Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $56.3995 billion

JUNE

CLEARWIRE CORP.: Bank meeting June 28; new credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan, with Morgan Stanley left lead; general corporate purposes; Kirkland, Wash., provider of wireless high-speed internet and internet phone service.

CSK AUTO INC.: $450 million delayed-draw term loan, pricing can range from Libor plus 275 bps to 500 bps based on ratings, ticking fee 150 bps for four months, then 300 bps; JPMorgan, Lehman and Wachovia, with JPMorgan left lead; fund bond tender offers; Phoenix specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket.

INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: Bank meeting June 27 in London, June 28 in NY; $2.15 billion euro- and dollar-denominated credit facility (B2); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch, with JPMorgan left lead; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps area; $2 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps area; help fund acquisitions of SSA Global and Systems Union Group, combination of Infor and Extensity and refinance existing debt; Alpharetta, Ga.-based software provider.

NEWPAGE HOLDING CORP.: Aimed for June business; $1.025 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $750 million term loan due Feb. 1, 2012 (B+); $275 million revolver due May 1, 2011; in connection with IPO of common stock, to refinance existing debt; Dayton, Ohio, operator of pulp and paper mills.

OGLEBAY NORTON CO.: Bank meeting June 26 week; $230 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $55 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps, undrawn fee of 37.5 bps; $140 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $35 million delayed-draw for nine months term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps, ticking fee 137.5 bps; refinance existing credit facility, provide for the conversion of the convertible preferred stock and provide for capital expansion; Cleveland-based provider of essential minerals and aggregates.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: Bank meeting early June 26 week; $150 million senior secured term loan (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan; refinance term loan B and reduce revolver outstandings; New York-based lottery and pari-mutuel operator.

SHACKLETON RE LTD.: Bank meeting June 27; $300 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; likely comprised of three different tranches; insurance catastrophe financing.

TRIMAS CORP.: Bank meeting expected early June 26 week; $410 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $260 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $50 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; refinance existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., manufacturer of engineered products.

VAN WAGNER: Bank meeting June 27; $200 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps; $50 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps; refinance existing debt; outdoor advertising company.

JULY

ACOSTA SALES AND MARKETING CO.: Bank meeting July 11; $740 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Wachovia; $60 million revolver; $680 million term loan; help fund LBO by AEA Investors from Berkshire Partners; expected close in July; Jacksonville, Fla., full-service sales and marketing agency.

OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC.: $125 million seven-year senior secured term loan; Morgan Stanley; in connection with buy back of debentures from CIBC; Toronto-based provider of financial services.

QUANTUM CORP.: Bank meeting July 19; $500 million credit facility (B3/B); KeyBanc Capital Markets; $150 million three-year revolver; $350 million six-year term B; help fund acquisition of Advanced Digital Information Corp.; San Jose, Calif., provider of storage, backup, recovery and archive solutions.

VERIFONE HOLDINGS INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers; $40 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps; $500 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund purchase of Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd. and refinance debt; San Jose, Calif., provider of electronic payment solutions and services.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ACCRETIVE SOLUTIONS INC.: $125 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $15 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $75 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $35 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; dividend recapitalization; Hauppauge, N.Y., professional services firm.

AES NY SURETY: $350 million letter-of-credit facility; Union Bank of California and Calyon.

AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES INC.: $1.8 billion of term B debt at Libor plus 175 bps (includes $1 billion add-on, $800 million existing being repriced from Libor plus 150 bps); Citigroup; add-on to fund a share repurchase program for up to $1 billion of class A common stock; Dallas-based provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions to commercial and government clients.

ALLIED SECURITY HOLDINGS LLC: $275 million term D due June 30, 2010 talked at Libor plus 300 bps (of which $85 million is an add-on and $190 million is existing term debt being repriced from Libor plus 375 bps); Bear Stearns; help fund acquisition of Initial Security LLC; King of Prussia, Pa., private security services firm.

