Bank Loan Calendar: $77.4727 billion deals being marketed

JUNE BANK MEETINGS

BENCHMARK MEDICAL INC.: Bank meeting June 6; new credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; refinance existing debt and fund an acquisition; Malvern, Pa., provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation services.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: Bank meeting expected early June; $760 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs; $660 million term loan; $100 million revolver; 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.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting June 7; $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.

CONCENTRA INC.: Bank meeting June 6; $560 million credit facility; Citigroup, UBS, Bank of America and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $75 million revolver; $330 million first-lien term loan; $155 million second-lien term loan; in connection with spinoff of Viant Holdings Inc.; repay existing bank debt and pay a cash dividend to stockholders; Dallas-based provider of occupational health-care services and specialized cost management services.

EPD INC.: $1.16 billion credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $1.06 billion term loan; $100 million revolver; help fund buyout of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Engineered Products Division by the Carlyle Group; Akron, Ohio, manufacturer of hoses, conveyor belts and power transmission belts, as well as tank tracks for military and off-road vehicles.

FIRST DATA CORP.: Retail bank meeting expected in June (SMA meeting was May 31); $16 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch; $2 billion six-year covenant-light revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $14 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; Greenwood Village, Colo., provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses.

HARGRAY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP: Bank meeting June 6; $315 million credit facility; Bank of America and RBC Capital; $25 million revolver; $195 million first-lien term loan; $95 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Quadrangle Capital Partners; Hilton Head Island, S.C., telecommunications provider.

HERCULES OFFSHORE INC.: Bank meeting June 5; $1.25 billion credit facility; UBS; $1.1 billion six-year term loan expected in the range of Libor plus 175 bps to 250 bps, depending on ratings; $150 million five-year revolver expected in the range of Libor plus 175 bps to 250 bps, depending on ratings; help fund acquisition of Todco; Houston-based operator of jackup drilling rigs and liftboats.

INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC.: Bank meeting June 7; $1 billion senior secured credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp. and UBS; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $850 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Biosite Inc.; Waltham, Mass.-based developer of advanced diagnostic devices.

ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; refinance existing credit facility and its 9% senior subordinated notes; St. Louis-based developer, owner and operator of branded gaming facilities and related lodging and entertainment facilities.

MAXIM CRANE WORKS HOLDINGS INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America; help fund Dutch auction stock tender offer; Bridgeville, Pa., full-service crane rental company.

MTC HOLDINGS: Bank meeting June 6; new credit facility; RBS Securities; help fund buyout by AIG Highstar Capital; San Francisco-based independent terminal operator.

TELESAT: $2.179 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, UBS and JPMorgan, with Morgan Stanley left lead; C$500 million five-year term A at BA plus 200 bps if B1/B+, otherwise BA plus 225 bps; $1.054 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $386 million delayed-draw term B-1; $150 million delayed-draw term B-2; $150 million Canadian equivalent revolver at Libor plus 200 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of Telesat Canada by a joint venture company formed by Loral Space & Communications Inc. and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board from BCE Inc.; Ottawa operator of telecommunications satellites.

THOMSON LEARNING: Bank meeting June 5; $3.74 billion senior credit facility; RBS Securities, JPMorgan, Citigroup and UBS; $300 million six-year super-priority revolver; $3.44 billion seven-year covenant-light term B; help fund buyout by Apax Partners and OMERS Capital Partners from the Thomson Corp.; Stamford, Conn., publisher of higher education textbooks and other learning solutions.

USIS: Expected June/July business; new credit facility; Lehman; help fund buyout by Providence Equity Partners Inc. from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and the Carlyle Group; Falls Church, Va., provider of pre-employment screening solutions and security investigations for the federal government and a supplier of cleared personnel supporting critical federal programs.

VARIETAL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS LLC: Bank meeting in NY June 6, in London June 7; new senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; help fund buyout of VWR International Inc. by Madison Dearborn Partners from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.; West Chester, Pa., distributor of laboratory products.

VIANT HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting June 5; $325 million credit facility (B); Citigroup, UBS, Bank of America and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $275 million term B; $50 million revolver; help fund spinoff from Concentra Inc.; Naperville, Ill., health care payment and cost management solutions company.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AEARO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $735 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Bear Stearns and Deutsche Bank; $60 million revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $475 million first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing credit facility and fund a preferred stock redemption; Indianapolis-based manufacturer and supplier of personal protective equipment and energy-absorbing products.

