Bank Loan Calendar: $20.2715 billion deals being marketed

September Bank Meetings

ABRA AUTO BODY & GLASS: Bank meeting Sept. 3; $475 million credit facility; Bank of America, GE Capital, Deutsche Bank and Nomura; $70 million revolver; $275 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan, price talk Libor plus 400 to 425 bps with a 1% Libor floor at 99 to 99.5; $130 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan, price talk Libor plus 750 bps with 1% Libor floor at 99; help fund recently completed buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC and senior management from Palladium Equity Partners LLC; Brooklyn Park, Minn., provider of vehicle damage repair services.

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP.: Bank meeting Sept. 4; $1.2625 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba1/BB+); Bank of America, MUFG Union Bank, Scotia Bank, BNP Paribas and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of URS Corp.; Los Angeles-based engineering design firm.

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD.: Bank meeting Sept. 10; $1.3 billion seven-year term B; UBS, Bank of America, Nomura and Citigroup; fund acquisition of Video Gaming Technologies Inc.; Australia-based provider of gaming services.

BIOPLAN/ARCADE MARKETING: Expected September relaunch; $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+); $145 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/B-); fund the merger of Bioplan and Arcade Marketing; provider of sampling services for the fragrance, cosmetics and skincare segments.

BUREAU VAN DIJK ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING (YELLOW MAPLE HOLDING BV): Bank meeting Sept. 4 in London; €620 million equivalent credit facility; Deutsche Bank, ING, Goldman Sachs and HSBC; €25 million six-year revolver talked at Euribor plus 400 bps; €360 million seven-year term B talked at Euribor plus 425 bps; €160 million equivalent GBP seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps; €75 million equivalent U.S. dollar seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps; fund buyout by EQT from Charterhouse and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Amsterdam-based provider of private company information.

CAPSTONE LOGISTICS LLC: New senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by the Jordan Co.; Peachtree Corners, Ga., performance workgroup partner.

EXGEN TEXAS POWER: Bank meeting Sept. 3; $720 million credit facility; Bank of America; $20 million revolver; $700 million seven-year term B; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend.

HARDWARE HOLDINGS LLC: $155 million seven-year term B (expected ratings Caa2/B-), price talk Libor plus 575 to 600 bps with a 1% Libor floor at 99; Barclays, MCS Capital (joint); fund acquisition of Jones Stephens and refinance existing debt; Cranbury, N.J., distributor of hardware, plumbing and houseware products; commitments due Sept. 17.

PGT INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 4; $235 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Deutsche Bank and KeyBanc; $35 million five-year revolver; $200 million seven-year term B; 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.: Bank meeting Sept. 3; $2.085 billion in senior secured incremental bank debt; Bank of America, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Fifth Third, HSBC and PNC; $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.

TEMPLAR ENERGY LLC: $550 million seven-year senior secured second-lien term loan (B3/B-); Citigroup (administrative agent, left lead arranger), Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Natixis (joint lead arrangers); 1% Libor floor; 102, 101 hard calls in years one and two, respectively; to fund a portion of the company's acquisition of Newfield's Anadarko Basin Granite Wash assets; Oklahoma City-based exploration and production company; commitments due Sept. 12; closing expected Sept. 19.

TNT CRANE (NORTH AMERICAN LIFTING HOLDINGS INC.): Bank meeting Sept. 4; $85 million of fungible incremental senior secured term loans; Macquarie; $65 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1) due November 2020 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor; $20 million incremental second-lien term loan (Caa1) due November 2021 talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor; fund recent acquisitions and pay down revolver; Houston-based provider of lifting services and equipment to customers in the energy and industrial infrastructure end markets.

YORK RISK SERVICES GROUP: Bank meeting Sept. 4; $655 million credit facility; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, RBC, BMO and Nomura; $100 million five-year revolver; $555 million seven-year covenant-light term B; help fund buyout by Onex Corp. from ABRY Partners; Parsippany, N.J., provider of risk management, claims management and managed care services.

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 at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, 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.

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.

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.

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: $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.

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.

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.

On The Horizon

1-800-FLOWERS.COM: New debt financing; JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Harry & David Holdings Inc.; Carle Place, N.Y.-based multi-channel retailer of gifts.

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.

BERLIN PACKAGING LLC: First- and second-lien debt; Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners from Investcorp; Chicago-based supplier of rigid packaging products and services.

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE INC.: $7.25 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $500 million revolver; $6.75 billion term B; help fund acquisition of Tim Hortons Inc.; combined restaurant company to be based in Canada.

CALLON PETROLEUM CO.: $275 million term loan; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of certain undeveloped acreage and oil and gas producing properties located in Midland, Andrews, Martin and Ector Counties, Texas; Natchez, Miss., energy company.

CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE LP: $100 million incremental second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Brookfield Property Partners from DRA Advisors LLC; McLean, Va., provider of sale-leaseback capital to the automotive retail industry.

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.

COMPUWARE CORP.: New debt financing; Jefferies, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC; Detroit-based technology performance company.

CROWN HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Empaque from Heineken NV; Philadelphia-based consumer packaging company.

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.

ENSTAR GROUP INC.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Co. from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina; Hamilton, Bermuda, acquirer and manager of diversified insurance businesses.

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 services.

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.

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.: New bank debt; Barclays, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Prestige Cruises International Inc.; Miami-based cruise company.

OMNITRACS LLC: New debt financing; RBC, Credit Suisse and Guggenheim; help fund acquisition of XRS Corp.; San Diego-based provider of fleet management solutions including software applications, information services, and hardware platforms for private and for-hire fleets.

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.

PLY GEM HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Simonton Windows from Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.; Cary, N.C., manufacturer of exterior building products.

SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES BV: $250 million to $750 million (depending on bond size) incremental seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps at 3x total net leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Schrader from Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; supplier of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management services.

SKILLSOFT LTD.: New debt financing; Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of SumTotal Systems LLC from Vista Equity Partners; Dublin, Ireland, provider of cloud-based learning services.

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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