ALON USA ENERGY INC.: $450 million seven-year term B (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisitions of Paramount Petroleum Corp. and Edgington Oil Co.; Dallas-based independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million senior unsecured term loan (Ba3/BB/BB) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, call protection 102, 101; JPMorgan and Bank of America; general corporate purposes and to refinance payments related to the conversion of senior convertible notes; Detroit-based provider of driveline systems and related powertrain components and chassis modules for light trucks, sport utility vehicles and passenger cars.

AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC.: $460 million six-year senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); CIT Capital Securities LLC; $50 million six-year revolver; $410 million six-year term loan; help fund acquisition of Laserscope; Minnetonka, Minn., supplier of medical devices and procedures focused on pelvic disorders in men and women.

ASPECT SOFTWARE INC.: $1.16 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, with JPMorgan left lead; $725 million five-year first-lien term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 call protection; $385 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; $50 million revolver (B2/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing bank debt and to fund a dividend payment; Westford, Mass., provider of call center software and equipment.

ATTACHMATEWRQ: $505 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS; $20 million five-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $300 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 101 soft call; $185 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 675 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund the acquisition of NetIQ Corp.; Seattle-based provider of access and integration software for legacy systems.

BHM TECHNOLOGIES LLC: $335 million credit facility; Lehman; $35 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $220 million seven-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $80 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps; help fund LBO by First Atlantic Capital; auto supplier.

BLUEGRASS CONTAINER CO. LLC: $1.315 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Lehman and Bank of America, with JPMorgan left lead; $150 million revolver (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $760 million first-lien term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $405 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s consumer packaging business.

BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.: New credit facility; $790 million seven-year term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps, step up to Libor plus 300 bps at 41/2x net leverage, step down to Libor plus 250 bps on 3x net leverage, 101 soft call; C$250 million five-year revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 225 bps; Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital joint lead arrangers on the term B, with Merrill Lynch, RBC and UBS joint bookrunners; BMO Nesbitt Burns and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers on the revolver, with BMO, Merrill Lynch and RBC joint bookrunners; recapitalization including bond tender offer; Valcourt, Quebec, motorized recreational vehicles company.

BRIAD MAIN STREET INC.: $120 million credit facility; Bank of America; $100 million term B; $20 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Main Street Restaurant Group Inc.; Livingston, N.J., owner and operator of hospitality related businesses.

BWAY CORP.: $295 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; $5 million Canadian six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; $190 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; $50 million six-year term C talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of Industrial Containers Ltd.'s plastic and steel general line pail business, and refinance existing credit facility; Atlanta-based manufacturer of steel and plastic containers.

CANON COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $168 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $120 million term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 300 bps (includes $35.5 million incremental debt, remainder being repriced from Libor plus 375 bps); $48 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 675 bps (includes $15 million incremental debt, remainder being repriced from Libor plus 750 bps); acquisition financing and repricing; Los Angeles-based producer of print publications, trade shows and digital media.

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL: $800 million in new credit facilities; JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; $525 million credit facility consisting of a $325 million term loan and a $200 million revolver to help fund recapitalization by Carlson Cos. and One Equity Partners; $275 million term loan to help fund subsequent purchase of Navigant International Inc.; Minneapolis-based business travel management company.

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC.: $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 75 bps, 17.5 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse; refinance existing bank debt; El Segundo, Calif., commercial real estate services company.

CEDAR FAIR LP: $2.095 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bear Stearns; $350 million five-year revolver; $1.745 billion six-year term B; refinance existing debt and fund acquisition of Paramount Parks from CBS Corp.; Sandusky, Ohio, owner and operator of amusement parks and water parks.

COLDREN RESOURCES LP: $590 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; $375 million five-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $65 million five-year synthetic facility for hedging and letters of credit talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $150 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps; help finance the acquisition of certain Gulf of Mexico shelf assets from Noble Energy Inc.; New Orleans-based company that pursues low-risk drill-to-earn opportunities on the Gulf of Mexico shelf.

