Bank Loan Calendar: $71.8675 billion deals being marketed

OCTOBER BANK MEETINGS

CDW CORP.: Bank meeting expected late October/early November; $2.2 billion term loan; JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; also $800 million ABL revolver that already syndicated at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund already completed buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Vernon Hills, Ill., provider of technology products and services.

COMMSCOPE INC.: $2.55 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Bank of America and Wachovia; $2.3 billion seven-year term loan with pricing anywhere from Libor plus 175 bps to 275 bps depending on ratings; $250 million six-year revolver with pricing anywhere from Libor plus 175 bps to 275 bps depending on ratings; help fund acquisition of Andrew Corp.; Hickory, N.C., provider of infrastructure solutions for communication networks.

MANOR CARE INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 18; $900 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Bank of America; $700 million seven-year term loan; $200 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group; Toledo, Ohio, provider of short-term post-acute services and long-term care.

TRANZACT: New credit facility; BMO Capital Markets, Bank of Ireland and CIT Group, with BMO left lead; help fund acquisition by Veronis Suhler Stevenson from Halyard Capital; Fort Lee, N.J., provider of end-to-end technology-driven customer acquisition services.

UNITED RENTALS INC.: Retail meeting expected October business (SMA meeting was Oct. 4); $2.5 billion asset-based credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Lehman; $1.5 billion six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $1 billion six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP; Greenwich, Conn., equipment rental company.

UNIVAR NV: Bank meeting Oct. 18 to launch term loan B (pro rata was launched in NY on Sept. 7); $2.35 billion credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $975 million term B (B2/B); $1 billion asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $100 million first-in, last-out asset-based term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $275 million term A (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition by Ulysses Luxembourg Sarl, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners; Netherlands-based distributor of industrial chemicals and provider of related specialty services.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AEOLUS RE: $275 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $100 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; Bermuda-based reinsurance company.

ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES INC.: $420 million credit facility (B3/B-); JPMorgan and UBS; $60 million revolver; $360 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID guided in low 98 area; help fund the already completed acquisition of the company by the Blackstone Group and management and employees from Lindsay Goldberg; Newport Beach, Calif., insurance brokerage firm.

AMERIMARK DIRECT: $315 million credit facility; RBC Capital and CIT; $20 million revolver (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $185 million first-lien term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $110 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition of Dr. Leonards; direct marketer of women's apparel, shoes, cosmetics, fragrances, jewelry, watches, accessories and health-related merchandise.

ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST: $5.131 billion senior secured credit facility (BB-); Lehman, Bank of America and Barclays; $750 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $2.4 billion four-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99, $1.981 billion five-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps (not syndicating now); help fund already completed buyout by Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers Holdings; Englewood, Colo., real estate investment trust.

BA ENERGY INC.: $500 million project financing facility; TD Securities and Lehman Brothers; $350 million to $400 million pro rata tranche talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 150 bps upfront fee; $100 million to $150 million institutional term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, OID 98; help fund Heartland Upgrader project; Calgary, Alta., company involved in upgrading bitumen and heavy oil feedstock into high-quality crude oils.

BAUSCH & LOMB INC.: $2.575 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $500 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $1.2 billion 71/2-year U.S. term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; $575 million 71/2-year euro equivalent term loan at Euribor plus 325 bps, OID 991/4, 101 soft call; $300 million 71/2-year delayed-draw until Dec. 31, 2009 term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus; Rochester, N.Y., eye health company.

BERLIN PACKAGING LLC: $220 million credit facility; Bank of America; $40 million revolver; $98 million first-lien term loan, OID in 98 area; $17 million delayed-draw term loan, OID in 98 area; $65 million second-lien term loan, OID in 98 area; help fund acquisition of a majority ownership interest by Investcorp; Chicago-based supplier of glass, plastic and metal containers and closures.

BLAKE OFFSHORE: $160 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $125 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $25 million seven-year delayed-draw first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt and fund new business development; New Orleans provider of shallow-water drilling and production units.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: $760 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs; $660 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 97; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund already completed LBO by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, LP; St. Petersburg, Fla., provider of behavior-based promotional messaging, loyalty programs and direct-to-patient information.

CENTAUR LLC: $760 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $50 million letter-of-credit facility (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million delayed-draw term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $455 million five-year funded first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 98; $130 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, OID 98; fund the development of racino facilities; Indiana-based gaming and horseracing company.

