Bank Loan Calendar: $33.1825 billion deals being marketed

July Bank Meetings

ALM MEDIA: Bank meeting July 9; $287.5 million credit facility; Macquarie; $22.5 million revolver; $215 million first-lien term loan; $50 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Wasserstein & Co. LP from Apax Partners and RBS; New York-based integrated media company focused on the legal and business communities.

ENDEMOL: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank (left lead first-lien) and JPMorgan (left lead on second-lien); first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management; Amsterdam-based creator, producer and distributor of multiplatform entertainment.

KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.: Bank meeting July 8; $600 million credit facility; UBS, Citigroup and Nomura; $80 million revolver; $420 million seven-year first-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor; $100 million eight-year second-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor; help fund buyout by FountainVest Partners from Crestview Partners; Sterling Heights, Mich., supplier of automotive safety restraint systems and components.

Upcoming Closings

4L TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $110 million add-on covenant-light term B (B2) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼; Bank of America and GE Capital; fund the acquisition of MSE; Hoffman Estates, Ill., printer cartridge and mobile phone remanufacturer.

ACADEMI HOLDINGS LLC: $430 million five-year credit facility (B3/B); Bank of America; $150 million revolver; $280 million term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund the acquisition of Constellis Group Inc., o refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; McLean, Va., provider of training and security services focused on counterterrorism, force protection, law enforcement and security operations.

ADVANTAGE SALES & MARKETING LLC: $2.76 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; $200 million five-year revolver; $1.8 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $760 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners LP and CVC Capital Partners from Apax Partners; Irvine, Calif., sales and marketing agency.

AKORN INC.: $445 million incremental term loan (B1) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾, 101 soft call through October; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; fund acquisition of VPI Holdings Corp. (VersaPharm Inc.); Lake Forest, Ill., niche pharmaceutical company.

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP.: $300 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 700 bps to 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; Goldman Sachs; refinance PIK notes; McLean, Va., research and development, IT and operational services company.

ALSTOM AUXILIARY COMPONENTS: €630 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Barclays, ING, RBC and Societe Generale; €40 million five-year multicurrency revolver (B2/B); €160 million five-year multicurrency letter-of-credit facility (B2/B); €310 million equivalent ($200 million tranche, €163 million tranche) seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor/Euribor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; €120 million dollar-equivalent eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Triton from Alstom; Mannheim, Germany-based company active in air preheaters and gas-gas heaters for thermal power plants, heat transfer solutions for petrochemical and industrial processes, and grinding mills for diversified industrial applications.

ALTEGRITY INC.: $275 million term loan (B3) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Macquarie; refinance existing debt; Falls Church, Va., risk and information services company.

ALTISOURCE SOLUTIONS SARL: $200 million add-on senior secured covenant-light term B (B+) due Dec. 9, 2020 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan; general corporate purposes, including potential share repurchases; Luxembourg-based provider of services focused on high-value, technology-enabled knowledge-based services principally related to real estate and mortgage portfolio management, asset recovery and customer relationship management.

AMERICAN ENERGY – MARCELLUS LLC: Expected close Aug. 4; $1.2 billion of senior secured term loans; Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Jefferies; $750 million six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (Ba3/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $450 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition of net acres of leasehold from East Resources Inc. and an unnamed private company; American Energy Partners LP platform company.

AMNEAL PHARMACEUICALS LLC: $493 million covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) (including $80 million add-on) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; GE Capital and JPMorgan; fund acquisition of manufacturing facilities and reprice existing term loan; Bridgewater, N.J., manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals.

AMSURG CORP.: Expected close mid-July; $1.39 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2); Citigroup, SunTrust, Bank of America, Jefferies and Wells Fargo; $300 million five-year revolver; $1.09 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Sheridan Healthcare from Hellman & Friedman LLC; Nashville, Tenn., acquirer, developer and operator of ambulatory surgery centers.

ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP.: $435 million credit facility; UBS and RBC; $100 million five-year ABL revolver; $335 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by KPS Capital Partners LP from Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.; Tampa, Fla.-based manufacturer of glass packaging products.

BAYONNE ENERGY CENTER LLC: Expected close late July; $555 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Macquarie and Credit Agricole; $30 million revolver; $525 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; fund Arclight Capital Partners LLC’s acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in the company from Hess Corp.; Bayonne, N.J., power generation facility.

BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $500 million senior secured credit facility (B3/B); Jefferies and PNC; $50 million five-year revolver; $450 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Cbeyond Inc.; Atlanta-based IP-based telecommunications and managed services provider.

BLACKBRUSH OIL & GAS (BBOG BORROWER LP): $275 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; UBS; help fund buyout by Ares Management LP from EIG Management Co. LLC and Tailwater Capital LLC; San Antonio, Texas, oil and gas exploration and development company.

