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Published on 7/23/2007 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $106.898 billion deals being marketed

JULY BANK MEETINGS

AMERIMARK DIRECT: Bank meeting July 24; $315 million credit facility; RBC Capital and CIT; $20 million revolver; $185 million first-lien term loan; $110 million second-lien term loan; fund acquisition of Dr. Leonards; direct marketer of women's apparel, shoes, cosmetics, fragrances, jewelry, watches, accessories and health-related merchandise.

BLAKE OFFSHORE: Bank meeting July 24; $160 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $125 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $25 million seven-year delayed-draw first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt and fund new business development; New Orleans provider of shallow-water drilling and production units.

BUSHNELL OUTDOOR PRODUCTS: Bank meeting July 25; $509 million credit facility; GE Capital; $40 million six-year revolver; $278 million six-year first-lien term loan; $191 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by MidOcean Partners from Wind Point Partners; Overland Park, Kan., manufacturer and marketer of sports optics, eyewear and outdoor accessories.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: Bank meeting July 25; $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.

CPM: Bank meeting July 24; $235 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and BMO; $25 million five-year revolver; $210 million seven-year term loan; acquisition financing.

FIRST DATA CORP.: Retail bank meeting expected in July (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.

GXS WORLDWIDE INC.: Bank meeting July 24; $560 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital and Societe Generale; $50 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $378.5 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+); $131.5 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-); refinance existing debt; Gaithersburg, Md., business-to-business e-commerce solutions provider.

HORIZON LINES INC.: Bank meeting July 23 week; $325 million credit facility; Wachovia, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs; $125 million term loan; $200 million revolver; refinance existing credit facility and fund bond tenders; Charlotte, N.C., container shipping and logistics company.

HUNTER DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES: Bank meeting July 24; $265 million credit facility; Bear Stearns and Bank of America; $20 million revolver (B1); $165 million first-lien term loan (B1); $80 million second-lien term loan (Caa1); help fund buyout by Metalmark Capital; Solon, Ohio, developer of comprehensive solutions to provide shelter, heat, power generation and chem/bio protection for military and Homeland Security applications.

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.: Expected July/August business; up to $1.335 billion senior secured credit facility (B1); Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; up to $760 million seven-year term loan; possible up to $75 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $100 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw term loan; $400 million seven-year multi-currency revolver; help fund buyout by chairman and chief executive officer Douglas L. Becker, 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.

SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES INC.: Bank meeting in New York July 24, London July 25; About $6.4 billion credit facility; Citigroup, JPMorgan, HSBC, ABN Amro and GE Capital, with Citi left lead; $1 billion asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.1 billion term A talked at Libor/Euribor plus 125 bps; $3.2 billion term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps, OID 991/2; €795 million term B talked at Euribor plus 250 bps, OID 991/2; help fund acquisition of GE Plastics from General Electric Co.; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based manufacturer of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals.

AUGUST BANK MEETINGS

DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC: Bank meeting Aug. 6; $145 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital; $40 million revolver due June 18, 2012 at Libor plus 325 bps; $60 million first-lien term loan due June 18, 2012 at Libor plus 325 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan due Dec. 18, 2012 at Libor plus 610 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; St. Petersburg, Fla., provider of enterprise imaging systems and services.

USIS: 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.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AEROFLEX INC.: $560 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman Sachs; $500 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps area; $60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps area; help fund LBO by Veritas Capital; Plainview, N.Y., provider of high-technology services to the aerospace, defense, cellular and broadband communications markets.

ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES INC.: $420 million credit facility (B3/B-); JPMorgan and UBS, with JPMorgan left lead; $60 million revolver; $360 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group and management and employees from Lindsay Goldberg; insurance brokerage firm.

ALPHA MEDIA GROUP: $175 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $15 million five-year revolver (Ba3), 50 basis point commitment fee; $120 million seven-year term loan (Ba3); $40 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3); fund acquisition of Dennis Publishing Inc.; New York-based publisher of men's lifestyle focused publications.

AMERCABLE INC.: $150 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $15 million revolver (B); $100 million term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, non-callable for one year, then at 102, 101; $35 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, non-callable for one year, then at 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Quintana Energy Partners LP and repay existing senior bank debt; El Dorado, Ariz., manufacturer of flexible electrical power and control cables for harsh operating environments.

ASURION CORP.: $2.435 billion credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Lehman Brothers; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.755 billion first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 99 OID, 101 soft call; $580 million second-lien PIK toggle term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps cash pay, step up by 75 bps if PIK elected, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of a majority stake in the company by Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Nashville provider of enhanced services to the wireless telecommunications industry.

ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP: $1.055 billion credit facility; Wachovia; $805 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps at corporate ratings of B1/B+; $250 million revolver tied to leverage grid that ranges from Libor plus 125 bps to 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s interests in the Chaney Dell and Midkiff/Benedum natural gas gathering and processing systems; expected close around July 11; Moon Township, Pa., midstream energy services provider.

