Bank Loan Calendar: $99.1765 billion deals being marketed

MARCH BANK MEETINGS

ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting March 5; $385 million amended and restated credit facility (B1/BB-); Wachovia; $250 million 31/2-year revolver; $135 million four-year term loan; refinance existing debt; Morrisville, N.C., leaf tobacco company.

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.

CARGO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting tentatively March 15; $215 million credit facility; SunTrust; $115 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million six-year funded term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million six-year final maturity delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; support the purchase and modification of aircraft; Orlando, Fla., provider of diversified airport-to-airport transportation services, cargo aircraft management and cargo aircraft related logistical support.

CONCHO RESOURCES LP: Bank meeting March 7; $200 million second-lien term loan; Bank of America; Midland, Texas, oil and gas company.

CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER CO.: Bank meeting March 6; $740 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $100 million ABL revolver; $390 million first-lien term loan; $250 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing bank debt, help fund the purchase of notes and for working capital, acquisitions and other corporate purposes; Atlanta-based developer, manufacturer and marketer of rigid plastic containers.

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.

DEAN FOODS CO.: Bank meeting March 8; $4.8 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wachovia; $1.5 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.5 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.8 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; pay a one-time special cash dividend to shareholders and refinance existing bank debt; Dallas-based food and beverage company.

FONTAINEBLEAU LAS VEGAS: Bank meeting March 6; $1.85 billion credit facility; Bank of America; $1 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $850 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 175 bps unused fee; fund construction of a hotel and casino project in Las Vegas.

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.

LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: Bank meeting March 6; $450 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver; $400 million term B; 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.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS INC.: Bank meeting March 13; $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.

SABRE HOLDINGS CORP.: Bank meeting March 7; $3.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; $500 million revolver (Ba3); $2.7 billion first-lien term B (Ba3); $300 million second-lien term loan (B3); 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.

SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC.: Roadshow Feb. 28 to March 6; $1 billion senior unsecured term loan; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Lehman and Deutsche, with Bank of America left lead; eight-year fixed-rate tranche, non-callable for four years, PIK toggle option for four years at 75 bps pricing increase; seven-year floating-rate tranche, non-callable for two years, then at 103, 102, 101; exchangeable into notes after one year; repay bridge loan and senior secured credit facility, and prefund 2007 capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; Oklahoma City-based natural gas company focused on development and exploration.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADVANCE FOOD CO.: $315 million credit facility; Wachovia; $40 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $210 million term B (Ba3/B+); $65 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-); fund a dividend recapitalization; Enid, Okla., manufacturer and marketer of portion-controlled meat products.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup left lead; Kansas City, Mo., theatrical exhibition company.

AMERICAN CELLULAR CORP.: $850 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/B-); Lehman and Morgan Stanley, with Lehman left lead; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $700 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps, with leverage-based step downs that are TBD; $75 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, with leverage-based step downs that are TBD; refinance existing debt; subsidiary of Dobson Communications Corp., an Oklahoma City-based provider of wireless phone services to rural markets.

ASHMORE ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $1.5 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+/BB); Credit Suisse and JPMorgan, with Credit Suisse left lead; $500 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $1 billion term loan B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; Houston-based natural gas, power distribution and power generation company.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND FINANCE LLC: $110 million term B add-on (B1/B) and repricing term B debt to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps, 101 soft call; Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse; redeem some preferred securities of Atlantic Broadband Group, LLC, repay term A and reduce revolver borrowings; Quincy, Mass., provider of digital video, high-speed internet and phone service.

AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES GROUP INC.: $315 million credit facility; Lehman and Wachovia, with Lehman left lead; $30 million revolver (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $225 million covenant-light first-lien term B (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $60 million covenant-light second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund LBO by Kelso & Co.; Long Beach, Calif., provider of audiovisual and event technology support.

BIRDS EYE FOODS INC.: $575 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $125 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $450 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; recapitalization; Rochester, N.Y., processor of frozen vegetable and other food products.

BUILDING MATERIALS CORP. OF AMERICA: $1.575 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bear Stearns and JPMorgan; $975 million seven-year term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $600 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; fund buyout of ElkCorp; Wayne, N.J., building products company.

BURT'S BEES INC.: Repricing term loan to Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; CIBC; Durham, N.C., producer of lip balm, bath oils, soaps and other personal care products made from beeswax, nut oils and other natural ingredients.

CALPINE CORP.: $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 facility and repay $2.516 billion of operating subsidiary Calpine Generating Co., LLC's secured pre-bankruptcy debt; San Jose, Calif., power company.

CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORP.: New credit facility that includes a $125 million term loan; Bank of America; recapitalization; Concord, N.C., third-party logistics and transportation services firm.

CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP INC.: $185 million credit facility; Wachovia; $120 million term A at Libor plus 125 bps; $65 million revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; refinance existing senior credit facility; Syracuse, N.Y., restaurant company.

CENVEO INC.: $725 million ($125 million delayed draw, $600 million funded) term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 175 bps; Wachovia; help fund acquisition of Cadmus Communications Corp.; Stamford, Conn., provider of print and visual communications.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $8.35 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup; $1.5 billion revolver (B1/B+/B) at Libor plus 200 bps; $6.5 billion first-lien term loan (B/B+/B) (of which $1.5 billion is new debt, $5 billion is refinancing) at Libor plus 200 bps, 101 soft call; $350 million third-lien term loan (Caa1/NA/B) at CCO Holdings at Libor plus 250 bps, 101 soft call; refinance existing credit facility, redeem floating-rate notes and senior notes, and for general corporate purposes; St. Louis-based broadband communications company.

CKE RESTAURANTS INC.: $320 million credit facility; BNP Paribas sole lead arranger and bookrunner, Citigroup syndication agent; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $120 million term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing debt; Carpinteria, Calif., owner, operator and franchiser of quick-service and fast-casual restaurants.

CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.: $1.9 billion credit facility (B+); Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $1.8 billion term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; 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.

COSMETIC ESSENCE INC.: $157 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $35 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $122 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; Holmdel, N.J., contract manufacturer for the personal care products industry.

CROWN CASTLE OPERATING CO.: $650 million seven-year term B (BB+) at Libor plus 150 bps; Morgan Stanley, RBS Securities and JPMorgan; fund already completed purchase of common shares; Houston-based provider of broadcast, data and wireless communications infrastructure services.

DOMTAR CORP.: $1.55 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB); JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $800 million covenant-light term B at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $750 million revolver 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.

DS WATERS HOLDINGS: $300 million holdco term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, call protection 102, 101; General Electric Capital Corp.; secured by stock; fund a dividend payment; Atlanta-based home and office water delivery company.

DYNEGY HOLDINGS INC.: $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $750 million revolver due April 2012 talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $500 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility due April 2013 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing bank debt, general corporate purposes and to support activities of subsidiaries; Houston-based electric company.

EMDEON BUSINESS SERVICES: Repricing term B and revolver at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps, term B has 101 soft call; Citigroup left lead; Nashville provider of healthcare transaction 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.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: $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.

F&W PUBLICATIONS INC.: $108 million in loans; JPMorgan; $33 million first-lien term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing second-lien term loan; Cincinnati-based publisher of special interest magazines and books.

FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.: $11.5 billion senior secured credit facility (BB+); JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $500 million revolver (Baa3); $1 billion five-year revolver (Ba2) talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $2.5 billion five-year term A (Ba2) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $7.5 billion seven-year term B (Ba2) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp.; Phoenix, copper, gold and molybdenum mining, exploration and production company.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.: Repricing term A and term B-1 to Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps with step downs to Libor plus 150 bps at less than 4.6x leverage (step down also being added to term B-2); Citigroup; Atlanta-based manufacturer and marketer of tissue, packaging, paper, building products and related chemicals.

GNC PARENT CORP.: $710 million credit facility (B1/B-); JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with JPMorgan left lead; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $660 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Ares Management LLC and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan from Apollo Management, LP; Pittsburgh-based retailer of nutritional products, supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products.

GRAY TELEVISION INC.: $1 billion senior credit facility (Ba3/B); Wachovia, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with Wachovia left lead; $100 million revolver; $900 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing senior credit facility, refinance 9¼% senior subordinated notes, call series C preferred stock and for general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based television broadcasting company.

GREEKTOWN HOLDINGS LLC: $100 million incremental bank debt; Merrill Lynch; $25 million revolver add-on; $37.5 million term B add-on talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $37.5 million delayed-draw term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund construction; Detroit-based casino.

HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP INC.: Repricing of its term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Citigroup; Bethesda, Md., provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient-care services.

HCP ACQUISITION INC.: $590 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $420 million (C$500 million) seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B-) at Libor plus 225 bps, 101 call protection; $170 million (C$200 million) eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC) at Libor plus 425 bps, 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.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; Birmingham, Ala., provider of ambulatory surgery and rehabilitative health care services.

IFM (INDUSTRY FUNDS MANAGEMENT): $225 million five-year term B (Ba3/BBB-) at Libor plus 200 bps; Merrill Lynch; help fund the acquisition of the 15.8% minority interest in Colonial Pipeline held by Citgo Petroleum Corp.

