Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $45.8329 billion

MAY

ATTACHMATEWRQ: Bank meeting May 23; $505 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS; $20 million revolver; $320 million first-lien term loan; $165 million second-lien term loan; fund the acquisition of NetIQ Corp.; Seattle-based provider of access and integration software for legacy systems.

CROWN CASTLE OPERATING CO.: Bank meeting May 16; $1.25 billion credit facility (B1/BB); Morgan Stanley and RBS Securities, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $250 million 364-day revolver; $1 billion eight-year term loan; fund the acquisition of Mountain Union Telecom LLC and refinance outstanding Mountain Union debt; Houston-based owner, operator and manager of wireless communications sites.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: Bank meeting May 16; $200 million term loan; Bank of America and Wachovia; fund a modified Dutch auction tender for class A common stock; Atlanta-based radio company.

EDISON MISSION ENERGY: $500 million revolver; Citigroup left lead; refinancing in connection with bond tender offers; Irvine, Calif., independent power producer.

EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting May 16; $200 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with Merrill left lead; $175 million seven-year term B; $25 million six-year revolver; in connection with IPO; refinance existing credit facility and fund bond redemptions; Irvine, Calif., quick-service restaurant chain specializing in Mexican-style chicken dishes.

ENERGYSOLUTIONS: Bank meeting May 16; $700 million credit facility; Citigroup; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $25 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Duratek Inc.; Salt Lake City-based national energy services company.

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC.: Retail meeting May business (SMA meeting was April 19); $3.7175 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Eurohypo, with Citi left lead; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 135 bps; $2.6525 billion term A talked at Libor plus 135 bps; $465 million term B; $300 million term C; back buyout by Kingdom Hotels International and Colony Capital; Toronto-based owner/operator of luxury hotels and resorts.

GATEHOUSE MEDIA INC.: Bank meeting May 15; $610 million credit facility; Wachovia Securities and Goldman Sachs, with Wachovia left lead; $40 million revolver; $570 million term B; also $152 million secured bridge loan; refinance existing bank debt and fund the acquisitions of CP Media Inc. and Enterprise NewsMedia Holding LLC; Northbrook, Ill., community newspaper company.

NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INC.: $1.925 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Bank of America; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps based on ratings; $750 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps based on ratings; $1.1 billion delayed draw with six-year final maturity term loan at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps based on ratings; replaced the company's existing credit facility and funded the April purchase of a minority stake in London Stock Exchange plc for $781.7 million; New York-based provider of securities listing, trading, and information products and services.

OTELCO INC.: $135 million senior secured credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; fund acquisition of Mid-Maine Communications Inc. and refinance debt; Oneonta, Ala., wireline telephone services provider.

PAETEC CORP.: Bank meeting May 16; $390 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank joint bookrunners, with Merrill left lead, CIT and CIBC involved; $25 million revolver (B1/B); $240 million first-lien term B (B1/B); $125 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+); refinance existing credit facility and buy back preferred shares; Fairport, N.Y., competitive local exchange carrier.

REVLON INC.: Bank meeting May 15; $960 million credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $160 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $800 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing credit facility; New York-based manufacturer, marketer and seller of cosmetics, skincare, fragrances and personal care products.

STURM FOODS INC.: Launching May 15 week; refinancing to include first-lien term loan upsizing to take out second-lien loan and first-lien repricing to Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Deutsche; Manawa, Wis., provider of dry food products for targeted private label and co-pack markets.

WESTLAND HOLDINGS: Bank meeting May 16; $225 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $175 million 51/2-year first-lien term loan; $50 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund Rhodes Homes' acquisition of Westland - a company that owns 55,000 acres in New Mexico -and fund property development.

JUNE

AMERICAN NATIONAL POWER INC.: Early-June bank meeting; new credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of Coleto Creek Power generation facility from Topaz Power Group; wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of International Power plc, a London-based independent electricity generating company.

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS: 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 Corp. wireline business with Valor Communications Group Inc., with merged company renamed Windstream Communications, 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.

