC.: $250 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS Securities; $75 million revolver; $175 million in term debt; help fund LBO by Apollo Management LP; Dallas-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions and specialized consulting services.

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.

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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