COLETO CREEK LP: $1.165 billion credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $935 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $170 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund acquisition by American National Power Inc. of Goliad County, Texas, Coleto Creek Power generation facility from Topaz Power Group.

DATATEL INC.: $220 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $120 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 550 bps; dividend recapitalization; Fairfax, Va., provider of information management software for higher education institutions.

DREAMWORKS FILM LIBRARY: $745 million credit facility; Dresdner; $645 million five-year amortizing term loan talked at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $100 million five-year non-amortizing term loan talked at Libor plus 187.5 bps; fund the already completed acquisition of 59 DreamWorks live action films released through Sept. 15, 2005 by Soros Strategic Partners LP and Dune Entertainment II LLC from Viacom Inc.

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL INC.: $462 million credit facility; Goldman; $120 million revolver (upsizing from $90 million) repricing at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; $342 million term loan repricing at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Irving, Texas, provider of outsourced technical services to civilian and military government agencies and commercial customers.

EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B1/B+); Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with Merrill left lead; $175 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at 31/2x leverage; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; in connection with IPO; refinance existing credit facility and fund bond redemptions; Irvine, Calif., quick-service restaurant chain specializing in Mexican-style chicken dishes.

ENDURANCE BUSINESS MEDIA INC.: $200 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Wachovia; $20 million revolver; $120 million first-lien term loan; $60 million second-lien term loan; recapitalization; Tallahassee, Fla., publisher of real estate guides.

FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL INC.: $500 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, with Deutsche left lead; $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing bank debt; South Portland, Maine, supplier of power analog, power discrete and nonpower semiconductor solutions.

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS INC.: $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 talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $300 million five-year term C talked at Libor plus 600 bps PIK, reverting to cash pay after two years; back already completed buyout by Kingdom Hotels International and Colony Capital; Toronto-based owner/operator of luxury hotels and resorts.

FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS INC.: $835 million five-year credit facility; Citigroup; $500 million revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $335 million term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps; refinance existing debt; Linthicum Heights, Md.-based coal producer.

FRONTIER DRILLING: $315 million credit facility (B3/B-); Morgan Stanley and Lehman, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $50 million five-year revolver; $265 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; fund capital expenditures to upgrade two rigs, to refinance existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Bergen, Norway, independent test and early production and drilling contractor.

GENCORP INC.: $154.5 million credit-linked facility (BB-); Wachovia; replace existing $98.5 million credit-linked facility, general corporate purposes and fund future repayment of convertible notes; Rancho Cordova, Calif., manufacturer of technology-based aerospace and defense products.

GLEASON CORP.: $363 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Dresdner, with UBS left lead; $40 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; €35 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; €50 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $65 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps; help fund a management and Gleason Foundation led buyout; Rochester, N.Y., designer, manufacturer and seller of machines that make, test and finish gears used in drive shafts.

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.

GREAT BRITAIN GAS HOLDINGS LLC: $144 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $113.5 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps; $30.5 million 71/2-year second-lien term talked at Libor plus 850 bps PIK; fund acquisition and development of a power plant and gas fields in North Yorkshire, England, with U.S. Energy Systems Inc. as sponsor.

GULFSIDE CASINO PARTNERSHIP: $230 million senior secured credit facility (B3/B); UBS and Merrill Lynch; $45 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $185 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and refurbush and redevelop the Grand Casino Gulfport; Gulfport, Miss., casino operator.

HAWKEYE RENEWABLES LLC: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bank of America, with Credit Suisse administrative agent; $500 million first-lien term loan (B3) at Libor plus 350 bps; $150 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 725 bps, call protection 102, 101; $50 million revolver (B3) at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; fund the acquisition of an approximate 80% ownership interest in Hawkeye by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, refinance debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Iowa Falls, Iowa, manufacturer of alcohol-based fuel derived from corn.

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.

THE HERTZ CORP.: Repricing institutional term loans at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; Deutsche Bank; Park Ridge, N.J, vehicle rental organization.

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: Closing by June 30; $100 million term B add-on at Libor plus 175 bps, original issue discount anywhere from 37.5 bps to 50 bps; Deutsche; repay senior floating-rate notes and for general working capital purposes; Salt Lake City-based chemical company.

