| 12/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Intelsat resets launch of $650 million credit facility for Jan. 3 week
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| 12/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: LNR Property term loan B breaks at plus par levels in otherwise silent pre-holiday market
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| 12/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Constellation Brands, Vought Aircraft, Cooper-Standard break for trading, top 101
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| 12/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: National Bedding term loan B opens around 101; Gate Gourmet lower on selling pressure
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| 12/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant, American Airlines, International Mill break above 101; Leap Wireless wraps around par 1/2
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| 12/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reverse flexes and fund shifts galore on in-market deals; TRW breaks around par
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| 12/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Novelis, NRG cut pricing on all tranches; Dollarama breaks around 101; Gate Gourmet lower
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| 12/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jarden, Wynn and Universal City top 101 on the break; Gate Gourmet recouping some losses
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| 12/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: TRW Automotive ups pro rata sizes, cuts institutional size and pricing; Regency Gas breaks
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| 12/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Scientific Games, American Airlines reverse flex; 24 Hour Fitness, Propex break; Valor up on prepayment
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| 12/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Magellan Midstream, Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton open for trading; Jostens sweetens repricing
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| 12/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: American Airlines, Dollarama cut B loan pricing; Texas Genco breaks with B loan in the 101s
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| 12/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Texas Genco, Carrols cuts B loan spread; Federal-Mogul, Polar break for trading
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| 12/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Performance Transportation, Landry's set price talk at launch; Panolam ups term loan size
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| 12/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Springs Industries, Cosmetic Essence break; NRG sees strong demand with loan twice oversubscribed
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| 12/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: NTL dips on asset sale news as investors fear paydown; Charter active at firmer levels
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| 12/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PacifiCare breaks; Charter A loan up; American Airlines, LNR, Reliant launches well attended
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| 11/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Propex cuts pricing again; Cosmetic Essence revised; NRG catches large audience; Thomson breaks
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| 11/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Texas Genco upsizes B loan; Propex cuts spread; Intelsat delays launch; Affinia and GenCorp break
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| 11/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: GenCorp firms pricing; Springs Industries reverse flexes; Lake Las Vegas bounces around on technicals
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| 11/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Harbor Freight extends signature deadline by one day on holdouts from term loan lenders
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| 11/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Contech Construction breaks above 101; Northwest Airlines heads higher in active trading
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| 11/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: El Paso hits the secondary, dipping a touch lower by day's end on investor clean up
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| 11/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Level 3, USA Mobility break; Charter up; Northwest Airlines, Aircast rework sizes and pricing
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| 11/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: K&F breaks for trading, heads to near 102; Colfax sees some commitments within hours of launch
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| 11/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Thomson, Affinia cut B loan pricing; General Growth breaks amid flurry of trading
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| 11/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: El Paso reworks deal to add institutional letter-of-credit facility, change sizes, cut pricing
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| 11/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Triton PCS breaks for trading in the 101s; General Growth reduces term B pricing
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| 11/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Herbalife sees good indications from prospective lenders; GenCorp basically full on rollover
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| 11/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Repricing deals continue to surge into technically hot institutional loan market
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| 11/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: International Coal term loan breaks in high 101s; Duane Reade weaker on downgrade
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| 11/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: General Growth doubles size of revolver, Jarden cuts pricing by 50 bps, Valor breaks, trades near 102
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| 11/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Springs Industries new deal expected to go well, especially with investor rollover
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| 11/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: K&F ups term loan size, cuts pricing; SpectraSite B reverse flexes; Ad Directory breaks, Calpine second lien up
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| 11/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Doane Pet Care, Cooper Cos. break in the mid-101 area; Northwest faced with sector worries
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| 11/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Ashtead term loan breaks in the high 101 context; General Growth Properties fills books and then some
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| 11/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: International Coal restructures; Doane Pet cuts spread; Choctaw and New Skies break
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| 10/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: National Mentor breaks; Cooper shifts funds, cuts pricing; K&F greatly oversubscribed
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| 10/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Lake Las Vegas breaks; Tower Auto up on earnings; El Paso nets early commitments
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| 10/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Secondary levels continue rise as demand overpowers supply; Ad Directory ups second-lien tranche size