INFOR: $2.01 billion in new term loans; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch; $375 million euro-denominated first-lien term B add-on (B1/B-) at Euribor plus 300 bps; $1.41 billion second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor/Euribor plus 625 bps ($750 million tranche and €507 million tranche), call protection 102, 101; $225 million 71/2-year holdco senior term loan at Libor plus 800 bps PIK, non-callable for one-year, then at 103, 101; refinance senior subordinated bridge loan and pay a dividend; Atlanta-based deliverer of fully integrated enterprise solutions as well as stand-alone products.

KELSON HOLDINGS LLC: $1.51 billion senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $990 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 call protection; $470 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps PIK, call protection 110, 103, 102, 101; also $160 million mezzanine debt; recapitalization; holding company established for the management and ownership of certain power plants.

KEPLER HOLDINGS: $200 million term loan (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 600 bps; Goldman Sachs; reinsurance.

KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.: $500 million credit facility; Citigroup and Bear Stearns, with Citigroup left lead; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $350 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million second-lien term C talked at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition by Crestview Partners; Sterling Heights, Mich., supplier of automotive safety components and systems.

KNOLOGY INC.: $580 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee, delayed-draw ticking fee of 50 bps from May 1 to June 30, half the coupon starting July 1; $555 million five-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, delayed-draw ticking fee of 50 bps from May 1 to June 30, half the coupon starting July 1; help fund acquisition of PrairieWave Communications and refinance existing bank debt; West Point, Ga., provider of interactive communications and entertainment services.

LEVEL 3 FINANCING INC.: $1.4 billion term loan (B1) due 2014 at Libor plus 225 bps; Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing term loan and purchase money debt; Broomfield, Colo., communications and information services company.

LEVI STRAUSS & CO: $325 million senior unsecured term loan (NA/B/BB-) due 2014 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, possible OID, non-callable for one year; Bank of America and Goldman; call existing floating-rate notes due 2012; San Francisco-based apparel company.

MACDERMID INC.: $560 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, CIBC and RBS; $510 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $50 million six-year revolver with trigger covenants talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 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.

MASTERPLAN INC.: $192 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $20 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $130 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $42 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 625 bps (already placed with Ares); help fund Berkshire Partners LLC's acquisition of Masterplan and ReMedPar, Inc. from Three Cities Research and Camden Partners Holdings; Chatsworth, Calif., provider of service, maintenance and asset management for medical equipment.

MGM STUDIOS: $1.1 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; JPMorgan; repay existing term A and revolver debt; Los Angeles-based motion picture, television, home video and theatrical production and distribution company.

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL INC.: $330 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $190 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $120 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $20 million holdco PIK mezzanine loan; help fund LBO by an investment group led by Aurora Capital Group from Hellman & Friedman LLC; expected close in March; San Diego-based provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims and collision repair industries.

MOVIE GALLERY INC.: $900 million five-year credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $100 million revolver (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $525 million term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $25 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $250 million second-lien PIK toggle term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, non-callable for one year, then at 104, 102; refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Dothan, Ala., video rental company.

MR DEFAULT SERVICES: $150 million senior credit facility; RBS Securities; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $110 million term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance exiting debt and fund acquisitions; Roswell, Ga., provider of outsourced foreclosure and bankruptcy processing services.

NATURAL PRODUCTS GROUP LLC: $590 million credit facility; CIBC and Credit Suisse, with CIBC left lead; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $565 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing first- and second-lien credit facility; Chatsworth, Calif., manufacturer and marketer of branded natural and organic personal care products.

NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP.: Repricing term loan and revolver to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Citigroup, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; Eagan, Minn., airline.

NSG HOLDINGS LLC: $318.5 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Lehman Brothers and BNP Paribas, with Lehman left lead; $286 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; $32.5 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a sponsor equity distribution; Houston-based power generation company.

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.

PHILOSOPHY INC.: $285 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia and Citigroup, with Wachovia left lead; $35 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan; fund acquisition by The Carlyle Group; Phoenix-based skin care, bath & body care, fragrances and color cosmetics company.

PROTECTION ONE INC.: Repricing term loan at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Bear Stearns; Lawrence, Kan., provider of security monitoring services.

RAILAMERICA INC.: $650 million 18-month senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $625 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund already completed LBO by Fortress Investment Group LLC; Boca Raton, Fla., short line and regional rail service provider.