ILC INDUSTRIES INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and General Electric Capital Corp.; $30 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $270 million 61/2-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund recapitalization that includes redeeming its second-lien term loan and mezzanine notes, and paying a dividend to existing shareholders; Bohemia, N.Y., supplier of defense electronics, advanced microelectronic components and engineered materials.

INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS INC.: $230 million term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps (includes $116 million add-on of which $86 million is funded and $30 million is delayed draw for six months with a 50 bps fee, and $114 million of existing term B debt being repriced from Libor plus 275 bps); Bear Stearns and Deutsche Bank; fund a series of tuck-in acquisition; Westchester, Ill., provider of automotive total loss and specialty salvage services.

INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP INC.: $350 million amended and restated five-year revolver (B1/B) with pricing grid of Libor plus 175 to 225 bps; JPMorgan and UBS, with JPMorgan left lead; working capital and other general corporate purposes; Ashland, Ky., producer of coal in northern and central Appalachia and the Illinois Basin.

INVENSYS PLC: £190 million in dollar-denominated debt (under £700 million senior credit facility); Deutsche Bank, Banc of America Securities, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Morgan Stanley and RBS, with Deutsche left lead; £100 million of term debt talked at Libor plus 225 bps; £90 million of bonding facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinancing; London-based automation, controls and process solutions company.

IPS CORP.: $102 million credit facility (B1/B+); Morgan Stanley and Wachovia, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $20 million six-year revolver; $82 million seven-year term B; help fund LBO by Fremont; Compton, Calif., industrial adhesives company.

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC: $235 million credit facility; Lehman and Morgan Stanley, with Lehman left lead; $10 million revolver (B3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $175 million first-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment to shareholders; Bethesda, Md., provider of satellite voice and data solutions.

JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC.: $225 million credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup and UBS; $175 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; 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.

J.L. FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS INC.: $255 million exit facility; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; $140 million five-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $65 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, call protection 102, 101; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; fund recapitalization under plan of reorganization and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Sheboygan, Wis., supplier of high-pressure die-cast aluminum automotive components and assemblies.

KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); UBS; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund purchase of Charles River Laboratories International Inc.'s phase 2-4 Clinical Services business; Cincinnati-based clinical research organization.

LEVEL 3 FINANCING INC.: $730 million amended and restated term loan (B-) at Libor plus 300 bps; Merrill Lynch; replace $730 million senior secured credit facility priced at Libor plus 700 bps; expected close by end of June; Broomfield, Colo., international communications and information services company.

LNR PROPERTY CORP.: $1.7 billion credit facility (B2/B+); Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $300 million revolver; two $150 million term A loans; $1.1 billion term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; Miami Beach, Fla.-based real estate investment, finance and management company.

LUCITE INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $1 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Merrill Lynch; $900 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund a recapitalization and to repay a shareholder loan; U.K.-based designer, developer and manufacturer of acrylic-based products.

MARK IV INDUSTRIES INC.: $899 million in new term debt; $749 million first-lien term loan (B1/BB) at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million second-lien term loan (B3/BB-) at Libor plus 575 bps, soft call 102, 101; Bear Stearns, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, with Bear Stearns administrative agent on the second lien and JPMorgan administrative agent on the first lien; fund a tender offer for 7½% senior subordinated notes due 2007 and refinance existing term B; Amherst, N.Y., maker of engineered systems and components for transportation infrastructure, vehicles and equipment.

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.

NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS INC.: $460 million credit facility (B1/B); JPMorgan, UBS Securities and Bank of America; $125 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $335 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund buyout by management and Vestar Capital Partners, refinance existing bank debt, tender for bonds; Boston-based provider of home- and community-based human services for individuals with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries, as well as for at-risk youth.

