Bank Loan Calendar: $68.209 billion deals being marketed

APRIL BANK MEETINGS

BOC EDWARDS: Bank meeting expected late April/early May; new credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers, Barclays Bank and RBS Securities; fund acquisition by CCMP Capital from the Linde Group; manufacturer of vacuum and semiconductor equipment.

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP LLC: Expected late-April/early-May business; 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.

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: 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.

CHAMPION WINDOW MANUFACTURING INC.: Bank meeting targeted for April 25; $330 million in new term loan debt; Bank of America; $230 million first-lien term loan; $100 million second-lien term loan; Cincinnati-based manufacturer of custom-built, vinyl-framed replacement windows and doors.

DELUXE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES GROUP: Bank meeting April 23; $720 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bear Stearns; $25 million six-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $585 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $110 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing debt; provider of products and services to the motion picture industry.

GATE GOURMET INC.: Bank meeting in London April 23, New York April 24; CHF 850 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; CHF 125 million revolver; CHF 425 million funded term loan; CHF 300 million delayed-draw term loan; refinance existing debt; Zurich, Switzerland, provider of airline catering and provisioning services.

QTC MANAGEMENT INC.: Conference call April 23; $140 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; UBS; refinance existing first- and second-lien debt; Diamond Bar, Calif., outsourced disability evaluation provider.

VERINT SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting April 20; $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.

WYNN RESORTS LTD.: Bank meeting April 24; $1.25 billion equivalent senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Soc Gen; $500 million equivalent five-year revolver that will be available in U.S. and Hong Kong dollars talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million equivalent seven-year Hong Kong dollar delayed-draw term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million equivalent seven-year Hong Kong dollar funded term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million seven-year U.S. dollar funded term C talked at Libor plus 175 bps; develop the Wynn Macau; Las Vegas-based developer, owner and operator of destination casino resorts.

MAY BANK MEETINGS

IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Bank meeting expected first week of May; new first- and second-lien credit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS, with JPMorgan left lead on the first-lien and Goldman left lead on the second-lien; help fund acquisition of WestCom Corp. and refinance existing bank debt; New York-based provider of communications solutions to global enterprises.

NEFF CORP.: Bank meeting expected early May; new credit facility; Bank of America and UBS co-lead arrangers, CIBC and General Electric Capital Corp. involved as well; help fund acquisition by Lightyear Capital LLC from Odyssey Investment Partners; Miami-based construction equipment rental company.

NEW WORLD GAMING PARTNERS LTD.: New credit facility; Bear Stearns and Royal Bank of Canada, with Bear left lead; help fund acquisition of Gateway Casinos Income Fund and Gateway Casinos Inc. by Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. and Macquarie Bank Ltd.; Burnaby, B.C., casino operator.

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.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADESA INC.: $1.865 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Bear Stearns, UBS, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, with Bear left lead; $300 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.565 billion covenant-light term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at less than 4.75x total leverage or B1/B+ corporate ratings; 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 LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $185 million senior secured credit facility including six-year delayed-draw loan and seven-year second-lien loan; CIT Lending Services Corp.; refinance existing credit facilities and 11% senior notes, provide working capital and fund future acquisitions; expected close in May; Solon, Ohio, designer, manufacturer and marketer of metal halide and other lighting products.

ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $385 million amended and restated credit facility (B1/BB-); Wachovia; $250 million 31/2-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $135 million four-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Morrisville, N.C., leaf tobacco company.

ALLIED HOLDINGS INC.: $315 million senior secured DIP that is convertible into an exit facility; Goldman Sachs; $230 million term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 350 bps; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; refinance existing DIP; Decatur, Ga., distributor of new and used vehicles.

AMERICAN GAMING SYSTEMS INC.: $175 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $30 million six-year delayed-draw first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 100 bps unused fee for six months, half the applicable Libor interest margin thereafter; refinance existing debt and fund new business development; expected close by May 7; Simpsonville, S.C., designer, manufacturer and operator of slot machines and other games.

