High Yield Calendar: $600 million being marketed

Aug. 11 Week

XPO LOGISTICS, INC.: $500 million senior notes due 2019 (B1/B-); Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (joint); Rule 144A and Regulation S for life; callable after two years at par plus 50% of the coupon; two-year 40% equity clawback; 101% poison put; to fund the acquisition of New Breed Logistics; asset-light provider of transportation logistics services, based in Greenwich, Conn.; price talk 7 7/8% to 8 1/8%; books close 10 a.m. ET Thursday, pricing thereafter.

ROOSTER ENERGY LTD.: $100 million senior secured notes due 2019 (Caa1/CCC+); Imperial Capital LLC (sole books), Cowen & Co. (co); Rule 144A and Regulation S with contingent registration rights; callable after two years at par plus 75% of the coupon, with premium declining ratably every six months; to refinance debt, to fund the cash portion of acquisition of Morrison Well Services, LLC and for general corporate purposes; Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

On The Horizon

ACTUANT ELECTRICAL: $60 million senior subordinated notes; also $150 million credit facility led by RBC Capital Markets and NXT Capital; to help fund the buyout of the company by Sentinel Capital Partners from Actuant Corp.; Actuant Electrical is a Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based provider of products for the retail do-it-yourself, marine, industrial OEM and wholesale electrical markets.

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. $1.6 billion senior notes: $800 million eight-year notes and $800 million 10-year notes; also $1,825,000,000 bank loan via BofA Merrill Lynch, MUFG Union Bank, Scotia Bank, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; to fund the acquisition of URS Corp., expected to close in October 2012, and to refinance debt at Aecom and URS; Aecom is a Los Angeles-based engineering design firm; URS is a San Francisco-based provider of engineering, construction and technical services.

AK STEEL: $700 million bridge loan expected to be taken out by equity and unsecured debt securities; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; to fund the acquisition of Severstal North America’s integrated steelmaking assets in Dearborn, Mich., expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014; West Chester, Ohio-based producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products.

ALBEA: $150 million five-year senior secured PIK toggle notes (expected ratings Caa2/CCC); JPMorgan, BofA Merrill Lynch (joint); non-callable for one year; to fund a dividend; Gennevilliers, France-based personal care products company.

BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: High-yield notes backing the acquisition of Cbeyond, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $323 million, expected to close before the end of November 2014; Jefferies LLC to lead the bonds (PNC Capital Markets and Jefferies provided committed financing for the acquisition); Birch Communications is an Atlanta-based a provider of business focused communications, cloud and managed services; Cbeyond is an Atlanta-based IT infrastructure provider; timing of bond deal to be determined.

BUENA VISTA GAMING AUTHORITY: $220 million eight-year senior secured notes; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, BofA Merrill Lynch (joint); Rule 144A and Regulation S for life; callable in four years at par plus 50% of the coupon; annual mandatory redemption offer of 50% of available funds starting at 103; 101% poison put; to fund construction of the Buenavue Casino; Ione, Calif.-based tribal gaming firm.

CBS OUTDOOR AMERICAS INC.: $715 million bridge loan to bonds (bond size could be reduced by issuance of new equity and/or cash on hand); Wells Fargo Securities LLC; to fund acquisition of certain outdoor advertising businesses from Van Wagner Communications LLC, expected to close in early 2015; New York-based out-of-home media company.

CIT GROUP INC. Up to $2 billion of new debt to fund its merger with IMB Holdco LLC, the parent company of OneWest Bank NA, a privately owned regional bank based in Pasadena, Calif.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is serving as financial adviser to CIT. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is representing IMB; CIT is a New York-based bank holding company.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $140 million one-year senior unsecured bridge loan, pricing 10 7/8%, in connection with its acquisition of Enventis Corp., expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2014; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Wells Fargo Securities LLC and RBS Securities Inc.; Mattoon, Ill.-based provider of advanced communications services.

DOLLAR TREE, INC.: $2.8 billion of unsecured notes and $5.64 billion bank debt to help finance the acquisition of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. expected to close early 2015; JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, Royal Bank of Canada and U.S. Bank, has provided committed financing; Dollar Tree is a Chesapeake, Va.-based discount store operator. Family Dollar is a Matthews, N.C.-based chain of discount stores; expected post-Labor Day business.

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $1.9 billion senior notes backed by bridge; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; to fund the acquisition of AT&T Inc.’s wireline business and statewide fiber network in Connecticut; Stamford, Conn.-based wireline telecommunications provider; expected during the second or third quarter of 2014.

GANNETT CO. INC.: $650 million to $675 million of new seven- and 10-year senior notes; to help fund the acquisition of full ownership of Cars.com, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014; Gannett is a McLean, Va.-based media and marketing solutions company; Cars.com is a Chicago-based digital company in the automotive space.