BRICKMAN GROUP LTD. LLC: $825 million of bank debt (B2/B); Jefferies, Macquarie, Mizuho, SMBC, Nomura, and KKR Capital; $100 million revolver; $725 million incremental first-lien covenant-light term loan due December 2020 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund the acquisition of ValleyCrest Cos. LLC from MSD Capital LP; Rockville, Md., provider of landscape maintenance and snow removal services.

CIENA CORP.: $250 million five-year term B (Ba2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; general corporate purposes and add cash to the balance sheet; Hanover, Md., supplier of communications networking equipment and software.

CUSTOM SENSORS & TECHNOLOGIES: $665 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Mizuho; $75 million five-year revolver; $590 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by The Carlyle Group and PAI Partners from Schneider Electric; designer and manufacturer of specialized high-end ultra-sensitive sensors, controls and actuation products used in mission critical applications.

ENERGY & EXPLORATION PARTNES INC.: $775 million 4½-year senior secured term B talked at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Global Hunter; help fund acquisition of 18,300 net acres in Houston and Madison Counties, Texas from TreadStone Energy Partners LLC, refinance notes and fund a portion of capital expenditures; Fort Worth, Texas, exploration and production company.

GATES GLOBAL LLC: $2.94 billion of U.S. bank debt; Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, UBS and Macquarie; $125 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $325 million five-year ABL revolver; $2.49 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €200 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) at Euribor plus 325 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Blackstone from Onex Corp. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Denver-based manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products.

GST AUTOLEATHER INC.: $180 million senior secured credit facility; RBC; $30 million five-year revolver; $150 million six-year term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Southfield, Mich., automotive leather manufacturer.

HEALOGICS: $720 million credit facility; JPMorgan (left on first-lien), Credit Suisse (left on second-lien), Bank of America, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; $100 million revolver (B2/B); $420 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $200 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Metalmark Capital and Scale Venture Partners; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of advanced wound care services.

HILEX POLY LLC: $555 million senior credit facility (B2/B); GE Capital, Macquarie and BMO; $85 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 425 bps; $470 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Duro Bag Manufacturing Co.; Hartsville, S.C., manufacturer of plastic bags for the grocery, retail and QSR markets.

INTERNET BRANDS INC.: $755 million credit facility; Credit Suisse (left on first-lien), RBC (left on second-lien), KKR, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and SMBC; $75 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $510 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (including $50 million delayed-draw tranche) (B1/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $170 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; El Segundo, Calif., operator of vertical software services and branded web sites.

JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS: €7.6 billion credit facility (BB); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; €500 million five-year revolver at Euribor plus 300 bps; €2.9 billion five-year term A at Euribor plus 300 bps; €1 billion delayed-draw term A at Euribor plus 300 bps; €2.4 billion seven-year term B at Euribor plus 350 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; €800 million U.S. equivalent seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund merger of Mondelez International Inc.’s coffee operations and D.E Master Blenders 1753 B.V.; Netherlands-based coffee company.

KOPPERS INC.: $800 million senior secured credit facility; PNC; $500 million revolver with leverage-based pricing grid ranging from Libor plus 225 bps to 325 bps; $300 million term A with leverage-based pricing grid ranging from Libor plus 225 bps to 325 bps; fund acquisition of the Wood Preservation and Railroad Services businesses of Osmose Holdings Inc.; Pittsburgh-based producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products.

LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Expected close July 1; $45 million add-on first-lien term loan (B+) due Oct. 9, 2020 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, offer price par ¼, 101 soft call through October; Deutsche Bank; fund the acquisition of Licensing Resource Group and general corporate purposes; Jefferson City, Mo., provider of collegiate sports multimedia rights administration and marketing services.

LION COPOLYMER: $350 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and HSBC; $50 million ABL revolver (BB); $300 million term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Geismar, La., manufacturer of synthetic rubber.

MAUSER HOLDINGS: $722 million of U.S. term loans; Credit Suisse, Barclays, BNP Paribas, ING, Natixis and Nomura; $320 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $402 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; €445 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Euribor plus 375 bps, 1% floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; €150 million five-year revolver (B2/B); €50 million capital expenditures facility (B); help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Bruehl, Germany, industrial packaging company.

NOVITEX ACQUISITION LLC (PITNEY BOWES MANAGEMENT SERVICES): $455 million in term loans; Credit Suisse and UBS; $355 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 1,050 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing bank debt and fund a dividend; Stamford, Conn., provider of mail and print outsourcing solutions.

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC.: $1.35 billion credit facility; Jefferies; $75 million 4½-year asset-based revolver at OSG Bulk Ships at Libor plus 225 bps to 275 bps based on availability; $50 million 4½-year cash-flow revolver at OSG International at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor; $600 million five-year covenant-light term loan (B1) at OSG Bulk Ships at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $625 million five-year covenant-light term loan (B1) at OSG International at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund exit from bankruptcy; New York-based tanker company.