AMERIGROUP CORP.: $180 million five-year senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Goldman Sachs and Wachovia; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $130 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund settlement of the Illinois qui tam litigation; Virginia Beach, Va., managed health care company.

BAKER TANKS INC.: $200 million of incremental bank debt; Goldman Sachs and CIBC, with Goldman left lead; $175 million term B add-on talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $25 million revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 225 bps; dividend recapitalization; Seal Beach, Calif., liquid and solid containment equipment rental and leasing company.

BENCHMARK MEDICAL INC.: $135 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $80 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $35 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Malvern, Pa., provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation services.

BOISE CASCADE LLC: $775 million of term debt with only incurrence covenants; JPMorgan and Lehman; $250 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 50 bps ticking fee; $525 million funded term loan talked at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing debt; Boise, Idaho, paper and wood products manufacturing and building materials distribution business.

CANNERY CASINO RESORTS LLC: $860 million credit facility; Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, with Bank of America left lead on the first-lien and Merrill left lead on the second-lien; $75 million five-year revolver (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $350 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $320 million six-year delayed-draw term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 112.5 bps unused fee; $115 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, non-callable for one year, 102, 101; refinance existing debt, construct a permanent casino in western Pennsylvania and redevelop the Nevada Palace casino in Las Vegas; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of hotels and casinos.

CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS: $255 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $40 million five-year revolver (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $150 million five-year term B (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $65 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; acquisition financing; Houston-based satellite communications provider.

CARESTREAM HEALTH INC.: $2.09 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $150 million five-year revolver (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.5 billion six-year first-lien term B (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $440 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 525 bps, 101 call protection; help fund Onex Corp.'s acquisition of Eastman Kodak Co.'s Rochester, N.Y.-based health group business, which consists of medical, dental and molecular imaging systems businesses.

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.: $75 million term loan B add-on; Bank of America; pay down revolver and provide additional flexibility to redeem the series A redeemable convertible preferred stock; Rutland, Vt., waste treatment company.

CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.: $1.9 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $1.8 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; 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.

COACH AMERICA: $380 million credit facility; Bear Stearns and RBS Securities joint lead, with Bear sole bookrunner; $30 million revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $195 million funded first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million delayed-draw for one year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, 125 bps undrawn fee; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $55 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition by Fenway Partners from Kohlberg & Co.; tour and charter bus operator and motorcoach services provider.

COCREATE SOFTWARE INC.: $193 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $8 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $60 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps; recapitalization; Fort Collins, Colo., marketer of design, drafting and collaborative software for creating mechanical products.

COLLINS & AIKMAN FLOORCOVERINGS INC.: $245 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; Bank of America and Wachovia Bank; redeem 9¾% senior subordinated notes due 2010 and repay a portion of ABL loan; Dalton, Ga., manufacturer of floorcovering products for the commercial carpet market.

CPG FINANCE INC.: $130 million senior unsecured holdco PIK term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 700 bps to 750 bps, OID 99; Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; pay a dividend to shareholders; indirect parent of Exopack Holding Corp., a Spartanburg, S.C., manufacturer of flexible packaging material.

CRC-EVANS PIPELINE INTERNATIONAL: $140 million credit facility; Wachovia; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; dividend recapitalization; Houston-based manufacturer of equipment and supplier of services to the pipeline industry.

CULLIGAN HOLDING SARL: $640 million senior secured first-lien credit facility (B1/B); BNP Paribas and Citigroup; $110 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $530 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; also €200 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps; fund distribution to equity holders, refinance existing credit facility and repay 8% senior subordinated notes due 2014; Northbrook, Ill., provider of water treatment products and services.

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.: $2.5 billion exit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, UBS and Barclays Capital, with JPMorgan left lead on the first-lien and Goldman left lead on the second-lien; $1 billion five-year revolver (B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $600 million five-year first-lien term A (B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $900 million seven-year second-lien term B (B-) at Libor plus 325 bps; repay DIP facility, fund other bankruptcy payments and increase cash balance; Atlanta-based airline.

