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Published on 6/20/2011 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $40.544 billion deals being marketed

JUNE BANK MEETINGS

CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting June 23; $240 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $30 million five-year revolver; $210 million seven-year term B; refinance existing intercompany debt and preferred stock; Studio City, Calif., owner and operator of pay television channels, including the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel.

INVENTIV HEALTH: Bank meeting June 21; term loan add-on; Citigroup, Bank of America and Jefferies; help fund acquisition of PharmaNet Development Group from JLL Partners Inc.; Somerset, N.J., provider of clinical, consulting and commercial services to the health care industry.

PRIMEDIA INC.: Bank meeting June 21; $315 million credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, UBS and RBC; $40 million five-year revolver; $275 million seven-year term B; help fund buyout by TPG Capital; Norcross, Ga., provider of Internet, mobile and print guides to help people find apartments, houses for rent or new homes for sale.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADVOSERV: $135 million credit facility; GE Capital; $125 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $10 million five-year revolver; refinance debt and fund a dividend; Mount Dora, Fla., provider of education and residential services to disabled and mentally ill children and adults.

ALERE INC.: $2 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Jefferies, GE Capital, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $250 million revolver; $700 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps, with step ups based on leverage; $300 million delayed-draw term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $750 billion term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, , with step ups based on leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; refinance existing debt, fund common stock buyback and add cash to the balance sheet; Waltham, Mass., medical products and services company.

ALKERMES INC.: $450 million of covenant-light term loans; Morgan Stanley and HSBC; $310 million six-year first-lien term B (BB) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $140 million seven-year second-lien term C (B) talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund merger with Elan Drug Technologies to create Dublin, Ireland-based Alkermes plc; Waltham, Mass., biotechnology company.

ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: $590 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Barclays, Deutsche Bank and SunTrust; $120 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps; $470 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank debt; Newport Beach, Calif., provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services.

AMC NETWORKS INC. (RAINBOW MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC): $2.225 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan and Bank of America; $1.13 billion six-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $595 million 71/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; refinance existing debt in connection with spin-off from Cablevision Systems Corp.; holder of portfolio of programming assets.

ASHLAND INC.: $3.65 billion credit facility (BB); Citigroup, Scotia Capital, Bank of America and U.S. Bank; $750 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.2 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.7 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2; help fund acquisition of International Specialty Products Inc.; Covington, Ky., provider of specialty chemical products and services.

ATI PHYSICAL THERAPY: $50 million of incremental bank debt; Barclays; $10 million revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 2% Libor floor; $40 million term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 991/2; acquisition financing; Bolingbrook, Ill., rehabilitation provider.

AVANTOR PERFORMANCE MATERIALS HOLDINGS SA: $220 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse; $185 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $35 million revolver; refinance debt and fund an acquisition; Phillipsburg, N.J.; chemical company.

BARBRI: $270 million credit facility; GE Capital; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $240 million term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; buyout financing; provider of bar review courses and law student support.

CELLULAR SOUTH INC.: $800 million credit facility; Bank of America; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $600 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% to 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt, pay a dividend and general corporate purposes; Ridgeland, Miss., wireless provider.

CLOVERHILL BAKERY: $165 million credit facility; GE Capital; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $155 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based pre-packaged pastry company.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $2.415 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan, UBS and Macquarie; $375 million five-year revolver; $2.04 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting Corp. and refinance debt; Atlanta-based radio broadcaster.

DEI HOLDINGS INC.: $205 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital and Oppenheimer; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $175 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Charlesbank Capital Partners; Vista, Calif., designer and marketer of home theater loudspeakers and vehicle security and remote start systems, and a supplier of mobile audio.

DOLE FOOD CO. INC.: $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $350 million multi-currency asset-based revolver; $315 million covenant-light term B (BB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $585 million covenant-light term C (BB-) at Solvest Ltd. talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; repay existing bank debt and general corporate purposes; Westlake Village, Calif., fruit and vegetables company.

DRAKE BEAM MORIN: $115 million credit facility; SunTrust; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps; $105 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend and general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of strategic human resources services.

DUCOMMUN INC: $250 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); UBS and Credit Suisse; $190 million six-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 75 bps unused fee; fund acquisition of LaBarge Inc. and refinance existing debt; Carson, Calif., provider of engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry.

EIG GLOBAL ENERGY PARTNERS: $100 million secured term loan facility due in 2016; Goldman Sachs; invest in funds managed by the company and continue expansion of global platform; Washington, D.C.-based institutional investor to the energy sector.