PARAGON OFFSHORE: $545 million senior secured seven-year term B (Baa3/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Barclays; help fund spin-off from Noble Corp.; London-based provider of standard specification offshore drilling rigs.

PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE CORP.: $605 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, UBS and Jefferies; $70 million revolver (B2/B); $365 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; $170 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Golden Gate Capital from Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Hudson, Wis., provider of design and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and specialty commercial markets.

PREMIER TRAILER LEASING INC.: $135 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; Credit Suisse; dividend recapitalization; Grapevine, Texas, provider of trailer rental and leasing services.

QOLMEDS/GENOA HEALTHCARE: $315 million credit facility (B2/B); Jefferies and Credit Suisse; $30 million five-year revolver; $285 million six-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Genoa; Pittsburgh-based specialty pharmacy serving the mental health community.

RED LOBSTER MANAGEMENT LLC: $425 million credit facility (B); Deutsche Bank, GE Capital and Jefferies; $50 million revolver; $375 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Golden Gate Capital from Darden Restaurants Inc.; Orlando, Fla., casual dining seafood restaurant company.

ROVI SOLUTIONS CORP.: Expected close July 2; $1 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, SunTrust and Fifth Third; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99 5/8; $125 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99 5/8; $700 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Santa Clara, Calif., technology company.

SHEARER’S FOODS LLC: $590 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS; $75 million ABL revolver; $290 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, step-down to Libor plus 325 bps at 4x net first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾, 101 soft call for six months; $225 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition of Private Brands and two manufacturing facilities from Snyder’s-Lance Inc.; Massillon, Ohio, national contract manufacturing and private label supplier in the snack industry.

SOLENIS INTERNATIONAL LP (ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES): $1.615 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse (left on first-lien), Bank of America (left on second-lien), Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, Nomura, RBC, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; $200 million revolver (B2/B); $630 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $315 million seven-year euro first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Euribor plus 350 bps, 1% floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $470 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Ashland Inc.; supplier of specialty chemicals for process, functional and water treatment applications.

SPENCER SPIRIT HOLDINGS INC.: $360 million term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse; refinance notes; Egg Harbor Township, N.J., specialty retailer.

TEAMVIEWER: $470 million of U.S. bank debt; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Nomura; $35 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $310 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $125 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 102, 101; also €100 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) talked at Euribor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Permira; Germany-based provider of secure remote support software and online meetings.

TEMPLAR ENERGY LLC: Expected close July 2; $200 million incremental senior secured second-lien covenant-light term loan (B3) due Nov. 15, 2020 at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, call protection 102 through Nov. 25, 101 through Nov. 25, 2015; Citigroup, Bank of America, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Natixis; purchase acquired assets and repay revolver borrowings; Oklahoma City-based exploration and production company.

TENSAR: $345 million credit facility; UBS and Societe Generale; $30 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $230 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $85 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Castle Harlan; Atlanta-based provider of specialty products and engineering services used in the development of commercial, residential, industrial and municipal sites as well as in transportation infrastructure.

TERRAFORM POWER: $425 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $125 million three-year revolver; $300 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; refinance a portion of a bridge loan in connection with initial public offering; Beltsville, Md.-based owner and operator of contracted clean power generation assets.

TGI FRIDAYS RESTAURANTS: $670 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Jefferies; $50 million revolver (B1/BB-); $440 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; $180 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners from Carlson; casual dining restaurant and bar chain.

TI AUTOMOTIVE: $1.25 billion term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Auburn Hills, Mich., supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology.

TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO.: $490 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $140 million five-year asset-based revolver (BB); $350 million seven-year senior secured term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund separation from Tribune Co.; Chicago-based newspaper publishing and local news and information gathering company.

TRINET HR CORP.: $650 million credit facility (B1); JPMorgan; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $400 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $175 million three-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; San Leandro, Calif., cloud-based provider of on-demand HR services.

VERIFONE INC.: $1.3 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan, Bank of America, RBC, Wells Fargo and Barclays; $500 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $600 million term A at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; San Jose, Calif., company that makes secure electronic payment equipment.

WENCOR GROUP LLC (JAZZ ACQUISITION INC.): $550 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $65 million revolver (B2/B); $330 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾, 101 soft call for six months; $155 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus from Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; Springville, Utah, designer, repair provider and distributor of aftermarket aerospace components.

On The Horizon

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS SPORTING GROUP: $750 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $400 million revolver; $350 million term loan; help fund its spin-off from Alliant Techsystems Inc.; Utah-based outdoor recreation products company.

AMAYA GAMING GROUP INC.: $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Macquarie; $100 million revolver; $2 billion first-lien term loan; $800 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Oldford Group Ltd.; Pointe-Claire, Quebec, provider of gaming products and services.

