High Yield Calendar

Total amount of high-yield bond offerings being marketed: $4.225 billion

WEEK OF SEPT. 5

UNISYS CORP.: $450 million senior notes in two parts (Ba3/BB-): seven-year notes non-callable for life, price talk 8%-8 1/8% and 10-year notes non-callable for five years, price talk 3/8% behind the seven-year; Banc of America Securities, Citigroup (joint); off the shelf; to fund tender for $400 million of its 8 1/8% senior notes due June 2006; Blue Bell, Pa., information technology services company; pricing Friday.

VIDEOTRON LTEE: $175 million senior notes due 2015 (existing Ba3/confirmed B+); Banc of America Securities, Citigroup (joint); Rule 144A with registration rights; non-callable for five years; to repay outstanding bank debt and pay dividend to parent QMI; Montreal-based cable operator; pricing Friday.

SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP.: $250 million senior floating-rate notes due 2015 (Caa1/B-); JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch & Co., Wachovia (joint) Rule 144A/Regulation S; proceeds, together with cash on hand, to reduce the amount of Holdings' preferred stock, to make a payment to participants in Holdings' long-term cash incentive plan; specialty and long-term acute care provider at hospitals in 26 states, based in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

WEEK OF SEPT. 12

E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORP. $450 million in two parts (B1/B+): Senior notes due 2013 and add-on to 8% senior notes due June 15, 2011, callable on June 15, 2008 at 104, 35% equity clawback at 108 until June 15, 2007 (original $400 million issue priced at par on June 2, 2004); JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley; Rule 144A with registration rights; to fund a portion of the acquisition of Harrisdirect; New York City-based online brokerage; roadshow started Sept. 7; pricing expected week of Sept. 12

ASHTON WOODS USA LLC/ASHTON WOODS FINANCE CO.: $125 million senior subordinated notes due 2015 (B-); UBS Investment Bank, Wachovia Securities (joint); Rule 144A with registration rights; non-callable for five years; to repay bank debt; homebuilder with operations in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Orlando, Fla., and Phoenix, establishing operations in Tampa, Fla., and Denver; roadshow started Sept. 8; pricing mid-to-late Sept. 12 week.

SAN PASQUAL CASINO DEVELOPMENT GROUP: $180 million senior notes due 2013 (B+); Merrill Lynch & Co.; Rule 144A with no registration rights; non-callable for four years; to repay the credit facility, and fund project expansion, Indian gaming facility located near San Diego; roadshow Sept. 7-14; investor presentation Sept. 7 on NetRoadshow; investor call Sept. 9; pricing on Sept. 14 or 15.

EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL: $315 million senior subordinated notes due 2013 (Caa1/B-); Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse First Boston; Rule 144A with registration rights; non-callable for four years; to repay in full $190 million of outstanding borrowings and redeem $110 million of PIK notes; Norcross, Ga. manufacturer of aluminum and steel building products for the construction and transportation markets; roadshow started Sept. 8; pricing expected Sept. 16.

PERKINS FAMILY RESTAURANT: $190 million senior notes due 2013 (B2/B); Wachovia Securities (books), BNP Paribas (joint lead), Piper Jaffray, Jefferies (co's); Rule 144A with registration rights; non-callable for four years; to fund the leveraged buyout of the company by Castle Harlan; full-service restaurant company based in Memphis; roadshow started Sept. 7; pricing expected Sept. 16.

PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INC.: $150 million senior subordinated notes due 2013 (Caa1/CCC+); Credit Suisse First Boston, Jefferies & Co. (joint); also $155 million senior secured credit facility; to fund the acquisition of the company by Genstar Capital, The Sterling Group and management from the Carlyle Group; Shelton, Conn., provider of decorative surfaces for commercial and residential interiors, store and store fixtures and furniture; roadshow started Sept. 7; pricing Sept. 16.

IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS: $225 million senior unsecured notes due 2015 (confirmed Ba2/expected BB); Wachovia Securities, Lehman Brothers, non-callable for five years; to call the 5% convertible notes due 2008; document management systems and solutions, headquartered in Malvern, Pa.; roadshow starts Sept. 12; pricing expected Sept. 16.