JULY

QUANTUM CORP.: Up to $500 million in new loan financing; KeyBanc Capital Markets; help fund acquisition of Advanced Digital Information Corp.; San Jose, Calif., provider of storage, backup, recovery and archive solutions.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC.: $587 million credit facility; Citigroup; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps, 25 bps undrawn fee; $187 million term A talked at Libor plus 100 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Greensburg, Pa., diversified utility holding company.

ALON USA ENERGY INC.: $450 million seven-year term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisitions of Paramount Petroleum Corp. and Edgington Oil Co.; Dallas-based independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.

BRAND SERVICES INC.: $364 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $35 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $329 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Chesterfield, Mo.-based provider of scaffolding services.

CENTURY CAMPUS HOUSING MANAGEMENT: $201.2 million senior credit facility; RBS Securities; $181.2 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 137.5 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $20 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee, call protection of 103 for first three years, 101 in years four and five; fund acquisition by Transfield Pty Ltd. and refinance existing debt; Houston-based student housing company.

CHRISTIE/AIX: $217 million senior two-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 50 bps unused fee; GE Commercial Finance; future capital equipment outlays contemplated under an ongoing 4,000-screen digital cinema rollout for which Christie/AIX is the funding vehicle and administrator; parent company Access Integrated Technologies Inc. is a Morristown, N.J., storage and electronic delivery service for owners and distributors of digital content to movie theaters and other venues.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $1.3 billion in term loan debt (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan; $400 million term A add-on; $900 million term C; fund purchase of Vincor International; Fairport, N.Y., producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands.

COVALENCE SPECIALTY MATERIALS CORP.: $500 million in new bank debt; Bank of America; $200 million asset-backed revolver; $300 million term C (Ba3); replace existing revolver and term B; Princeton, N.J., producer of trash bags, stretch film and plastic sheeting, as well as a leading global producer of duct tape.

COVANTA ENERGY CORP.: Repricing term B to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; also shifting $100 million out of second-lien term loan into term B; Goldman Sachs; Fairfield, N.J., renewable energy and waste disposal company.

CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS INC. (LEAP WIRELESS): $1.1 billion credit facility (B2/B); Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with Bank of America left lead; $900 million term B; $200 million revolver; help fund participation in FCC's upcoming auction #66 and refinance existing bank debt; San Diego-based provider of mobile wireless services.

CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL CO.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Bank of America and BNP Paribas; Northbrook, Ill., provider of water treatment products and services.

DEL MONTE CORP.: $925 million term B add-on (Ba3/BB) ($850 million funded, $75 million delayed draw through Dec. 31) at Libor plus 150 bps; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Lehman; help fund purchase of certain pet product assets, including the Milk-Bone dog snack brand, from Kraft Foods Global Inc. and purchase of Meow Mix; San Francisco-based producer, distributor and marketer of branded and private label food and pet products.

DOLLARAMA INC.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; Citigroup; Montreal-based franchise retail chain of dollar stores.

EDGE LAS VEGAS: $225 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $160 million first-lien term B; $65 million second-lien term loan; for Las Ramblas property.

EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORP.: $1.485 billion credit facility (B2/B); Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse joint bookrunners, with Goldman left lead, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America underwriters; $1.185 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Providence Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners; Pittsburgh-based provider of private post-secondary education.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CO.: $250 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $35 million six-year revolver (B); $155 million seven-year term loan (B) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps at less than 4x leverage; $60 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) at Libor plus 650 bps; fund LBO by Francisco Partners from Viasystems Group Inc.; St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of wire harnesses and a provider of value-added assembly services.

GINN CLUBS & RESORTS: $675 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $165 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $385 million five-year first-lien term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million six-year second-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 700 bps; fund a dividend payout; Celebration, Fla., privately held resort development and management firm.

GOSS INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $100 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 100 bps commitment fee; $70 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing debt; Bolingbrook, Ill., provider of web offset printing solutions.

HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP INC.: $305 million credit facility (B2/B); Lehman and Citigroup, with Lehman left lead, Citi administrative agent; $230 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance bank debt, bonds and preferred stock; Bethesda, Md., provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient-care services.

HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.: $1.09 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/BB); Bank of America; $840 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Remington Oil and Gas Corp.; Houston-based energy service company.