ALGOMA STEEL INC.: $850 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $450 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $400 million ABL revolver; help fund acquisition by Essar Steel Holdings Ltd.; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, steel producer.

ALLEN SYSTEMS GROUP INC.: $340 million credit facility; BMO Capital; $75 million revolver; $265 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Mobius Management Systems, Inc.; Naples, Fla., enterprise software provider.

AMERICAN TOWER CORP.: $1.25 billion five-year revolver (Ba1/BB+/BB+) talked at Libor plus 75 bps; JPMorgan and TD Securities, with JPMorgan left lead and TD administrative agent; repay approximately $1 billion outstanding American Towers Inc. opco credit facilities and for general corporate purposes; Boston-based operator and developer of broadcast and wireless communications sites; expected to be in place before the end of the second quarter.

AMF BOWLING WORLDWIDE INC.: $375 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $60 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $210 million six-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $105 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 625 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; expected close in June; Richmond, Va., operator of bowling centers.

AMWINS GROUP INC.: $435 million credit facility; Wachovia and Madison Capital; $50 million revolver (B2/B-); $285 million first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC) talked at Libor plus 575 bps; repay existing debt, fund a dividend, fund potential acquisitions, including the planned acquisition of American Equity Underwriters Inc., and for general corporate purposes; Charlotte, N.C., wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products.

ASSET ACCEPTANCE CAPITAL CORP.: $250 million credit facility (B1/BB); JPMorgan; $100 million revolver; $150 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; recapitalization that would include stock repurchases and one-time cash dividend; Warren, Mich., purchaser and collector of charged-off consumer debt.

BIOMET INC.: $4.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia; $2.6 billion covenant-light 71/2-year term B (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $1 billion 71/2-year covenant-light euro term B (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $350 million six-year asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB-); $400 million six-year covenant-light cash-based revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; 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 (B1/BB-); Citigroup, UBS and Bank of America; $600 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $40 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund Caritor's acquisition of Keane; new combined Boston-based IT services company to operate under Keane name.

CELLULAR SOUTH: $750 million credit facility; Bank of America; $200 million revolver; $400 million term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; $150 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; refinance existing debt; Jackson, Miss., privately held wireless provider.

CICI'S ENTERPRISES LLC: $172.5 million credit facility; Wachovia and Wells Fargo; $15 million five-year revolver (B1/B-) at Libor plus 225 bps; $117.5 million six-year term B (B1/B-) at Libor plus 225 bps; $40 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 500 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Oncap Management Partners; Coppell, Texas, operator and franchisor of CiCi's Pizza restaurants.

CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP.: $2.65 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan and Bank of America; $600 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.85 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund merger with ABC Radio and refinance existing debt; Las Vegas-based radio broadcasting company.

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.

THE CONTINENTAL GROUP: $180 million credit facility (B2/B); RBC Capital; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $140 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Houston-based manufacturer and distributor of bar and tubular products to the oilfield service industry.

COURTSIDE ACQUISITION (AMERICAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS INC.): $125 million senior secured credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; $20 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $35 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $70 million 61/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; also $27 million seven-year senior PIK note priced at 15.5%; 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.

CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC.: $150 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt; Houston-based crude oil and natural gas company.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC.: $600 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Bank of Nova Scotia, with Deutsche left lead; $350 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Tulsa, Okla., vehicle rental company.

EDUCATE INC.: $290 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $170 million six-year term loan (Ba2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $15 million five-year revolver (Ba2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $105 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help back LBO by chairman and chief executive officer Christopher Hoehn-Saric, president and chief operating officer Peter Cohen, certain other members of management, Sterling Capital Partners and Citigroup Private Equity; expected close in June; Baltimore-based pre-K through 12 education company.

FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.: $400 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with JPMorgan left lead; $100 million ABL revolver; $200 million covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps when leverage is less than 3.5x; $100 million 12-month delayed-draw term loan, undrawn fee 112.5 bps for first six months, 150 bps for last six months; refinance existing debt; Scottsdale, Ariz., maker of instruments.

FOREST OIL CORP.: Expected close early June; $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.

GENCORP INC.: $280 million credit facility (Ba2); Wachovia; $80 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $125 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Rancho Cordova, Calif., manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems.

GOLDEN NUGGET INC.: $545 million senior secured credit facility; $380 million first-lien credit facility (B1/BB-); $165 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B+); refinance existing credit facility and help fund tender offer for 8¾% senior secured notes due 2011; Las Vegas-based resort.