DIAMOND RESORTS LLC: $415 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million five-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $140 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Sunterra Corp.; Las Vegas-based developer, manager, marker and seller of vacation ownership properties.

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS LLC: $145 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $60 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $85 million six-year term B (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt; Milwaukee, Wis., manufacturer, seller and supporter of snow and ice control equipment.

DRESSER INC.: $2.05 billion credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and UBS, with Lehman left lead; $1.15 billion term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $750 million PIK toggle second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; $150 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund buyout by Riverstone Holdings LLC, First Reserve and Lehman Brothers Co-Investment Partners; Dallas-based provider of highly engineered infrastructure products for the energy industry.

EDGEN MURRAY LP: $500 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers and Jefferies Finance LLC; $425 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/B) (a portion of which is available at a U.K. borrower) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $150 million ABL revolver led by GMAC that is being done via a separate syndication; refinance existing debt and back purchase by Jefferies Capital Partners and management; Baton Rouge, Pa., distributor of high performance carbon and alloy steel products.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and help fund acquisitions of oil and gas properties; Dallas-based independent energy company.

EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC.: $800 million five-year delayed-draw term loan tack-on talked at Libor plus 50 bps, 10 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse and Citigroup; recapitalization; St. Louis-based pharmacy benefit management company.

FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: $350 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $50 million revolver; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund a dividend; Norcross, Ga., management services provider for business fleets.

FONTAINEBLEAU LAS VEGAS LLC: $1.85 billion credit facility (B1/B); Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche and Merrill Lynch; $800 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $700 million funded term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $350 million delayed-draw term B at Libor plus 275 bps, 200 bps unused fee; fund construction of a hotel and casino project in Las Vegas.

GATEHOUSE MEDIA INC.: $275 million term loan add-on (BB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; Wachovia, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, with Wachovia left lead; help fund the acquisition of four daily newspapers from Gannett Co., Inc.; Fairport, N.Y., publisher of locally based print and online media.

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.: $2.7 billion amended and restated credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, with JPMorgan left lead; $1.5 billion asset-based revolver (Ba1/BB) due in 2013 at Libor plus 125 bps; $1.2 billion second-lien term loan (Ba2/B+) due in 2014 at Libor plus 175 bps; also €505 million amended and restated revolver (Ba1) due in 2012 at Euribor plus 200 bps; refinance existing credit facilities; expected close in April; Akron, Ohio, tire company.

GRACEWAY PHARMACEUTICALS LLC: $960 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Goldman left lead; $30 million revolver (Ba3/BB-); $600 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-); $330 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-); also $120 million mezzanine loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend to sponsors; Bristol, Tenn., pharmaceutical company.

GRAHAM PACKAGING HOLDINGS CO.: $1.875 billion term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, steps to Libor plus 250 bps and Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage and ratings grid, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; repay second-lien term loan and refinance existing first-lien term B, while stripping covenants; York, Pa., producer of custom high-value-added blow-molded plastic containers.

H3C HOLDINGS LTD.: $430 million 51/2-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; Goldman Sachs; finance a portion of the purchase price for parent company 3Com Corp.'s already completed acquisition of 49% of its China-based joint venture, Huawei-3Com Co., Ltd. from an affiliate of Huawei Technologies; telecom infrastructure company.

HUISH DETERGENTS INC.: $975 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $100 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked around Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked around Libor plus 225 bps; $275 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked around Libor plus 450 bps; help fund acquisition by Vestar Capital Partners; Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of private label laundry detergent and fabric softeners.

IASIS HEALTHCARE LLC: $829 million credit facility (Ba2/B); Bank of America and Citigroup; $439 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 100 bps undrawn fee; $200 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $40 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Franklin, Tenn., owner and operator of medium-sized acute care hospitals.

ICONIX BRAND GROUP INC.: $212.5 million six-year senior secured term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; Lehman; help fund already completed acquisition of Rocawear; New York-based owner, licenser and marketer of consumer brands.