REALOGY CORP.: $4.27 billion senior secured credit facility (BB); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and Citigroup; $1.45 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.22 billion delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps that would be available to fund purchases of the company's notes if necessary; $850 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $750 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; Parsippany, N.J., real estate franchisor.

RELIANT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $255 million senior secured credit facility; $170 million term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $45 million delayed-draw term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $40 million ABL revolver; Goldman Sachs leading the term loans, Merrill Lynch Capital providing ABL; refinance existing debt; Liberty Corner, N.J., pharmaceutical company focused on cardiovascular products.

REXNORD HOLDINGS INC.: Funding March 2; $450 million six-year senior unsecured PIK toggle term loan at Libor plus 625 bps cash pay (Libor plus 700 bps PIK), OID 98, call protection 103 for six months, 102 for months seven through 18, 101 for months 19 through 30; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; pay a dividend to stockholders; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of highly engineered power transmission, aerospace and other precision motion technology products.

SCA PACKAGING NORTH AMERICA: $340 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $215 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 550 bps; help fund acquisition by Metalmark Capital from Svenska Cellulosa; New Brighton, Pa., producer of protective packaging and material-handling products.

SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $1.235 billion in term debt (Ba1/BBB-); Merrill Lynch; $540 million funded term loan at Libor plus 150 bps; $160 million six-month delayed-draw capex term loan at Libor plus 150 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; $535 million 45-day delayed-draw term loan for potential settlement with developer at Libor plus 150 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; help fund acquisition of The Rank Group plc's Hard Rock business; Hollywood, Fla.-based operator of hotels and casinos.

SOURCECORP INC.: $125 million holdco second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) with 50 bps pricing step-ups after first and second years, OID 99, non-callable for six months, par for the following six months; Bank of America; fund a special dividend; Dallas-based information management outsourcing company.

SOUTHERN PINES ENERGY CENTER: $235 million credit facility (B1/BB-); $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $160 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing construction debt; salt dome gas storage facility in Greene County, Miss.

THE STAR TRIBUNE CO.: $486 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and RBS Securities; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $340 million first-lien term B at Libor plus 225 bps; $96 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 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, step down to Libor plus 175 bps based on leverage; JPMorgan; extra borrowings to redeem all or a portion of the $400 million senior floating-rate notes due 2013; Wayne, Pa.-based software company.

SUPERVALU INC.: Repricing term B to Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 175 bps and repricing term A to Libor plus 137.5 bps from Libor plus 150 bps; RBS Securities; Eden Prairie, Minn., supermarket operator.

TENNECO INC.: $830 million senior credit facility (BB); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, with JPMorgan left lead; $375 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $100 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $177.5 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $177.5 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing senior credit facility; expected close by mid- to late March; Lake Forest, Ill., designer, manufacturer and marketer of emission control and ride control products and systems.

TITAN SPECIALTIES LTD.: $205 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B-) at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at B2/B corporate ratings; $135 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at B2/B corporate ratings; $45 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 625 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.

UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $8.2 billion credit facility (Ba3/B/B+); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Wachovia, RBS Securities and Lehman, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $7 billion term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps if corporate credit rating is Ba3 or total leverage is less than 9.5x; $450 million delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps if corporate credit rating is Ba3 or total leverage is less than 9.5x; also $500 million second-lien asset-sale bridge loan (B3/NA/B-) at Libor plus 250 bps; 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.

US AIRWAYS GROUP INC.: $1.6 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; refinance $1.25 billion of senior secured credit facility, refinance $325 million of unsecured debt and raise incremental liquidity; Tempe, Ariz., airline company.

VENETIAN MACAU LTD.: $400 million credit facility upsizing and repricing of revolver, local term loan, funded term loan and delayed-draw term loan to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; institutional debt has 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, Lehman and Citigroup, with Scotia administrative agent; upsizing will be used to make investments in Macau; subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a Las Vegas-based hotel, gaming, resort and exhibition/convention company.

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.

ON THE HORIZON

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 IntraLase Corp.; Santa Ana, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices for the eyes.

AMERICAN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: $3.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $1 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $2.6 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund buyout of Lear Corp.; New York-based diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses and an affiliate of Carl C. Icahn.

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.

BELDEN CDT INC.: $125 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps if corporate family ratings are B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 225; Wachovia; for ongoing working capital requirements and other corporate purposes; St. Louis-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-speed electronic cables, connectivity products and related items.

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.

BIORELIANCE CORP.: New debt financing; UBS; help fund its buyout by Avista Capital Partners from Invitrogen Corp.; Rockville, Md., contract service organization providing biological safety testing, toxicology, viral manufacturing and laboratory animal diagnostic services.