INSIGHT HEALTH SERVICES CORP.: $250 million senior secured floating-rate notes due 2011; Banc of America Securities (books), CIBC World Markets (co); Rule 144A/Regulation S; first call on Nov. 1, 2006 at 102; to repay existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes (if upsized InSight to purchase a portion of existing 9 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2011); Lake Forest, Calif., provider of diagnostic imaging services; roadshow starts Sept. 12, investor call 12:30 p.m. ET Sept. 13, pricing late in the week of Sept. 12.

WEEK OF SEPT. 19

WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN INC.: $325 million senior notes due 2015 (B3/B); Deutsche Bank Securities, Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, CIBC World Markets (joint); Rule 144A with registration rights; concurrent initial public offering of stock; concurrent $650 million asset-backed credit facility; to fund tender for 9 7/8% senior notes due 2007 and 10% senior secured notes due 2008; Baltimore, Md., provider of modular space solutions for the construction, education, commercial and industrial, and government markets; roadshow Sept. 8-20, investor calls Sept. 13-14; expected to price week of Sept. 19.

GAMESTOP CORP. $950 million senior unsecured guaranteed notes in two tranches (Ba3/B+): Floating-rate notes due 2011, non-callable for two years and fixed-rate notes due 2012, non-callable for four years; Citigroup, Banc of America Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch & Co. (joint); Rule 144A; to fund merger with EB Games; GameStop is an electronic gaming company based in Grapevine, Texas; roadshow Sept. 13-20, pricing thereafter.

BROOKSTONE INC.: $190 million senior notes due 2012; Goldman Sachs (books), UBS Investment Bank (co); Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; to finance its leveraged buyout by Osim International, J.W. Childs Associates and Temasek Holding Ltd.; Merrimack, N.H., product developer and specialty retail company; roadshow starts Sept. 13; expected to price Sept. 22.

EXPECTED SEPTEMBER BUSINESS

NBTY INC.: $150 million (minimum) senior subordinated notes; JP Morgan; Rule 144A; to fund tender for $150 million 8 5/8% senior subordinated notes due 2007; Bohemia, N.Y., vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of nutritional supplements.

PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS: $100 million minimum high-yield bonds; Bank of America and Lehman Brothers; to help fund $455 million acquisition of some terminal and pipeline assets from subsidiaries of Valero LP; Long Beach, Calif., master limited partnership engaged in the business of gathering, transporting, storing and distributing crude oil and other related products; September business.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $205 million subordinated notes; Wachovia Securities, JP Morgan, Bank of America (joint); Rule 144A; also senior secured credit facility; to fund $982 million LBO of the company by Carlyle Group; Carlyle Group will also contribute equity; Windsor, Conn., company delivers investment and financial management software and related services focused exclusively on the financial services industry; expected September or October.

ON THE HORIZON

AMADEUS GLOBAL TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION SA: €1 billion (approximate); Credit Suisse First Boston; to fund the LBO of the company by BC Partners and Cinven; travel reservations firm based in Madrid, Spain; expected during first half of 2005.

BRASKEM SA: $100 million perpetual senior notes (/BB-/BB-); Banco Itau; Rule 144A/Regulation S; non-callable for five years; Sao Paulo, Brazil, petrochemical company.

THE DOLAN FAMILY GROUP (CABLEVISION): $4.25 billion in a multi-tranche bond offering at the holding company level; also $2.8 billion credit facility at the operating company level via Bank of America and Merrill Lynch; proceeds to be used to take Cablevision Systems Corp. private; pending shareholder approval; Cablevision is a Bethpage, N.Y.-based telecom and cable business.

DACOM CORP.: $300 million notes due 2010 (expected ratings Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston; Rule 144A/Regulation S; non-callable for life; to refinance debt; South Korea-based integrated service provider of telecommunications and internet related services.

K. WAH CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LTD.: $300 million and $500 million global bonds; Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley; owner of Macau's Galaxy casino.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: $3.9 billion debt financing, including senior secured notes, revolving credit facility, term loans and possibly bridge loans; Credit Suisse First Boston to lead debt financing; to support acquisition of the company by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC.

