| COMPUTER SCIENCES GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.: Bank meeting targeted for Oct. 15 for term B; $3.5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BBB); MUFG and RBC; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 | bps; $500 million three-year term A-1 talked at Libor plus 162.5 | bps; $1.25 billion five-year term A-2 talked at Libor plus 175 | bps; $1.25 billion seven-year term B; help fund spin-off from Computer Sciences Corp. and acquisition of SRA; Falls Church, Va., provider of IT services to the U.S. federal government.
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| PLASKOLITE: Bank meeting Oct. 13; $450 million credit facility; Antares Capital and KeyBanc; $40 million five-year revolver; $305 million covenant-light seven-year term loan; $105 million privately-placed second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Charlesbank Capital Partners; Columbus, Ohio, manufacturer of acrylics and other plastic products.
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| AFFORDABLE CARE INC.: $500 million credit facility; Jefferies and Golub Capital; $40 million revolver (B2); $325 million first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 425 | bps to 450 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $135 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Berkshire Partners LLC from American Capital; dental practice management services company.
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| ALLIED SECURITY HOLDINGS LLC (ALLIEDBARTON): $114 million in add-on term loans; Credit Suisse; $84 million add-on covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) due February 2021 at Libor plus 325 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97.5; $30 million add-on covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) due August 2021 at Libor plus 700 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96.5, 101 call protection through Feb. 14, 2016; help fund buyout by Wendel Group from Blackstone; Conshohocken, Pa., security officer services company.
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| APPLE LEISURE GROUP: $510 million credit facility; Jefferies, Credit Suisse and Nomura; $50 million revolver (B1/B+); $330 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 475 | bps to 500 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $130 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 | bps to 900 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; fund a dividend recapitalization; Newton Square, Pa., travel and resort company.
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| ASSUREDPARTNERS INC.: $1.2265 billion credit facility; Bank of America, RBC, Morgan Stanley, Macquarie and Barclays; $127.5 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $762 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 | bps to 475 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; $337 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 900 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96 to 97, non-call one, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from GTCR; Lake Mary, Fla., provider of property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage services.
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| AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (BROADCOM LTD.): $4.75 billion five-year credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup and Wells Fargo; $500 million revolver; $4.25 billion term A at Libor plus 150 | bps to 200 | bps, subject to a ratings-based grid; help fund acquisition of Broadcom Corp. and refinance existing debt facilities; semiconductor company.
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| B&G FOODS INC.: $500 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB+) talked at Libor plus 325 | bps to 350 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Bank of America, RBC, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and BMO; help fund acquisition of the Green Giant and Le Sueur brands from General Mills Inc.; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer, seller and distributor of shelf-stable foods.
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| CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $5.8 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB-); JPMorgan, BNP Paribas and Barclays; $2 billion five-year revolver; $3.8 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 400 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Altice NV and repay existing term loans; Bethpage, N.Y., media and telecommunications company.
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| CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP.: Roughly $2.075 billion secured credit facility (B+); Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and RBC; $200 million revolver; $1.1 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 400 | bps to 425 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; £500 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 | bps to 475 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Amdipharm Mercury Ltd. from Cinven and refinance existing debt; Oakville, Ont., healthcare company focused on legacy pharmaceutical products and orphan drugs.
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| COTY INC./GALLERIA CO.: $2 billion in term loans (Ba1/BBB-); JPMorgan; Barclays and Bank of America; $500 million U.S. term B at Coty talked at Libor plus 300 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $500 million-equivalent euro term B at Coty talked at Euribor plus 300 | bps, 0.75% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1 billion term loan at Galleria talked at Libor plus 300 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5; help fund merger of Coty with Procter & Gamble Co.’s fine fragrance, color cosmetics and hair color businesses; New York-based fragrance manufacturer.
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| COWLITZ TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: $485 million credit facility; Bank of America and KeyBanc; $75 million 4.75-year super-priority revolver; $330 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 850 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98; $80 million five-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 850 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98; fund the development of the Cowlitz Casino Resort; developer and manager of the Cowlitz Casino.
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| DIGICERT: $345 million credit facility; Jefferies (sole on first-lien); $15 million revolver (B1/B-); $220 million first-lien term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $110 million second-lien loan (CCC) that was privately placed; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC from TA Associates; Lehi, Utah, provider of digital certificates.
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| ELLUCIAN: $1.71 billion credit facility (B2/B); Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Barclays, Jefferies, BMO and Deutsche Bank; $150 million five-year revolver; $1.56 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 375 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and Leonard Green Partners from Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity; Fairfax, Va., provider of higher education software and services.
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| ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC: $3.8 billion in bank debt (Ba1/BB); Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Morgan Stanley; $2.8 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $1 billion asset-sale bridge loan at Libor plus 275 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75; help fund acquisition of Par Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc.; Dublin specialty pharmaceutical company.
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| FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS LLC: $375 million credit facility; RBC, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and SunTrust; $50 million ABL revolver; $245 million seven-year first-lien term B (B3/B+) at Libor plus 625 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 95, 101 soft call; $80 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,050 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 94, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Lone Star Funds; Tustin, Calif., building material company.