INFORMATION RESOURCES INC.: $330 million credit facility; Bank of America; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $290 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; recapitalization; Chicago-based market research firm.

JASON INC.: $260 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $220 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; refinance bank debt, subordinated debt and preferred equity; Milwaukee-based diversified manufacturing company.

J.L. FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS INC.: $195 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $145 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $50 million revolver; refinance existing first-lien bank debt; Sheboygan, Wis., supplier of high-pressure die-cast aluminum automotive components and assemblies.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: $7.3 billion credit facility (Ba2/NA/BB); Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia and Merrill Lynch; $2 billion 61/2-year term A talked at Libor plus 162.5 bps; $2.3 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps to 175 bps; $2 billion three-year asset-sale bridge term C talked at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $1 billion six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 162.5 bps; help fund public-to-private buyout by management and equity investors; Houston-based energy infrastructure provider.

LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.: $5 billion domestic credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Citigroup joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Goldman left lead, Scotia Capital and JPMorgan agents; $3 billion seven-year funded term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $600 million delayed-draw term loan available for 12 months with seven-year final maturity talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 75 bps unused fee; $400 million delayed-draw term loan available for 18 months with six-year final maturity talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $1 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; refinance existing domestic credit facility, provide funding for current and future capital needs and for general corporate purposes; Las Vegas-based developer of multi-use integrated resorts.

LENOX GROUP INC.: $275 million credit facility; UBS; $175 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 225 bps; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps; refinance existing bank debt and fund ongoing working capital requirements; expected close before April 30; Eden Prairie, Minn., tabletop, collectible and giftware company.

LOCAL TV LLC: $305 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Deutsche Bank; $30 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $275 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; fund purchase of the television stations of the New York Times Broadcast Media Group by Oak Hill Capital Partners; broadcasting company.

MAGUIRE PROPERTIES INC.: $530 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, with Credit Suisse sole lead arranger; $400 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $130 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition from the Blackstone Group of all of the properties in Orange County and Downtown Los Angeles that were part of the former Equity Office Properties portfolio; Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust.

MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE: $540 million credit facility; Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers, with Bear Stearns sole bookrunner, General Electric Capital Corp. documentation agent; $40 million revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by JLL Partners from Melrose plc; Alcester, England-based producer of door latches, rods and struts for aircraft interiors and a distributor of aircraft batteries.

MERISANT CO.: $85 million three-year term B add-on (B3) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; Credit Suisse; repay second-lien loan; Chicago-based marketer of low-calorie tabletop sweeteners.

OCEANIA CRUISES INC. $415 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers and UBS; $40 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 575 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apollo Management LP; Miami-based upper-premium cruise line.

ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $590 million credit facility (B1/B); Goldman Sachs; $30 million revolver; $560 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; refinance the existing credit facility; Waltham, Mass., communications provider.

ORECK CORP.: $200 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million revolver (B1); $130 million first-lien term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 550 bps; refinance existing debt; New Orleans-based vacuum maker.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS INC.: $1.33 billion senior secured credit facility (BB-); Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $1.08 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year pre-funded revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; 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.

OXBOW CARBON & MINERALS HOLDINGS INC.: $1.1 billion credit facility (B1); Bank of America; $950 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; fund the acquisition of Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund; West Palm Beach, Fla., private energy company.

THE PANTRY INC.: $650 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan; $200 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $350 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million seven-year covenant-light delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps, unused fee 75 bps for first six months and 87.5 bps for months seven through 12; refinance existing debt; Sanford, N.C., convenience store chain.

PATHEON INC.: $225 million credit facility; JPMorgan and General Electric Capital Corp.; $150 million seven-year term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million five-year revolver (B1/BB); 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. (PEAK FINANCE LLC): $1.375 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B-); Lehman and Goldman Sachs, with Lehman left lead; $125 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.25 billion covenant-light term B at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by the Blackstone Group; Cherry Hill, N.J., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded food products.