INTRAPAC GROUP: $105 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $35 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; acquisition financing; supplier of laminate, plastic laminate, aluminum and tin tubes, coated metered dose inhaler cans, plastic jars, bottles and closures for the pharmaceutical, health, beauty and industrial markets.

J. CREW OPERATING CORP.: $285 million senior secured term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns and Wachovia, with Goldman left lead; redeem notes; New York-based apparel and accessories retailer.

J. RAY MCDERMOTT SA: $500 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse; $400 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $100 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps; in connection with bond tender offer; Houston-based provider of engineering, procurement, construction, and installation services for offshore oil and gas field developments.

JOBSON MEDICAL INFORMATION LLC: $147 million credit facility (B3/B-); TD Securities; $15 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $107 million 51/2-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $25 million 12-month availability, 51/2-year final maturity delayed-draw term B at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt and allow for the collapse of a smaller Wicks Medical Information LLC portfolio company into Jobson; New York-based specialty health care communications, publishing and medical education company.

KNOLOGY INC.: Repricing first-lien term loan (B) to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 550 bps; Credit Suisse; West Point, Ga., provider of interactive communications and entertainment services.

THE MCCLATCHY CO.: $3.2 billion senior unsecured credit facility (Ba1/BBB); Bank of America and JPMorgan; $1 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; $2.2 billion term A talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; also $550 million bridge loan; fund the acquisition of Knight-Ridder Inc.; Sacramento, Calif., newspaper and internet publisher.

MERISANT CO.: $85 million senior secured second-lien term loan; Jefferies and Credit Suisse; prepay some first-lien loan debt; Chicago-based low-calorie sweetener company.

NISKA GAS STORAGE: $1.05 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America; $250 million revolver; $525 million Canadian equivalent term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; $175 million U.S. term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million asset-sale term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the purchase of EnCana Corp.'s natural gas storage business by Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund.

OPTI CANADA INC.: Closing May 15 week; $450 million seven-year term B (BB+) at Libor plus 175 bps (approximately 66% funded at close, remaining delayed draw for six months); RBC Capital Markets; repay a bridge loan and fund oil sands expenditures for the Long Lake Project and expansion phases; Calgary, Alta.-based company focused on developing the Long Lake Project in a 50/50 joint venture with Nexen Inc.

OWENS-ILLINOIS INC.: $1.5 billion credit facility (B1/BB-/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, with Deutsche left lead; $850 million multi-currency revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $225 million equivalent Australian term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $300 million U.S. and euro term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $125 million equivalent Canadian term C talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Toledo, Ohio, manufacturer of packaging products.

PACKAGING DYNAMICS CORP.: $255 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Jefferies, with Deutsche left lead; $130 million covenant-light term loan (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 200 bps; $125 million asset-backed revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund LBO of Packaging Dynamics Corp. by Kohlberg & Co. and merger with Thilmany; Chicago-based flexible packaging company.

PINNACLE FOODS GROUP INC.: Repricing term B to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call protection; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; Cherry Hill, N.J., branded food products company.

QUIZNOS: $950 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $75 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $650 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $225 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 575 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund JPMorgan Partners's purchase of a significant ownership in the company; Denver-based quick-service restaurant chain.

RCN CORP.: Expected closed by end of May; $130 million credit facility (Ba3); Deutsche Bank; $75 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $55 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Princeton, N.J., provider of communications services.

REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.: $2.05 billion credit facility (BBB-); Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan, Citigroup and General Electric Capital Corp., Lehman left lead; $1.55 billion six-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 100 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Conwood; combined company to be a Memphis, Tenn., manufacturer and marketer of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

SENSUS METERING SYSTEMS INC.: $206 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt; Raleigh, N.C., producer of water meters and automatic meter reading systems.

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.: €200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 112.5 bps; Deutsche Bank; fund acquisition of Amcor Ltd.'s White Cap closures business; Stamford, Conn., manufacturer of consumer goods packaging products.

SIMMONS BEDDING CO.: Upsize and reprice term C at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Goldman Sachs; incremental debt to refinance senior unsecured term loan; Atlanta-based manufacturer of mattresses.