NES RENTALS HOLDINGS INC.: $880 million credit facility; $450 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 25 bps undrawn fee; $430 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America leading revolver, with Deutsche left lead; Deutsche, Bank of America and Bear Stearns leading the second-lien, with Deutsche left lead; help fund LBO by Diamond Castle Holdings LLC; Chicago-based aerial and general equipment rental and traffic safety services provider.

NORTHEAST BIOFUELS: $217 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $12 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $65 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 325 bps; $140 million term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 325 bps, call protection 101, 101; build a 100 million gallon ethanol plant in Upstate New York.

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.

OZBURN-HESSEY LOGISTICS LLC: $140 million term B add-on (B3) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; Morgan Stanley; fund acquisitions of Barthco International Inc. and Turbo Logistics; Brentwood, Tenn., third-party logistics provider.

PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS LLC: $325 million senior credit facility; RBS Securities; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $275 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. from The McClatchy Co.; new company formed by a group of local investors headed by advertising executive Brian Tierney for the purpose of acquiring the assets.

PRO-BUILD HOLDINGS INC.: $1.3 billion credit facility (BB+); Bank of America; $550 million revolver; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $450 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; back the already completed purchase of Lanoga Corp. by Fidelity Capital and merger with existing portfolio company, Strober Organization to create Pro-Build; professional building materials dealer.

REDPRAIRIE CORP.: $215 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $20 million revolver (B2/B); $150 million first-lien term loan (B2/B); $45 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); back an acquisition; Waukesha, Wis., provider of supply chain execution, logistics and warehouse management software.

RENT-A-CENTER INC.: $725 million senior credit facility (Ba2); JPMorgan and Lehman, with JPMorgan left lead; $325 million term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; repay existing senior debt and for general corporate purposes; Plano, Texas, operator of company-owned stores in the rent-to-own industry.

REXNORD CORP. (RBS GLOBAL INC.): $705 million credit facility (B1/B+); Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and Lehman, with Merrill Lynch left lead; $580 million covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $125 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Apollo Management from The Carlyle Group and management; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of highly engineered precision motion technology products, primarily focused on power transmission.

SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC.: $395 million credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, with JPMorgan left lead; $100 million revolver; $230 million term B; $65 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility; refinance existing debt; Plano, Texas, provider of industrial waste management services.

SELECT PERSONNEL SERVICES (KOOSHAREM CORP.): $300 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs sole lead, Bank of the West co-syndication agent; $85 million revolver (B1/B-); $150 million first-lien term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $65 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; help fund acquisition of RemedyTemp Inc.; Santa Barbara, Calif., temporary staffing services company.

SOURCECORP INC.: $400 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS Securities; $75 million revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $200 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $125 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps; help fund LBO by Apollo Management LP; Dallas-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions and specialized consulting services.

STANDARD STEEL LLC: $165 million credit facility; UBS lead bank, with Jefferies and Bear Stearns co-leads; $20 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $20 million six-year delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 100 bps ticking fee; $25 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Trimaran Capital Partners from Citicorp Mezzanine Partners LP and management and help fund capital expansion project; Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of steel wheels and axles for use in freight railcars, locomotives and passenger railcars.

TENSAR EARTH TECHNOLOGIES: $90 million of incremental bank debt (B-); Credit Suisse; $10 million four-year revolver add-on at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $80 million six-year term B add-on at Libor plus 275 bps; acquisition financing; Atlanta-based provider of technology-driven site solutions for site development of commercial, residential, industrial and municipal properties as well as transportation and environmental infrastructure.

TEREX CORP.: $900 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse and UBS, with Credit Suisse left lead; $700 million revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $200 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Westport, Conn., manufacturer and seller of equipment primarily for construction, infrastructure and surface mining industries.

TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS LP: Expected close June 27; $395 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse leading term loan, Deutsche and LaSalle leading revolver; $210 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $70 million 21/2-year prefunded letter-of-credit facility that converts into a term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $115 million five-year asset-based revolver 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.

TOYS 'R' US INC.: $1 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, with Bank of America left lead; $800 million six-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $200 million two-year asset-sale bridge loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; refinance existing U.S. bridge loan; Wayne, N.J., specialty toy retailer.

