Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $47.6605 billion

MARCH

BUCKEYE CHECK CASHING INC.: Bank meeting March 30; $190 million credit facility; Bear Stearns and Royal Bank of Scotland joint lead arrangers, Bear bookrunner; $20 million revolver; $130 million term loan; $40 million second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by Diamond Castle Holdings and management; Dublin, Ohio, provider of financial services to customers who need cash immediately.

PINE PRAIRIE ENERGY CENTER LLC: Bank meeting March 30; $320 million credit facility; SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver; $270 million term B due December 2013; fund the construction of Pine Prairie, a new salt cavern natural gas storage project in Evangeline Parish, La.

THE SPORTS AUTHORITY INC.: Bank meeting March 30; $1.05 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Lehman, with Bank of America left lead; $300 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $685 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $65 million five-year first-in, last-out ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO by Leonard Green & Partners LP and senior management; Englewood, Colo., full-line sporting goods retailer.

US AIRWAYS GROUP INC.: Bank meeting March 28; $1.1 billion five-year non-amortizing senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps if rated B1/B+, Libor plus 375 bps if rated B2/B; GE Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers, GE bookrunner; refinance existing debt; expected close by April 6; Tempe, Ariz., provider of airline services

APRIL

EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORP.: Late April/early May business; $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.

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.

W&T OFFSHORE INC.: General syndication meeting in April; $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: Bank meeting April 5; $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: Closing March 28; $540 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Citigroup joint lead arrangers and bookrunners; $60 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $480 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 200 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.

AGY HOLDING CORP.: $210 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $30 million five-year revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $135 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund purchase by Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Aiken, S.C., producer of glass fiber yarns.

ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC.: Repricing term B and institutional letter-of-credit facility to Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; JPMorgan; Scottsdale, Ariz., waste services company.

AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP.: $650 million credit facility; UBS and NatCity; $300 million revolver; $350 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 62.5 bps ticking fee; refinance existing debt; Cleveland-based greeting card company.

AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Citigroup sole lead arranger, Citigroup, Bank of America and General Electric Capital Corp. joint bookrunners, Citigroup administrative agent, Bank of America syndication agent; $250 million revolver due April 2011 talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $225 million term B due April 2013 talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $225 million delayed-draw term B due April 2013 talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing bank debt, fund working capital needs and general corporate purposes, and finance a potential tender for or call of the company's 10¼% senior notes at or prior to their first optional redemption date on Oct. 15, 2007; Chicago-based diversified manufacturing company serving the railroad, vehicular and construction markets.

ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $425 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch; $350 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 150 bps; $75 million five-year revolver 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.

AUDATEX: $745 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, with Goldman left lead; $50 million revolver (B1/B+); $480 million term B (B1/B+); $215 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-); help fund Solera Inc.'s acquisition of Automatic Data Processing Inc.'s claims services group; provider of automotive claims solutions.

AUTONATION INC.: $900 million credit facility (Ba2/NA/BB+); JPMorgan; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $600 million revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps; help fund stock and bond tender offers; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., automotive retailer.

AVETA INC.: $300 million term loan (upsizing from $272 million) repricing at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 350 bps, with step down to Libor plus 200 bps if leverage falls below 1.75x; Bear Stearns; Hackensack, N.J., medical management company with operations in Puerto Rico, California and Illinois.

AWAS AVIATION HOLDINGS LLC: $2.05 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $1.8 billion first-lien term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund purchase by Terra Firma from Morgan Stanley; Seattle-based aircraft leasing company.

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+) at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million term A (B1/B+) at Libor plus 225 bps; $275 million term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing bank debt and fund a $150 million dividend payment; Purchase, N.Y., broadband telecommunications provider.

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORP.: $1.575 billion senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and Bank of America; $735 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $65 million tranche A+ first-in, last-out ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $775 million term B (B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; help fund LBO by Bain Capital Partners LLC; Burlington, N.J., retailer of branded apparel at discount prices.

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $3.5 billion term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 175 bps; Bank of America and Citigroup, with Bank of America left lead; fund a $3 billion special dividend; Bethpage, N.Y., media, entertainment and telecommunications 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.

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 at Libor plus 225 bps; $10 million revolver at Libor plus 225 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.

CBRL GROUP INC.: $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Wachovia Securities; $800 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $200 million delayed-draw seven-year final maturity term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 75 bps ticking fee; $250 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps unused fee; fund a modified Dutch auction tender offer common stock repurchase plan, refinance convertible debt and refinance revolver; closing on or before May 15; Lebanon, Tenn., operator and developer of restaurant and retail concepts.