AWAS PEGASUS: $713 million three-year credit facility; JPMorgan; $456 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $212 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing debt; aircraft lessor and capital provider to airlines for new deliveries and fleet management solutions.

BIOMET INC.: Approximately $4.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia; $2.34 billion 71/2-year covenant-light term B (B3/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call; €875 million 71/2-year covenant-light euro term B (B3/B+) at Euribor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call; $350 million six-year asset-based revolver (Ba2/BB-); $400 million six-year cash-based revolver (B1/B+); help fund LBO by the Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG; Warsaw, Ind., maker of musculoskeletal medical products.

BISYS CRUMP: $555 million credit facility (B2/B+); Wachovia, Citigroup and Bear Stearns; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $515 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund JC Flowers' acquisition of Bisys' insurance services group and retirement services business and subsequent combination with existing portfolio company Crump; insurance and retirement business.

BORDERS GROUP INC.: $200 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; JPMorgan; refinance asset-based revolver; Ann Arbor, Mich., bookstore operator.

BRAGG COMMUNICATIONS INC.: C$1.5 billion credit facility; TD Securities sole bookrunner, CIBC and BMO involved as well; C$75 million revolver; C$700 million term A; $675 million U.S. term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund the acquisition of Persona Communications Corp.; Halifax, N.S., media company.

CCS MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC.: $415 million senior secured credit facility (B3); Wachovia, Goldman Sachs and Lehman; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $365 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; in connection with IPO of common stock; repay existing credit facility; Clearwater, Fla., medical supply management company.

CEVA GROUP PLC: $525 million in incremental bank debt (Ba2/BB-); Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, JPMorgan and UBS; $425 million term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 275 bps based on B2 corporate rating, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at B1; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility add-on talked at Libor plus 275 bps based on B2 corporate rating, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at B1; $50 million revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 275 bps based on B2 corporate rating, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at B1; also repricing existing bank debt from Libor plus 250 bps to match add-on pricing; help fund buyout of EGL Inc.; Hoofddorp, Netherlands, logistics and supply chain management company.

CHRYSLER CORP. LLC: $12 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley, with JPMorgan left lead; $10 billion first-lien term B (B1/B+/BB+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, non-callable for one year, then at 101 in year two; $2 billion second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-/BB+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, non-callable for one year, then at 103 in year two and 101 in year three; help fund buyout by Cerberus from DaimlerChrysler AG; producer and seller of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC: $8 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley, with JPMorgan left lead; $2 billion ABL revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps; $4 billion first-lien term B (B1/BB-/BBB-) at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99 1/2, call protection 102, 101; $2 billion second-lien term loan (B2/CCC+/BB) at Libor plus 550 bps, 99 OID, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Cerberus from DaimlerChrysler AG; provider of financial services for vehicles in the NAFTA region.

COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES INC.: $160 million senior credit facility (BB); UBS, Bear Stearns and RBS Securities, with UBS left lead; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing bank debt and fund a tender offer for floating-rate senior notes; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $7.215 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-/BB-); Credit Suisse and Wachovia; $6.065 billion seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $750 million six-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of Triad Hospitals Inc.; Nashville operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities.

COMPUCOM SYSTEMS INC.: $190 million term B (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 300 bps area; Bear Stearns; help fund acquisition by Court Square Capital Partners from Platinum Equity; Dallas-based provider of technology solutions.

CONTINENTAL CONVEYOR & EQUIPMENT CO.: $160 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $40 million five-year ABL revolver; $120 million six-year term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt; Winfield, Ala., manufacturer and distributor of bulk material conveyor systems.

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.: €65 million term E (Ba2/B+) talked at Euribor plus 250 bps; Deutsche Bank and Lehman; fund an acquisition of specific assets in Europe; Novi, Mich., manufacturer and marketer of systems and components for the automotive industry.

CPI CORP.: $155 million credit facility; ABN Amro and LaSalle, with LaSalle the agent; $40 million revolver; $115 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund the recently completed acquisition of Portrait Corp. of America, Inc. and refinance existing bank debt; St. Louis-based portrait studio operator.

CROW CREEK ENERGY: $285 million credit facility; Wachovia; $250 million revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $35 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; acquisition financing.

CW MEDIA INC.: C$525 million credit facility (B+); Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, with Goldman left lead; C$50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; C$475 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; help fund the acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. by CanWest Global Communications Corp. and GS Capital; provider of specialty channels in Canada.