SUPERVALU STORES: $4 billion credit facility (NA/NA/BB); RBS Securities left lead, Bank of America, Citigroup and Rabobank co-syndication agents, CoBank and US Bank co-documentation agents; $2 billion five year revolver, at Libor plus 150 bps, 40 bps unused fee; $1.25 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 150 bps; $750 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; Eden Prairie, Minn., food wholesaler and retailer.

TAMARACK RESORT LLC: $250 million credit facility; Credit Suisse lead bank, SocGen syndication agent; $150 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $100 million five-year synthetic revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; repay existing debt and fund development reserve; Boise, Idaho, all-season ski, golf and lake resort.

TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS LP: Expected close late-May; $395 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse leading term loan, Deutsche and LaSalle leading revolver; $280 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $115 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of Huntsman Corp.'s U.S. butadiene and related MTBE operations; Houston-based chemical company.

THOMAS NELSON INC.: $225 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $195 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund buyout by InterMedia Partners VII LP; Nashville, Tenn., publisher and distributor of products emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes.

TLC HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC.: Closing end of May 8 week, or May 15 week; $190 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Bank of America; $20 million five-year revolver (B2/B-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $120 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; repay existing debt; Lake Success, N.Y., provider of home health care services.

UNITED AGRI PRODUCTS INC.: $850 million senior secured credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp. and Goldman Sachs, GECC left lead; $675 million five-year asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $175 million six-year term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund bond tender offers; Greeley, Colo., distributor of agricultural inputs and professional non-crop products.

UNITED CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. LLC: $142 million credit facility; GE Capital Corp. and CIBC World Markets; $20 million revolver; $122 million term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund acquisition by American Securities Capital from The Riverside Co.; Bristol, Va., distributor of products to the mining industry.

UNITED COMPONENTS INC.: $330 million term D due June 2012 (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Lehman and JPMorgan, with Lehman left lead; fund acquisition of ASC Industries Inc. and repay existing term C; Evansville, Ind., auto parts manufacturer.

U.S. SECURITY HOLDINGS INC.: $205 million credit facility (B1/B); RBS Securities; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $135 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $30 million delayed-draw acquisition term B at Libor plus 250 bps; also $65 million in mezzanine debt; recapitalization; Roswell, Ga., provider of facility services, such as security, janitorial and maintenance services.

VANGUARD CAR RENTAL USA INC.: $975 million credit facility (BB); Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with Goldman left lead; $800 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $175 million six-year revolver; recapitalization that will include refinancing existing debt, paying a small dividend and enhancing liquidity; Tulsa, Okla., owner and operator of Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental.

VJCS ACQUISITION: $190 million credit facility; Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, with Bank of America left lead; $160 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on ratings; $30 million revolver; fund the Berkshire Partners' acquisition and combination of Cumberland Swan Holdings Inc., a Smyrna, Tenn.-based personal care products company, and Vi-Jon, a St. Louis-based health and beauty care company.

W&T OFFSHORE INC.: $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); TD Securities and Lehman Brothers, with TD left lead; $500 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps for six months, then dropping to Libor plus 250 bps; $500 million term A at Libor plus 275 bps for six months, then dropping to Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; 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.

WASTEQUIP CO.: $86.2 million incremental debt; Credit Suisse; $46.2 million six-year term B add-on (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $40 million seven-year second-lien loan (B3/CCC+); dividend recapitalization; Cleveland-based manufacturer, designer and marketer of equipment used to collect, process, and transport solid and liquid waste.

ON THE HORIZON

ARAMARK CORP.: New senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; help fund public-to-private transaction led by Joseph Neubauer, chairman and chief executive officer; Philadelphia-based provider of food and facility management services.

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.

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL: JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; help fund purchase of Navigant International Inc.; Minneapolis-based business travel management company.

CTC COMMUNICATIONS/CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS: New senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; help fund the acquisition of Conversent Communications Inc. and refinance existing debt; communications provider.

ENESCO GROUP INC.: $75 million five-year senior secured credit facility; LaSalle Business Credit LLC; replace existing facility; must close on or before May 31; Itasca, Ill., producer of fine gifts, collectibles and home decor accessories.

FERRO CORP.: $700 million secured credit facility; National City Bank and Credit Suisse; $300 million five-year multi-currency revolver; $400 million six-year term loan; revolver for working capital and general corporate purposes and the term loan, if drawn, will be used to refinance existing debt; Cleveland-based producer of performance materials for industry.

