Bank Loan Calendar: $26.663 billion deals being marketed

Upcoming Closings

ACOSTA SALES & MARKETING: $2.29 billion credit facility (B1/B); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; $225 million five-year revolver; $2.065 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group from Thomas H. Lee Partners LP; Jacksonville, Fla., full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer goods industry.

ADVANTAGE SALES & MARKETING LLC: $2.82 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; $200 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $1.8 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¾, 101 soft call; $60 million first-lien seven-year delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; $760 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, 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.

ALBERTSON’S HOLDINGS LLC: $4.559 billion of term loans (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, PNC, US Bank and SunTrust; $950 million five-year covenant-light term B-3 at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call; $3.609 billion seven-year covenant-light term B-4 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Safeway Inc.; Spokane, Wash., supermarket chain.

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP.: $285 million first-lien term loans; Goldman Sachs; $110 million four-year term A at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; $175 million five-year term B at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 105, 103, 102, 101; refinance PIK notes; McLean, Va., research and development, IT and operational services company.

BIOPLAN/ARCADE MARKETING: $585 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs (left on first-lien), Credit Suisse (left on second-lien), Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $65 million revolver (B2/B+); $375 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call for six months; $145 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/B-) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; fund the merger of Bioplan and Arcade Marketing; provider of sampling services for the fragrance, cosmetics and skincare segments.

BOWLMOR AMF CORP.: $440 million credit facility (B); Credit Suisse; $30 million revolver; $410 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call for two years; help fund acquisition of Brunswick Corp.’s bowling business; operator of bowling centers.

BWAY HOLDING CO.: $1.22 billion six-year term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Bank of America; refinance existing debt and pay a special dividend; Atlanta-based supplier of general line rigid containers.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC: $3.5 billion seven-year term G at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of systems serving about 1.4 million customers from Comcast/Time Warner Cable; Stamford, Conn., broadband communications company and cable operator.

CHRYSAOR LTD.: $540 million of new senior secured covenant-light term loans; Barclays; $340 million 3½-year first-lien term loan talked Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; $200 million four-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 1,125 bps (with some PIK potential), 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 103, 102, 101 for six months; repay existing debt in relation to an outstanding loan from Premier Oil and provide capital for remaining development costs of the Solan field in the North Sea; London-based company that develops and commercializes oil and gas discoveries.

CLARITY TELECOM: $170 million credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 99½; $55 million five-year term A at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 99½; $95 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

COLE-PARMER INSTRUMENT CO. (CPI BUYER LLC): $367 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $20 million revolver (B2/B); $240 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call; $107 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by GTCR from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Vernon Hills, Ill., manufacturer and distributor of specialty laboratory equipment, instruments and supplies.

DATAPIPE INC.: Expected close Aug. 15; $60 million of add-on term loans; Morgan Stanley, TD Securities, GE Capital and Jefferies; $30 million add-on first-lien term B (B2/B) due March 15, 2019 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 98½, 101 soft call through Oct. 16; $30 million add-on second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) due Sept. 15, 2019 talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97½ to 98, 101 hard call through March 15, 2015; fund acquisition of Layered Tech and general corporate purposes; Jersey City, N.J., company that offers IT services.

ENVISION PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS LLC: $175 million of add-on term loans; JPMorgan; $125 million add-on first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99½; $50 million add-on second-lien term loan (Caa2) talked at Libor plus 875 bp, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½; fund acquisition of MedTrak Services LLC; Twinsburg, Ohio, full-service pharmacy benefit management company.

EP MINERALS LLC: $275 million senior secured credit facility; BMO and BNP Paribas; $25 million revolver (B2/B+); $175 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $75 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Reno, Nev.-based provider of diatomaceous earth and perlite filter aids, functional additives and absorbents.

GOLDEN STATE MEDICAL SUPPLY: $160 million credit facility (B3); Jefferies; $15 million five-year revolver; $145 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Camarillo, Calif., supplier of pharmaceuticals and emergency medical supplies.

GOODPACK LTD. (IBC CAPITAL): Expected close Sept. 8; $835 million senior credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, DBS Bank, Goldman Sachs, KKR Capital, Mizuho Bank, Macquarie and Natixis; $115 million revolver; $550 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B+) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, 101 soft call for six months; $170 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (B-) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR; Singapore-based operator of a fleet of nestable and collapsible intermediate bulk containers.

