Bank Loan Calendar: $74.210 billion deals being marketed

FEBRUARY BANK MEETINGS

ELKCORP: $1.575 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bear Stearns and JPMorgan; $975 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $600 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 30 bps undrawn fee; fund buyout by Building Materials Corp. of America; Dallas-based manufacturer of roofing and building products.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: Bank meeting expected mid February; $1.5 billion senior secured revolver; JPMorgan; refinance existing amended and restated revolver and help fund acquisition of producing oil and gas properties from Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Dallas-based independent energy company.

FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.: $11.5 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $1.5 billion five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $2.5 billion five-year term A expected at Libor plus 175 bps; $7.5 billion seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp.; Phoenix, copper, gold and molybdenum mining, exploration and production company.

INFOR: Bank meeting Feb. 5; $1.475 billion in new term loans; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch; $200 million first-lien term B add-on expected to be euro denominated with talk of Euribor plus 325 bps; $1.275 billion second-lien term loan expected in euros and dollars with talk of Libor/Euribor plus 650 bps; refinance senior subordinated bridge loan; expected close late February; Atlanta-based deliverer of fully integrated enterprise solutions as well as stand-alone products.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: $8.6 billion credit facility (Ba2); Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia and Merrill, with Citi left lead; $2 billion 61/2-year term A; $2.1 billion seven-year term B; $1.5 billion seven-year term C; $2 billion three-year term D; $1 billion six-year revolver; help fund public-to-private buyout by management and equity investors; Houston-based energy infrastructure provider.

SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $700 million term loan; Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of The Rank Group plc's Hard Rock business; Hollywood, Fla.-based operator of hotels and casinos; bank meeting Feb. 6.

SIMMONS HOLDCO, INC.: $275 million senior unsecured PIK toggle loan due 2012; Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup (joint); 75 bps PIK toggle feature; non-callable for one year; to fund dividend; Simmons Holdco is the new parent of Atlanta-based mattress manufacturer, Simmons Co.; price talk Libor plus 525 at 99.00; pricing expected Friday.

THE STAR TRIBUNE CO.: Bank meeting Feb. 6; $485 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and RBS Securities; $50 million revolver; $330 million first-lien term B; approximately $105 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Avista Capital Partners from The McClatchy Co.; Minneapolis-based information provider.

UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Retail launch expected in February (SMA round was Jan. 23); $8.2 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Wachovia, RBS Securities and Lehman, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million revolver; $7 billion term B; $450 million delayed-draw term loan; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Saban Capital Group, delayed draw available for repayment of senior notes; expected close spring 2007; Los Angeles-based Spanish-language media company.

VALLEY NATIONAL GASES INC.: $290 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, UBS and Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse left lead; $165 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps if corporate rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps if corporate rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Caxton-Iseman Capital; Washington, Pa., packager and distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding equipment and supplies, propane and fire protection equipment.

MARCH BANK MEETINGS

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP LLC: New credit facility; Lehman; fund acquisition of BlueStone Television LLC, an owner and operator of television stations; Bonten is an affiliate of Diamond Castle Holdings LLC.

CALPINE CORP.: Expected March business; $5 billion two-year debtor-in-possession facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Deutsche; $4 billion term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps if Ba3/BB-, Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, Libor plus 275 bps if B2/B or Libor plus 325 bps if B3/B-; $1 billion revolver with 50 bps unused fee expected at Libor plus 200 bps if Ba3/BB-, Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, Libor plus 275 bps if B2/B or Libor plus 325 bps if B3/B-; refinance existing DIP and repay $2.516 billion of operating subsidiary Calpine Generating Co., LLC's secured pre-bankruptcy debt; San Jose, Calif., power company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AFFINION GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: Expected close Jan. 31; $350 million five-year senior unsecured term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 625 bps, OID 99; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; non-callable for six months, callable at par for months seven through 18, then at 102, 101, par in subsequent years; redeem certain preferred stock and pay a dividend to stockholders; Norwalk, Conn., direct marketer of membership clubs and insurance products.

AK STEEL: $850 million five-year revolver; Bank of America; general corporate purposes; expected close by end of February; Middletown, Ohio, producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, as well as carbon and stainless tubular steel products.