QUESTEX MEDIA GROUP INC.: $230 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million seven-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing debt; Newton, Mass., business-to-business integrated media provider.

RCN CORP.: $595 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and SocGen; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $520 million covenant-light term B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing first-lien debt, tender for second-lien convertibles and pay a special dividend to shareholders; Herndon, Va., provider of video, data and voice services.

RGIS HOLDINGS LLC: $600 million credit facility (Ba3/B-); Goldman Sachs, with Wachovia administrative agent and General Electric Capital Corp. documentation agent; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $500 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; also mezzanine financing; help fund the Blackstone Group's acquisition of a controlling interest in the company; Auburn Hills, Mich., inventory and retail services company.

SKILLSOFT PLC: $225 million secured credit facility (B2); Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $200 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; help fund acquisition of NETg from Thomson Corp.; Nashua, N.H., provider of e-learning and performance support solutions.

SMART & FINAL INC.: $685 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Bear Stearns; $200 million seven-year covenant-light funded first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $160 million seven-year covenant-light delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $175 million 71/2-year PIK toggle second-lien term loan (B3/CCC) talked at Libor plus 575 bps, or Libor plus 650 bps if PIK elected, call protection 102, 101; $150 million six-year asset-based revolver (Ba1) talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; City of Commerce, Calif., operator of non-membership warehouse stores for food and foodservice supplies.

SOLERA HOLDINGS LLC: $657.5 million amended and restated senior credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; $50 million revolver; $607.5 million term B divided into a euro tranche and a U.S. tranche talked at Libor plus 200 bps; in connection with common stock IPO; refinance existing bank debt; San Ramon, Calif., provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry.

STELCO INC.: C$275 million U.S. dollar equivalent six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; General Electric Capital Corp.; refinance revolving term loan; Hamilton, Ont., steel company.

SVP WORLDWIDE: Repricing first-lien term loan at Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; UBS; manufacturer, marketer and distributor of consumer sewing machines.

SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. INC.: $2.17 billion senior secured credit facility (B1); Morgan Stanley, Wachovia and JPMorgan; $450 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $1.72 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; help fund buyout by director and largest shareholder Jerry Moyes; Phoenix truckload carrier.

SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and Lehman; $100 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $290 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $150 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 475 bps; help fund LBO by the Carlyle Group; Houston-based recycler of biosolids and other organic residuals.

TME: $160 million senior credit facility; RBS Securities and TD Securities, with RBS left lead; $20 million multicurrency revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $20 million U.S. first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $75 million equivalent U.K. first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund purchase by an undisclosed private equity sponsor; Secaucus, N.J., provider of medical communications, independent medical education and marketing sales support.

TNS INC.: $240 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); General Electric Capital Corp.; $15 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $225 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund a special shareholder dividend, repay existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Reston, Va., provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE INC. $2.5 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Lehman; $1.4 billion revolver, $600 million term A; $500 million term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing credit facilities; Livonia, Mich., automotive supplier.

TWIN-STAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.: $170 million credit facility; CIBC; $85 million term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $85 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; fund acquisition by Trivest Partners; Delray Beach, Fla., electric fireplace manufacturer.

UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $630 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Citigroup, Lehman, SunTrust, UBS and Bear Stearns; $100 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw for 18 months term loan at Libor plus 200 bps, 125 bps unused fee; $430 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $100 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps unused fee; 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 (B2/B-); Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with JPMorgan administrative agent; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $525 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by GS Capital Partners; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., distributor of insurance and financial products and services to businesses.

VENOCO, INC.: $500 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps; Credit Suisse and UBS; refinance existing term loan used to fund acquisition of TexCal Energy and other recently announced acquisitions; Denver-based independent oil and gas acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development company.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $1.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $500 million revolver; $1.125 billion term B (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $275 million delayed-draw term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 75 bps unused; help fund acquisition Giant Industries Inc.; El Paso, Texas, independent refiner and marketer.