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| FULLBEAUTY BRANDS: $1.29 billion credit facility; JPMorgan (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien), Jefferies and Deutsche Bank; $125 million ABL revolver; $820 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft all for six months; $345 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 850 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners LLP from Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital; New York-based catalog retailer and online marketplace for plus-size consumers.
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| GREATBATCH LTD.: $1.525 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse (left on term B), M&T Bank (left on revolver and term A) and Keybanc; $200 million five-year revolver; $300 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 325 | bps, OID 99.75; $1.025 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 375 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Lake Region Medical; Frisco, Texas, medical device company.
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| GTT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $450 million credit facility (B2/B+); KeyBanc and SunTrust; $50 million revolver; $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 450 | bps to 475 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund acquisition of One Source Networks; McLean, Va., provider of cloud networking services.
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| HELPSYSTEMS LLC: $465 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Antares; $35 million revolver (B2/B); $300 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 475 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $130 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by H.I.G. Capital from Summit Partners; Eden Prairie, Minn., provider of system & network management, business intelligence, and security & compliance solutions.
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| IDERA INC.: $425 million credit facility; Jefferies, Fifth Street right lead on second-lien; $25 million revolver (B2/B); $300 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 550 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 950 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund the acquisition of Embarcadero Technologies Inc. from Thoma Bravo; Houston-based provider of IT performance monitoring solutions.
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| INTEGRO LTD.: $440 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; $50 million revolver (B); $220 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 475 | bps to 500 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $90 million delayed-draw term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 475 | bps to 500 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $80 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 | bps to 900 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm.
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| JBS USA LLC: $1.2 billion first-lien term loan due August 2022 (Ba1/BB+) at Libor plus 300 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Rabobank; help fund acquisition of Cargill’s U.S.-based pork business; Greeley, Colo., beef, pork and lamb processing company.
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| MEDIMPACT: $350 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 | bps to 450 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; refinance notes; San Diego-based full-service pharmacy benefit management company.
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| MOBILITIE: $250 million credit facility; CIT and TD Securities; fund network growth; Newport Beach, Calif., wireless infrastructure provider.
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| NN INC.: $625 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); KeyBanc, SunTrust and Regions Capital; $100 million five-year revolver; $525 million seven-year covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 475 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Precision Engineered Products Holdings Inc.; Johnson City, Tenn., manufacturer and supplier of high precision metal bearing components, industrial plastic and rubber products and precision metal components.
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| NOVETTA: $325 million credit facility; Jefferies and Societe Generale; $40 million revolver (B2/B); $200 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $85 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by The Carlyle Group from Arlington Capital Partners; McLean, Va., provider of advanced analytics solutions.
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| OM GROUP INC.: $650 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Sumitomo; $75 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B); $450 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including 150 million euro equivalent) (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 550 | bps, 1% floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 950 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Cleveland, Ohio, technology-driven diversified industrial company.
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| PANDA HUMMEL: $705 million in term loans; Goldman Sachs leading term B, ICBC and Investec on term A; $455 million in term B debt (including $75 million delayed-draw) talked at Libor plus 550 | bps to 575 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call three, 102, 101; $250 million 6.5-year term A; fund development of the Panda Hummel power project.
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| PHYSIO-CONTROL INTERNATIONAL INC.: $60 million in incremental senior secured first- and second-lien term loans; Citigroup; $40 million incremental first-lien covenant-light term loan due June 5, 2022 at Libor plus 450 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call through Dec. 5, 2015; $20 million incremental second-lien covenant-light term loan due June 5, 2023 at Libor plus 900 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 93.27, call protection 102 through June 5, 2016, 101 through June 5, 2017; fund acquisition of HeartSine Technologies; Redmond, Wash., developer, manufacturer, seller and servicer of external defibrillator/monitors and emergency medical response products and services.
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| QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP.: $410 million senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $100 million five-year asset-based revolver; $310 million seven-year term B (B2/BB) at Libor plus 525 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 hard call; help fund acquisition of Woodcraft Industries, refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Houston-based supplier of window and door components.
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| QUINCY NEWSPAPERS INC.: $280 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and SunTrust; $30 million five-year revolver (Ba2/BB); $250 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba2/B+) talked at Libor plus 375 | bps to 400 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; fund the acquisition of television stations from Granite Broadcasting Corp. and Malara Broadcast Group and refinance existing debt; Quincy, Ill., media company.
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| RAYCOM TV: $170 million of add-on term loans; Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan; $100 million add-on term A; $70 million add-on covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 300 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of stations from Drewry Communications and Hoak Media; Montgomery, Ala., broadcaster and owner and operator of television stations.
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| SCHUMACHER GROUP: $610 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Jefferies, BMO and Barclays; $75 million revolver (B1/B); $400 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 400 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; $135 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; back already completed acquisition of Schumacher by Onex Corp. and subsequent purchase of Hospital Physician Partners by Schumacher; Lafayette, La., provider of outsourced emergency and hospital medicine clinical staffing services.