TRIBUNE CO.: $2.25 billion credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and JPMorgan lead arrangers, with Citi administrative agent, Merrill syndication agent, JPMorgan co-documentation agent; $750 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 75 bps, 15 bps commitment fee; $1.5 billion five-year term loan, of which $250 million will be delayed draw, talked at Libor plus 75 bps; fund a modified Dutch auction tender offer for common stock repurchase, delayed draw available for six months to refinance medium-term notes, revolver for working capital and general corporate purposes; Chicago-based media and entertainment company.

TRILOGY: $590 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $30 million revolver (Ba3/B); $400 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps; $160 million second-lien term loan (B2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 650 bps; help fund merger of CTC Communications, Choice One Communications and Conversent Communications Inc.; competitive local exchange carrier.

UNITED SITE SERVICES INC.: $365 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $100 million revolver (Ba2/B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $265 million second-lien term loan (B2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, call protection 101, 101; help fund LBO by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners from Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; Westborough, Mass., provider of portable sanitation services to the construction, government and special events markets.

U.S. ONCOLOGY INC.: $100 million term loan add-on (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 225 bps; JPMorgan; reduce revolver outstandings; Houston-based cancer-care services company.

VERTELLUS: $310 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $195 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $85 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps; dividend recapitalization.

WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES INC.: $275 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Merrill Lynch; up to $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $250 million covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund purchase by Citigroup Venture Capital; Orange, Calif., provider of dental care and services.

WESTLAND HOLDINGS: $242.5 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $192.5 million 51/2-year first-lien term B (B1) at Libor plus 325 bps; $50 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (B2) at Libor plus 700 bps, 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.

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS: Up to $3.3 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BBB-); JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch, with JPMorgan left lead; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $500 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.9 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; up to $400 million five-year delayed-draw term loan C that will be available for four months; fund merger of Alltel Corp. wireline business with Valor Communications Group Inc., term C to fund possible, but unlikely, put of up to $400 million of Valor's outstanding bonds; Little Rock, Ark.-based wireline company.

X-RITE INC.: $220 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 225 bps; $120 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 225 bps; $60 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 500 bps; 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.

YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTERED SERVICES INC.: $170 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); UBS and General Electric Capital Corp.; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $120 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and help fund purchase of Ascent Behavioral Health; Austin, Texas, provider of services focused on the health, education, and long-term support needs of abused and neglected youth.

ON THE HORIZON

ACE CASH EXPRESS INC.: $400 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; asset-based revolver; term loan; help fund LBO by JLL Partners Fund V, LP; Irving, Texas, retailer of financial services.

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC.: New credit facility; Deutsche and Citigroup, with Deutsche left lead; help fund acquisition of Corus Group plc for about €700 million; Beachwood, Ohio, manufacturer of rolled aluminum products, aluminum recycler and producer of specification alloys.

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.

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS INC.: New credit facility; fund working capital and general corporate needs; in connection with spin-off from Extendicare Inc.; operator of assisted living business.

AVETA INC.: New bank debt; Bear Stearns; help fund acquisition of PMC Medicare Choice; Hackensack, N.J., medical management company.

BONDDESK GROUP: New debt financing; American Capital and Merrill Lynch Capital; help fund acquisition by Advent International; Mill Valley, Calif., odd-lot fixed-income electronic trading platform and provider of software solutions to the securities industry.

BRAVO DEVELOPMENT INC.: New credit facility; Wachovia and Bank of America; help fund LBO by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Castle Harlan, Inc.; Columbus, Ohio, operator and owner of casual upscale Italian restaurant concepts.

COLUMBIA ENTERTAINMENT: $3.15 billion debt commitment; Credit Suisse; fund acquisition of Aztar Corp.; Fort Mitchell, Ky., owner, developer and operator of hotel properties and casinos.

EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $650 million amended and restated credit facility; $400 million funded; $250 million revolver; replace existing facility in connection with IPO of common units; Houston-based natural gas and natural gas liquids company.