HAMILTON BEACH INC.: $125 million senior secured term loan due 2013 (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; UBS and Wachovia, with UBS left lead; fund a special cash dividend to Nacco Industries Inc. as part of the spinoff; expected close by end of June; Glen Allen, Va., small electric household and commercial appliance company.

HAWAIIAN TELCOM COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1.06 billion credit facility; Lehman and JPMorgan, with Lehman left lead; $200 million amended revolver (Ba3) at Libor plus 225 bps; $860 million seven-year term C (Ba3/B-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step up to Libor plus 250 bps at more than 6x leverage, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at less than 4.75x leverage; refinance existing term A and term B; Honolulu telecommunications provider.

HMT INC.: $137 million credit facility; SocGen; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $112 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund already completed acquisition by Berkshire Partners LLC from Nassau Point Investors LLC; Houston-based supplier of products and services for above-ground storage tanks.

HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $775 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $535 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $140 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 137.5 bps undrawn fee that steps up by 25 bps every six months; $100 million six-year multi-currency revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund buyout by Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments; Chicago-based insurance broker.

IMPERIUM RENEWABLES, INC.: Expected close in June; $101.2 million senior secured credit facility; Societe Generale and SG Americas Securities, LLC; $41.2 million construction term loan to finance completion of Grays Harbor production facility at Libor plus 350 bps during construction, Libor plus 325 bps after; $60 million senior secured revolver for working capital at Libor plus 350 bps during construction, Libor plus 325 bps after; Seattle-based producer of biodiesel refining and manufacturing technology.

INFOR: $225 million in term loan add-ons; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch; $55 million first-lien term loan add-on (Ba1/B-); $170 million second-lien term loan add-on (Caa2/CCC); fund acquisition of Workbrain Corp.; Atlanta-based deliverer of fully integrated enterprise services as well as standalone products.

INTRALINKS INC.: $290 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $15 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million PIK toggle first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step up by 50 bps if PIK elected; $50 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); $75 million holdco PIK loan; help fund LBO by TA Associates and Rho Capital Partners; New York-based provider of secure, collaborative online digital workspaces for conducting financial transactions, exchanging documents and collaborating with advisers, customers and suppliers.

IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC: $1.23 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS, with JPMorgan left lead on the first-lien and Goldman left lead on the second-lien; $75 million revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; $840 million first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; $315 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 525 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of WestCom Corp. and refinance existing bank debt; New York-based provider of communications solutions to global enterprises.

ISP CHEMCO INC.: $1.156 billion term loan (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan; refinance existing term loan and pay a dividend; Wayne, N.J., specialty chemicals company.

JACOBSON COS.: $460 million credit facility; Bear Stearns, CIBC and Wells Fargo, with Bear left lead; $30 million revolver (Ba3/B); $280 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 575 bps; help fund buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners; Des Moines, Iowa, third-party logistics and warehousing company.

JRD HOLDINGS INC.: $900 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $800 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million five-year revolver; recapitalization; wholesale groceries, frozen foods, fresh meats, beer and tobacco products business.

KRONOS INC.: $1.115 billion senior secured credit facility; Wachovia, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $60 million six-year revolver (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $665 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $390 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 550 bps; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of human capital management solutions.

LAKE LAS VEGAS RESORT: $580 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $380 million five-year term B at Libor plus 500 bps; $200 million 51/2-year second-lien PIK at Libor plus 1,500 bps; refinance existing debt; Henderson, Nev., residential, golf and resort community.

LEAR CORP.: $3.6 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Bank of America; $1 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $2.6 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; help fund buyout by American Real Estate Partners LP; Southfield, Mich., supplier of automotive seating, electronics and electrical distribution systems.

LIBERTY CABLEVISION OF PUERTO RICO LTD.: Expected close by June 15; $180 million credit facility; TD Securities; $150 million term loan at Libor plus 200 bps, 101 soft call; $20 million nine-month delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 200 bps, 101 soft call, 100 bps undrawn fee; $10 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; refinancing that is basically just a repricing from Libor plus 225 bps; Puerto Rico-based provider of digital video, broadband internet and telephony service.

LUCITE INTERNATIONAL LTD.: Repricing U.S. and euro term B at Libor/Euribor plus 225 bps, with a step down to Libor/Euribor plus 200 bps if corporate credit ratings are Ba3, from Libor/Euribor plus 275 bps, 101 soft call; Merrill Lynch; United Kingdom-based designer, developer and manufacturer of acrylic-based products.