FLEXTRONICS SOFTWARE: New credit facility; Citigroup Global Markets (Asia) and Merrill Lynch joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers; help fund purchase of Flextronics International Ltd.'s software development and solutions business (to be renamed) by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of high impact software solutions to the global communications industry.

GENERAL WILLIAM LYON: $312.5 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.

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP.: $25 billion three-year asset-based revolver in two tranches, $10 billion that is expected to be available before closing of the buyout and $15 billion that is expected to be available at closing; Citigroup; in connection with purchase of General Motors Corp.'s 51% stake of the company by Cerberus Capital Management LP, Citigroup Inc. and Aozora Bank Ltd.; support ongoing business and enhance liquidity; Detroit-based provider of automotive financing, commercial finance, insurance and mortgage products, banking and real estate services.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS INC.: $125 million five-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; Bank of America; fund acquisition of 65% of Keurig Inc. and refinance debt; Waterbury, Vt., roaster and seller of specialty coffee products.

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.

JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT INC.: New credit facility (B+); revolver; term loan; refinance 11 7/8% senior secured notes and $19 million of subordinated debt; Golden, Colo.-based owner and operator of multiple gaming properties.

JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC.: $225 million credit facility; Citigroup and UBS; $175 million term loan; $50 million revolver; fund purchase of Manugistics Group Inc., retire Manugistics' existing debt and provide for ongoing working capital and general corporate needs; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of software solutions.

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.

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; first-lien (B+); second-lien (B-); help fund purchase of Bossier City, La., and Vicksburg, Miss., properties from Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.; owner and operator of casinos.

LONGVIEW FIBRE CO.: $300 million senior secured seven-year term loan (Ba3); Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; fund purchase of 10% senior subordinated notes due 2009 and the up to $77 million cash portion of a special distribution to shareholders; Longview, Wash., manufacturer of corrugated and solid-fiber containers, and other paper products.

MEDIANEWS GROUP INC.: Up to $687 million credit facility; Bank of America; fund the acquisition of two northern California papers from The McClatchy Co.; Denver-based newspaper company.

MILLIPORE CORP.: New credit facility; UBS Loan Finance LLC; help fund acquisition of Serologicals Corp.; Billerica, Mass.-based bioprocess and bioscience products and services company.

MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO.: $700 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas; New York-based hospitality company.

ONEIDA LTD.: $170 million exit financing; Credit Suisse; $80 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $90 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 700 bps with a step down to Libor plus 650 bps if leverage is between 3.5x and 4x and to Libor plus 600 bps if leverage is less than 3.5x, call protection 103, 101; Oneida, N.Y., maker of flatware, dinnerware, crystal and metal serving pieces for consumers and the food services industry.

PETROHAWK ENERGY CORP.: Increasing first-and second-lien credit facilities; BNP Paribas; help finance acquisition of KCS Energy Inc.; Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE LLC: New bank financing; GE Capital Markets and RBS Securities joint lead arrangers; help fund purchase of timberlands from International Paper Co.; Birmingham, Ala., independent timberland investment-management firm.

SELECT PERSONNEL SERVICES: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Bank of the West; revolver; first-lien term loan; possibly second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of RemedyTemp Inc.; Santa Barbara, Calif., temporary staffing services company.

SEMGROUP LP: $725 million senior credit facility; Bank of America; help fund purchase of TransMontaigne Inc.; Tulsa, Okla., midstream service company.

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.

TELEPACIFIC COMMUNICATIONS: Approximately $315 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; fund acquisition of Mpower Holding Corp.; Los-Angeles-based provider of business telecommunications network solutions.

TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS LP: $75 million senior credit facility; Bank of America; in connection with purchase of TransMontaigne Inc. by SemGroup LP, but Partners will remain a public company; Denver-based refined petroleum products services company.

VERIFONE HOLDINGS INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers; $40 million revolver; $500 million term B; help fund purchase of Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd. and refinance debt; San Jose, Calif., provider of electronic payment solutions and services.

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.

XM SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS: $230 million secured revolving credit facility (B3/B-); provide incremental liquidity following tender for notes; Washington, D.C.-based satellite radio 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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