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| 10/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Allegheny, Boise Cascade, Dresser-Rand break for trading; Lake Las Vegas reverse flexes
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| 10/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Lake Las Vegas ups first-, second-lien loan sizes; Tower Automotive pops up by half point
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| 10/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: General Growth Properties B loan half full; Lake Las Vegas multiply oversubscribed
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| 10/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jarden starts seeing orders for B loan; CHI Overhead Doors breaks at 101 plus
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| 10/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: General Growth nets early institutional orders; SpectraSite sees interest
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| 10/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CBD Media ups pricing; Levi Strauss heads lower; Tower Automotive stronger on amendment proposal
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| 10/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Mediacom breaks, trading as high as par 3/4; Levi Strauss dips as company opts to keep Dockers
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| 10/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Berkline/BenchCraft second-lien could see price change; Centennial active at stronger levels
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| 10/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Dresser-Rand cuts U.S. term loan pricing; Peabody, JW Aluminum break for trading
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| 10/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Huntsman, Bally break at plus 101 levels; Boise Cascade term loans oversubscribed
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| 10/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Levi Strauss stronger on earnings news; Wyndham falls on CFO resignation but bounces back
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| 10/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Wynn unveils $1.65 billion loan; Jostens firm in trading; liquid conditions continue
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| 10/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Valor scraps IDS sale, plans $1.74 billion loan; Charter slips but little market concern
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| 10/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Headwaters, Rockwood break with good trading flow; Tower Automotive recoups some losses
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| 10/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Tower Automotive falls on lower outlook, sector holds firm; Bally pricing rumor dissipates as book fills up
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| 10/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Berkline/BenchCraft catching investor interest; Bally Total Fitness slow start could force price increase
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| 10/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: MGM plans $6 billion loan; new loans trade higher on strong demand
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| 9/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Headwaters flexes up and down; Knoll breaks, trades up; demand still seen strong
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| 9/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Boise Cascade sets price talk, sparks interest; Calpine second lien drops back as bonds dip
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| 9/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Graham cuts term loans' pricing; Culligan breaks; Calpine rallies on bond, convertible clearing
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| 9/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Graham Packaging shifts funds to B loan from notes; AAi.FosterGrant breaks; Dobson rebounds
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| 9/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: AM General breaks for trading; Knoll term loan basically done at new spread
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| 9/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Riddell Bell breaks at 101 plus; Professional Paint bid ticks up; Bally reveals price talk
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| 9/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Riddell Bell cuts pricing; AAi.FosterGrant, AM General up pricing; Professional Paint allocates
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| 9/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jostens lowers pricing on term B; Amsted soft call addition to repricing seems to please investors
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| 9/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Knoll term loan flexes up to Libor plus 300 bps in effort to fill books
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| 9/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Aquila jumps on the break; DirecTV plans rate cut; Charter lower as COO leaves
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| 9/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Cash drives investor demand; Bell seen cutting rate; Nortek, Allegheny Energy gain in trading
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| 9/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Peabody goes banks only with new deal; Huntsman sets meeting; General Growth structure emerges
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| 9/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rite Aid breaks for trading in plus par territory; Allied Waste down on guidance revision, rating warnings
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| 9/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Professional Paint term loan filling up; Knoll sees commitments coming in
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| 9/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Culligan launches downsized $325 million credit facility; Qwest stronger on SEC settlement reports
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| 9/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Bell Sports oversubscribed; Rent-A-Center down on changed guidance; Charter, Reliant up on technicals
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| 9/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rockwood term B add-on fills up fast; Aquila term loan attracts lots of interest
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| 9/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Centennial higher as asset sale viewed favorably; Interstate Bakeries rebounds on investor focus
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| 9/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jostens IH price talk hits market as launch nears; Aquila syndication may be dependent on revolver success
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| 9/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: AAi.FosterGrant aims to allocate next week; Consents due on Titan repricing
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| 9/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Crown Cork term loan breaks straddling 101; Interstate Bakeries fall edged on by downgrade
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| 8/31/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Inquiries still flying on Interstate Bakeries' bank debt with some bids surfacing in the 96 to 97 areas