ARIZONA CHEMICAL: $426 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver (B1); $240 million first-lien term B ($140 million in dollars, $100 million in euro equivalent) (B1); $136 million second-lien term loan (Caa1), call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Rhone Capital III LP from International Paper; Jacksonville, Fla., supplier of pine chemicals to the adhesives, inks and coatings and oleochemicals markets.

BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE INC.: $1.03 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $150 million revolver (B1/B); $530 million first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $350 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps; help fund LBO by First Reserve Corp. from J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC; Kennesaw, Ga., provider of scaffolding services.

CAMBRIDGE INFORMATION GROUP: $340 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver; $240 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $60 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps area; fund acquisition of ProQuest Information and Learning from ProQuest Co.; Bethesda, Md., privately owned group of information services companies and educational institutions.

CEDAR FAIR LP: Repricing U.S. and Canadian term loan B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Bear Stearns; Sandusky, Ohio, owner and operator of amusement parks and water parks.

CELLNET: $510 million credit facility; RBC; $40 million 41/2-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million 41/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps area; $60 million two-year delayed-draw with 41/2-year final maturity term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $110 million 43/4-year second-lien term loan; help fund Bayard Group's already completed acquisition of Cellnet; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of intelligent communication and automation solutions to energy and water businesses.

CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse; Wall, N.J., provider of regional wireless and integrated communications services.

THE COOPER COS. INC.: Expected close Jan. 31; $650 million unsecured revolver talked around Libor plus mid-100 bps; KeyBank and Citigroup, with KeyBank left lead; refinance existing bank debt; Pleasanton, Calif., manufacturer and marketer of specialty health care products.

COVANTA ENERGY CORP.: $1.3 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB-); JPMorgan, Lehman and Merrill Lynch; $300 million six-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; $680 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $320 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; Fairfield, N.J., renewable energy and waste disposal company.

CYDCOR INC.: $105 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $10 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $70 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $25 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund LBO by Golden Gate Capital and JP Capital; Westlake Village, Calif., provider of outsourced face-to-face sales.

DECRANE AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC.: $365 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $180 million term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $160 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps to 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinancing; Columbus, Ohio, aircraft parts and equipment manufacturer.

EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORP.: Term loan B repricing down to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Goldman Sachs; $1.185 billion term loan, to fund LBO by Providence Equity, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, priced in June 2006; Pittsburgh-based provider of private post-secondary education.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CO.: $90 million first-lien term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 250 bps; UBS; refinance existing facility and fund acquisition of GenTek Inc.'s Noma Wire and Cable Assembly Business; St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of wire harnesses and a provider of value-added assembly services.

ENERGYSOLUTIONS LLC: $75 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility add-on at Libor plus 225 bps; Citigroup; refinance existing insurance debt; Salt Lake City-based national energy services company.

EVENFLO CO. INC.: $205 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $120 million six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps based on leverage; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund LBO by Weston Presidio from Harvest Partners; Vandalia, Ohio, manufacturer and marketer of a full line of juvenile products.

EXPRESS ENERGY SERVICES: $275 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $225 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; fund the purchase of two oilfield services companies; Houston-based provider of services and equipment to the oil and gas drilling and exploration and production industries.

FENWAL INC.: $475 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; $300 million term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million delayed-draw term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million revolver (B+); $75 million second-lien term loan (B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund acquisition of Baxter International Inc.'s Transfusion Therapies business by Texas Pacific Group and Maverick Capital Ltd.; Blood collection and processing company.

FILMCO: $134 million multi-draw term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; Goldman Sachs; help finance 50% of Lionsgate Entertainment's next 23 films; joint venture with Lionsgate.

FOAMEX LP: $790 million exit financing facility; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Barclays Capital; $175 million five-year revolver; $425 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; $190 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 475 bps; Linwood, Pa., manufacturer and distributor of flexible polyurethane and advanced polymer foam products.

GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES INC.: $130 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $60 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $40 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 675 bps; in connection with investment from Kelso & Co. to fund capex plans, refinance debt, tender preferred stock and redeem common stock; Houston-based provider of seismic data acquisition services.

GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORP.: $230 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $10 million six-year funded synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 350 bps; $40 million six-year delayed-draw for six months synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 350 bps, 100 bps delay-draw fee in first three months, 125 bps in months four to six; $110 million six-year funded first-lien term B at Libor plus 350 bps; $50 million six-year delayed-draw for six months first-lien term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 100 bps delay-draw fee in first three months, 125 bps in months four to six; refinance existing debt, repurchase redeemable preferred stock held by The Gores Group and fund acquisition of the former MCI's division serving corrections facilities; Mobile, Ala., specialized telecommunications company.