INTELSAT LTD.'s $7 billion acquisition of PANAMSAT HOLDING CORP.: $4 billion (approximate) minimum: PANAMSAT OPERATING CO. $572.9 million senior notes with the option to issue additional $663.57 million if PanAmSat 9% notes are refinanced, PANAMSAT HOLDING CO. $721.2 million in senior notes with option to issue additional $301.9 million if PanAmSat 10 3/8% notes are refinanced, INTELSAT OPERATING CO. up to $557 million of senior notes, INTELSAT HOLDING CO. up to $1.4155 billion in senior notes; also approximately $2.88 billion aggregate bank debt; financing provided by Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers; PanAmSat is a Wilton, Conn.-based satellite network operator; Intelsat is a Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite communications company; expected to be completed in 2006.

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $410 million in new debt including senior subordinated debt and bank debt; financing commitment from Bank of America; proceeds in addition to $240 million of Per-Se stock and cash on hand to help fund its acquisition of NDCHealth Corp.; Per-Se is an Alpharetta, Ga., provider of connective health care solutions to physicians and hospitals; transaction expected to be completed late 2005 or early 2006

PETROHAWK ENERGY CORP.: $170 million notes due 2013; BNP Paribas expected bookrunner; non-callable for four years; to back the consolidation of the bank debt of Petrohawk and soon-to-be-acquired Mission Resources Corp.; bank group includes BNP Paribas; Petrohawk is a Houston-based energy company; Mission Resources is a Houston-based independent exploration and production company.

SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC.: $525 million in senior unsecured and senior unsecured subordinated bridge facilities; also $725 million senior secured credit facility via JP Morgan and Bank of America expected in September; financing also includes up to $150 million pay-in-kind loans under a senior unsecured subordinated bridge facility, a $175 million trade receivables commercial paper co-purchase conduit facility and $460 million in equity financing from Bain Capital Partners LLC; to help finance Bain's leveraged buyout of the company in a $1.5 billion transaction including assumption of non-convertible debt totaling $101 million, and for general corporate purposes; Greenville, Wis., education company.

TARGA RESOURCES INC.: $400 million high-yield bonds; Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch & Co., Goldman Sachs & Co.; $1.45 billion credit facility; to help fund Targa's acquisition of Dynegy Inc.'s Midstream natural gas business for $2.35 billion; independent midstream energy company formed in 2003 by management and the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus; acquisition expected to close late October.

TIM HELLAS: Bond financing to back €1.1 billion buyout of the company by Apax Partners and Texas Pacific Group from Telecom Italia; Deutsche Bank Securities, JP Morgan, others; TIM Hellas is the Greek mobile telephone operation, of which Telecom Italia is the majority stakeholder.

TRAVELEX GROUP: Sterling-denominated bonds, size of offering to be determined; Deutsche Bank Securities; a consortium led by Apax Partners signed an agreement in February 2005 to acquire a majority stake in Travelex, transaction expected to close in 2005; London-based foreign currency exchange services provider.

VENETIAN MACAU LTD.: $300 million floating-rate notes; Goldman Sachs

WYNN RESORTS (MACAU) SA: $744 million equivalent; Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities

ROADSHOWS

Started Sept. 7: PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INC. $150 million; Credit Suisse First Boston, Jefferies & Co.

Started Sept. 7: PERKINS FAMILY RESTAURANT $190 million; Wachovia Securities

Started Sept. 7: E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORP. $450 million; JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley

Sept. 7-14: SAN PASQUAL CASINO DEVELOPMENT GROUP $180 million; Merrill Lynch & Co.

Sept. 8-20: WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN INC. $300 million minimum; Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup, Banc of America Securities LLC, Lehman Brothers

Started Sept. 8: ASHTON WOODS USA LLC/ASHTON WOODS FINANCE CO. $125 million; UBS Investment Bank, Wachovia Securities

Started Sept. 8: EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL $315 million; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse First Boston

Starts Sept. 12: INSIGHT HEALTH SERVICES CORP. $250 million; Banc of America Securities LLC

Starts Sept. 12: IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS $225 million; Wachovia Securities, Lehman Brothers

Starts Sept. 13: BROOKSTONE INC. $190 million; Goldman Sachs

Sept. 13-20: GAMESTOP CORP. $950 million; Citigroup, Banc of America Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch & Co.

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