DAE AVIATION HOLDINGS INC.: $937 million secured credit facility (B2/BB-); Barclays Capital; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $557 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $280 million asset-sale loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps that's expected to be repaid within 12 months; help fund Dubai Aerospace Enterprises Ltd.'s acquisition of Standard Aero Holdings Inc. and Piedmont Hawthorne Holdings Inc. from the Carlyle Group; provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul of engines for business and regional jets, and a provider of component and airframe repairs, large business jet completions and modifications, maintenance, repairs and overhaul services for certain military engines and engineering services.

DEERFIELD TRIARC CAPITAL CORP.: $155 million five-year senior secured term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; UBS and Bank of America; fund acquisition of Deerfield & Co. LLC from Triarc Cos., Inc.; Rosemont, Ill., diversified financial company.

DELTATECH CONTROLS INC.: $220 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS; $25 million six-year revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $141 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $54 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B) at Libor plus 675 bps; help fund acquisition by Littlejohn & Co., LLC; Hong Kong-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of customized electromechanical switches, interface controls and dome arrays.

DYNEA NORTH AMERICA: $250 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $20 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $200 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 275 bps; $30 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Teachers' Private Capital from Dynea Chemicals Oy; Mississauga, Ont., manufacturer of adhesive resins and overlay products.

EAGLEPICHER CORP.: $290 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $70 million five-year revolver (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $150 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $70 million seven-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt; Inkster, Mich., operator of businesses in automotive, defense, space, commercial power and medical fields.

EL-AD LAS VEGAS LLC: $825 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help fund Elad Group's acquisition of the New Frontier hotel in Las Vegas.

ELDER HEALTH INC.: $135 million credit facility (B2/B); Bear Stearns; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; help fund acquisition of Senior Partners Medicare line of business from Health Partners of Philadelphia Inc.; Baltimore-based company focused on simplifying access to health care and improving service, outcomes and health-care quality for seniors.

ENCOMPASS HOME HEALTH: $180 million credit facility; CIT; $25 million revolver (BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $110 million first-lien term loan (BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 600 bps; help fund acquisition by Thoma Cressey Bravo; Dallas-based provider of skilled nursing and therapy services.

ENTERPRISE GP HOLDINGS LP/EPCO HOLDINGS INC.: $2.9 billion in senior secured credit facilities (Ba2/BB-/BB); Citigroup and Lehman, Lehman left lead on EPCO term B, Citi left lead on everything else; $1.2 billion facility at Enterprise GP consisting of $200 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps and $1 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.7 billion facility at EPCO consisting of a $300 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, $500 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps and $900 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance interim credit facilities; Houston-based midstream energy companies.

EPD INC.: $1.26 billion senior secured credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $100 million six-year multi-currency revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; $700 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 99½ OID; $100 million 12-month delayed-draw term loan, with seven-year final maturity, (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 99½ OID; $360 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 575 bps, call protection 102, 101, 98½ OID; 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.

EVRAZ OREGON STEEL MILLS INC.: $1.2 billion seven-year term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; UBS and Credit Suisse, with UBS left lead; refinance some senior unsecured intercompany debt; Portland, Ore., steel manufacturer.

EXCEL MINING SYSTEMS INC.: $350 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $15 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $235 million seven-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $100 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Cadiz, Ohio, manufacturer of mine roof support systems.

FRONTIER DRILLING: $125 million of incremental term debt; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Lehman; $25 million first-lien term loan add-on (B1) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; finance a drill ship; Denver-based provider of drilling operation.

GSI GROUP INC.: $355 million credit facility (B1/B); UBS; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $305 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; also $120 million second-lien term loan provided by the Woodbridge Co.; help fund acquisition of a majority stake by Centerbridge Capital Partners, LP from Charlesbank Capital Partners and refinance existing debt; Assumption, Ill., provider of agricultural equipment and services.

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; Glen Allen, Va., small electric household and commercial appliance company.

HARGRAY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.: $325 million credit facility; Bank of America and RBC Capital; $25 million revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; $210 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 225 bps; $90 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund buyout by Quadrangle Capital Partners; Hilton Head Island, S.C., telecommunications provider.

HARLAN SPRAGUE DAWLEY INC.: $360 million senior secured credit facility (B2/BB-); UBS, Credit Suisse and Wachovia; $15 million six-year U.S. revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $15 million six-year euro-denominated revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $330 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; fund acquisition of E.M. Developments Ltd., SafePharm Laboratories Ltd., ILS Ltd. and SafePharm USA, Inc. and refinance existing debt; Indianapolis-based provider of preclinical research tools and services.

HILITE INTERNATIONAL: Expected close July 23 week; $190 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $25 million revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 400 bps; $95 million first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 400 bps, 98½ OID; $70 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101, 97 OID; refinance existing debt; Cleveland-based supplier of automotive components.

HUNT REFINING: $760 million credit facility; Barclays; $400 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps area; $100 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps area; $130 million construction facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $130 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; fund the expansion of an existing refinery; Tuscaloosa, Ala., petroleum refining and marketing company.