MACKINAW POWER HOLDINGS LLC: $145 million term loan (BB-/BB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; Lehman and Citigroup, with Lehman left lead; help fund ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC's acquisition of Progress Energy's natural gas-fired generation assets in Georgia.

MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS INC.: $155 million senior secured credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $30 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $100 million six-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $25 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 101; fund acquisition of InteliStaf Holdings Inc., refinance existing debt and provide for working capital and general company purposes; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of per diem nurse staffing services.

METALS USA INC.: $525 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $450 million 41/2-year last-in, first-out ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $75 million 41/2-year first-in, last-out ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; repricing and tack-on transaction; Houston-based metals processor and distributor.

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $200 million five-year asset-backed revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and JPMorgan; working capital; Warrenville, Ill., commercial truck and mid-range diesel engine producer.

NEFF CORP.: $640 million credit facility; Bank of America, CIBC, General Electric Capital Corp. and UBS; $350 million six-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $290 million 71/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 350 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Lightyear Capital LLC from Odyssey Investment Partners; Miami-based construction equipment rental company.

N.E.W. CUSTOMER SERVICE COS. INC.: $685 million credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and CIBC, with Bank of America left lead; $20 million revolver; $665 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; refinance existing debt; Sterling, Va., provider of extended service plans, buyer protection programs and product support.

NEW WORLD GAMING PARTNERS LTD.: C$1.115 billion credit facility; Bear Stearns and Royal Bank of Canada, with Bear left lead; C$25 million revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; C$575 million first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; C$115 million delayed-draw term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee, increasing to 100 bps after six months if utilization is less than 50%; C$400 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Gateway Casinos Income Fund and Gateway Casinos Inc. by Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. and Macquarie Bank Ltd.; Burnaby, B.C., casino operator.

NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.: $165 million term loan talked in the Libor plus 450 bps area; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Syracuse, N.Y., provider of electricity and natural gas services.

NICE-PAK PRODUCTS INC.: $235 million credit facility; Wachovia; revolver; term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt; Orangeburg, N.Y., manufacturer of private-label wet wipes, baby wipes, industrial wipes, antibacterial towelettes and cloths.

NRG ENERGY INC.: $1 billion delayed-draw senior secured holdco term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee for six months, 75 bps fee thereafter; Credit Suisse and Citigroup; fund repayment of some opco term B debt; also repricing existing term B and synthetic letter-of-credit facility to Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Princeton, N.J.-based wholesale power generation company.

NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS: $275 million credit facility (B2/B-); Goldman Sachs and Wachovia; $10 million six-year revolver; $265 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund merger with FDN Communications, to refinance both companies' existing senior credit facilities and pay a dividend; Greenville, S.C., provider of IP-based communications solutions.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS INC.: $1.48 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $1.23 billion seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at B1 corporate rating; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year pre-funded revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps at B1 corporate rating; 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.

POLYPORE INC.: $470 million senior credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $370 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Charlotte, N.C., high technology filtration company specializing in microporous membranes.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: Expected close May 31; $225 million term B add-on (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; Citigroup and Merrill Lynch; fund acquisition of Horizon Health Corp.; Franklin, Tenn., provider of inpatient behavioral health care services.

RELIANT ENERGY, INC.: $750 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, ABN Amro and Bear Stearns; $500 million revolver due June 2012 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility due June 2014 talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; replace existing revolver and pre-funded letter-of-credit facility; Houston-based energy company.

RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL INC.: $300 million credit facility; Citigroup; $145 million eight-month funded term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $155 million eight-month delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; fund acquisitions of independently owned RE/MAX of California, Hawaii, Carolina and Florida; Denver-based real estate company.

RITE AID CORP.: $1.105 billion seven-year senior secured term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Jean Coutu Group USA Inc.; Camp Hill, Pa., national drugstore chain.

RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP.: $245 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Wachovia; $20 million five-year revolver; $225 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance 11% senior secured notes; Las Vegas-based owner and operator hotels and casinos.

SHERIDAN HEALTHCARE INC.: $620 million covenant-light credit facility; Lehman, UBS, Credit Suisse and Citigroup; $75 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $375 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $170 million eight-year PIK toggle for life second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps cash pay, 75 bps higher if PIK elected, call protection 102, 101; help acquisition by Hellman & Friedman from J.W. Childs Associates LP; Sunrise, Fla., physician practice management company.

SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC.: $280 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $135 million seven-year term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million 7 1/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund acquisition of controlling interest by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Enfield, Conn., provider of quality assurance testing, product development, and supply chain support services.

