Bank Loan Calendar: $56.8442 billion deals being marketed

SEPTEMBER BANK MEETINGS

CHRYSLER CORP. LLC: Possible September business; $10 billion in term debt; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley, with JPMorgan left lead; $5 billion first-out term loan (Ba3/BB-); $5 billion second-out term loan (B3/B); help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP from DaimlerChrysler AG; producer and seller of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

HUNT REFINING: $760 million credit facility (B1/B+); Barclays; $400 million term loan; $100 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $130 million construction facility; $130 million revolver; fund the expansion of an existing refinery; Tuscaloosa, Ala., petroleum refining and marketing company.

MISYS DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS: Bank meeting Sept. 25; $225 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Jefferies; $25 million six-year revolver; $200 million seven-year first-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners, LLC from Misys Healthcare Systems; provider of technology solutions for hospitals.

SOUTHERN AIR HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 26; $300 million credit facility; CIBC; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $250 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, OID to be determined; help fund buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners; expected close in September; Norwalk, Conn., provider of air cargo services to airlines.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADVANCED BIOENERGY LLC: $136 million credit facility; WestLB; $125 million construction loan; $11 million working capital facility; Minneapolis-based company engaged in the biofuels business.

AEOLUS RE: $275 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $100 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; Bermuda-based reinsurance company.

AMERIMARK DIRECT: $315 million credit facility; RBC Capital and CIT; $20 million revolver (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $185 million first-lien term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $110 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 625 bps to 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition of Dr. Leonards; direct marketer of women's apparel, shoes, cosmetics, fragrances, jewelry, watches, accessories and health-related merchandise.

ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST: Expected close Oct. 5; $5.131 billion senior secured credit facility; Lehman, Bank of America and Barclays; $750 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $2.4 billion four-year term A at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99, $1.981 billion five-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps (not syndicating now); help fund buyout by Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers Holdings; Englewood, Colo., real estate investment trust.

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.

BA ENERGY INC.: $500 million project financing facility talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 150 bps upfront fee; TD Securities and Lehman Brothers; help fund Heartland Upgrader project; Calgary, Alta., company involved in upgrading bitumen and heavy oil feedstock into high-quality crude oils.

BERLIN PACKAGING LLC: $220 million credit facility; Bank of America; $40 million revolver; $98 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $17 million delayed-draw term loan; $65 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of a majority ownership interest by Investcorp; Chicago-based supplier of glass, plastic and metal containers and closures.

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.

BLAKE OFFSHORE: $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.

CDW CORP.: $800 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Vernon Hills, Ill., provider of technology products and services.

CONTINENTAL CONVEYOR & EQUIPMENT CO.: $160 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $120 million term A (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; refinance existing debt; Winfield, Ala., manufacturer and distributor of bulk material conveyor systems.

DALBO INC.: $277 million credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $247 million term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, OID 991/2; $10 million capex loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; refinance existing debt and fund an acquisition; Vernal, Utah, provider of services and materials to oil and gas exploration sites.

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

ECI TELECOM LTD.: $805 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $100 million 11/2-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $430 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $200 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund buyout by Swarth Group and Ashmore Investment Management Ltd.; Petach Tikva, Israel, provider of networking infrastructure equipment.

EL PASO CORP.: $500 million revolver add-on; help fund acquisition of Peoples Energy Production Co.; Houston-based provider of natural gas and related energy products.

FIRST DATA CORP.: $15 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-/BB); Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch; $2 billion six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; $5 billion seven-year term B-1 at Libor plus 275 bps; $5 billion seven-year term B-2 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, OID 96, call protection 103, 102, 101 (includes $1 billion equivalent euro-denominated sub-tranche); $3 billion seven-year term B-3 at Libor plus 275 bps, non-callable for 3¼ years; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; Greenwood Village, Colo., provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses.

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $2.5 billion in senior unsecured term debt (Ba1/BB+); Citigroup; $500 million five-year term B-1 talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $2 billion seven-year term B-2 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Solectron Corp.; Singapore-based electronics manufacturing services provider.