EL POLLO LOCO: $172.5 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies; $12.5 million five-year revolver (B+); $160 million six-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt; Costa Mesa, Calif., restaurant operator.

EMBANET-COMPASS KNOWLEDGE GROUP: $130 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and BMO; $5 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $125 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based provider of online learning services to universities and colleges.

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INC.: $235 million four-year credit facility (B+); Goldman Sachs; $10 million revolver; $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 900 bps to 950 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; McMinnville, Ore., aviation services company.

FMG RESOURCES PTY LTD.: $500 million three-year revolver; general corporate purposes; Australian-based iron ore mining company.

GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: $100 million to $120 million term loan; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt and fund a potential acquisition; Lafayette, Ind., producer of specialty chemicals.

HUSKY INTERNATIONAL LTD. $1.03 billion credit facility (B); Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC and TD Securities; $920 million covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; $110 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund buyout by Berkshire Partners LLC and Omers Private Equity Inc. from Onex Corp.; Bolton, Ont., supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the plastics industry.

INC RESEARCH LLC: $425 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Morgan Stanley, ING and RBC; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $350 million term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund purchase of Kendle International Inc.; Raleigh, N.C.-based therapeutically focused contract research organization.

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN: $500 million five-year credit facility; Bank of America and Scotia Capital; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $300 million term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Kansas City, Mo., transportation holding company with railroad investments.

LAWSON SOFTWARE INC. (GGC SOFTWARE HOLDINGS INC.): $1.115 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, RBC and Deutsche Bank; $1.04 billion seven-year term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; $75 million five-year revolver (Ba3); help fund acquisition of Lawson Software by Golden Gate Capital and Infor Global Services; St. Paul, Minn., enterprise software developer.

MEDPACE INC.: $335 million credit facility (B2/B+); Jefferies, Barclays, Bank of America and SunTrust; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $285 million term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 hard call; help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LLC from management; Cincinnati-based research-based drug development company.

MERCURY PAYMENT SYSTEMS LLC: $200 million six-year term B (BB-) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank; fund a distribution to shareholders; Durango, Colo., payment processing company.

MONDRIAN INVESTMENT PARTNERS LTD.: $500 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; money manager with offices in London and Philadelphia.

NANA DEVELOPMENT CORP. $520 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs leading term B, Bank of America leading revolver; $435 million six-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $85 million five-year ABL revolver; refinance existing credit facility and fund the acquisition of Grand Isle Shipyard Inc.; Anchorage, Alaska, provider of engineering and construction, resource development, facilities management and logistics, real estate and hotel development, and information technology and telecommunications services.

NORIT HOLDING: Roughly $500 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver (Ba3); $230 million six-year first-lien term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €75 million six-year first-lien term loan (Ba3) talked at Euribor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $110 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; fund a distribution to shareholders and refinance existing debt; Netherlands-based producer of activated carbon and related services.

NRG ENERGY INC.: $3.9 billion credit facility (Baa3); Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and RBS; $2.3 billion revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $1.6 billion term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank debt; Princeton, N.J., power generation company.

OPEN MOBILE: $71.5 million term B add-on (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99; SunTrust and Morgan Stanley; take out preferred equity; provider of pre-paid wireless service in Puerto Rico.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC. $2.15 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Wells Fargo (left on pro rata), Bank of America (left on term B), Commerz, RBS and UBS; $750 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; $700 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $700 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Wyomissing, Pa., gaming company.

PLAYCORE HOLDINGS INC.: $150 million credit facility; BNP Paribas and SunTrust; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 75 bps unused fee, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $95 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $35 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Chattanooga, Tenn., designer, manufacturer, and marketer of playground, park and recreation, and youth fitness programs and products.

PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES INC.: $430 million senior secured credit facility; Macquarie Capital, RBC, KeyBanc and Bank of Ireland; $30 million five-year revolver (BB-); $300 million 51/2-year first-out term B (BB-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $100 million six-year last-out term B (B-); help fund buyout by MidOcean Partners; Ada, Okla., provider of legal service benefits through a network of independent law firms.

PRO MACH INC.: Expected close July 5; $255 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Barclays; $35 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps; $220 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund by the Jordan Co. from Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; Cincinnati-based provider of packaging machinery services.

REDFLEX HOLDINGS LTD.: $215 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Macquarie; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $175 million term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $20 million delayed-draw term loan for capital expenditures at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; also $75 million second-lien term loan that has been placed already; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group and Macquarie Group Ltd.; South Melbourne, Australia, manufacturer and operator of highway safety equipment.