GREAT CANADIAN GAMING CORP.: C$400 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Goldman Sachs and TD Securities, with Goldman left lead on term B and TD left lead on revolver; C$200 million Canadian revolver talked at Libor plus 162.5 bps; C$200 million term B in dollar equivalent talked at Libor plus 200 bps; repay bridge facility and to provide for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes; expected close mid-February; Richmond, B.C., gaming and entertainment operator.

GREEN VALLEY RANCH GAMING LLC: $830 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $30 million revolver (B1/B+); $550 million term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing bank debt and pay a special dividend to owners; Henderson, Nev., resort.

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS: $160 million term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps below 3.25x leverage (also repricing existing term loan at same level); Credit Suisse; dividend payment; Camarillo, Calif.-based tool and equipment catalog retailer.

HCA INC.: Repricing term A at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps, term B at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps and European term loan at Euribor plus 225 bps from Euribor plus 250 bps; Bank of America; Nashville, Tenn., health care services company.

HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC.: $3.25 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/B+/BB); Bank of America; $2.75 billion seven-year term B talked around Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million six-year revolver; refinance existing credit facility and pay a dividend to shareholders; expected close Feb. 12 week; Naples, Fla., owner and operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities.

THE HERTZ CORP.: Repricing ABL revolver at Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 175 bps, and term B and synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps with a step down to Libor plus 150 bps when leverage falls below 3.0 times; Deutsche Bank; Park Ridge, N.J, vehicle rental organization.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN RIVERDEEP GROUP PLC: $250 million term loan B add-on at Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse and Citigroup; repay some company's bridge financing; Dublin, Ireland, provider of educational products.

INSIGHT MIDWEST: Repricing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; Bank of America and JPMorgan; New York-based cable television system operator.

INTELSAT LTD.: Expected close Feb. 2; $1 billion seven-year senior unsecured term loan (B2/B+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, OID 99.5; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, with Bank of America left lead; fund redemption of Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd.'s floating-rate senior notes; Pembroke, Bermuda, provider of fixed satellite services.

INTERMEDIA OURDOOR INC.: $131 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $86 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $35 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 675 bps to 700 bps; fund InterMedia Partners, LP's acquisition of Primedia Inc.'s hunting, fishing and shooting publications.

INVACARE CORP.: Expected close Feb. 9; $400 million credit facility (Ba2/B+); Bank of America, National City and KeyBank; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinancing; Elyria, Ohio, manufacturer and distributor of nonacute health care products.

INVESTOOLS INC.: $150 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $50 million five-year term A; $25 million five-year revolver; $75 million 51/2-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund acquisition of thinkorswim Group Inc.; Draper, Utah, provider of investor education products and services.

JACUZZI BRANDS INC.: $450 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and UBS; $115 million six-year asset-based revolver; $15 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B); $135 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B); $185 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+); help fund LBO by Apollo Management LP; West Palm Beach, Fla., manufacturer and distributor of branded bath and plumbing products for the residential, commercial and institutional markets.

JARDEN CORP.: Repricing term B1 to Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; changing administrative agent to Lehman from CIBC; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche consumer products used in and around the home.

KENTUCKY DATA LINK: $280 million senior secured credit facility (B1); Bank of America; $40 million revolver; $240 million term loan; refinance existing debt and fund acquisition of Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. from Journal Communications, Inc.; Evansville, Ind., wholesale transport service provider.

KGEN LLC: $400 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley; $80 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $120 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; operator of merchant generation assets.

KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC.: $160 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $110 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt; Winston-Salem, N.C., branded specialty retailer of doughnuts.

LANDSOURCE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT LLC: $1.55 billion credit facility; Barclays; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.05 billion term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $300 million second-lien term loan talked in the Libor plus 400 bps to 450 bps area; in connection with entrance of MW Housing Partners in the LandSource joint venture; land owner is Santa Clarita Valley, Calif.

MACH GEN: $740 million credit facility (B2/B); Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns and Deutsche Bank; $100 million revolver; $60 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $580 million term B; refinance existing debt; portfolio of power-generation assets.