SPIRIT FINANCE CORP.: $850 million six-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by a consortium that includes Macquarie Bank Ltd., Kaupthing Bank hf. and others; Scottsdale, Ariz., real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant, operationally essential real estate.

TLCVISION CORP.: $125 million senior secured credit facility; CIT Capital Securities; $100 million six-year term loan; $25 million five-year revolver; help fund Dutch auction tender for common shares; Mississauga, Ont., eye care services company.

TRANSFIRST HOLDINGS INC.: $495 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank, with Merrill left lead; $50 million revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $310 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $135 million second-lien PIK toggle term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps cash pay, bumps up 75 bps if PIK elected, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe from GTCR; Dallas-based provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies.

UNIVERSAL HOSPITAL SERVICES INC.: $135 million asset-based credit facility (BB); Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns; help fund buyout by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking from J.W. Childs Associates, the Halifax Group and management; Edina, Minn., medical equipment lifecycle services company.

VCA ANTECH INC.: $160 million term loan add-on (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 150 bps; Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo; fund acquisition of Healthy Pet Corp.; Los Angeles-based animal health care services company.

WATER PIK INC.: $112 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $15 million five-year revolver (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $62 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $35 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 550 bps; help fund EG Capital's acquisition of a 60% interest in Water Pik Technologies Inc.'s personal health-care business from the Carlyle Group; Newport Beach, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of personal health-care products.

WIDEOPENWEST HOLDINGS LLC: $1.31 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $925 million seven-year term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $285 million eight-year PIK toggle second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 525 bps cash pay, 75 bps step up if PIK elected; $100 million six-year revolver (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; recapitalization; Englewood, Colo., provider of cable television, high-speed internet and telephone services.

WYNN RESORTS LTD.: $1.55 billion equivalent senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Soc Gen; $1 billion equivalent five-year revolver that will be available in U.S. and Hong Kong dollars at Libor plus 175 bps; $425 million equivalent seven-year Hong Kong dollar funded term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $125 million seven-year U.S. dollar funded term B at Libor plus 175 bps; develop the Wynn Macau; Las Vegas-based developer, owner and operator of destination casino resorts.

ZUFFA LLC: $300 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Deutsche Bank; $25 million revolver; $275 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; dividend recapitalization; Las Vegas-based limited liability company that owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand.

ON THE HORIZON

ACXIOM CORP.: $2.275 billion senior secured credit facility; UBS; $1.725 billion covenant-light seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 225 bps; $125 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $425 million covenant-light eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps (can be increased by $140 million to refinance capital leases), call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Silver Lake and ValueAct Capital; Little Rock, Ark., provider of customer and information management solutions.

AEROFLEX INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs; help fund LBO by Veritas Capital; Plainview, N.Y., provider of high technology services to the aerospace, defense, cellular and broadband communications markets.

ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; Dallas-based provider of marketing, loyalty and transaction services.

ALLTEL CORP.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays and RBS; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners; Little Rock, Ark., provider of wireless voice and data communications services.

AQUILEX HOLDINGS LLC: New credit facility; RBS Securities and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc.; Atlanta-based provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services with associated engineering and technical support to heavy industries.

ARCHSTONE-SMITH: New credit facility; Lehman and Bank of America; help fund buyout by Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers; Englewood, Colo., real estate investment trust.

ATLAS ENERGY RESOURCES LLC: $850 million five-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 100 bps to 225 bps based on usage; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of DTE Gas & Oil Co.; expected close on or about June 30; Moon Township, Pa., energy company.

BAUSCH & LOMB INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus; Rochester, N.Y., eye health company.

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

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

CCS MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC.: $415 million senior secured credit facility; $50 million six-year revolver; $365 million seven-year term loan; in connection with IPO of common stock; repay existing credit facility; Clearwater, Fla., medical supply management company.

CDW CORP.: New credit facility; Lehman, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Vernon Hills, Ill., provider of technology products and services.

CENTENNIAL POWER INC./COLORADO ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC: New debt financing; Barclays Capital and Goldman Sachs; help fund purchase of the two companies by Paul Prager and Natural Gas Partners from MDU Resources Group, Inc.; expected close in June; owner, operator and acquirer of coal-fired, natural gas-fired and wind power generation.

CERIDIAN CORP.: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.; Minneapolis-based provider of human resources, transportation and retail information management services.

CEVA GROUP PLC: New debt financing; help fund buyout of EGL Inc.; Hoofddorp, Netherlands, logistics and supply chain management company.