HYLAND SOFTWARE INC.: $130 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $20 million five-year revolver (BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $80 million six-year first-lien term loan (BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $30 million seven-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund buyout by Thoma Cressey Bravo; Westlake, Ohio, provider of enterprise content management software.

INTEGRA TELECOM INC.: $1.035 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers, CIBC documentation agent; $50 million revolver (B1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $715 million first-lien term B (B1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $270 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $215 million unsecured PIK term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, step up by 50 bps after 12 months, non-callable for one year, then 106, 104, 102; help fund purchase of Eschelon Telecom, Inc.; Portland, Ore., provider of local, long-distance and internet services for businesses.

INTERGEN: $1.55 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Barclays, with Merrill left lead; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $800 million term B split between U.S. and euro at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend, and working capital and general corporate purposes; Burlington, Mass., power generation company.

ITC^DELTACOM INC.: $315 million credit facility; $10 million five-year revolver (B2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $230 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps; Credit Suisse leading the revolver and first-lien term loan, Tennenbaum Capital Partners leading the second-lien term loan; refinancing; Huntsville, Ala., provider of integrated communications services.

IWCO DIRECT INC.: $410 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $25 million revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $230 million term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $20 million delayed-draw term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $135 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Avista Capital Partners from Court Square Capital Partners; Chanhassen, Minn., provider of integrated direct mail production services and solutions.

JARDEN CORP.: $900 million credit facility; Lehman and Citi on B loan, Deutsche and Lehman on ABL; $400 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $500 million term B (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of K2 Inc.; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche consumer products used in and around the home.

JPS INDUSTRIES INC.: $105 million credit facility; Wachovia; $50 million to $55 million revolver; $15 million to $25 million first-lien term loan; $30 million to $40 million second-lien term loan; help fund the acquisition of the assets comprising the Anderson, S.C., and Statesville, N.C., operations of Hexcel Corp.; Greenville, S.C., manufacturer of extruded urethanes, polypropylenes and mechanically formed glass substrates for specialty industrial applications.

KINETIC CONCEPTS INC.: Expected close July 31; $500 million five-year revolver (Ba2/BBB-); refinance existing debt; San Antonio, Texas, medical technology company.

MEDASSETS INC.: $150 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; Bank of America; fund a dividend payment; Alpharetta, Ga., company that improves health care providers' margin and cash flow through revenue cycle and supply chain initiatives as well as decision support technology and services.

MITEL NETWORKS CORP.: $460 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $30 million revolver (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $245 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $185 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund the acquisition of Inter-Tel Corp.; Ottawa provider of unified communications solutions and services for business customers.

MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTION LP: C$410 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, with Goldman left lead; C$50 million six-year revolver (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; C$260 million 7 1/2-year first-lien term B (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; C$100 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by EdgeStone Capital Partners and GS Capital Partners; distributor of motion pictures in Canada.

MOUNT AIRY LODGE: $480 million credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan; $25 million five-year revolver; $395 million funded term B; $60 million 12-month delayed-draw term loan; build a slots casino; Mount Pocono, Pa., resort.

MTC HOLDINGS: $625 million senior credit facility; RBS Securities; $50 million seven-year revolver initially at Libor plus 185 bps; $575 million seven-year first-lien term loan initially at Libor plus 185 bps; help fund buyout by AIG Highstar Capital; San Francisco-based independent terminal operator.

MYERS INDUSTRIES INC.: $685 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs; $535 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund buyout by GS Capital Partners; Akron, Ohio, manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial and consumer markets.

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+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; C$575 million first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps; C$115 million delayed-draw term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 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+) at Libor plus 550 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.

NORWOOD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS INC.: $260 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $135 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC) at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Indianapolis-based supplier of promotional items.

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $225 million term B add-on (B1/B+); Citigroup, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc.; Burlington, Mass., provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers.

NURSEFINDERS INC.: $158 million credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $93 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $45 million second-lien talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group from Gryphon Investors; Arlington, Texas, provider of health care staffing services.

ONEIDA LTD.: $120 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/B+) at Libor plus 450 bps, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt; Oneida, N.Y, maker of flatware, dinnerware, crystal and metal serving pieces.

ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC.: $685 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); UBS and Credit Suisse, with UBS left lead; $600 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $85 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; in connection with IPO of common stock; fund a payment to parent company Travelport Ltd.; Chicago-based online travel company.

OXYGEN MEDIA LLC: $345 million credit facility; JPMorgan and RBS Securities; $75 million revolver; $75 million term A; $195 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt and redeem preferred stock; New York-based cable television network that targets women.

PRIMEDIA INC.: $350 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse, Bank of New York, Lehman and Citigroup; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $250 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help repay existing debt, fund a one-time dividend to shareholders and provide access to additional growth capital; expected close late July or early August; New York-based media company.