MATTRESS FIRM: $210 million credit facility (Ba3/B); UBS; $185 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $25 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by J.W. Childs Associates LP from Sun Capital Partners; Houston-based specialty bedding retailer.

MCJUNKIN CORP.: $875 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Lehman, with Goldman left lead; $300 million ABL revolver (Ba1/BB) at Libor plus 175 bps; $575 million term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners; Charleston, W.Va., distributor of industrial and oilfield supplies.

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: Expected close in February; $1 billion revolver priced at Libor plus 125 bps to 237.5 bps based on leverage; help fund expansion at Mohegan Sun named Project Horizon and updated construction plans for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs' phase 2 gaming and entertainment facility; Uncasville, Conn., gaming company.

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA LLC: $805 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Lehman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, with Lehman left lead; $80 million six-year revolver; $725 million eight-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps based on leverage; in connection with IPO; redeem preferred membership units of the company, repay existing revolver debt and for general corporate purposes; Centennial, Colo., operator of digital in-theatre networks.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse; Dallas-based high-end specialty retailer.

NEP BROADCASTING LLC: $355 million credit facility; Bank of America and Bear Stearns; $325 million covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund American Securities Capital Partners, LLC's acquisition of a majority equity interest from Apax Partners, LP and Spectrum Equity Investors; Pittsburgh-based provider of outsourced teleproduction services.

ON ASSIGNMENT INC.: $165 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); UBS; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $145 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Oxford Global Resources, Inc.; Calabasas, Calif., professional staffing firm.

PAETEC: $850 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch joint leads, with Deutsche left lead, CIT Group documentation agent; $50 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $800 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund merger with US LEC Corp.; new holding company based in Fairport, N.Y., and will operate as a communications provider.

PGS INC.: $280 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wachovia and Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver; $240 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; help fund purchase of Pearson Government Solutions by Veritas Capital Partners from Pearson plc; Arlington, Va., business solutions company.

PLASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INC.: $590 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $225 million five-year ABL revolver (B1) talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; $265 million six-year first-lien term B (B3) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, call protection tbd; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2) talked at Libor plus 900 bps with a leverage-based grid, OID 98, call protection tbd; refinance existing debt; Dearborn, Mich., maker of blow-molded and injection-molded plastic products, primarily for the automotive industry.

RAVAGO SA: $500 million credit facility; Citigroup; $340 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $160 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund equity investment in Muehlstein Holding Corp.; provider of distribution, compounding and recycling service for plastic and elastomeric raw materials.

THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC.: $1.46 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and RBS Securities; $1.16 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; $300 million six-year revolver; help LBO by an investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings LLC and merger with two Ripplewood portfolio companies; Pleasantville, N.Y., publisher and direct marketing company.

REXNORD CORP.: $200 million term B add-on (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; Credit Suisse left lead; help fund acquisition of Zurn from Jacuzzi Brands Inc.; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of highly engineered power transmission, aerospace and other precision motion technology products.

SBARRO INC.: $208 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Bank of America and Credit Suisse, with Bank of America left lead; $183 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million revolver; help fund LBO by MidOcean Partners; Melville, N.Y., quick service Italian restaurant company.

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.: $2.1 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup; $550 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $1.55 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; recapitalization involving repurchase of shares through a Dutch auction tender offer, payment of a special one-time dividend to shareholders and tender offer for 6.625% senior subordinated notes; Marysville, Ohio, marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products.

SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse; Foothill Ranch, Calif., operator of long-term care facilities and a provider of a full continuum of post-acute care services.

STURM FOODS INC.: $560 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $20 million revolver; $390 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; Manawa, Wis., provider of dry food products for targeted private label and co-pack markets.

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS: Repricing term loan B by 50 bps to 200 bps from 250 bps; JP Morgan; original $4.0 billion 7.5-year term loan priced Aug. 11, 2005; Wayne, Pa.-based software company.

TOTES ISOTONER CORP.: $275 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $85 million five-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $135 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps at 4.5x leverage or below; $55 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps; fund a recapitalization, which includes the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by MidOcean Partners; Cincinnati marketer of branded umbrellas, gloves, slippers and other weather-related accessories.

TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL LLC: $260 million senior credit facility (Ba2); Deutsche; $75 million revolver; $185 million term B; fund tender offer for 9 5/8% senior notes; New York-based owner and operator of fitness clubs.

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.: Expected close Feb. 7; $180 million incremental bank debt (Ba3/B+/BB-); Credit Suisse and Lehman; $130 million term B add-on at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million revolver add-on at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Aviation Technologies Inc.; Cleveland-based designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components.

UAL CORP.: $2.1 billion credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $300 million five-year revolver; $1.8 billion term B at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Elk Grove Township, Ill., airline.

VERSO PAPER FINANCE HOLDINGS LLC: $250 million six-year senior unsecured loan at Libor plus 625 bps, call protection 102, 101, OID 99; Credit Suisse and Citigroup; pay a dividend to equity holders; Memphis, Tenn., coated and supercalendered papers company.

WASTEQUIP INC.: $381 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $85 million six-year delayed-draw term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $246 million six-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund LBO by Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Cleveland-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of equipment used to collect, process and transport solid, liquid and semi-liquid waste materials.

WEST CORP.: Term loan repricing down to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Lehman Brothers; original $2.10 billion six-year term loan priced in October 2006; Omaha, Neb.-based outsourced communications solutions provider.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $1.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $500 million revolver; $1.125 billion term B (B1/BB-); $275 million delayed-draw term loanB1/ (BB-); help fund acquisition Giant Industries Inc.; El Paso, Texas, independent refiner and marketer.

WIRE ROPE CORP. OF AMERICA: $185 million credit facility; CIBC and Jefferies on the term loan, HSBC leading revolver; $60 million asset-based revolver; $125 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition by Fox Paine Management III, LLC from KPS Special Situations Fund II; St. Joseph, Mo., producer and marketer of specialty wire ropes.

THE YANKEE CANDLE CO. INC.: $775 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman and Merrill Lynch; $650 million term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; $125 million revolver; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; South Deerfield, Mass., scented candles company.

ON THE HORIZON

ACUMENT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $200 million credit facility; Citigroup; refinance floating-rate senior secured notes; Troy, Mich., provider of fastening systems.

ADESA INC.: $1.79 billion senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns, UBS, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; revolver; term loan; help fund LBO by Kelso & Co., GS Capital Partners, ValueAct Capital and Parthenon Capital, and merger with Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.; Carmel, Ind., provider of wholesale vehicle auctions and used vehicle dealer floorplan financing.

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC.: $500 million to $600 million credit facility; UBS, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with UBS left lead; $300 million six-year amended and restated revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million to $300 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund purchase of InterLase Corp.; Santa Ana, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices for the eyes.

AMERIGROUP CORP.: Up to $600 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Wachovia; up to $550 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; up to $50 million revolver; enable the company to post an irrevocable letter of credit in order to stay the enforcement of the judgment in Tyson versus Amerigroup Illinois Inc., to refinance existing credit facility and for ongoing working capital and general corporate purposes; Virginia Beach, Va., managed health care company.

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC.: $150 million revolver; Wachovia; also potential for new term loan; help fund acquisition of hotel portfolio from CNL Hotels and Resorts and replace existing corporate credit facility; Dallas-based real estate investment trust focused on the hospitality industry.

B&G FOODS INC.: Incremental senior secured bank debt; Lehman and Credit Suisse; fund acquisition of the Cream of Wheat and Cream of Rice hot cereal brands from Kraft Foods Global, Inc.; Parsippany, N.J., seller and distributor of high-quality, shelf-stable foods.

BIOMET INC.: $4.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia; $3.6 billion 71/2-year term loan; $750 million six-year revolver (asset-based, cash-based or combination thereof); help fund LBO by the Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG; Warsaw, Ind., designer and manufacturer of musculoskeletal medical products.

BROADCAST MEDIA GROUP: New credit facility; UBS sole lead; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; back buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners from The New York Times Co.; broadcasting company.

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: First-quarter 2007 business; new cross-border credit facility; Lehman; term loan; revolver; help fund acquisition of DBT GmbH from RAG Coal International; South Milwaukee, Wis., designer and manufacturer of walking draglines, electric rope mining shovels and rotary blasthole drills used by the surface mining industry.

CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; fund M&F Worldwide Corp.'s acquisition of John H. Harland Co.; New York-based producer of licorice products for the tobacco, food, pharmaceutical and confectionery industries.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $17.375 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; $1 billion receivables-backed revolver; $16.375 billion in senior secured bank debt; 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.

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.

COURTSIDE ACQUISITION (AMERICAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS INC.): $115 million senior secured credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; fund acquisition of American Community Newspapers LLC from Spire Capital Partners, LP, Wachovia Capital Partners and senior management, and for general corporate purposes; newspaper publisher.

CROWN CASTLE OPERATING CO.: $600 million term B expected at Libor plus 200 bps; Morgan Stanley, RBS Securities and JPMorgan; fund purchase of common shares; Houston-based provider of broadcast, data and wireless communications infrastructure services.

DELTA AIR LINES: $2.5 billion exit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, UBS and Barclays Capital; $1 billion revolver; $500 million first-lien term A; $1 billion second-lien term B; repay DIP facility, fund other bankruptcy payments and increase cash balance; Atlanta-based airline.

DIRECT GENERAL CORP.: $95 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $75 million seven-year term loan; $20 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition by Elara Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Fremont Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Nashville, Tenn., insurance holding company.

DYNEA NORTH AMERICA: $245 million credit facility; UBS; $20 million five-year revolver; $225 million seven-year term loan; help fund acquisition by Teachers' Private Capital from Dynea Chemicals Oy; Mississauga, Ont., manufacturer of adhesive resins and overlay products.

DYNEGY INC.: $185 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at LS holdco; in connection with merger of Dynegy and LS Power Group; Houston-based electric company.

EDUCATE INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help back LBO by Christopher Hoehn-Saric, chairman and chief executive officer, Peter Cohen, president and chief operating officer, certain other members of management, Sterling Capital Partners and Citigroup Private Equity; Baltimore, based pre-K-12 education company.

ENCORE ACQUISITION CO.: New credit facility; Bank of America; fund purchase of oil and natural gas properties in the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming and in the Williston Basin in Montana and North Dakota from Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Fort Worth, Texas, developer of onshore North American oil and natural gas reserves.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: New debt financing; 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.

FOREST OIL CORP.: $1.4 billion revolver; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Houston Exploration Co.; Denver-based acquirer, explorer, developer and producer of natural gas and liquids.

GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: New debt financing; General Electric Capital Corp. and CapitalSource Finance, LLC; help fund buyout by Formation Capital, LLC and JER Partners; Kennett Square, Pa., long-term care provider.

HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.: New credit facility; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management, LP; Las Vegas-based provider of branded casino entertainment.

INTERNATIONAL ALUMINUM CORP.: New debt financing; CIBC; help back buyout by Genstar Capital, LLC; Monterey Park, Calif., manufacturer of diversified lines of aluminum and vinyl products.

JAMES RIVER COAL CO.: $135 senior secured credit facilities consisting of a synthetic letter of credit facility, term loan and revolver; Morgan Stanley lead arranger, GE Commercial Finance; to refinance existing secured debt and replace existing letters of credit, provide for working capital and other general purposes; Richmond, Va., coal producer.

KNOLOGY INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of PrairieWave Communications; West Point, Ga., provider of interactive communications and entertainment services.

KODAK HEALTH GROUP: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help fund Onex Corp.'s acquisition of Eastman Kodak Co.'s health group business, which consists of medical, dental and molecular imaging systems businesses.

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; help fund buyout by Douglas L. Becker, chairman and chief executive officer, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Citigroup Private Equity, S.A.C. Capital Management, LLC, SPG Partners, Bregal Investments, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Sterling Capital, Makena Capital, Torreal SA and Southern Cross Capital; Baltimore-based provider of higher education.

LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $475 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver; $425 million in term loans; help fund acquisition of Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc. from Liberty Media Corp.; Sioux Falls, S.D.-based provider of interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels.

MACDERMID INC.: $560 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, CIBC and RBS; $510 million seven-year term loan with no financial covenants at Libor plus 275 bps if corporate credit rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps if corporate credit rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 300 bps; help fund buyout by Daniel H. Leever, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, and Court Square Capital Partners and Weston Presidio; Denver-based specialty chemical manufacturer.

NEW DOMTAR: $2.45 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $1.7 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; help fund creation of new company through merger of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Fine Paper business with Domtar Inc.; expected close in February 2007; Montreal-based paper company.

ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN: $1.88 billion senior secured credit facility; RBS Securities, administrative agent, co-lead arranger, and co-bookrunner; RBC Capital Markets, co-lead arranger and co-bookrunner; to finance the $2.35 billion acquisition of four North American marine container terminals from Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas International Ltd., fund capital expenditures and provide working capital to support the operation of the terminal assets; remainder to be financed with equity.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS INC.: $1.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $1.1 billion seven-year term loan; $250 million six-year revolver; help fund LBO by Bain Capital Partners, LLC, Catterton Partners and company founders Chris T. Sullivan, Robert D. Basham and J. Timothy Gannon; Tampa, Fla., casual dining restaurants company.

PACIFIC ETHANOL INC.: $325 million senior secured credit facility; WestLB and Mizuho Corporate Bank; $300 million term loan; $25 million revolver; recapitalize Madera California ethanol plant, provide take-out financing on the completion of Boardman Oregon ethanol plant, provide both construction and term financing for three additional ethanol plants under development and for working capital; Fresno, Calif., owner and operator of ethanol plants.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: $250 million term loan add-on; Citigroup and Merrill Lynch; fund acquisition of Horizon Health Corp.; Franklin, Tenn., provider of inpatient behavioral health care services.

RAILAMERICA INC.: $650 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund LBO by Fortress Investment Group LLC; Boca Raton, Fla., short line and regional rail service provider.

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT INC. (HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP.): New credit facility; Goldman Sachs involved; fund acquisition by Onex Corp. and GS Capital Partners from Raytheon Corp.; Wichita, Kan., manufacturer of business jet, turboprop, piston aircraft and military training aircraft.

REALOGY CORP.: Up to $4.27 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and Citigroup; up to $2.67 billion in term loans (including $970 million delayed-draw piece that would be available to fund purchases of the company's notes if necessary); $850 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $750 million revolver; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; Parsippany, N.J., real estate franchisor.

RITE AID CORP.: $1.105 billion senior secured term loan (of which about $680 million will be drawn at close); Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Jean Coutu Group USA Inc.; Camp Hill, Pa., national drugstore chain.

SABRE HOLDINGS CORP.: $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch; $500 million revolver (a portion of which may be reallocated to a synthetic letter-of-credit facility); $2.4 billion term loan; back LBO by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Southlake, Texas, retailer of travel products and provider of distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry.

SKILLSOFT PLC: $205 million secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $180 million term loan(s); help fund acquisition of NETg from Thomson Corp.; Nashua, N.H., provider of e-learning and performance support solutions.

SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $505 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, CIBC and UBS; $430 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Harborside Healthcare Corp.; Irvine, Calif., operator of long-term and postacute care facilities, and a provider of therapy, medical staffing, home care and hospice services.

SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. INC.: $2.975 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $450 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.69 billion seven-year first-lien term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $835 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 625 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Jerry Moyes, its largest shareholder and a current director; Phoenix truckload carrier.

SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and Lehman; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group; Houston-based recycler of biosolids and other organic residuals.

TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP: $500 million revolver; retire affiliate debt; in connection with IPO of common units; Houston-based limited partnership recently formed by Targa Resources, Inc. to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets.

TELESAT: $2.2 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and UBS, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $1.9 billion in funded bank debt (of which about 25% of that would be Canadian); $300 million in lines of credit for capital expenditures and liquidity; 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, Canada, operator of telecommunications satellites.

TXU GENERATION DEVELOPMENT CO. LLC: $11 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch; $2 billion revolver; $6.5 billion term B; $2.5 billion second-lien term loan; fund the development and construction of 11 lignite/coal-fired generation units in Texas; subsidiary of Dallas-based energy company TXU Corp. that was established for the purpose of developing and constructing the generation facilities.

UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Lehman; help fund buyout by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Addison, Texas, owner and operator of short-stay surgical facilities.

USI HOLDINGS CORP.: New debt financing; help fund LBO by GS Capital Partners; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., distributor of insurance and financial products and services to businesses.

WESTERN GOLDFIELDS INC.: Expected close first quarter of 2007; $105 million eight-year term loan at Libor plus 220 bps pre-completion of the project and Libor plus 175 bps post-completion; Investec Bank; develop Mesquite Mine in California and help purchase fleet equipment; Toronto-based gold producer.

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