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

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

COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup and JPMorgan; help fund Payless ShoeSource Inc.'s buyout of the Stride Rite Corp.; Topeka, Kan., footwear, accessories and lifestyle brand company.

CONSECO INC.: $200 million senior secured credit facility add-on; Bank of America and JPMorgan; for general corporate purposes, including the repurchase of common stock, and the strengthening of the capital of its insurance subsidiaries; Carmel, Ind., insurance company.

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

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.

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.

EXPRESS: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout of 67% ownership interest by Golden Gate Capital from Limited Brands, Inc.; expected close by July 6; Columbus, Ohio, fashion brand.

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

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

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.: $4.1 billion 364-day supplemental revolver; secured by common equity ownership of GMAC LLC; general corporate purposes; Detroit-based automaker.

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.

GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP.: $130 million revolver; fund the Ohio and its modifications, pay off equipment debt, allow for the lease buyouts and provide for letters of credit and working capital needs; Oak Brook, Ill., provider of dredging services.

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP and GS Capital Partners; Washington, D.C., manufacturer of audio products and electronic systems.

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.

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.

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.

INTERPOOL INC.: $670 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Bear Stearns; help fund buyout by Fortress Investment Group LLC; Princeton, N.J., supplier of equipment and services to the transportation industry.

INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC.: $460 million credit facility; Citigroup; $60 million revolver; $280 million first-lien term loan; $120 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Littlejohn & Co., LLC; Saint Laurent, Quebec, developer, manufacturer and seller of polyolefin films, paper and film pressure-sensitive tapes and complementary packaging systems.

JARDEN CO.: New debt financing; Lehman; help fund acquisition of K2 Inc.; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche consumer products used in and around the home.

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.

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.

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

METAVANTE CORP.: $2 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and Robert W. Baird & Co.; $1.75 billion seven-year term loan; $250 million six-year revolver; help fund spinoff from Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; provider of banking and payments technologies.

MYERS INDUSTRIES INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by GS Capital Partners; Akron, Ohio, manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial and consumer markets.

MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.: $4.85 billion senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs; $750 million revolver; $4.1 billion of term loans; help fund acquisition of Merck KGaA's generics business; Canonsburg, Pa., pharmaceutical company.

THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INC.: $3.445 billion credit facility; Bank of America and JPMorgan; $75 million revolver; $750 million term loan; $2.62 billion term loan; help fund acquisition of OMX AB and refinance certain debt; New York-based electronic stock market.

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Credit facility expansion; help fund acquisition of VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc.; Burlington, Mass., provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers.

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

ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC.: New senior credit facility; in connection with IPO of common stock; fund a payment to parent company Travelport Ltd.; Chicago-based online travel company.

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.

RATHGIBSON INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Janesville, Wis., specialty manufacturer of highly engineered premium stainless steel and alloy welded tubular products.

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.

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: $250 million five-year credit facility expected at Libor plus 125 bps to 225 bps, depending on total leverage; 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): $12.5 billion seven-year senior secured term loan; Bank of America and JPMorgan; help back buyout by an investor group led by J.C. Flowers & Co.; Reston, Va., saving- and paying-for-college company.

SOURCE INTERLINK COS. INC.: New credit facility expected at Libor plus 250 bps; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Primedia Inc.'s Enthusiast Media division; Bonita Springs, Fla., provider of merchandising and fulfillment services for home entertainment products.

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

SYMBION INC.: $275 million senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Bank of America; $150 million seven-year funded term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $75 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund buyout by Crestview Partners, LP; Nashville, Tenn., owner and operator of short-stay surgical facilities.

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.

TECHNICAL OLYMPIC USA INC.: $500 million in new term loans; Citigroup; $250 million first-lien term loan; $250 million second-lien term loan; also $700 million amended and restated revolver; fund any settlements, if reached in time, related to the Transeastern joint venture; Hollywood, Fla., homebuilder.

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.

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.

URS CORP.: $2.1 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; $700 million revolver; two tranches of term loans totaling $1.4 billion; help fund acquisition of Washington Group International, Inc.; San Francisco-based engineering design services company.

U.S. FOODSERVICE INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and RBS; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP from Royal Ahold NV; Columbia, Md., broadline foodservice distributor.

VERTRUE INC.: $660 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan; $30 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $430 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by management, One Equity Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rho Ventures; Norwalk, Conn., internet direct marketing services company.

VIRGIN MOBILE USA INC.: New senior secured credit facility; term loan; revolver; in connection with IPO; repay the existing bank debt; Warren, N.J., provider of wireless communications services.

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