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| 8/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: United Rentals, Accredo lower; Interstate Bakeries investors' trying to get a read on levels
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| 8/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Ply Gem's incremental term loan hits the secondary wrapped around par 1/2
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| 8/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Denny's breaks following upsizings and reverse flexes; R.H. Donnelley, Piedmont break
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| 8/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Pinnacle Entertainment breaks in the 101s; Nortek ticks higher on second day of trading
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| 8/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Nortek, Cinram break for trading with both deals' institutional paper quoted over par
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| 8/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Garrett Aviation shifts funds, lowers pricing on first lien; Sunny Delight heads up in trading
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| 8/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Entravision, Sunny Delight break for trading with both deals bid in the par 1/2 context
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| 8/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Blockbuster breaks; Sunny Delight sets pricing; TransWestern Publishing second lien flexes up
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| 8/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PanAmSat, Rainbow Media, Standard Aero break; Calpine steadies; Qwest trades up
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| 8/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine second lien heads lower as investors expect more first-lien debt; Denny's meeting goes well
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| 8/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Nortek, Standard Aero cut pricing; NES breaks; Angelo Gordon portfolio auction Thursday
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| 8/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Alderwoods hits the secondary at par 5/8 bid; Goodyear breaks at 101 bid
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| 8/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Blockbuster, Collins & Aikman Products pricing may increase on bond sale results
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| 8/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: J.L. French, Scotts break for trading; Crown Cork adds term loan B to credit structure
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| 8/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Venetian, Innophos actively trade on break; Journal Register cuts term pricing
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| 8/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: WilTel cuts term B size, adds second-lien tranche; Charter, Qwest weaken in quiet secondary
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| 8/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter earnings call expected to churn up lots of activity in Monday's market
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| 8/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Scotts shifts funds; Innophos reverse flexes; Blount shifts funds, lowers pricing; Garrett price talk surfaces
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| 8/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Venetian increases term loan sizes, tightens pricing; US Oncology ups term pricing on bonds
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| 8/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Standard Aero ups B loan size; Blockbuster decreases loan size; UAL lowers DIP add-on pricing
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| 8/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Stanadyne reverse flexes second-lien term loan by 25 basis points
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| 7/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PanAmSat ups term loan B pricing as bond deal prices wide of talk
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| 7/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loews Cineplex breaks for trading with term loan hitting 101 levels
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| 7/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rockwood, Foundation Coal, Refco, Allied Security break in Wednesday's new-issue focused secondary
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| 7/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Energy, cable names take losses in overall weaker market; Jean Coutu, Intertape Polymer break
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| 7/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Duane Reade term loan breaks for trading, moving up to near call protection levels
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| 7/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Bucyrus, Coleto Creek break, with both deals' term loans quoted at 101 bid
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| 7/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Blockbuster gets commitments, with some early tickets even arriving before launch
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| 7/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loews ups term loan B size by $100 million, cuts pricing by 50 basis points
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| 7/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Skilled Healthcare breaks, first-lien term loan wrapped around 1011/2, second lien nearing 103
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| 7/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PlayCore may move some third lien debt to first, second lien tranches
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| 7/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Sunny Delight loan put on hold as some softness in business spurs reevaluations
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| 7/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PanAmSat gets early commitments on term loan; lowers price talk at launch
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| 7/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Harbor Freight Tools' term loan hits the secondary in the plus 101 context
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| 7/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Huntsman pushes into 102s; Nextel wraps around 99; Levi stronger on numbers, Dockers sale progress
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| 7/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Handful of new deals hit hot secondary with bids moving to 101 or higher
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| 7/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI momentum continues on investor glee over contract clarity
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| 7/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rent-A-Center shifts tranche sizes, adds stepdown in term loan pricing
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| 7/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Revlon hits the ground running, jumps from low 102 to mid-103 bid within minutes
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| 7/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Intertape Polymer grabs some commitments within a few hours of launch
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| 7/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Qwest investors unmoved by asset sale; Ceradyne sets timing
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| 7/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Horizon Lines reverse flexes; Belden adds stepdown; PlayPower and Savers break