HILL INTERNATIONAL NV: Expected close in August; $165 million secured credit facility; Societe Generale; $30 million U.S.-denominated five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $15 million euro-denominated five-year revolver talked at Euribor plus 400 bps, 75 bps unused fee; $120 million six-year term loan talked in Libor plus 650 bps to 675 bps area, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank debt and general corporate purposes; Marlton, N.J.-based provider of program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services.

INTERNATIONAL MARKET CENTERS (IMC OP LP): $580 million credit facility; JPMorgan (left on first-lien) and Deutsche Bank (left on second-lien); $50 million revolver (B1/BB-); $405 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 425 bps, 25 bps step-down when total net leverage is less than 4.75x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $125 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 102, 101 with IPO equity claw at 101 in year one; refinance existing mortgage debt and general corporate purposes; owner and operator of showroom space for the home furniture, home décor and gift industries.

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.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: $75 million add-on term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½; RBC; help fund acquisition of WHTM TV from Allbritton Communications; Richmond, Va., local television broadcasting and digital media company.

MEDLEY LLC: $100 million 4¾-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call two on 70% of loan, no call protection on 30%; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; New York-based asset management firm.

MSX INTERNATIONAL: $255 million credit facility; RBC and SunTrust; $35 million revolver; $220 million term B at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; service and technology solutions provider helping automotive and other organizations improve retail network performance, talent acquisition and management strategies.

NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATES (NVA HOLDINGS INC.): $575 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Jefferies and Nomura; $70 million revolver (B1/B); $345 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $160 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Ares Management LP from Summit Partners; Agoura Hills, Calif., owner of independent freestanding veterinary hospitals.

NGB HOME: $325 million credit facility; GE Capital and Jefferies; $35 million revolver; $200 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $90 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 925 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 102, 101; help fund Nielsen Bainbridge Inc.’s acquisition of the Home Decor Cos., combined company renamed NGB Home; manufacturer of products for the custom and ready-made framing market and home décor company.

NN INC.: $450 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America (left on term loan) and KeyBanc (left on revolver); $100 million five-year asset-based revolver; $350 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Autocam Corp., refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Johnson City, Tenn., manufacturer of high-precision metal bearing components, industrial plastic and rubber products and precision metal components.

PENN ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CORP.: $645 million credit facility (B1/BB); Credit Suisse and RBS Citizens; $75 million revolver; $220 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; $350 million seven-year euro equivalent first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Euribor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Profil and refinance existing debt; Danboro, Pa., manufacturer of highly engineered specialty fasteners.

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP.: $505 million of bank debt (B1/BB); Barclays; $100 million add-on revolver due June 7, 2018; $130 million fungible U.S. term B due June 7, 2020 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; €205 million term B due June 7, 2020 talked at Euribor plus 325 bps, 1% floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Chemtura AgroSolutions from Chemtura Corp.; Miami-based producer of high-technology specialty chemical products and provider of technical services.

PREFERRED PROPPANTS (PREFERRED SANDS LLC): $350 million six-year first-lien term loan (B3/B+) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 hard call for two years; Jefferies and KKR Capital; help refinance existing capital structure; Radnor, Pa., supplier of frac sand.

PRESTIGE BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.: $720 million seven-year senior secured incremental term B (B1/BB) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and RBC; help fund acquisition 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.

REGENT ENERGY GROUP LTD.: Roughly $500 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs (left on first-lien), Deutsche Bank (left on second-lien), Morgan Stanley and Jefferies; $75 million revolver; $301 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; C$140 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan at 10¼% fixed-rate; help fund buyout by Advent International; Nisku, Alberta-based oil recovery company.

SAFE-GUARD (SG ACQUISITION INC.): $225 million credit facility (B3/B); Credit Suisse; $15 million revolver; $210 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; specialty insurance company.

TRAVELPORT LUXCO: $2.4 billion credit facility (B3/B-); Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; $100 million five-year revolver; $2.3 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing capital structure; Atlanta-based provider of transaction processing services to the travel industry.

VERTELLUS SPECIALTIES INC.: $475 million of term loans; UBS; $335 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $55 million seven-year first-lien delayed-draw term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance notes and fund an acquisition; Indianapolis-based provider of specialty chemicals.

VISANT CORP.: $875 million credit facility (BB-); Credit Suisse; $100 million revolver; $775 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank debt; Armonk, N.Y., marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetic and personal care sampling and packaging, and educational and trade publishing segments.