CHEM RX CORP.: $162 million senior secured credit facility; CIBC; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps; $80 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 99; $20 million six-year delayed-draw term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 99; $37 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Paramount Acquisition Corp.; Long Beach, N.Y., long-term care pharmacy.

COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $130 million term loan add-on (Ba2/BB); help fund tender for 12¾% series B senior discount notes; Overland Park, Kan., producer of inorganic minerals.

CONTINENTAL CONVEYOR & EQUIPMENT CO.: $160 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $120 million term A (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt; Winfield, Ala., manufacturer and distributor of bulk material conveyor systems.

CREDITCARDS.COM INC.: $100 million credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $75 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; in conjunction with IPO; repay debt and for general corporate purposes; Austin, Texas, online credit card marketplace.

DEERFIELD TRIARC CAPITAL CORP.: $155 million five-year senior secured term loan (B1/B); UBS and Bank of America; fund acquisition of Deerfield & Co. LLC from Triarc Cos., Inc.; Rosemont, Ill., diversified financial company.

DEX MEDIA EAST LLC: $1.2 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB+); JPMorgan and Wachovia; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $750 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $350 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing credit facility; publisher of Yellow Pages and White Pages directories.

EL PASO CORP.: $500 million revolver add-on; help fund acquisition of Peoples Energy Production Co.; Houston-based provider of natural gas and related energy products.

GUITAR CENTER INC.: $1.025 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $375 million ABL revolver (B+); $650 million seven-year term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, OID 98; help fund already completed buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC; Westlake Village, Calif., retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment.

HOLOGIC INC.: $2.55 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan, with Goldman Sachs left lead; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $500 million 51/2-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.25 billion 18-month capital markets term X at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Cytyc Corp.; Bedford, Mass., developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic and medical imaging systems.

LIBERTY ELECTRIC POWER LLC: $410 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $35 million revolver (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $300 million first-lien term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99; $75 million 10-year PIK holdco mezzanine loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps, OID 98; repay existing debt, cash fund a debt service reserve and make a distribution to equity; combined-cycle gas turbine located 10 miles from downtown Philadelphia.

MCJUNKIN CORP.: $650 million ABL revolver (Ba3) at Libor plus 150 bps; Goldman Sachs and Lehman; also amending term loan to increase pricing to Libor plus 275 bps; in connection with acquisition of Red Man Pipe and Supply Co.; Charleston, W.Va., distributor of industrial and oilfield supplies.

METAVANTE CORP.: $2 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and Robert W. Baird & Co.; $1.75 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps, single step down based on leverage test, OID to be determined; $250 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 162.5 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund spinoff from Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; provider of banking and payments technologies.

MITEL NETWORKS: $460 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch; $300 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 96; $130 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, OID 96, $30 million revolver; help back completed acquisition of Inter-Tel; Ottawa-based communications products and services company.

MOLD-MASTERS: $317 million credit facility; SocGen; $31 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $286 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund buyout by 3i; Georgetown, Ont., manufacturer of hot runner systems for the plastic injection molding industry.

MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTION LP: C$410 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, with Goldman left lead; C$50 million six-year revolver (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; C$260 million 71/2-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, OID to be determined; C$100 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 625 bps, OID to be determined; back completed acquisition by EdgeStone Capital Partners and GS Capital Partners; distributor of motion pictures in Canada.

MSCI INC.: $450 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Morgan Stanley and Bank of America; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; in connection with IPO; repay intercompany debt; New York-based provider of investment decision support tools to investment institutions.

NEW WORLD GAMING PARTNERS LTD.: C$1.115 billion credit facility; Bear Stearns and Royal Bank of Canada, with Bear left lead; C$25 million revolver (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; C$575 million first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; C$115 million delayed-draw term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee, increasing to 100 bps after six months if utilization is less than 50%; C$400 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Gateway Casinos Income Fund and Gateway Casinos Inc. by Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. and Macquarie Bank Ltd.; Burnaby, B.C., casino operator.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS INC.: $2.465 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Wachovia, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, with Deutsche left lead; $2.215 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 98½ area, 101 soft call; $250 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Chicago-based provider of investment services.

NV BROADCASTING, LLC (NEW VISION TELEVISION): $390 million credit facility; UBS; $25 million six-year revolver (B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $215 million six-year first-lien term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call, expected 98½ OID; $120 million seven-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, non-call one, 102, 101, 98 OID; $30 million senior unsecured holdco loan (CCC+); help fund acquisition of Montecito Broadcast Group, LLC and refinance existing debt; Los Angeles-based broadcasting company.

ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO.: $2 billion six-year senior secured revolver (Ba1/BBB-) initially priced at Libor plus 57.5 bps; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; in connection with already completed LBO of TXU Corp. by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group; Dallas-based energy company.

PALM INC.: $430 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $400 million 61/2-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, OID in mid-90 area, soft call 103, 102, 101; help fund cash distribution to shareholders in connection with investment by Elevation Partners; Sunnyvale, Calif., mobile computing devices company.

PRA INTERNATIONAL: $295 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Jefferies; $40 million revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps; $170 million first-out term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 98; $85 million first-loss term loan (B3/CCC+) that's already been placed; help fund buyout by Genstar Capital, LLC; Reston, Va., clinical research organization.

QA MASTER HOLDINGS: $195 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $35 million revolver; $160 million term loan; help fund buyout by TA Associates; direct marketer via the mail.

SANDY CREEK ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP: $1 billion credit facility due Aug. 30, 2015 (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse and RBS Securities; $800 million construction loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund the construction of the Sandy Creek Power Generation Facility in McLennan County, Texas.

SEMCO ENERGY INC./CAP ROCK HOLDING CORP.: $635 million in secured credit facilities; RBC Capital and Union Bank of California, with RBC left lead; at Semco $130 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps and $360 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 125 bps; at Cap Rock $145 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt and help fund acquisition of Semco by Cap Rock; Semco is a Port Huron, Mich., distributor of natural gas; Cap Rock is a Midland, Texas, utility holding company.

SOUTHERN AIR HOLDINGS INC.: $300 million credit facility; CIBC; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $250 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, OID to be determined; help fund buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners; Norwalk, Conn., provider of air cargo services to airlines.

STATION CASINOS INC.: $500 million six-year senior secured revolver (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC; Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company.

TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP: $250 million revolver add-on; help fund acquisition of Targa Resources, Inc.'s San Angelo Operating Unit and Louisiana Operating Unit; Houston-based natural gas and natural gas liquids company.

TELESAT: About $2.25 billion credit facility (B1/BB-); Morgan Stanley, UBS and JPMorgan, with Morgan Stanley left lead; C$160 million five-year revolver; $169 million five-year term A; $1.764 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 98; $150 million delayed-draw term B at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 98; help fund acquisition of Telesat Canada by a joint venture company formed by Loral Space & Communications Inc. and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board from BCE Inc.; Ottawa operator of telecommunications satellites.

TEXAS COMPETITIVE ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO. LLC (TXU): $24.5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Citigroup, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; $7 billion term B-2 at Libor plus 350 bps, OID in the 99½ area; soft call protection 103, 102, 101; $3.45 billion term B-1 (not being syndicated) at Libor plus 350 bps, no call protection; $6 billion term B-3 (not being syndicated) at Libor plus 350 bps, non-callable for three years; $4.1 billion seven-year delayed-draw term loan, of which $2.15 billion is funded already, at Libor plus 350 bps, 125 bps undrawn fee for first year, 150 bps thereafter; $1.25 billion seven-year deposit letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 350 bps; $2.7 billion six-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund already completed LBO of TXU Corp. by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group; Dallas-based energy company.

THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP INC.: $292.5 million credit facility (B1/B); Lehman; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $192.5 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the already completed acquisition of 10 office properties in Austin, Texas, from Blackstone Real Estate Advisors; Los Angeles-based full-service real estate company.

TOURO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL: $130 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $85 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 98; $35 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at 13%; help fund LBO; Cypress, Calif.-based university.

UNITED TEST AND ASSEMBLY CENTER LTD.: $725 million covenant-light credit facility; JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro; $100 million revolver; $625 million term B talked at Libor plus 312.5 bps; help fund buyout by Global A&T Electronics Ltd., a special-purpose company formed by Affinity Equity Partners and TPG Capital; Singapore-based provider of semiconductor assembly and testing services.

URS CORP.: $2.1 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; $700 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.1 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 99½ OID; help fund acquisition of Washington Group International, Inc.; San Francisco-based engineering design services company.

VAREL HOLDINGS INC.: $160 million senior secured credit facility (B+); Lehman; $140 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, OID 97; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps; help fund buyout by Arcapita Inc. from KRG Capital Partners; Carrollton, Texas, manufacturer of drill bits for the oil and gas, and mining and industrial industries.