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| 6/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Worldspan loan pulled as IPO is postponed; Jean Coutu well received
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| 6/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Coinstar, MedCath, Pierre Foods institutional loans all break at plus 101 levels
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| 6/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Skilled Healthcare holds meeting, Allied Security schedules; market firm ahead of Fed meeting
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| 6/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Belden & Blake new deal oversubscribed by Friday afternoon
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| 6/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Key Automotive breaks with first-, second-lien term loans moving to the 101 area
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| 6/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Nextel revolver size raises eyebrows as some wonder what how the excess liquidity will be used
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| 6/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Revlon sees some early interest with large commitments heard to be hitting the books
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| 6/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: DS Waters, Solo Cup, Hanger Orthopedic steal spotlight in secondary on uncertainties
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| 6/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Primary heats up as flood of news deals line up for launch
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| 6/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Commitments pour in on Horizon Lines as existing lenders opt to rollover
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| 6/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Huntsman lowers talk on term loan at meeting; tranche gets rollover commitments from existing lenders
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| 6/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Fisher Scientific, Iasis and Nice-Pak flood the secondary with new paper
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| 6/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Language Line breaks for trading with term loan B reaching near 101 levels
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| 6/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Possibility of additional first-lien debt sends Calpine's second-lien paper lower
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| 6/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Worldspan sets price talk on $225 million credit facility ahead of Thursday's bank meeting
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| 6/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Appleton Papers breaks to trade around 101; Yankees breaks wrapped around 1011/2
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| 6/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rockwood Specialties postpones NYC launch until next week on scheduling conflicts
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| 6/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: La Grange active at high end levels; Charter term loan A up on retail demand
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| 6/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Celanese second lien increased, reverse flexed; Appleton Papers term B pricing lowered
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| 6/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Language Line decreases B tranche by $50 million, adds $55 million holdco bond piece
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| 6/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI bid lower as S&P changes rating outlook to negative
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| 5/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: La Grange term loan add-on breaks for trading at plus par levels in hushed pre-holiday market
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| 5/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loans trade higher led by Charter, Reliant; Georgia-Pacific meeting for $2.5 billion facility
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| 5/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: U.S. Can, Otis Spunkmeyer launch, Nextel gains on Moody's upgrade review
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| 5/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Celanese adds $250 million second lien term loan; decreases bond deal
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| 5/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Stillwater sees warm reception from existing lenders, new institutional investors
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| 5/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Lyondell-Citgo and Dole Food term loans hit the secondary at plus 101 levels
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| 5/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Juno Lighting breaks for trading with both the first and second lien term loans reaching plus par levels
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| 5/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant Energy rallies on sale of power generating plants to Brascan
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| 5/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Tower Automotive, American Tower, Getty Petroleum break for trading
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| 5/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Bid, asks widen as buyers try to capitalize on high-yield market weakness
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| 5/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Boyd, Maidenform hit the secondary with all institutional tranches quoted above par
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| 5/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Western Wireless breaks at below par bid, Freedom Communications breaks around par 1/2 bid
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| 5/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Traders captivated by CLO portfolio auction; CalGen lower with rest of market
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| 5/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Levi Strauss trades higher by about half a point on exploration of Dockers sale
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| 5/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Smaller deals may take longer to get done as investors focus on upcoming large LBO deals
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| 5/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: EuroFresh prices second lien term loan at Libor plus 700 basis points, offered at 99
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| 5/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Regal Cinemas allocates and breaks for trading with B loan hitting par 1/2, par 3/4 levels
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| 5/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Maidenform restructures loan to change size, price of both the first and second lien term loans
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| 5/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Emmis breaks for trading with B loan quoted at par bid on low interest rate
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| 5/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Caribbean Restaurants' $260 million credit facility pulled from primary on buyout news