PRO-BUILD HOLDINGS INC.: $1.625 billion five-year credit facility; Wachovia and Bank of America; $1.5 billion ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $125 million first-in last-out ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance cash-flow based loans; Denver-based professional building materials dealer.

PRODUCTION RESOURCE GROUP LLC: $400 million credit facility (B1/B+); Goldman Sachs; $75 million revolver talked around Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, depending on ratings; $325 million first-lien term loan talked around Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, depending on ratings; help fund buyout by Jordan Co. and management; New Windsor, N.Y., supplier of entertainment technology solutions.

PROSPECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC.: $160 million credit facility; Bank of America; $15 million revolver (B2/BB); $100 million first-lien term B (B2/BB); $45 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-); acquisition financing; Culver City, Calif., manager of the medical care of individuals enrolled in HMO plans.

RADNET INC.: $445 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); GE Capital; $45 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $400 million term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; refinance debt and provide liquidity and working capital; expected close in August; Los Angeles-based provider of diagnostic imaging services.

ROYAL ISLAND BAHAMAS: $175 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps; Credit Suisse; development; private resort and residential community in the Bahamas.

SABRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $175 million credit facility; Dresdner Kleinwort; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $80 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $70 million three-month delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 100 bps undrawn fee; help fund acquisition of CellXion Wireless Services LLC and refinance existing debt; Sioux City, Iowa, manufacturer of communication towers.

SDI MEDIA GROUP: $150 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $10 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $85 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $35 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps; help fund buyout by Elevation Partners from Warburg Pincus; Los Angeles-based provider of subtitling and language dubbing services to the entertainment industry.

SEMCO ENERGY INC./CAP ROCK HOLDING CORP.: $635 million in secured credit facilities; RBC Capital and Union Bank of California, with RBC left lead; at Semco $130 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps and $360 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 125 bps; at Cap Rock $145 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt and help fund acquisition of Semco by Cap Rock; Semco is a Port Huron, Mich., distributor of natural gas; Cap Rock is a Midland, Texas, utility holding company.

THE SERVICEMASTER CO.: $3.35 billion covenant-light senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman and Morgan Stanley; $2.85 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step up to Libor plus 325 bps at greater than 6.5x senior secured leverage, OID 98, 101 soft call; $500 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.; Downers Grove, Ill., provider of services to residential and commercial customers.

SOURCE INTERLINK COS. INC.: $1.18 billion credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $880 million seven-year term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $300 million six-year ABL revolver (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund acquisition of Primedia Inc.'s Enthusiast Media division; Bonita Springs, Fla., provider of merchandising and fulfillment services for home entertainment products.

SPIRIT FINANCE CORP.: $850 million six-year term B (B2/B) 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.

SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS LLC: $75 million term B add-on (B1) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Wachovia left lead; fund a dividend payment and repay revolver borrowings; Middletown, Wis., manufacturer and designer of window coverings.

STATION CASINOS INC.: $500 million six-year senior secured revolver (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC; Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company.

STONERIDGE INC.: $300 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank on term loan, Nat City leading ABL; $100 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 100 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $200 million senior secured seven-year term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; redeem 11½% senior notes; Warren, Ohio, designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems.

SUMMIT BUSINESS MEDIA LLC: $253.5 million credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $145 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $43.5 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps; help fund the acquisition of Wicks Business Information; Seven Hills, Ohio, business-to-business media company.

SYMBION INC.: $350 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Merrill Lynch and Bank of America; $250 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps, OID 991/2; $25 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund buyout by Crestview Partners, LP; Nashville owner and operator of short-stay surgical facilities.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: $489 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank; $42 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $20 million euro-denominated revolver talked at Euribor plus 200 bps; $137 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps based on leverage; $160 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps based on leverage, undrawn fee of 75 bps, stepping up over time, OID 993/4; $130 million euro-denominated delayed-draw term loan talked at Euribor plus 200 bps, step down to Euribor plus 175 bps based on leverage, undrawn fee of 75 bps, stepping up over time, OID 993/4; 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.

TARGA RESOURCES INC.: $2.475 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, Lehman and Deutsche; $300 million six-year revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $300 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.525 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $350 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 575 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinancing bank debt and fund bond tender; Houston-based midstream energy company.

TATA STEEL: £1.5 billion seven-year term B, a portion of which is U.S., talked at Libor/Euribor plus 225 bps; Citigroup, ABN Amro and Standard Chartered Bank; part of a £3.59 billion credit facility (BB/BB+) that also includes £1.59 billion five-year term A at Libor/Euribor plus 175 bps and £500 million five-year revolver at Libor/Euribor plus 175 bps; refinance bridge loan; Mumbai, India, integrated steel company.