RURAL/METRO CORP.: $425 million senior secured credit facility (B); Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Jefferies; $325 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of emergency and non-emergency ambulance services and private fire protection services.

SBA SENIOR FINANCE II LLC: $1 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan, Barclays, TD Securities, RBS, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Citigroup leading B loan; $500 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; $500 million five-year revolver; refinance an existing revolver and for general corporate purposes; Boca Raton, Fla., owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure.

SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES: $365 million credit facility; BNP Paribas and GE Capital; $35 million revolver (B1/B+); $233 million first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $97 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Castle Harlan from H.I.G. Capital; Dallas-based provider of specialized telecommunications products and services for the corrections communications marketplace.

SEMGROUP CORP.: $650 million credit facility (B1); RBS, Barclays, BNP and Citigroup; $350 million five-year revolver; $100 million five-year term A; $200 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Tulsa, Okla., midstream service company.

SOPHOS: Roughly $460 million six-year senior secured credit facility (B+); RBC; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $280 million term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €110 million term loan divided into A tranche talked at Euribor plus 400 and B tranche talked at Euribor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank debt and fund acquisition of Astaro; IT security and data protection firm with headquarters in Boston and Oxford, U.K.

SRA INTERNATIONAL INC.: $975 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Citigroup, Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $100 million five-year revolver; $875 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Providence Equity Partners; Fairfax, Va., provider of technology and strategic consulting services to government organizations and commercial clients.

SRAM INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $840 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver (Ba2/B+); $605 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $185 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103 for 18 months, 102, 101; repay bank debt and acquire class A units of SRAM Holdings LLC held by Trilantic and its co-investors; Chicago-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of bicycle components.

TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS INC.: $575 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan and Barclays; $300 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $165 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 45 bps unused fee; $110 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Knoxville, Tenn., provider of hospital-based clinical outsourcing.

TERRA-GEN FINANCE CO. LLC: $310 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB/BB-); Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse; $60 million five-year revolver; $250 million six-year term B at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 102, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt, pay a dividend and fund a debt service reserve; New York-based renewable energy provider.

TOTES-ISOTONER CORP.: $325 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $85 million five-year ABL revolver; $145 million six-year first-lien term loan (B3/B)) talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $15 million six-year final maturity delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $80 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 925 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Cincinnati-based marketer of umbrellas, gloves, rainwear, rubber overshoes and other weather-related accessories.

TRIMAS CORP.: Up to $340 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan; up to $115 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $225 million six-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., provider of engineered and applied products.

VENETIAN MACAU LTD.: $3.5 billion credit facility (BB); Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, Bank of China, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Credit Agricole, Credit Suisse, ICBC, ING, SMBC, UBS, UOB; $500 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $3 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corp.

VIRTU FINANCIAL INC.: $320 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Barclays; help fund merger with Madison Tyler Holdings LLC; New York-based electronic market maker and financial technology developer.

WALL STREET SYSTEMS: $350 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $200 million six-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by ION Investment Group from Warburg Pincus; New York-based provider of treasury management, central banking and FX trade processing services.

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.: $810 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, RBS and Bank of America; $45 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $500 million five-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; $265 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 1,100 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call two, 103, 101; help fund acquisition of GTCS Holdings LLC; Tampa, Fla.-based asset manager, mortgage servicer and mortgage portfolio owner.

YRC WORLDWIDE INC.: $400 million three-year asset-based revolver priced at Libor plus 300 bps to 375 bps, commitment fee 37.5 bps to 62.5 bps, based on monthly average excess availability; Morgan Stanley; increase liquidity and refinance an asset-backed securitization facility; Overland Park, Kan., transportation service provider.

ON THE HORIZON

ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS: $1.49 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho and KKR Financial; $840 million covenant-light term loan; $650 million asset-based revolver; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP; Katy, Texas, sporting goods and outdoor stores.

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN INC.: $290 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital and Jefferies; $260 million six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $30 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; help fund buyout by Golden Gate Capital; Los Angeles-based casual dining chain.

CAPSUGEL: $1.07 billion credit facility; UBS, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, KKR Capital Markets and Mizuho; $150 million revolver; $920 million term B; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP from Pfizer Inc.; Peapack, N.J.-based manufacturer of hard capsules and drug-delivery systems.

CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP INC.: New senior secured credit facility; term loans; refinancing in connection with separation by Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. of Hispanic brands from Burger King business; Syracuse, N.Y.-based operator of restaurant brands in the quick-casual and quick-service segments.

CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC.: $80 million four-year senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and GE Capital; $30 million term loan expected at Libor plus 400 bps; $50 million revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; in connection with IPO to refinance existing debt; Ridgefield, Conn., distributor of specialty food products.

CHINA FIRE & SECURITY GROUP INC.: $80 million five-year credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and HSBC; $20 million revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps; $60 million term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC and management; provider of industrial fire protection systems in China.

COSTAR GROUP INC.: $465 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $415 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund acquisition of LoopNet Inc.; Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate information company.

DG FASTCHANNEL INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan and Bank of America; $100 million revolver; help fund acquisition of MediaMind Technologies Inc.; Irving, Texas, provider of digital media services to the advertising, entertainment and broadcast industries.

DIAMOND FOODS INC.: $1.75 billion in credit facilities; Bank of America; $300 million five-year term A at Diamond expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million five-year revolver at Diamond expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 35 bps unused fee; $375 million five-year term A at Pringles expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $675 million seven-year term B at Pringles expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; repay existing bank debt, fund working capital and other general corporate purposes, and help fund merger with Pringles Co.; San Francisco-based packaged food company.

DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORP.: $130 million five-year secured credit facility; Bank of America, SunTrust and PNC; $110 million term loan; $20 million revolver; help fund acquisition of High Performance Technologies Inc.; Andover, Mass., provider of information technology, engineering and other services for federal, state and local governments.

HAWAIIAN TELCOM HOLDCO INC.: $330 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $300 million six-year term loan; $30 million revolver; refinance and extend existing term loan; Honolulu, Hawaii, provider of integrated communications services.

IPREO HOLDINGS LLC: $170 million credit facility; RBC; $20 million revolver; $150 million term loan; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP from Veronis Suhler Stevenson; New York-based capital markets and corporate analytics firm.

LEVEL 3 FINANCING INC.: $650 million six-year senior secured covenant-light term loan B II expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; in connection with acquisition of Global Crossing Ltd.; Hamilton, Bermuda, provider of fiber-based communications services.

NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES INC.: $91 million senior secured credit facility; BMO and Citizens Bank; $71 million term loan; $20 million revolver; help fund buyout by Leeds Equity Partners; West Chester, Pa., operator of private preschools, elementary schools, middle schools and K-12 online distance learning.

NTELOS WIRELINE ONC INC.: New senior secured credit facility including revolver; fund a working capital cash reserve and make a payment to Ntelos Holdings Corp. in connection with spin-off; Waynesboro, Va., wireline communications business.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP.: $575 million senior secured term loan; Barclays; help fund acquisition of Litton Loan Servicing LP; Atlanta-based provider of residential and commercial loan servicing, special servicing and asset management services.

REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Graham Packaging Co. Inc.; Auckland, New Zealand, manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products.

SEALED AIR CORP.: $3 billion credit facility; Citigroup; $700 million multi-currency five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $750 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.55 billion seven-year term loan B ($1 billion in dollars, $550 million in euros) expected at Libor plus 275 bps/Euribor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor/Euribor floor; help fund acquisition of Diversey Holdings Inc.; Elmwood Park, N.J., manufacturer of packaging and performance-based materials and equipment systems that serve food, industrial, medical, and consumer applications.

SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $350 million credit facility; JPMorgan and UBS; $300 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; $50 million five-year first-lien first-out revolver (B1) expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 50 bps unused fee, 1.25% Libor floor, 100 bps upfront fee; help fund buyout by Silver Lake Partners and Silver Lake Sumeru; Newark, Calif., manufacturer of memory modules and solid state storage products.

STAFFMARK HOLDINGS INC.: $150 million five-year secured revolver at Libor plus 200 bps to 250 bps; SunTrust and Harris; in connection with IPO; refinance existing facility; Cincinnati-based provider of light industrial, clerical and specialty temporary staffing.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.: $2.5 billion senior unsecured credit facility; Bank of America; $500 million revolver; $2 billion five-year term loan; help fund acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies from Hitachi Ltd., refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Irvine, Calif., designer and producer of hard drives and solid state drives.

WPX ENERGY INC.: $1.5 billion five-year senior unsecured credit facility; in connection with IPO; Tulsa, Okla., natural gas and oil exploration and production company.

W.R. GRACE & CO.: $1 billion exit facility, including a $200 million revolver; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; Columbia, Md., specialty chemicals company.


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