WILTON INDUSTRIES: $950 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Deutsche Bank; $65 million revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $445 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, OID 97; $255 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, OID 97, call protection 102, 101; $185 million mezzanine holdco facility talked at 11½% (4.2% cash pay, 7.3% PIK), non call one, 102, 101; help fund GTCR Golder Rauner's already completed acquisition of Wilton Industries, Inc. and Dimensions Holdings, LLC through its portfolio company, EK Success Ltd.; food, paper and celebration crafting company.

X-RITE INC.: $415 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Fifth Third Bank, National City Bank and LaSalle Bank; $40 million revolver (Ba3/BB-); $250 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-); $125 million second-lien term loan (B3/B) held by GoldenTree Asset Management, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Pantone, Inc.; Grand Rapids, Mich., technology company that develops color management systems and solutions.

ON THE HORIZON

1-800 CONTACTS INC.: $235 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $20 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $140 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 625 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Fenway Partners, LLC; Draper, Utah, direct marketer of replacement contact lenses.

19X INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout of CKX Inc.; New York-based company engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content.

3COM CORP.: New senior secured credit facility; Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd., UBS, HSBC, ABN Amro and Bank of China; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners, LLC; Marlborough, Mass., network services company.

ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP.: $4.4 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $3.9 billion seven-year term loan; $500 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; Dallas-based provider of marketing, loyalty and transaction services.

ALLTEL CORP.: $15.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and RBS; $14 billion 71/2-year term loan; $1.5 billion six-year revolver; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners; Little Rock, Ark., provider of wireless voice and data communications services.

AMERICAN STANDARD BATH AND KITCHEN: New debt financing; Bank of America and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners, LLC from American Standard Cos. Inc.; bath and kitchen products company.

AVAYA INC.: Up to $4.8 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $500 million asset-based revolver; $3.8 billion seven-year term loan; multicurrency revolver at the lesser of $500 million and the amount equal to $500 million minus 90% of the borrowing base under the asset-based revolver; help fund buyout by Silver Lake and TPG Capital; Basking Ridge, N.J., provider of communication systems, applications and services.

BASELL: $14 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro; $13 billion U.S. and possibly euro seven-year term loan (can be increased by up to $750 million equal to the amounts outstanding under Lyondell's securitization or asset-backed facilities); $1 billion U.S. and euro six-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Lyondell Chemical Co.; Hoofddorp, Netherlands-based producer of polypropylene and polyethylene.

BCE INC.: Up to C$23.05 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBS Securities and TD Securities; C$2 billion six-year revolver; C$4.2 billion six-year term A; up to C$16.5 billion U.S. equivalent seven-year term B; up to C$350 million U.S. equivalent one-year delayed-draw term loan; help fund buyout by Teachers Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Montreal-based communications company.

BLOCKBUSTER INC.: New credit facility; refinance existing credit facility; Dallas-based provider of in-home movie and game entertainment.

BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $1.5 billion amended and restated credit facility; Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse; help finance acquisition of natural gas, oil and midstream assets from Quicksilver Resources Inc.; Los Angeles-based independent oil and gas limited partnership.

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $9.23 billion in senior secured credit facilities; Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and Bank of America; CSC Holdings Inc. $7.25 billion credit facility consisting of a $1 billion six-year term A, a $4.75 billion seven-year term B, a $500 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan and a $1 billion six-year revolver; Regional Programming Partners $950 million credit facility consisting of a $900 million seven-year term B and a $50 million five-year revolver; Rainbow National Services LLC $1.03 billion credit facility consisting of a $730 million eight-year term B and a $300 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by the Dolan Family Group and refinance certain bank debt; Bethpage, N.Y., media, entertainment and telecommunications company.

CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $375 million term loan; $300 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Horizon Offshore, Inc.; Houston-based marine contractor.

CALPINE CORP.: $8 billion amended and upsized exit facility; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; $6 billion first-lien term loan at Libor plus 175 bps if rated B1/B+, Libor plus 200 bps if rated B2/B; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 175 bps if rated B1/B+, Libor plus 200 bps if rated B2/B; $1 billion second-lien term loan due Sept. 29, 2014 at Libor plus 325 bps; San Jose, Calif., power company.

CERIDIAN CORP.: $2.3 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $2 billion term B; $300 million revolver; help fund buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.; Minneapolis-based provider of human resources, transportation and retail information management services.

CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO. NV: $200 million five-year term loan provided by existing revolver lenders, also $150 million revolver add-on; help fund acquisition of the Lummus Global business from ABB; Hoofddorp, the Netherlands-based engineering, procurement and construction company.

CHRYSLER CORP. LLC: $10 billion in term debt; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley, with JPMorgan left lead; $5 billion first-out term loan (Ba3/BB-); $5 billion second-out term loan (B3/B); help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP from DaimlerChrysler AG; producer and seller of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $19.525 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; $1 billion receivables-backed revolver; $18.525 billion in senior secured debt, of which $15.4 billion will be available at closing for purposes of financing the LBO and related transactions; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Bain Capital Partners, LLC; San Antonio media and entertainment company specializing in "gone from home" entertainment and information services.

CLEAR CHANNEL TELEVISION GROUP: New debt financing; help fund buyout of 56 television stations and associated assets by Providence Equity Partners Inc. from Clear Channel Communications Inc.

COINMACH SERVICE CORP.: $825 million senior secured credit facility; RBS Securities and Deutsche Bank; $50 million revolver; $50 million delayed-draw term loan; $725 million term loan; help fund buyout by Babcock & Brown; Plainview, N.Y., supplier of outsourced laundry equipment services for multi-family housing properties.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $950 million senior secured credit facility (BB-); Wachovia; $760 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $140 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw until May 1, 2008 term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 100 bps unused fee; $50 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. and repurchase or redeem 9.75% senior notes due 2012; Mattoon, Ill., rural local exchange company.

CONSUMER SOURCE INC.: $450 million first-lien credit facility; $375 million seven-year senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year revolver with 50 bps unused fee; also $150 million eight-year second-priority secured loan and/or notes with loan expected at Libor plus approximately 625 bps; fund dividend to Primedia Inc. in connection with spinoff; New York-based publisher and distributor of free real estate and automobile guides.

COPANO ENERGY LLC: $550 million senior revolver; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Cantera Natural Gas, LLC; Houston-based midstream natural gas company.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $1.02 billion senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch; $780 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $140 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by management and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity; Atlanta-based radio company.

DEB SHOPS INC.: $205 million credit facility; Barclays Capital; $30 million revolver; $110 million first-lien term loan; $65 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Lee Equity Partners, LLC; Philadelphia-based specialty retailer of apparel, shoes and accessories for juniors.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Bank meeting expected late 2007; up to $2.08 billion credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia, Merrill Lynch and CoBank, with Lehman left lead; $200 million six-year revolver, 37.5 bps unused fee; $200 million eight-year delayed-draw for one year term loan, 75 bps unused fee; $1.68 billion eight-year term B; help fund merger with Verizon Communications Inc.'s wireline operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont; Charlotte, N.C., provider of communications services to rural communities.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $3.5 billion exit financing credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $540 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $828 million senior secured term loan at Libor plus 137.5 bps to 175 bps depending on ratings; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 137.5 bps to 175 bps depending on ratings; $2.082 billion 60-day delayed-draw senior secured term loan at Libor plus 137.5 bps to 175 bps depending on ratings; refinance DIP facility, to make plan of reorganization payments and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Southfield, Mich., auto parts manufacturer.

FINLAY ENTERPRISES, INC.: $550 million five-year revolver; GE Capital Markets, Inc.; finance acquisition of Zale Corp.'s Bailey Banks & Biddle division and replace existing revolver; New York-based retailer of fine jewelry and an operator of licensed jewelry departments.

GENERAL CABLE CORP.: $400 million ABL revolver; Merrill Lynch Capital Corp.; help fund acquisition of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s wire and cable business; Highland Heights, Ky., maker of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Bank of America; $2.2 billion in bank debt; revolver; refinance debt in connection with merger of Graphic Packaging and Altivity Packaging, LLC; Marietta, Ga., paperboard packaging company.

THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO. INC.: $615 million five-year ABL revolver; Bank of America; $575 million tranche expected at Libor plus 175 bps; $40 million last out tranche expected at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund purchase of Pathmark Stores Inc.; Montvale, N.J., supermarket chain.

HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $9 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $7 billion seven-year term loan; $2 billion multi-currency six-year revolver; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management, LP; Las Vegas-based provider of branded casino entertainment.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Huntsman Corp.; Columbus, Ohio, thermoset resins company.