On The Horizon

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP.: $2.9 billion of new bank debt (Ba1/BB+); Bank of America, MUFG Union Bank, Scotia Bank, BNP Paribas and JPMorgan; $575 million five-year term A-2 expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.825 billion seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $500 million five-year performance letter-of-credit facility; help fund acquisition of URS Corp.; Los Angeles-based engineering design firm.

ANSWERS CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from Summit Partners, TA Associates and founder shareholders; St. Louis-based provider of cloud-based services that enhance customer acquisition and brand engagement.

ARMORED AUTOGROUP INC.: New credit facility; Danbury, Conn., manufacturer and marketer of automotive appearance, performance, and do-it-yourself A/C recharge products sold under iconic brands.

CLUBCORP: $250 million of add-on senior secured term loan debt; help fund acquisition of Sequoia Golf; Dallas-based owner and operator of private golf and country clubs, business, sports, and alumni clubs.

DOLLAR TREE INC.: $6.65 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, RBC, and U.S. Bank; $1.25 billion revolver; $5.4 billion term loan; help fund acquisition of Family Dollar Stores Inc.; Chesapeake, Va., discount store operator.

FLEETCOR: $3.785 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $1 billion revolver A; $35 million revolver B; $1.7 billion term A; $1.05 billion term B; help fund acquisition of Comdata Inc. from Ceridian LLC; Norcross, Ga., provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products to businesses.

FTD COS. INC.: $130 million term A due July 17, 2018 expected with grid of Libor plus 150 bps to 250 bps based on leverage; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Liberty Interactive Corp.’s Provide Commerce floral and gifting businesses; Downers Grove, Ill., floral and gifting company.

GFI HOLDCO INC.: $225 million five-year senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Jefferies; fund acquisition of GFI Group’s wholesale brokerage and clearing businesses; New York-based provider of trading technologies and support services.

HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS: $375 million five-year term loan; fund acquisition of TouchNet Information Systems Inc.; Princeton, N.J., payment processor and a provider of merchant business solutions.

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, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman, Jefferies and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of tw telecom; Broomfield, Colo., fiber-based communications services.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; RBC, Capital One, Deutsche Bank, SunTrust and U.S. Bank; 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.: $250 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Screenvision; Centennial, Colo., based integrated media company.

PIKE CORP.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Keybanc and SunTrust; $100 million revolver; $290 million first-lien term loan; $150 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners and J. Eric Pike; Mount Airy, N.C., specialty construction and engineering firm.

PGT INDUSTRIES INC.: $235 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and KeyBanc; $35 million revolver; $200 million term loan; help fund acquisition of CGI Windows & Doors Holdings Inc. from Cortec Group Fund IV LP, refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; North Venice, Fla., manufacturer and supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: $2.085 billion in senior secured incremental bank debt; Bank of America, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $1.735 billion seven-year incremental term loan expected at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $350 million five-year incremental revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund acquisition of Bally Technologies Inc.; New York-based developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for gaming and lottery markets.

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 expected at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps based on loan to value ratio; up to $75 million first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps based on loan to value ratio, 101 soft call; up to $90 million second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, non-call one, 103, 101; 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.

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

SUNRISE COAL LLC: New financing; PNC Bank; fund the acquisition of Vectren Fuels Inc. from Vectren Corp.; Terre Haute, Ind., coal producer.

SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC./TECOMET: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund merger of Symmetry Medical’s OEM Solutions business with Tecomet; contract manufacturing, engineering and metal fabrication technology company.

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.

TIPTREE FINANCIAL INC.: $140 million secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $90 million revolver; $50 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Fortegra Financial Corp.; New York-based diversified holding company that operates in the insurance and insurance services, specialty finance, asset management and real estate segments.

U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP.: $530 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; $25 million five-year revolver; $505 million six-year first-lien term loan; refinance existing debt; Los Angeles-based competitive local exchange carrier.

VISTA OUTDOOR INC.: $750 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $400 million five-year revolver; $350 million term loan; help fund its spin-off of sporting group from Alliant Techsystems Inc.; Utah-based outdoor recreation products company.

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.

WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank and Barclays; help fund buyout by Energy Capital Partners from Waste Management Inc.; Hampton, New Hampshire, owner and operator of waste-to-energy facilities and our independent power-producing facilities.

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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