TECHNICAL OLYMPIC USA INC.: $1.2 billion credit facility; Citigroup; $700 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $200 million first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 101 soft call in years one and two; $300 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC-) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund any settlements, if reached in time, related to the Transeastern joint venture; Hollywood, Fla., homebuilder.

TERREMARK WORLDWIDE INC.: $250 million credit facility; $150 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $100 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 775 bps, non-callable for one year, then at 102, 101; Credit Suisse leading the first-lien, Tennenbaum Capital Partners leading the second-lien; repay all outstanding secured debt and provide capital for expansion plan; expected close in July; Miami-based operator of carrier-neutral integrated internet exchanges and provider of managed IT infrastructure solutions.

THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP INC.: $292.5 million credit facility (B1/B); Lehman; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $192.5 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the already completed acquisition of 10 office properties in Austin, Texas, from Blackstone Real Estate Advisors; Los Angeles-based full-service real estate company.

TITAN WORLDWIDE: $305 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas; $55 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $80 million six-year letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $120 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; refinance existing debt; New York-based outdoor advertising company.

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC.: $895 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; $60 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 400 bps; $275 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $235 million euro first-lien term loan at Euribor plus 400 bps, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 750 bps, OID 98, call protection 104, 102, 101; $50 million euro second-lien term loan at Euribor plus 750 bps, OID 98, call protection 104, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management LP; Novi, Mich., auto parts maker.

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS LLC: $200 million five-year senior secured term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; Deutsche, JPMorgan, Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs; refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Bellevue, Wash., telecommunications company.

U.S. SILICA CO.: $219 million credit facility; Wachovia and BNP Paribas; $35 million five-year asset based revolver; $145 million six-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $39 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Harvest Partners; Berkeley Springs, W. Va., producer of silica sand, kaolin clay, aplite and related industrial minerals.

VAN HOUTTE INC.: $425 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and CIBC; $50 million six-year revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 550 bps; help fund LBO by Littlejohn & Co. LLC; Montreal-based gourmet coffee roaster, marketer and distributor.

VERTRUE INC.: $660 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan; $30 million six-year revolver (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $430 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 99 OID; $200 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101, 99 OID; help fund buyout by management, One Equity Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rho Ventures; Norwalk, Conn., internet direct marketing services company.

VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA: $193 million credit facility; BMO; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $178 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; New York-based alternative media company.

VISTAR CORP.: $440 million credit facility; Wachovia, Credit Suisse and GE Capital; $350 million ABL revolver; $90 million term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group from Wellspring Capital Management; Centennial, Colo., distributor of food and other products.

VNU GROUP BV: $400 million term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup; acquisition financing; Haarlem, Netherlands-based information and media company.

WAICCS: $524 million one-year credit facility; Credit Suisse; $345 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $179 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps.

WILTON INDUSTRIES: $950 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Deutsche Bank; $65 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $585 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $225 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; $75 million holdco mezzanine facility talked at Libor plus 850 bps; help fund GTCR Golder Rauner's acquisition of Wilton Industries, Inc. and Dimensions Holdings, LLC through its portfolio company, EK Success Ltd.; food, paper and celebration crafting company.

WYNN RESORTS LTD.: $1 billion delayed-draw until Dec. 3 term loan due June 21, 2010 talked at Libor plus 200 bps if net liquidity is equal to or greater than $400 million, Libor plus 225 bps if net liquidity is less than $400 million; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; fund equity repurchase program and for general corporate purposes; Las Vegas-based developer, owner and operator of destination casino resorts.

ON THE HORIZON

1-800 CONTACTS INC.: $235 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $20 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $140 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 625 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Fenway Partners, LLC; Draper, Utah, direct marketer of replacement contact lenses.

19X INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout of CKX Inc.; New York-based company engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content.

ACTIVANT SOLUTIONS INC.: $125 million secured term loan due May 2, 2013 expected at Libor plus 225 bps; Deutsche Bank; fund acquisition of Intuit Inc.'s Eclipse Distribution Management Solutions business; Livermore, Calif., provider of vertical business management solutions.

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.

ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP.: $4.4 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $3.9 billion seven-year term loan; $500 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; Dallas-based provider of marketing, loyalty and transaction services.

ALLISON TRANSMISSION: $3.5 billion credit facility (B1/BB-); Citigroup, Lehman and Merrill Lynch, with Citi left lead; $3.1 billion term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps, OID 991/2; $400 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition by the Carlyle Group and Onex Corp. from General Motors Corp.; Speedway, Ind., designer and manufacturer of automatic transmissions.

ALLTEL CORP.: $15.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and RBS; $14 billion 71/2-year term loan (can be increased by up to $750 million); $1.5 billion six-year revolver; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners; Little Rock, Ark., provider of wireless voice and data communications services.

AMERICAN STANDARD BATH AND KITCHEN: New debt financing; Bank of America and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners, LLC from American Standard Cos. Inc.; bath and kitchen products company.

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.