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.): $690 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, UBS and Bank of America; $600 million term loan; $40 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $50 million revolver; help fund Caritor's acquisition of Keane; new combined Boston-based IT services company to operate under Keane name.

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.

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.

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.: $1.55 billion in revolvers; $1.25 billion five-year revolver via Bank of America; $300 million five-year revolver at subsidiary that is non-recourse to Encore; 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.

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

FOREST OIL CORP.: $1.4 billion five-year revolver ($1.25 billion U.S., $150 million Canadian); JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Houston Exploration Co.; Denver-based acquirer, explorer, developer and producer of natural gas and liquids.

FOUR SEASONS HOTELS INC.: $950 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $200 million revolver expected at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $750 million five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 125 bps; help fund LBO by Cascade Investment, LLC, Kingdom Hotels International, and chairman and chief executive officer Isadore Sharp; Toronto-based manager of luxury hotels and resorts.

GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: $1.525 billion credit facility; $1.3 billion 24-month senior secured first-lien term loan (includes a $100 million capital expenditure line of credit); $225 million five-year secured second-priority term loan; General Electric Capital Corp. leading first-lien, CapitalSource Finance, LLC leading second-lien; help fund buyout by Formation Capital, LLC and JER Partners; Kennett Square, Pa., long-term care provider.

HANDLEMAN CO.: $250 million secured credit facility; refinance existing facility; expected close by April 30; Troy, Mich., category manager and distributor of prerecorded music to retailers.

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

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP.: $1.8 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Lehman, with Credit Suisse left lead; fund acquisition of Raytheon Aircraft Services, Ltd. by Onex Corp. and GS Capital Partners from Raytheon Corp.; Wichita, Kan., manufacturer of business jet, turboprop, piston aircraft and military training aircraft.

HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; help fund buyout by Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments; Chicago-based insurance broker.

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

ITRON INC.: $1.107 billion senior secured term loan denominated in dollars, euros and sterling; UBS; help fund acquisition of Actaris Metering Systems; Liberty Lake, Wash., provider of hardware, software and services to integrate the creation, measurement, collection, management, application and forecasting of data for electric, gas and water utilities.

J-M MANUFACTURING CO. INC.: New secured credit facility; UBS and RBS Securities; help fund acquisition of PW Eagle Inc.; Livingston, N.J., operator of plastic pipe manufacturing facilities.

KCPC HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout of Central Parking Corp. by Kohlberg & Co., Lubert-Adler and Chrysalis Capital Partners; Nashville, Tenn., provider of parking and transportation-related 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.

MOTHERS WORK INC.: $90 million senior secured term loan B (B2); Bank of America; refinance 11¼% senior notes; Philadelphia-based designer and retailer of maternity apparel.

MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.: $750 million credit facility (Ba1); $450 million term loan (Ba1); additional $300 million revolver; pay down borrowings under the existing revolver; in connection with the common stock and convertible notes offerings; Canonsburg, Pa., pharmaceutical company.

OCEANIA CRUISES INC.: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers and UBS; help fund buyout by Apollo Management LP; Miami-based upper-premium cruise line.

PATHEON INC.: New credit facility; refinance existing facility in connection with an investment by JLL Partners; Mississauga, Ont., provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry.

PINNACLE FOODS GROUP INC.: New debt financing; Lehman; help fund LBO by The Blackstone Group; Cherry Hill, N.J., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded food products.

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.

RITE AID CORP.: $1.105 billion seven-year 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.

SAINT VINCENT CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS: $300 million seven-year exit financing credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $250 million term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; New York-based metropolitan area health care system.

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.

SMART & FINAL INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; City of Commerce, Calif., operator of non-membership warehouse stores for food and foodservice supplies.

STATION CASINOS INC.: $500 million revolver; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC; Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company.

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 post-acute care facilities, and a provider of therapy, medical staffing, home care and hospice services.

SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. INC.: Expected April/May business; $2.975 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Wachovia and JPMorgan; $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.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and Lehman; $100 million revolver; $290 million first-lien term loan; $150 million second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group; Houston-based recycler of biosolids and other organic residuals.

TELESAT: Expected May/June business; $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 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 CORP.: New credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group; Dallas-based energy company.

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.: $625 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with JPMorgan administrative agent; $100 million six-year revolver; $525 million seven-year term loan; help fund LBO by GS Capital Partners; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., distributor of insurance and financial products and services to businesses.

VERINT SYSTEMS INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $650 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million six-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Witness Systems, Inc.; Melville, N.Y., provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business intelligence.

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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