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 already completed 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.

HEALTHSPRING INC.: $400 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Goldman Sachs; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition of Leon Medical Centers Health Plans, Inc.; Nashville managed care organization.

HOLOGIC INC.: $2.55 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan, with Goldman Sachs left lead; $200 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $850 million 51/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.25 billion 18-month capital markets term X talked at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Cytyc Corp.; Bedford, Mass., developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic and medical imaging systems.

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.: $750 million revolver; Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $500 million talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $250 million secured by the Levi's trademark in the U.S. talked at Libor plus 250 bps; in conjunction with tender offer for 12¼% senior notes; San Francisco-based apparel maker.

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/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; C$260 million 71/2-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, OID to be determined; C$100 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 625 bps, OID to be determined; back completed acquisition by EdgeStone Capital Partners and GS Capital Partners; distributor of motion pictures in Canada.

MOUNTAIN LAKE ACQUISITION CO.: $235 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver initially expected in the Libor plus 300 bps range, 50 bps commitment fee; $185 million term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps; help fund proposed bid for U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., a Chattanooga, Tenn., truckload carrier.

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.

PROMETRIC: $215 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $190 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 97; help fund acquisition by ETS from the Thomson Corp.; Baltimore-based provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services.

SANDY CREEK ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP: $1 billion credit facility due Aug. 30, 2015 (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse and RBS Securities; $800 million construction loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; fund the construction of the Sandy Creek Power Generation Facility in McLennan County, Texas.

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.

SPECTRUM BRANDS INC.: $225 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; 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.

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.

TATA STEEL: £1.5 billion in term B debt with 99¼ OID, a portion of which is U.S.; Citigroup, ABN Amro and Standard Chartered Bank; £500 million term B1 due Oct. 30, 2012 at Libor/Euribor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor/Euribor plus 150 bps when total leverage is less than 2.5x; £500 million term B2 due April 30, 2013 at Libor/Euribor plus 237.5 bps, step down to Libor/Euribor plus 187.5 bps when total leverage is less than 2.5x; £500 million term B3 due April 30, 2014 at Libor/Euribor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor/Euribor plus 225 bps when total leverage is less than 2.5x; 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.

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.

UNITED AGRI PRODUCTS INC.: $150 million senior secured term loan add-on (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, 99½ OID (also repricing existing term loan at Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 200 bps); GE Capital; repay revolver borrowings; Greeley, Colo., distributor of agricultural inputs and professional non-crop products.

UNIVAR NV: About $2.375 billion credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $100 million first-in, last-out asset-based term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $275 million term A (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; roughly $1 billion institutional term loan (B2/B) that's not being syndicated now; help fund acquisition by Ulysses Luxembourg Sarl, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners; Netherlands-based distributor of industrial chemicals and provider of related specialty services.

URS CORP.: $2.1 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo; $700 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.1 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Washington Group International, Inc.; San Francisco-based engineering design services company.

USIS: $725 million term loan at Libor plus 300 bps (B1/B+); Lehman and Bank of America; help fund already completed 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.

WILTON INDUSTRIES: $950 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Deutsche Bank; $65 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $585 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps; $225 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) 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 already completed acquisition of Wilton Industries, Inc. and Dimensions Holdings, LLC through its portfolio company, EK Success Ltd.; food, paper and celebration crafting company.

YORK LABEL: $104.7 million in add-ons; GE Capital; $59 million first-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 375, OID 991/2; $45.7 million second-lien term loan add-on; acquisition financing; Omaha-based printer and converter of custom, pressure-sensitive labels.

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.

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.

ALLTEL CORP.: $15.5 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and RBS; $14 billion 71/2-year term loan; $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.

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 at Libor plus 200 bps; $242 million term loan at Libor plus 425 bps; refinance existing senior secured credit facility and provide working capital; Chicago-based fitness center operator.