JUPITER RESOURCES LTD.: $1,125,000,000 eight-year senior notes; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, TD Securities, RBC Capital Markets, Barclays, Goldman Sachs & Co., UBS Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Nomura (joint); Rule 144A and Regulation S for life; callable after three years at par plus 75% of the coupon; three-year 40% equity clawback; 101% poison put; to fund the acquisition of Bighorn from Encana; private Canadian exploration and production company; expected post Labor Day business.

MILESTONE AVIATION GROUP LTD. $350 million senior notes due 2017; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc., Huntington Investment Co., Jefferies LLC; Rule 144A and Regulation S; to pay down secured debt, with any remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes; Dublin-based helicopter leasing company; pricing early in the Aug. 4 week.

NINE WEST HOLDINGS INC.: $455 million senior unsecured bridge loan or senior notes; also $720 million credit facility launched Feb. 14, including a $445 million term loan and $300 million unsecured term loan led by Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Jefferies Finance LLC and MCS Capital Markets LLC and $300 million asset-based revolver led by Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch; to help fund the buyout of parent company Jones Group Inc. by Sycamore Partners; marketer and wholesaler of apparel, footwear and accessories.

PROSPECTOR OFFSHORE DRILLING SA: $100 million five-year second-lien bonds via subsidiary Prospector Finance II Sarl; DNB Markets, Pareto Securities, Swedbank (joint); proceeds along with funds from $270 million loan to fully finance the delivery of Prospector 5 drilling rig, which is expected to occur in early June, to refinance existing debt secured by the Prospector 1 drilling rig and for general corporate purposes; Luxembourg-based drilling contractor.

SAFEWAY INC.: $1,625,000,000 senior secured notes and $9.45 billion credit facility; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, US Bank, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.; to fund the buyout of Safeway, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014; Pleasanton, Calif.-based food and drug retailer.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP. $3.45 billion notes backed by a one-year bridge loan led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC: $750 million senior secured notes, $2.2 billion eight-year senior unsecured notes and $500 million 10-year senior unsecured notes; also $2,085,000,000 bank debt led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; to help fund the acquisition of Bally Technologies Inc. for about $5.1 billion, including about $1.8 billion of net debt, expected to close in early 2015; Scientific Games is a New York-based developer of technology-based gaming products and services; Bally Technologies is a Las Vegas-based provider of gaming products and services.

SILVERLEAF RESORTS, INC.: $175 million senior secured notes due 2019; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; non-callable for three years; to pre-fund development of vacation ownership inventory, to refinance a portion of the company’s existing debt, to pay a dividend to the sponsor; Dallas-based resort operator.

STEEL DYNAMICS INC. $1 billion high-yield notes: $500 million seven-year notes and $500 million 10-year notes; Goldman Sachs & Co.; to fund the purchase of Severstal Columbus LLC, a technologically advanced mini-mill in Mississippi, from OAO Severstal, expected to close by the end of 2014; Steel Dynamics is a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based steel producer and metals recycler.

TRAVELPORT LUXCO: $500 million senior unsecured bridge loan which may be replaced by or exchanged for high-yield bonds; also $2.4 billion credit facility via Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. scheduled to launch at an Aug. 4 bank meeting; to refinance the first- and second-lien term loans and some of the senior floating-rate notes due 2016, 13 7/8% senior notes due 2016, 11 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2016, 11 7/8% dollar senior subordinated notes due 2016 and 10 7/8% senior subordinated euro notes due 2016 issued by Travelport LLC and Travelport Holdings, Inc.; Atlanta-based provider of transaction processing services to the travel industry.

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC. $12.35 billion notes: $2.75 billion senior secured notes backed by a one-year secured bridge loan priced at Libor plus 425 bps with a 1% Libor floor, and $9.6 billion senior unsecured notes backed by a one-year unsecured bridge priced at Libor plus 550 bps with a 1% Libor floor; also $7 billion term loans; Barclays, RBC, MUFG, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., DNB Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. are joint lead arrangers and bookrunners on the term loans and bridge loans; to fund its proposed exchange offer for the common stock of Allergan Inc., expected to go before Allergan shareholders on Aug. 15, 2014; Valeant is a specialty pharmaceutical company with U.S. headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J., and international headquarters in Laval, Quebec; Allergan is an Irvine, Calif.-based pharmaceutical company.

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: $3.25 billion bonds and bank debt; Morgan Stanley; to fund the acquisition of Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s enterprise business; Lincolnshire, Ill.-based printing technologies company.

Started Aug. 11: XPO LOGISTICS; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank.

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