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| 4/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Telepak term loan B inches higher to around 101 on second day of trading
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| 4/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Metris expands term loan deal in lieu of bond offering, changes pricing to floating rate
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| 4/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: American Safety Razor breaks for trading with first lien term loan quoted at plus 101 levels
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| 4/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Amscan, BPL Acquisition term loans quoted in 101 context on break into secondary
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| 4/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Regal Cinemas increases term loan B by $400 million, cancels proposed bond offering
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| 4/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI hits secondary market with B loan trading at plus 101 levels
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| 4/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: United Industries breaks above 101, Charter rebounds as some paper clears out
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| 4/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter new B loan heavy on oversaturation; MGM new B loan comes in on buyout talk
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| 4/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Midwest Generation breaks for trading with the term loan reaching 101 levels
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| 4/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Regal Cinemas $1.25 billion term B gets large orders by day's end
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| 4/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: American Safety shuffles tranche sizes, modifies pricing; Emmis past performance entices commitments
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| 4/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Amscan attracts institutional attention and gains GECC as administrative agent
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| 4/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CB Richard Ellis term loan B lenders expected to recommit to new lower priced term loan C
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| 4/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: NTL deal joins calendar; 101 still the "new par"; secondary quiet amid meetings
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| 4/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodyear firms on completion of investigation
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| 4/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Invista decreases term loan B by $100 million as purchase price gets renegotiated
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| 4/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Details emerge on Boyd Gaming's $1.5 billion facility
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| 4/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter collateral appeals; VWR trades still higher
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| 4/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: VWR hits the secondary strong with the U.S. term loan wrapping around 102
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| 4/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Consolidated Communications increases term loan B by $40 million, decreases bond offering
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| 4/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Invista increases bank deal by $250 million, decreases bond deal for cheaper cost of capital
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| 3/31/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI should get good reception on business sector, balance sheet; Home Interiors breaks
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| 3/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Cinemark term loan resized, repriced and retranched as bond tender offer proves successful
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| 3/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Warner Music upsizes B loan, reverse flexes by 25 basis points on strong institutional reception
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| 3/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter refinancing seen in the works with rumored $6.5 billion credit facility
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| 3/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Primary strong but investors seen as being more particular in their choices
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| 3/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Warner Music $1 billion term loan B reaches oversubscription two days after launch
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| 3/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Adesa pro rata oversubscribed on day of launch, term loan B waiting in wings to hit the primary
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| 3/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Kansas City Southern term loan B breaks into the secondary at 101 plus levels
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| 3/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Aearo draws good attendance with some impressed by the company's accomplishments
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| 3/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Sealy gets large commitments on first day of syndication
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| 3/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CalGen loses heaviness, Centennial Cellular up on earnings, Dobson up on amendment
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| 3/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Builders FirstSource allocates, first lien term loan reaches 101 in first day of trading
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| 3/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CalGen first lien loan strengthens, second lien loan weakens on first day of trading
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| 3/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: True Temper breaks for trading with term loan B reaching par 3/4 bid, 101 offered
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| 3/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine CCFC II revolver volatile throughout day but pulls higher to 99 levels by evening
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| 3/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: El Paso lower on possible restatement and filing delay; Enersys breaks for trading
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| 3/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant's revolver drops 50 basis points on potential criminal indictment for price manipulation
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| 3/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine CCFC II refinancing continues to spark talk with speculation on who will lead deal
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| 3/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Allegheny Energy breaks for trading with the term loan B around par 1/2, term loan C around 101
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| 3/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant trades up on asset sale speculation; CCFC II higher on more refinancing rumors
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| 3/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Compression Polymers breaks for trading with both term loans quoted at plus par levels