BASELL: $14 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro; $13 billion U.S. and possibly euro seven-year term loan (can be increased by up to $750 million equal to the amounts outstanding under Lyondell's securitization or asset-backed facilities); $1 billion U.S. and euro six-year revolver; 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.: Up to C$23.05 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBS Securities and TD Securities; C$2 billion six-year revolver; C$4.2 billion six-year term A; up to C$16.5 billion U.S. equivalent seven-year term B; up to C$350 million U.S. equivalent one-year delayed-draw term loan; 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.

BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $1.5 billion amended and restated credit facility; Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse; help finance acquisition of natural gas, oil and midstream assets from Quicksilver Resources Inc.; Los Angeles-based independent oil and gas limited partnership.

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.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: $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.

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.

CHEM RX CORP.: Up to $177 million senior secured credit facility; CIBC; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; up to $90 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $20 million six-year delayed-draw term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; up to $42 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Paramount Acquisition Corp.; Long Beach, N.Y., long-term care pharmacy.

CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO. NV: New term loan; help fund acquisition of the Lummus Global business from ABB; Hoofddorp, the Netherlands-based engineering, procurement and construction 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.

COINMACH SERVICE CORP.: $825 million senior secured credit facility; RBS Securities and Deutsche Bank; $50 million revolver; $50 million delayed-draw term loan; $725 million term loan; help fund buyout by Babcock & Brown; Plainview, N.Y., supplier of outsourced laundry equipment services for multi-family housing properties.

COMMSCOPE INC.: $2.55 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Wachovia; $2.3 billion seven-year term loan with pricing anywhere from Libor plus 175 bps to 275 bps depending on ratings; $250 million six-year revolver with pricing anywhere from Libor plus 175 bps to 275 bps depending on ratings; help fund acquisition of Andrew Corp.; Hickory, N.C., provider of infrastructure solutions for communication networks.

CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of H-G Holdings, Inc.; Redmond, Wash., provider of on-demand Employee Spend Management services.

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.

COPANO ENERGY LLC: $550 million senior revolver; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Cantera Natural Gas, LLC; Houston-based midstream natural gas company.

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.

DAE AVIATION HOLDINGS INC.: $937 million secured credit facility (B2/BB-); Barclays Capital; $100 million revolver; $557 million term B; $280 million asset-sale loan; help fund Dubai Aerospace Enterprises Ltd.'s already completed acquisition of Standard Aero Holdings Inc. and Piedmont Hawthorne Holdings Inc. from the Carlyle Group; provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul of business and regional jet engines and certain military engines; component and airframe repairs; large business jet completions and modifications; and engineering services.

DEB SHOPS INC.: $205 million credit facility; Barclays Capital; $30 million revolver; $110 million first-lien term loan; $65 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Lee Equity Partners, LLC; Philadelphia-based specialty retailer of apparel, shoes and accessories for juniors.

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; expected close by the end of September; Houston-based master limited partnership engaged in acquiring, producing and developing oil and gas properties.

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.

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.

GENERAL CABLE CORP.: $400 million ABL revolver; Merrill Lynch Capital Corp.; help fund acquisition of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s wire and cable business; Highland Heights, Ky., maker of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products.

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.: $1.175 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $375 million asset-based revolver; $800 million term loan; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC; Westlake Village, Calif., retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment.

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.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; 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 51/2-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, Alta., oilfield services company.

HOFFMASTER: New debt financing; National City; help fund buyout by Kohlberg & Co. LLC from Solo Cup Co.; manufacturer of specialty napkins, placemats, table covers and other items for the restaurant and lodging industries.

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.

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.

LKQ CORP.: $850 million senior secured credit facility; Lehman and Deutsche Bank; $100 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $750 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; 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.: $900 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Bank of America; $700 million seven-year term loan; $200 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group; Toledo, Ohio, provider of short-term post-acute services and long-term care.

MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP: New credit facility; RBC; help fund acquisition of MarkWest Hydrocarbon Inc.; Denver-based limited partnership focused on midstream assets and gas transmission assets.