AVAYA INC.: Up to $4.8 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $500 million asset-based revolver; $3.8 billion term loan; multicurrency revolver at the lesser of $500 million and the amount equal to $500 million minus 90% of the borrowing base under the asset-based revolver; help fund buyout by Silver Lake and TPG Capital; Basking Ridge, N.J., provider of communication systems, applications and services.

BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORP.: $292 million secured DIP that converts into exit facility; Morgan Stanley; $50 million revolver; $242 million term loan; refinance existing senior secured credit facility and provide working capital; Chicago-based fitness center operator.

BARNEYS NEW YORK: New credit facility; Citigroup; help fund its buyout by Istithmar from Jones Apparel Group Inc.; New York-based luxury retailer.

BASELL: New credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of Lyondell Chemical Co.; Hoofddorp, Netherlands-based producer of polypropylene and polyethylene.

BAUSCH & LOMB INC.: $2.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $1.425 billion in 71/2-year term loan debt, which could come in one or more tranches; $800 million of term and revolving credit facilities; possible $375 million separate term loan to be borrowed by Bausch & Lomb BV; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus; Rochester, N.Y., eye health company.

BCE INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBS Securities and TD Securities; help fund buyout by Teachers Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Montreal-based communications 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.

CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $375 million term loan; $300 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Horizon Offshore, Inc.; Houston-based marine contractor.

CALPINE CORP.: $8 billion amended and upsized exit facility; Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; $6 billion first-lien term loan at Libor plus 175 bps if rated B1/B+, Libor plus 200 bps if rated B2/B; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 175 bps if rated B1/B+, Libor plus 200 bps if rated B2/B; $1 billion second-lien term loan due Sept. 29, 2014 at Libor plus 325 bps; San Jose, Calif., power company.

CDW CORP.: $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; $700 million revolver; $2.2 billion term loan; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Vernon Hills, Ill., provider of technology products and services.

CERIDIAN CORP.: $2.3 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $2 billion term B; $300 million revolver; 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.

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.

COINMACH SERVICE CORP.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Babcock & Brown; Plainview, N.Y., supplier of outsourced laundry equipment services for multi-family housing properties.

COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC.: $900 million in new bank debt; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $750 million term loan; $150 million revolver add-on (for total size of $350 million) at Libor plus 87.5 bps to 150 bps; help fund Payless ShoeSource Inc.'s buyout of the Stride Rite Corp.; Topeka, Kan., footwear, accessories and lifestyle brand company.

COMMSCOPE INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America and Wachovia; revolver; term loan debt; help fund acquisition of Andrew Corp.; Hickory, N.C., provider of infrastructure solutions for communication networks.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $950 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia; $760 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $140 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw until May 1, 2008 term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 100 bps unused fee; $50 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. and repurchase or redeem 9.75% senior notes due 2012; Mattoon, Ill., rural local exchange 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.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $1.02 billion senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch; $780 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $140 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by management and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity; Atlanta-based radio company.

ECI TELCOM LTD.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Swarth Group and Ashmore Investment Management Ltd.; Petach Tikva, Israel, provider of networking infrastructure equipment.

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.

EV ENERGY PARTNERS LP: Amended and restated credit facility; help fund acquisition of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin from Plantation Petroleum Holdings III, LLC; Houston-based master limited partnership engaged in acquiring, producing and developing oil and gas properties.

EXTERRAN HOLDINGS INC.: New senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Wachovia and JPMorgan; revolver; term loan; in connection with the merger of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. and Hanover Compressor Co.; refinance debt; expected to close on or about Aug. 20; Houston-based natural gas compression services company and provider of services for the oil and natural gas industry.

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.

FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC.: $1.6 billion term loan due 2014; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of EFD/eFunds Corp.; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of technology to the financial services and real estate industries.

THE FINISH LINE INC.: $1.14 billion senior secured credit facility; UBS; $690 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $450 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Genesco Inc.; Indianapolis mall-based specialty retailer.

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $2.5 billion seven-year senior unsecured term at Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Solectron Corp.; Singapore-based electronics manufacturing services provider.

GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORP.: $4.6 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Chaparral Steel Co.; Tampa, Fla., mini-mill steel producer.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Bank of America; $2.2 billion in bank debt; revolver; refinance debt in connection with merger of Graphic Packaging and Altivity Packaging, LLC; Marietta, Ga., paperboard packaging company.

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.

GUITAR CENTER INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC; Westlake Village, Calif., retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment.

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC.: $3.45 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers; $2.9 billion seven-year term loan; $550 million six-year revolver; 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.

HD SUPPLY: New credit facility; Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan and Lehman; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners, the Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. from the Home Depot; San Diego-based distributor of construction, industrial and maintenance supplies.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Huntsman Corp.; Columbus, Ohio, thermoset resins company.