AMERICAN & EFIRD GLOBAL LP: New debt financing; Bank of America, Wells Fargo and PNC; help fund acquisition of Gutermann Holding SE’s global industrial and consumer thread business; Mt. Holly, N.C., manufacturer and distributor of industrial and consumer sewing thread, embroidery thread and technical textiles.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS: New debt financing; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of systems serving about 1.4 million customers from Comcast/Time Warner Cable; Stamford, Conn., broadband communications company and cable operator.

CLARITY TELECOM: New debt financing; GE Capital and SunTrust; help fund acquisition of broadband assets in Rapid City and Sioux Falls, South Dakota from WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone; Sikeston, Mo., broadband communications platform focused on providing Internet, cable television and telephone services.

IPREO HOLDINGS LLC: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBC; help fund buyout by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP; New York-based provider of new issuance software solutions across the equity, fixed income, municipal, and syndicated loan markets.

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $2.4 billion seven-year covenant-light senior secured term B expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% to 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America and Citigroup; help fund acquisition of tw telecom; Broomfield, Colo., fiber-based communications services.

MALLINCKRODT PLC: $1.35 billion senior secured term loan; Barclays; help fund acquisition of Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Dublin, Ireland, pharmaceuticals company.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; RBC; incremental $90 million revolver; incremental $600 million term A; incremental $910 million term B; help fund merger with LIN Media LLC and refinance some LIN debt; Richmond, Va., local television broadcasting and digital media company.

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC.: New loan; help fund acquisition of Screenvision; Centennial, Colo., based integrated media company.

PINAFORE HOLDINGS BV (GATES CORP.): New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and UBS; help fund buyout by Blackstone from Onex Corp. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Denver-based manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products.

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP.: $720 million in term loans; Barclays; $600 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term loan due June 7, 2020 expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 25 bps step-down on or after Sept. 30, 2014 if first-lien net leverage is less than 3.25 times and total net leverage is less than 5.75 times, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $120 million covenant-light second-lien loan due Dec. 7, 2020 expected at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Chemtura AgroSolutions from Chemtura Corp.; Miami-based producer of high-technology specialty chemical products and provider of technical services.

PRESTIGE BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.: Add-on term loan; Citigroup; help fund acquisitions of Insight Pharmaceuticals Corp. from Swander Pace Capital and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan; Tarrytown, N.Y., marketer and distributor of over-the-counter and household cleaning products.

SAFEWAY INC.: $9.45 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, PNC, US Bank and SunTrust; $2.75 billion five-year asset-based revolver; $2 billion five-year term B-3; $4 billion seven-year term B-4; $700 million one-year term B-5; help fund buyout by AB Acquisition LLC; Pleasanton, Calif., food and drug retailer.

SEQUENTIAL BRANDS INC.: Up to $190 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America (lead on first-lien) and GSO Capital (lead on second-lien); up to $25 million revolver; up to $75 million first-lien term loan; up to $90 million second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Galaxy Brand Holdings Inc. and refinance existing debt; New York-based owner, promoter, marketer and licenser of a portfolio of consumer brands.

SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $570 million credit facility; Wells Fargo, UBS and Barclays; five-year revolver; seven-year term B; help fund the acquisition of one-third of TexStar Midstream Services LP’s midstream assets (TexStar Rich Gas System) and provide additional funds for future growth capital projects and other partnership purposes; Dallas-based provider of natural gas gathering, processing, treating, compression and transportation services and NGL fractionation and transportation services.

SOUTHCROSS HOLDINGS LP: New credit facility; UBS and Barclays; in connection with merger with TexStar Midstream Services LP; midstream services company.

SPINCO: New term loans and revolver; help fund acquisition of about 2.5 million customers from Comcast/Time Warner Cable; newly formed cable company.

STERIGENICS: $565 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, RBC and UBS; $75 million revolver; $490 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Nordion Inc.; Deerfield, Ill., sterilization services company.

SURGERY CENTER HOLDINGS INC. (SURGERY PARTNERS): New debt financing; Jefferies; fund acquisition of Symbion Holdings Corp. from Crestview Partners; Chicago-based owner and operator surgery centers.

SYNAPTICS INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $150 million revolver; $150 million of term loans; help fund acquisition of Renesas SP Drivers Inc.; San Jose, Calif., developer of human interface services.

WARRANTY GROUP INC.: $647 million credit facility; JPMorgan, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi and Citigroup; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $330 million term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $287 million term B; help fund buyout by TPG from Onex Corp.; Chicago-based provider of warranty services and related programs.

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: $2.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $2 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition of Motorola Solutions Inc.’s enterprise business; Lincolnshire, Ill., provider of marking and printing technologies.

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