WHITE BIRCH PAPER CO.: $550 million seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; Credit Suisse; refinance first- and second-lien term loans; Toronto-based newsprint company.

WII COMPONENTS INC.: $243 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $154 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $64 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing debt; manufacturer of hardwood cabinet doors and components.

ON THE HORIZON

ADVANSTAR HOLDINGS CORP.: $835 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Barclays; $515 million first-lien term loan; $75 million revolver; $245 million second-lien term loan; in connection with buyout by Veronis Suhler Stevenson, Citigroup Private Equity and New York Life Capital Partners from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; New York-based media company.

AEROFLEX INC.: $780 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman; $60 million revolver; $475 million first-lien term loan; $245 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by General Atlantic and Francisco Partners; Plainview, N.Y., provider of high technology solutions to the aerospace, defense, cellular and broadband communications markets.

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.

BEARINGPOINT INC.: $400 million five-year senior secured credit facility; UBS; $250 million term loan; $150 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; general corporate purposes; expected close around mid-May; McLean, Va., management consulting, systems integration and managed services firm.

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., maker of musculoskeletal medical products.

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.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: New debt financing; Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, LP; St. Petersburg, Fla., provider of behavior-based promotional messaging, loyalty programs and direct-to-patient information.

CENTRAL PARKING CORP.: $405 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $225 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $55 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 575 bps if B3/B-, otherwise Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Kohlberg & Co., Lubert-Adler and Chrysalis Capital Partners; Nashville, Tenn., provider of parking and transportation-related services.

CLAIRE'S STORES INC.: $1.65 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers; $1.45 billion term loan; $200 million revolver; help fund buyout by Apollo Management, LP; Pembroke Pines, Fla., specialty retailer offering costume jewelry and accessories.

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.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $6.95 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Wachovia; $5.7 billion seven-year term loan; $500 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan; $750 million six-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Triad Hospitals Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities.

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

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

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.: $3.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers and Wachovia; $2.5 billion seven-year term loan; $1 billion six-year asset-based revolver; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP; Goodlettsville, Tenn., discount retailer.

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 (Ba2) expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $15 million five-year revolver (Ba2) expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $105 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3) 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.

EGL INC.: $960 million senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Wachovia; $810 million covenant-light seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; also $300 million 71/2-year senior unsecured term loan at 11% from Woodbridge; help fund buyout by chief executive officer and chairman of the board James R. Crane, Centerbridge Partners LP and the Woodbridge Co. Ltd.; Houston-based global transportation, supply chain management and information services company.

ENERGY PARTNERS LTD.: $300 million four-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 100 bps to 250 bps based on utilization; Bank of America; refinance existing credit facility, refinance 8¾% senior notes and fund a self-tender offer for the repurchase of common shares; New Orleans-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

ENGINEERED PRODUCTS: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Akron, Ohio, manufacturer of hoses, conveyor belts and power transmission belts, as well as tank tracks for military and off-road vehicles.

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

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

FIRST DATA CORP.: New debt financing; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; Greenwood Village, Colo., provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses.

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.

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

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.

HEALTHSOUTH SURGERY DIVISION: New debt financing; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; help back buyout by Texas Pacific Group from HealthSouth Corp.; Birmingham, Ala., network of 139 outpatient surgery centers and three surgical hospitals.

HERCULES OFFSHORE INC.: $900 million senior secured term loan; UBS; help fund acquisition of Todco; Houston-based operator of jackup drilling rigs and liftboats.

HHGREGG INC.: $200 million credit facility; $100 million five-year revolver; $100 million six-year term B; in connection with IPO; refinance existing revolver, fund a tender offer for outstanding senior notes and redeem outstanding junior notes; Indianapolis-based specialty retailer of video products, brand name appliances, audio products and accessories.

HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $795 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $595 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million two-year, with seven-year final maturity, delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year multi-currency revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund buyout by Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments; Chicago-based insurance broker.

INNKEEPERS USA TRUST: New debt financing; Lehman Brothers; help back buyout by Apollo Investment Corp.; Palm Beach, Fla., hotel real estate investment trust.