HIGH ARCTIC ENERGY SERVICES INC.: Up to $75 million 51/2-year senior second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps; GE Capital; also up to C$80 million senior secured 364-day revolver at Prime plus 80 bps; refinance existing credit facility and fund working capital and future opportunities; Red Deer, Alta., oilfield services company.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Lehman and Citigroup; help fund acquisition of the Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and Greenwood-Heinemann divisions of Reed Elsevier; Boston-based educational publisher.

HUNT REFINING: $760 million credit facility (B1/B+); Barclays; $400 million term loan; $100 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $130 million construction facility; $130 million revolver; fund the expansion of an existing refinery; Tuscaloosa, Ala., petroleum refining and marketing company.

LOCAL INSIGHT MEDIA LP: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages; Anchorage, Alaska, provider of print directories and internet-based local search services.

MACAU CO.: $1.2 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank Hong Kong branch and Morgan Stanley; fund project costs associated with the Macao Studio City project in the Cotai Site and for other working capital and general corporate purposes.

MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP: New credit facility; RBC; help fund acquisition of MarkWest Hydrocarbon Inc.; Denver-based limited partnership focused on midstream assets and gas transmission assets.

MYERS INDUSTRIES INC.: $685 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs; $535 million seven-year term loan; $150 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by GS Capital Partners; Akron, Ohio, manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial and consumer markets.

NEWPAGE CORP.: $2 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $400 million ABL revolver; $1.6 billion term loan; help fund acquisition of Stora Enso North America from Stora Enso Oyj; Miamisburg, Ohio, producer of coated papers.

OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORP.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP; Irvine, Calif., wholesale originator and servicer of non-prime residential mortgage loans.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $7.1 billion in credit facilities; Wachovia and Deutsche Bank, with Wachovia left lead on senior secured, Deutsche left lead on unsecured; $4.6 billion senior secured seven-year term loan; $500 million senior secured 61/2-year revolver; $2 billion eight-year unsecured term loan; help fund buyout by Fortress Investment Group LLC and Centerbridge Partners LP; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of casino and horse racing facilities.

PHH CORP.: New credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman; help fund buyout by GE Capital Solutions; Mount Laurel, N.J., outsource provider of mortgage and vehicle fleet management services.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.: $2.9 billion amended and restated credit facility; Lehman; help fund acquisition of Pogo Producing Co.; Houston-based oil and gas company.

QUEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP: New credit facility; in connection with IPO of common units; general partnership purposes; Oklahoma City-based acquirer, exploiter and developer of oil and natural gas properties.

RCN CORP.: New senior secured term loan; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of NEON Communications Group, Inc.; Herndon, Va., provider of video, data and voice services.

REABLE THERAPEUTICS INC.: Up to $1.155 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; up to $1.055 billion 61/2-year term B expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of DJO Inc.; Austin, Texas, medical device company.

REDDY ICE HOLDINGS INC.: $855 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $80 million revolver; $485 million first-lien term loan; $290 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by GSO Capital Partners LP; Dallas-based manufacturer and distributor of packaged ice.

REMY INTERNATIONAL INC.: $330 million exit facility; Barclays; $120 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $160 million six-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps; $50 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan; also commitment for $225 million DIP consisting of $120 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 200 bps and $105 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; Anderson, Ind., manufacturer, remanufacturer and distributor of starters, alternators, locomotive products and hybrid power technology.

RYERSON INC.: $1.35 billion senior secured asset-based revolver; Bank of America; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity; Chicago-based distributor and processor of metals.

SAMSONITE CORP.: New debt financing; RBS Securities; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners; Mansfield, Mass., designer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of luggage, casual bags, business cases and travel-related products.

SEQUA CORP.: $1.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Lehman, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $1.2 billion term loan; $150 million revolver; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group; New York-based diversified industrial company.

SUSSER HOLDINGS CORP.: $195 million credit facility; Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia and BMO; $90 million revolver; $105 million term loan; fund acquisition of Town & Country Food Stores; Corpus Christi, Texas, convenience store operator.

SYMMETRY HOLDINGS INC.: $175 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; JPMorgan, CIBC and CIT; help fund acquisition of Novamerican Steel Inc., a Montreal steel and aluminum company; New York-based company formed to acquire businesses in the basic industries sector.

WHEELING-PITTSBURGH CORP.: $485 million credit facility; JPMorgan and GE Capital; $350 million revolver; $135 million term loan; refinance existing bank debt in connection with merger with Esmark Inc.; Wheeling, W.Va., steel company.

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