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 expected at Libor plus 150 bps, with step down based on leverage; $250 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 137.5 bps; help fund spinoff from Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; provider of banking and payments technologies.

MYERS INDUSTRIES INC.: $685 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs; $535 million seven-year term loan; $150 million six-year revolver; 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.

NEWPAGE CORP.: $2 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $400 million ABL revolver; $1.6 billion term loan; help fund acquisition of Stora Enso North America from Stora Enso Oyj; Miamisburg, Ohio, producer of coated papers.

NUVEEN INVESTMENTS INC.: $2.69 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia and Morgan Stanley, with Deutsche left lead; $2.44 billion seven-year term loan; $250 million six-year revolver; 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 term loan; help fund cash distribution to shareholders in connection with investment by Elevation Partners; Sunnyvale, Calif., mobile computing devices company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $7.1 billion in credit facilities; Wachovia and Deutsche Bank, with Wachovia left lead on senior secured, Deutsche left lead on unsecured; $4.6 billion senior secured seven-year term loan; $500 million senior secured 61/2-year revolver; $2 billion eight-year unsecured term loan; 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.: $2.9 billion amended and restated credit facility; Lehman; help fund acquisition of Pogo Producing Co.; Houston-based oil and gas company.

PRA INTERNATIONAL: $410 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and Jefferies; $40 million six-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $255 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $115 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Genstar Capital, LLC; Reston, Va., clinical research organization.

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.: $855 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $80 million revolver; $485 million first-lien term loan; $290 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by GSO Capital Partners LP; Dallas-based manufacturer and distributor of packaged ice.

REMY INTERNATIONAL INC.: $330 million exit facility; Barclays; $125 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $150 million six-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 400 bps; $55 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; also commitment for $225 million DIP consisting of $125 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps and $100 million six-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 400 bps; Anderson, Ind., manufacturer, remanufacturer and distributor of starters, alternators, locomotive products and hybrid power technology.

RYERSON INC.: $1.35 billion senior secured asset-based revolver; Bank of America; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity; Chicago-based distributor and processor of metals.

SAMSONITE CORP.: New debt financing; RBS Securities; 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.: $1.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Lehman, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $1.2 billion term loan; $150 million revolver; 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.

SUSSER HOLDINGS CORP.: New secured bank debt; Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia and BMO; fund acquisition of Town & Country Food Stores; Corpus Christi, Texas, convenience store operator.

SYMBION INC.: Expected Fall launch; $125 million senior secured seven-year term B (Ba3); Merrill Lynch and Bank of America; help fund buyout by Crestview Partners, LP; Nashville owner and operator of short-stay surgical facilities.

SYMMETRY HOLDINGS INC.: $175 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; JPMorgan, CIBC and CIT; help fund acquisition of Novamerican Steel Inc., a Montreal steel and aluminum company; New York-based company formed to acquire businesses in the basic industries sector.

TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP: $250 million revolver add-on; help fund acquisition of Targa Resources, Inc.'s San Angelo Operating Unit and Louisiana Operating Unit; Houston-based natural gas and natural gas liquids company.

TELEFLEX INC.: Up to $2.55 billion senior 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.

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 $26.1 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, 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.: $2.5 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Lehman; $1.5 billion six-year revolver; $1 billion six-year term loan; help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP; Greenwich, Conn., equipment rental company.

WHEELING-PITTSBURGH CORP.: $485 million credit facility; JPMorgan and GE Capital; $350 million revolver; $135 million term loan; refinance existing bank debt in connection with merger with Esmark Inc.; Wheeling, W.Va., steel company.

X-RITE INC.; $415 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch, Fifth Third Bank, National City Bank and LaSalle Bank; $40 million revolver; $250 million first-lien term loan; $125 million second-lien term loan held by GoldenTree Asset Management, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Pantone, Inc.; Grand Rapids, Mich., technology company that develops color management systems and solutions.

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