INTEGRA TELECOM INC.: $965 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and CIBC; $50 million revolver; $915 million in other credit facility debt; help fund purchase of Eschelon Telecom, Inc.; Portland, Ore., provider of local, long-distance and Internet services for businesses.

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.

KCP INCOME FUND: New debt financing; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund buyout by Caxton-Iseman Capital, Inc.; Concord, Ont., manufacturer of consumer products in the laundry, household cleaners, personal care, over-the-counter medicated and pharmaceutical categories.

KRONOS INC.: $1.125 billion senior secured credit facility; Wachovia; $60 million revolver; $665 million first-lien term loan; $400 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of human capital management solutions.

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.: $1.15 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $650 million seven-year term loan; $100 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw term loan; $400 million seven-year multi-currency revolver; 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.

METAVANTE CORP.: $2 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $1.75 billion term loan; $250 million revolver; help fund spinoff from Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; provider of banking and payments technologies.

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

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.

REMINGTON ARMS CO. INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management LP; Madison, N.C., manufacturer of firearms and ammunition.

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.

SAFENET INC.: $400 million credit facility; Deutsche and Citigroup co-lead arrangers; $250 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million eight-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund already completed buyout by Vector Capital; Belcamp, Md., developer, marketer and seller of hardware and software information security products and services.

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.

SALTON INC.: $425 million in senior secured credit facilities; $250 million senior secured 60-month revolver via Bank of America at Libor plus 125 bps to 200 bps based on availability; $175 million five-year senior secured credit facility via Silver Point Finance LLC that includes a U.S. term loan, a U.K. term loan and a U.K. revolver; help fund merger with Applica Inc.; Lake Forest, Ill., designer, marketer and distributor of branded, high-quality small appliances, home decor and personal care products.

SEMGROUP ENERGY PARTNERS LP: New five-year credit facility; in connection with IPO of common units; for general partnership purposes; Tulsa, Okla., provider of crude oil gathering, transportation, terminalling and storage services.

THE SERVICEMASTER CO.: $3.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, JPMorgan and Bank of America; $2.65 billion term loan; $200 million pre-funded synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $500 million revolver; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.; Downers Grove, Ill., provider of services to residential and commercial customers.

SLM CORP. (SALLIE MAE): New debt financing; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help back buyout by an investor group led by J.C. Flowers & Co.; Reston, Va., saving- and paying-for-college company.

SPIRIT FINANCE CORP.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by a consortium that includes Macquarie Bank Ltd., Kaupthing Bank hf. and other independent equity participants; Scottsdale, Ariz., real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant, operationally essential real estate.

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.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES: $290 million incremental term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns; help fund acquisition of the wireless clearing and financial settlement business of Billing Services Group; Tampa, Fla., provider of mission-critical technology services to wireless telecommunications companies.

TEEKAY SHIPPING CORP.: $700 million credit facility; help fund acquisition of a 50% share of OMI Corp.'s assets; Nassau, Bahamas, oil tanker company.

THE TOPPS CO. INC.: $120 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $95 million seven-year term loan; $25 million six-year revolver; also $45 million senior subordinated unsecured eight-year term loan; help fund buyout by the Tornante Co. LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; New York-based creator and marketer of sports and related cards, entertainment products and confectionery.

TRIBUNE CO.: $10.133 billion credit facility (BB-); JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Bank of America; $7.015 billion seven-year term loan; $2.105 billion seven-year incremental term loan; $263 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan; $750 million six-year revolver; help fund public-to-private transaction; Chicago-based media company.

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 STATES STEEL CORP.: $1.25 billion five-year unsecured credit facility; JPMorgan; $750 million revolver; $500 million term loan; also $500 million unsecured bridge loan; help fund acquisition of Lone Star Technologies, Inc.; Pittsburgh-based integrated steel producer.

VERTRUE INC.: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by management, One Equity Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rho Ventures; Norwalk, Conn., Internet direct marketing services company.

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