HIGH ARCTIC ENERGY SERVICES INC.: Up to $75 million 5 1/2-year senior second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps; GE Capital; also up to C$80 million senior secured 364-day revolver at Prime plus 80 bps; refinance existing credit facility and fund working capital and future opportunities; Red Deer, Canada, oilfield services company.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Lehman and Citigroup; help fund acquisition of the Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and Greenwood-Heinemann divisions of Reed Elsevier; Boston-based educational publisher.

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

KGEN POWER CORP.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley; help fund the acquisition of Complete Energy Holdings' 1,859-megawatt portfolio; Houston-based electricity generation company.

LIMITED STORES: $75 million credit facility; help fund acquisition of 75% interest by Sun Capital Partners from Limited Brands Inc.; Columbus, Ohio, retailer of contemporary upscale branded women's apparel.

LKQ CORP.; $1.09 billion senior secured financing commitment; Deutsche Bank and Lehman; help fund acquisition of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.; Chicago-based provider of recycled light vehicle OEM products and related services and aftermarket collision replacement products and refurbished wheels.

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.

MACAU CO.: $1.2 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank Hong Kong branch and Morgan Stanley; fund project costs associated with the Macao Studio City project in the Cotai Site and for other working capital and general corporate purposes.

MANOR CARE INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group; Toledo, Ohio, provider of short-term post-acute services and long-term care.

MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO.: $800 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of the Gulf of Mexico shelf oil and gas properties of Newfield Exploration Co. and refinance existing debt; New Orleans-based explorer, developer and producer of oil and natural gas.

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.

MOUNTAIN LAKE ACQUISITION CO.: Up to $432 million credit facility; SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $92 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million seven-year delayed-draw synthetic letter-of-credit facility expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; $190 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps; up to $60 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 625 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund proposed bid for U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., a Chattanooga, Tenn., truckload carrier.

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.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia and Morgan Stanley, with Deutsche left lead; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Chicago-based provider of investment services.

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.

PALM INC.: $440 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $40 million five-year revolver; $400 million 61/2-year covenant-light term loan estimated around Libor plus 225 bps to 275 bps; help fund cash distribution to shareholders in connection with investment by Elevation Partners; Sunnyvale, Calif., mobile computing devices company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: New credit facility; Wachovia and Deutsche Bank, with Wachovia left lead; help fund buyout by Fortress Investment Group LLC and Centerbridge Partners LP; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of casino and horse racing facilities.

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.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.: New term loan debt; Lehman; help fund acquisition of Pogo Producing Co.; Houston-based oil and gas company.

PQ CORP.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group from CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC; Berwyn, Pa., producer of specialty inorganic chemicals, catalysts and engineered glass products.

QUEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP: New credit facility; in connection with IPO of common units; general partnership purposes; Oklahoma City-based acquirer, exploiter and developer of oil and natural gas properties.

RCN CORP.: New senior secured term loan; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of NEON Communications Group, Inc.; Herndon, Va., provider of video, data and voice services.

REABLE THERAPEUTICS INC.: Up to $1.155 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; up to $1.055 billion 61/2-year term B expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of DJO Inc.; Austin, Texas, medical device company.

REDDY ICE HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by GSO Capital Partners LP; Dallas-based manufacturer and distributor of packaged ice.

SAINT VINCENT CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS: $300 million seven-year exit financing credit facility; GE Capital; $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 150 bps based; $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.

SAMSONITE CORP.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners; Mansfield, Mass., designer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of luggage, casual bags, business cases and travel-related products.

SEQUA CORP.: New credit facility; Lehman, Citigroup and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by The Carlyle Group; New York-based diversified industrial company.

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.

SPECTRUM BRANDS INC.: $225 million ABL credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Wachovia; prepay existing term loan debt and for working capital and other general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based consumer products company and a supplier of batteries and portable lighting, lawn and garden care products, specialty pet supplies, shaving and grooming and personal care products, and household insecticides.

TELEFLEX INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Arrow International Inc.; Limerick, Pa., designer, manufacturer and distributor of quality-engineered products and services for the commercial, medical and aerospace markets.

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 PROMETRIC: $175 million to $200 million term loan; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition by ETS from The Thomson Corp.; Baltimore-based provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services.

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.: Up to $25.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; term loans; revolver; synthetic letter-of-credit facility; unsecured revolver; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group; Dallas-based energy company.

UNITED RENTALS INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Lehman; help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP; Greenwich, Conn., equipment rental company.

URS CORP.: Likely post-Labor Day business; $2.1 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; $700 million revolver; $300 million five-year term A; $1.1 billion seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of Washington Group International, Inc.; San Francisco-based engineering design services company.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.: Up to $1.25 billion six-year senior secured term loan; Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Komag Inc.; Lake Forest, Calif., designer, developer, manufacturer and seller of hard disk drives.


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