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| 3/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loan pipeline seen building on M&A activity; Medco meeting set; Calpine firms
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| 3/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Peabody falls on repricing only to rebound by late day; Medco trades down on refinancing
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| 2/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: MultiPlan term loan pricing drops to Libor plus 275 basis points on investor demand
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| 2/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine, Goodyear rebound; Patriot Media breaks for trading
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| 2/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Express Scripts up on earnings; Calpine CCFC II higher as investors adjust to pulled deals
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| 2/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine second lien heads lower on company's inability to access capital markets
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| 2/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodyear add-on continues descent; Calpine CCFC II revolver drops on refinancing concerns
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| 2/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine Generating's $1.3 billion first lien term loan flexes up to Libor plus 475 basis points
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| 2/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Solo Cup, TransWestern Publishing break; Goodyear heavy in second day of trading
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| 2/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: The Pantry expected to fill up fast on strength, support of existing lending group
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| 2/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Susquehanna Media upsizes credit facility to $600 million to fund bond redemption
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| 2/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: FTD allocates thinly, term loan B breaks for trading in the low- to mid-101 area
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| 2/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodyear heads closer to par on paydown news; Allegheny meeting sees good attendance
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| 2/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Roseburg Forest term B reverse flexes; Compression Polymers' books expected to fill up fast
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| 2/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: TransWestern Publishing first and second lien term loan facilities oversubscribed on launch date
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| 2/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Boyd Gaming, AES seen closer to par on repayment expectations
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| 2/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Ply Gem downsizes B loan; AMF close to subscription; Solo see $1.5 billion in commitments
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| 2/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter, Nextel, Calpine all off slightly in reaction to weaker bond market
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| 2/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: ILC Industries, Wellman first lien upsized, second lien downsized, ILC reverse flexes
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| 2/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Golden State Foods term B reaches oversubscription on flood of commitments from existing lenders
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| 2/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: SBA hits the secondary loan market with term loan bids jumping to par 7/8
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| 1/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PGT and FTD reverse flex by 25 basis points; FTD term loan reduced by $15 million
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| 1/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Pricing drops by 50 basis points on Centennial term B; Carmike Cinemas trades around 102
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| 1/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Cumulus Media breaks in 101 context; Tenet Healthcare holds steady after surge of bad news
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| 1/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Xerox, Allied Waste up slightly as market technicals continue to drive up prices
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| 1/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Allocations on oversubscribed SBA facility expected later this week
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| 1/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Masonite allocates and breaks for trading with incremental term C heading up to par 5/8 bid
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| 1/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant, El Paso up on talk of pay downs from rumored capital market deals
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| 1/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: HealthSouth levels jump into the 97, 98 context as refinancing talk surfaces
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| 1/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Centennial Communications seen as smooth sailing as deal attracts good investor reception
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| 1/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Giant Eagle term B add-on breaks for trading at par 1/2 bid, par 3/4 offered
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| 1/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: FTD's $150 million credit facility gears up to launch Jan. 22
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| 1/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PGT Industries' pricing and overall business sector expected to attract investor appetite
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| 1/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Atlantic term B subscribed by bank meeting start; SBA sees good investor reception
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| 1/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PGT Industries price talk emerges; Approximate timing on AMF surfaces
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| 1/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Werner sees bid jump to 95 on follow through from Thursday's bondholder call
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| 1/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Werner bank debt quoted between 90 and 931/2 bid following bondholder call
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| 1/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Communications & Power oversubscribed on launch date as investors pounce on new deal
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| 1/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Secondary continues run up with Allied Waste, Reliant, Nextel, Mission and Adelphia all higher
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| 1/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Wyndham, Calpine, Reliant, Conseco and Adelphia all move up on market technicals
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| 1/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Market readies for new deal announcements; Express Scripts emerges, Nextel trades
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