Bank Loan Calendar: $73.873 billion deals being marketed

FEBRUARY BANK MEETINGS

DOMTAR CORP.: Bank meeting Feb. 8; $1.55 billion credit facility (Ba1); JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $800 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $750 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund creation of new company through merger of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Fine Paper business with Domtar Inc.; Montreal-based paper company.

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.

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.

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC.: Conference call Feb. 8; repricing term B at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup and Credit Suisse; Austin, Texas, designer and manufacturer of embedded semiconductors.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC: Bank meeting Feb. 9; $115 million senior unsecured term loan due April 15, 2014 talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Bear Stearns; help fund the purchase and/or construction of a satellite and/or for general corporate purposes; expected close Feb. 28; Germantown, Md., provider of broadband satellite network solutions and services.

KELSON HOLDINGS LLC: $1.7 billion senior credit facility; Merrill Lynch; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; mezzanine debt; recapitalization; holding company established for the management and ownership of certain power plants.

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.

LONGVIEW POWER LLC: Bank meeting Feb. 8; $1.1 billion credit facility (Ba3); Goldman Sachs and WestLB, with Goldman left lead; $100 million revolver; $250 million construction term loan; $100 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $350 million delayed-draw term loan; $300 million term B; fund construction of the Longview 769 megawatt pulverized coal-fired generating facility located in Maidsville, W.Va.

NATIONAL BEDDING CO.: Conference call Feb. 8; incremental term debt; Goldman Sachs; first-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 200 bps; second-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 500 bps; redeem preferred stock; Hoffman Estates, Ill., manufacturer of bedding products.

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.

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.

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.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: Bank meeting expected on or around March 1; $1.5 billion senior secured revolver at Libor plus 100 bps to 175 bps based on drawn amounts; 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.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

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/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $240 million first-lien term B ($140 million in dollars, $100 million in euro equivalent) (B1/B) talked at Libor/Euribor plus 250 bps; $136 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 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.

AUTOCAM CORP.: $150 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $120 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; recapitalization; Kentwood, Mich., designer and manufacturer of specialty metal alloy components for the transportation and medical device industries.

B&G FOODS INC.: Expected close Feb. 26; $225 million six-year term C (B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Lehman and Credit Suisse; fund acquisition of the Cream of Wheat and Cream of Rice hot cereal brands from Kraft Foods Global, Inc. and refinance term loan debt; Parsippany, N.J., seller and distributor of high-quality, shelf-stable foods.

BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE INC.: $1.03 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $125 million revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at less than 3x first-lien leverage; $580 million first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at less than 3x first-lien leverage; $25 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1) at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at less than 3x first-lien leverage; $300 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 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.

CELLNET: $510 million credit facility; RBC; $40 million 41/2-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million 41/2-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps if one notch upgrade on corporate rating from Moody's; $60 million two-year delayed-draw with 41/2-year final maturity term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $110 million 43/4-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 425 bps; help fund Bayard Group's already completed acquisition of Cellnet; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of intelligent communication and automation solutions to energy and water businesses.

CLAYMONT STEEL INC.: $80 million senior secured credit facility; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 100 bps to 175 bps based on availability; $20 million three-year term loan (B+) expected at Libor plus 250 bps; redeem senior secured floating-rate notes; Claymont, Del., manufacturer and seller of custom discrete steel plate.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $400 million revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 125 bps; JPMorgan; Fairport, N.Y.-based supplier and marketer of beverage alcohol.

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 at Libor plus 150 bps; $320 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 150 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.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Goldman Sachs; 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: $285 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $235 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.

GATEHOUSE MEDIA INC.: $960 million credit facility; Wachovia and Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $670 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt, finance the acquisition of SureWest Directories and finance future acquisitions; expected close in February; Fairport, N.Y., publisher of locally based print and online media.

GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES INC.: $130 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25.5 million six-year revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $4.5 million six-year synthetic revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $70 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $30 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 625 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; C$200 million term B in dollar equivalent at Libor plus 150 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: $210 million term loan add-on 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 with 101 soft call for one year and European term loan at Euribor plus 225 bps from Euribor plus 250 bps; Bank of America; Nashville health care services company.

HCP ACQUISITION INC.: $590 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $420 million (C$500 million) seven-year first-lien term loan, 101 call protection; $170 million (C$200 million) eight-year second-lien term loan, call protection 103, 102, 101; fund the acquisition of the outstanding units of the Calpine Power Income Fund and to acquire a 30% ownership interest in Calpine Power Fund LP held by Calpine Canada Power Ltd.

HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC.: Expected close Feb. 12 week; $3.25 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/B+/BB); Bank of America; $2.75 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $500 million six-year revolver; refinance existing credit facility and pay a dividend to shareholders; 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 (B1/B-) at Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse and Citigroup; repay some company's bridge financing; Dublin, Ireland, provider of educational products.

IFM (INDUSTRY FUNDS MANAGEMENT): $225 million five-year term loan B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; Merrill Lynch; help fund the acquisition of the 15.8% minority interest in Colonial Pipeline held by Citgo Petroleum Corp.

INFOR: $1.475 billion in new term loans; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch; $200 million euro-denominated first-lien term B add-on (B1) talked at Euribor plus 325 bps; $1.275 billion second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) in euros and dollars talked at Libor/Euribor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance senior subordinated bridge loan; expected close late February; Atlanta-based deliverer of fully integrated enterprise solutions as well as stand-alone 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.

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 already completed 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.

KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC.: $160 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $110 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 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 talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $60 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $580 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; portfolio of power-generation assets.

MATTRESS FIRM: $230 million credit facility (Ba3/B); UBS; $205 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $25 million six-year revolver; 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.

METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Bear Stearns; Dallas-based provider of wireless communications services.

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 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $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, step down to Libor plus 175 bps at 4.5x leverage; 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 at Libor plus 225 bps; $145 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Oxford Global Resources, Inc.; Calabasas, Calif., professional staffing firm.

ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN: $1.88 billion senior secured credit facility; RBS Securities, and RBC Capital Markets; finance acquisition of four North American marine container terminals from Orient Overseas International Ltd., fund capital expenditures and provide working capital to support the operation of the terminal assets.

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.: Expected close Feb. 9; $590 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $225 million five-year ABL revolver (B1/BB) at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; $265 million six-year first-lien term B (B3/B+) at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) at Libor plus 900 bps with a leverage-based grid, OID 98, non-call two, 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Dearborn, Mich., maker of blow-molded and injection-molded plastic products, primarily for the automotive industry.

THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC.: $1.46 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3); 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.

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.

SCA PACKAGING NORTH AMERICA: $340 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bank of America; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $205 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $85 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps; help fund acquisition by Metalmark Capital from Svenska Cellulosa; New Brighton, Pa., producer of protective packaging and material-handling products.

THE STAR TRIBUNE CO.: $485 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and RBS Securities; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $330 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $105 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 101 call protection; help fund buyout by Avista Capital Partners from The McClatchy Co.; Minneapolis-based information provider.

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS: $400 million term B add-on and repricing existing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from 250 bps; JPMorgan; extra borrowings to redeem all or a portion of the $400 million senior floating rate notes due 2013; Wayne, Pa.-based software company.

TITAN SPECIALTIES LTD.: $205 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $130 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund III, LP; Pampa, Texas, provider of perforating gun systems, shaped charges, well-logging instrumentation and other ancillary drilling and completion products.

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 talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $185 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund tender offer for 9 5/8% senior notes; New York-based owner and operator of fitness clubs.

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 (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $50 million six-year revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; 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.

WEST CORP.: $165 million term loan add-on (B+) and repricing existing term loan to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Lehman; 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 loan (B1/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.

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.

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.

CARITOR INC. (KEANE INC.): New credit facility; Citigroup, UBS and Bank of America; help fund Caritor's acquisition of Keane; new combined Boston-based IT services company to operate under Keane name.

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.

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.: $290 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $170 million six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $15 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $105 million seven-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps; 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.

ETHANEX ENERGY INC.: New credit facility; WestLB and Morgan Stanley; senior secured construction, term and working capital credit facility; fund construction and operation three 132 million gallons per year ethanol production facilities; Basehor, Kan., renewable energy company.

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.: Expected close by Feb. 28; $135 senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and GE Commercial Finance; $60 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility expected at Libor plus 400 bps, call protection 102, 101; $40 million six-year term B expected at Libor plus 400 bps, call protection 102, 101; $35 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; 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.

MOVIE GALLERY INC.: New five-year credit facility; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Dothan, Ala., video rental company.

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.

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.

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 five-year revolver at Libor plus 100 bps to 225 bps based on leverage; 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: $2.179 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, UBS and JPMorgan, with Morgan Stanley left lead; C$500 million five-year term A at BA plus 200 bps if B1/B+, otherwise BA plus 225 bps; $1.054 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $386 million delayed-draw term B-1; $150 million delayed-draw term B-2; $150 million Canadian equivalent revolver at Libor plus 200 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; 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, Ont., operator of telecommunications satellites.

TRIAD HOSPITALS INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; help fund LBO by CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners; Plano, Texas, owner and manager of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

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.: $665 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Lehman, SunTrust, UBS and Bear Stearns; $100 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $465 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus bps; 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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