ENERGY PARTNERS LTD.: Debt commitment; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Stone Energy Corp.; New Orleans-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

EYE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Citigroup; help fund acquisition by Highmark Inc.; San Antonio retail optical chain.

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.

FORT DEARBORN CO.: New credit facility (B1/B-); Jefferies & Co., Inc.; back acquisition by Genstar Capital, LLC, management and certain selling shareholders; Niles, Ill., supplier of high-impact decorative labels.

GEORGIA GULF CORP.: New credit facility expected in the Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps area; Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Lehman; help fund acquisition of Royal Group Technologies Ltd.; Atlanta-based manufacturer of commodity chemicals, vinyl resins and vinyl compounds.

HANESBRANDS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; seven-year term loan; five-year revolver; pay a dividend to Sara Lee Corp. in connection with spinoff; Winston-Salem, N.C., apparel company.

HEALTHWAYS INC.: New credit facility; $150 million in term debt; revolver; help fund acquisition of LifeMasters Supported SelfCare; Nashville, Tenn., provider of health and care support programs and services.

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.

J. CREW OPERATING CORP.: Approximately $78 million term loan add-on in connection with IPO; help fund preferred stock redemption; Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns; 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.

KERZNER INTERNATIONAL LTD.: Mid-2006 event; $2.775 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, with Deutsche left lead; $2.075 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $700 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; 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.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: New credit facility; likely Goldman Sachs; help fund proposed public-to-private buyout by management and equity investors; Houston-based energy infrastructure provider.

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.

LIONORE MINING INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $400 million seven-year non-recourse debt facility; BNP Paribas; help fund its acquisition of the Falconbridge Ltd.'s Nikkelverk refinery; Toronto-based nickel concentrate producer.

MEDIANEWS GROUP INC.: New term loan C (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America; fund the acquisition of two northern California papers from The McClatchy Co.; Denver-based newspaper company.

MILLIPORE CORP.: New senior unsecured credit facility; UBS; $500 million five-year term loan; $250 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 137.5 bps; €430 million five-year revolver (BBB-); help fund acquisition of Serologicals Corp.; Billerica, Mass.-based bioprocess and bioscience products and services company.

NCO GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley; help fund proposed acquisition of NCO by chairman and chief executive officer, Michael J. Barrist, and One Equity Partners II LP; Horsham, Pa., provider of business process outsourcing services.

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.

PLIANT CORP.: $200 million revolving credit exit facility at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, based on utilization; Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp.; replace existing pre-bankruptcy revolver and DIP; Schaumburg, Ill., producer of film and flexible packaging products.

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.

SALLY BEAUTY CO.: Approximately $1.85 billion in new debt; Merrill Lynch; help fund spin-off from Alberto-Culver Co.; beauty supplies distribution business.

SILICON GRAPHICS INC.:$130 million DIP; Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Foothill; $15 million revolver A at Libor plus 300 bps; $15 million revolver B at Libor plus 525 bps; $80 million term A at base rate plus 700 bps; $20 million term B at base rate plus 700 bps; repay all of its outstanding senior credit facility debt; Mountain View, Calif., technology provider.

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.

VNU NV: Retail meeting to be determined, SMA meeting was May 23; €4.7 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; €550 million multi-currency revolver; €4.15 billion term B, of which €380 million is strictly a European carve-out and the remainder will most likely be syndicated in the United States; help fund acquisition by Valcon Acquisition BV; Netherlands-based information and media 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.

WCA WASTE CORP.: $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; Comerica Bank; refinance existing bank debt; Houston-based company engaged in the transportation, processing and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste.

WERNER HOLDING CO.: $99 million 18-month debtor-in-possession financing facility; Black Diamond Commercial Finance; $24 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $75 million term loan at Libor plus 400 bps; Werner is a Greenville, Pa., manufacturer and distributor of ladders, climbing equipment and ladder accessories.

WEST CORP.: New credit facility; Lehman, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, with Lehman left lead; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Quadrangle Group LLC; Omaha, Neb., provider of outsourced communication solutions.

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