CDX GAS LLC: $550 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps to 225 bps based on utilization; $400 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, soft call 102, 101; help fund buyout by TCW; also get a $125 million eight-year pay-in-kind preferred equity at Libor plus 700 bps, soft call 102, 101; Dallas-based independent energy company.

CENDANT CAR RENTAL GROUP LLC (AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL LLC): $2.375 billion credit facility (Ba2/BBB-/BBB-); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, with JPMorgan left lead; $1.5 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $875 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund spinoff from Cendant Corp.; general-use car rental operator.

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.

COMPBENEFITS CORP.: $155 million credit facility; Bank of America; $145 million term B; $10 million revolver; refinance essentially all of the company's debt and some preferred stock; Roswell, Ga., dental and vision benefits provider.

COMPSYCH CORP.: $110 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO by Summit Partners; Chicago-based provider of fully integrated employee assistance programs, managed behavioral health and work-life services.

CONMED CORP.: $250 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); JPMorgan; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $150 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Utica, N.Y., medical technology company.

DANA CORP.: $1.45 billion 18-month debtor-in-possession facility; Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan; $750 million asset-based revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $700 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; also $100 million Canadian revolver for Dana Canada at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund working capital requirements; Toledo, Ohio, engineer, manufacturer, supplier and distributor of systems and components for vehicle manufacturers.

DJ ORTHOPEDICS INC.: $410 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wachovia; $360 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $50 million revolver; fund purchase of Aircast Inc. from Tailwind Capital and refinance existing bank debt; Vista, Calif., medical device company.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: $1.3 billion credit facility; Deutsche; $875 million covenant-light term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $325 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $100 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility (B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; Westlake Village, Calif., producer and marketer of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers.

DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: $75 million second-lien term loan add-on (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; JPMorgan; general corporate purposes; Rochester Hills, Mich., automotive components manufacturer.

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: $1.75 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 137.5 bps; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 137.5 bps and $1.85 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.

GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL SENIOR CARE HOLDINGS LLC (BEVERLY ENTERPRISES): $525 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $350 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $125 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps; LBO financing; Fort Smith, Ark., provider of health care services.

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.

GPX INTERNATIONAL TIRE CORP.: $160 million credit facility; Royal Bank of Scotland; $50 million revolver; $110 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; refinance debt and fund acquisitions; tire company.

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) at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group; Collingswood, N.J., manufacturer of steel pipe, tubular products, plumbing and electrical fittings.

LBI MEDIA INC.: $260 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Credit Suisse and Wachovia; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $110 million six-year, covenant-light, term loan at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing revolver and for general corporate purposes; Burbank, Calif., owner and operator of Spanish-language radio and television stations.

LSP GEN FINANCE CO.: $1.69 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $100 million five-year revolver (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $950 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $40 million delayed-draw seven-year final maturity first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps ticking fee; $150 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 101 call protection; $450 million special letter-of-credit facility to be provided by Goldman and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Duke Energy North America's entire fleet of power generation assets outside the Midwest.

MEG ENERGY CORP.: $750 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Lehman and Credit Suisse, with Lehman left lead; $50 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; $350 million funded seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $350 million two-year delayed-draw, with seven-year final maturity, term B at Libor plus 200 bps, 100 bps ticking fee, stepping up to 125 bps after one year then 150 bps at 11/2-years; develop a SAGD project; oil and gas company involved in oil sands development in northeast Alberta, Canada.

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.

MULTIPLAN INC.: $450 million credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund purchase by The Carlyle Group; New York-based independent Preferred Provider Organization network.

NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP INC.: $225 million term loan B (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 200 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 (Ba2/BB) 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 (B2/B); 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 at Libor plus 200 bps; $75 million six-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; fund acquisition of Dictaphone Corp.; Burlington, Mass., provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers.

PACER INTERNATIONAL INC.: $95 million term loan add-on at Libor plus 175 bps; Deutsche; acquisition financing; Concord, Calif., provider of logistics and freight transportation services.

PANAVISION INC.: $345 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bear Stearns; $35 million five-year revolver (B1) at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $195 million five-year first-lien term B (B1) at Libor plus 300 bps; $115 million six-year second-lien term loan (B3) at Libor plus 700 bps; refinance existing bank and bond debt; Woodland Hills, Calif., designer, manufacturer and supplier of precision camera systems for the motion picture and television industries.

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.

P.H. GLATFELTER CO.: $300 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and PNC joint lead arrangers; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps, 17.5 bps commitment fee; $150 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; acquisition financing; York, Pa., manufacturer of specialty papers and engineered products.

QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.: $1.445 billion credit facility; Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, with Citi left lead; $225 million revolver due 2012 (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 225 bps; $1 billion first-lien term B due 2013 (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 200 bps; $220 million second-lien term C due 2014 (B3/B) at Libor plus 400 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 at Libor plus 250 bps; $270 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Del Taco Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., seafood quick-service restaurant chain.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: $150 million of incremental bank debt (BB); JPMorgan; $50 million revolver add-on at Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million term loan add-on at Libor plus 125 bps; fund the proposed acquisition of Essnet AB's online lottery assets and the potential purchase of The Global Draw Ltd.; New York-based provider of services, systems and products to both the instant ticket lottery industry and the pari-mutuel wagering industry.

SOLO CUP CO.: $75 million secured second-lien term loan (B-); Bank of America; reduce borrowings under the domestic revolver; Highland Park, Ill., manufacturer of disposable foodservice products.

STALLION OILFIELD SERVICES LTD.: Closing early-March 27 week; $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 300 bps; $30 million revolver (B1/B-); $125 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked in Libor plus 800 bps area; 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.

TRIZEC PROPERTIES INC.: $1.475 billion one-year interim loan at Libor plus 140 bps; Deutsche Bank; two six-month extension options at higher pricing; fund purchase of a high-quality Southern California office portfolio from Arden Realty Inc.; Chicago-based real estate investment trust that owns and manages office properties.

UICI: $575 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $75 million five-year unsecured revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps; $500 million six-year unsecured term loan talked at Libor plus 100 bps; help fund LBO by The Blackstone Group; North Richland Hills, Texas, provider of insurance to niche consumer and institutional markets.

UPC BROADBAND HOLDING BV: $3.8 billion equivalent institutional term loans; TD Securities and Bank of America, with TD left lead; $1.9 billion equivalent term J due March 2013 containing dollar portion at Libor plus 200 bps and euro portion at Euribor plus 225 bps; $1.9 billion equivalent term K due December 2013 containing dollar portion at Libor plus 200 bps and euro portion at Euribor plus 225 bps; refinance the existing €140 million term F-1, $525 million term F-2, €550 million term H-1, $1.25 billion term H-2 and €1 billion term G; Netherlands-based broadband company owned by Liberty Global Inc.

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.

WATER PIK TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $290 million credit facility; ING Capital LLC and Credit Suisse; $165 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; 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.

XEROX CORP.: $1.25 billion unsecured five-year revolver; Citigroup and JPMorgan; replace existing $1 billion secured credit facility; Stamford, Conn., document company.

ON THE HORIZON:

ACTIVANT SOLUTIONS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Deutsche; help fund LBO by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners from HM Capital Partners LLC; Austin, Texas, technology provider of business management solutions.

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.

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.

CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC.: $145 million senior credit facility; $110 million revolver; $35 million term loan; refinance existing debt; Austell, Ga., recycled paperboard and packaging 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.

DEL MONTE CORP.: New senior debt financing; fund purchase of certain pet product assets, including the Milk-Bone dog snack brand, from Kraft Foods Global Inc.; San Francisco-based producer, distributor and marketer of branded and private label food and pet products.

DYNEGY INC.: $950 million credit facility (NA/NA/BB-); Citigroup and JPMorgan; up to $750 million term B; up to $200 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; fund bond tender offers; Houston-based energy company.

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.

GENERAL WILLIAM LYON: $267 million five-year senior secured term loan initially priced at Libor plus 295 bps; Lehman; fund the tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of William Lyon Homes, a Newport Beach, Calif., designer, constructor and seller of single family detached and attached homes.

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.

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.

THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.: $371.2 million credit facility; The Bank of Nova Scotia; $246.2 million term loan; $125 million revolver; refinance existing loan; Kansas City, Mo., freight transporter.

KERZNER INTERNATIONAL LTD.: Mid-2006 event; new senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, with Deutsche left lead; help fund LBO by an investor group that's led by management; Paradise Island, The Bahamas, developer and operator of destination resorts, luxury resort hotels and gaming properties.

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.

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $2.15 billion credit facility; Lehman and Bear Stearns joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Lehman the administrative agent; $1.25 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million 61/2-year term X talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund purchase of Aztar Corp.; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming entertainment facilities.

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.

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.

THILMANY LLC.: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank; help fund LBO of Packaging Dynamics Corp. by Kohlberg & Co. and merger with Thilmany; Chicago-based flexible packaging company.

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.

WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $1.15 billion credit facility; CIBC; $500 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 75 bps; $650 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 75 bps; help fund purchase of Andrx Corp.; Corona, Calif., generic pharmaceutical company.

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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