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| SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.: $1.9 billion five-year amended and restated senior secured credit facility (BB); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $1.6 billion revolver; $300 million term A; refinance existing credit facility; Marysville, Ohio, marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products.
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| SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.: $960 million credit facility; RBC, CoBank and Fifth Third; $75 million revolver ranging from Libor plus 225 | bps to 300 | bps based on total leverage; $485 million five-year term A ranging from Libor plus 225 | bps to 300 | bps based on total leverage; $400 million seven-year delayed-draw term A-2 ranging from Libor plus 250 | bps to 325 | bps based on total leverage; fund acquisition of Ntelos Holdings Corp. and refinance existing debt; Edinburg, Va.-based provider of telecommunications services.
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| SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC.: $655 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Barclays and Citigroup; $60 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $445 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 | bps to 450 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $150 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 875 | bps to 900 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Kelso & Co. from Thoma Bravo and founder Harvey Najim; San Antonio, Texas, provider of data center-focused technology integration services.
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| SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC (JDA HOLDING LLC): $350 million seven-year first-lien term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 500 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; refinance debt and fund a dividend; Alpharetta, Ga., wholesale distributor of landscape supplies for green industry professionals, including irrigation supplies.
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| STAPLES INC.: $5.75 billion credit facility; Barclays, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and HSBC; $3 billion five-year asset-based revolver; $2.75 billion six-year senior secured covenant-light term B (Baa2/BBB) at Libor plus 275 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Office Depot Inc.; Framingham, Mass., retailer of office supplies.
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| SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $250 million senior secured term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 700 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; Jefferies; help fund acquisition of R-Tech Ueno; Bethesda, Md., pharmaceutical company.
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| TECHNICOLOR: €375 million-equivalent incremental term loan ($200 million tranche and €197 million tranche) talked at Libor/Euribor plus 400 | bps, 1% floor, OID 99 to 99.5; Goldman Sachs; help fund the acquisition of the Connected Devices division of Cisco and The Mill; France-based technology company focused on the media and entertainment sector.
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| UNIVERSAL FIBER SYSTEMS LLC: $240 million credit facility; BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs; $35 million revolver (B1); $165 million first-lien term loan (B1) at Libor plus 550 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $40 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 950 | bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by H.I.G. Capital; Bristol, Va., manufacturer of high-performance, specialty synthetic fibers for segments of the commercial carpet, transportation carpet, and specialty textile industries.
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| ALBERTSONS COS. INC.: New senior secured credit facility; $4 billion ABL facility; term loan; refinance existing debt; Boise, Idaho, food and drug retailer.
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| ALJ REGIONAL HOLDINGS INC.: $125 million credit facility; Cerberus Business Finance; $30 million revolver; $95 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Phoenix Color Corp. from Visant Corp. and refinance outstanding obligations; expected close by Oct. 5; provider of business process outsourcing and co-sourced services to the health-care, utility, toll and transportation industries and a provider of multiple finishing products for the commercial, retail and home builder markets.
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| ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS: New senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and BMO; help fund buyout by BDT Capital Partners LLC from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan; Ripon, Wis., designer, manufacturer and marketer of commercial laundry equipment.
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| BELK INC.: $3.175 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Nomura and RBC leading first-lien, RBC, Wells Fargo and Bank of America leading ABL, GSO Capital providing second-lien; $800 million asset-based revolver; $1.775 billion first-lien term loan; $600 million second-lien term loan privately placed; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; Charlotte, N.C., department store company.
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| DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR: $2.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Atmel Corp.; London-based provider of highly integrated standard and custom mixed-signal integrated circuits.
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| EBAY ENTERPRISE: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Permira, Sterling Partners and Longview Asset Management; King of Prussia, Pa., provider of retail-optimized commerce solutions, order management, fulfillment, customer care and marketing solutions.
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| ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP.: $635 million incremental seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 300 | bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of Rural/Metro Corp.; Greenwood Village, Colo., provider of health-care related services.
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| FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley, UBS, HSBC, Bank of America and Citigroup; help fund buyout by Blackstone and Corsair Capital from TA Associates; New York-based asset management firm.
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| GRAY TELEVISION INC.: New senior secured debt; help fund acquisition of all television and radio stations of Schurz Communications Inc.; Atlanta-based television broadcast company.
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| KONECRANES TEREX PLC: $1.65 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $750 million in two revolvers; $900 million term loan (including up to €450 million tranche); help fund merger of Terex Corp. and Konecranes plc and refinance existing debt; diversified equipment manufacturer and lifting solutions.
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| KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC.: $1.35 billion in covenant-light term loans; Credit Suisse, Nomura Securities and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Arizona Chemical Holdings Corp.; Houston-based producer of engineered polymers and styrenic block copolymers.
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| LANNETT CO.: $1.285 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, RBC and Citigroup; $1.16 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 425 | bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 425 | bps; help fund acquisition of Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Philadelphia-based generic pharmaceutical company.
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| LUMENIS LTD.: $160 million credit facility; $140 million in long-term loans; $20 million working capital facility; help fund buyout by XIO Group; Israel-based energy-based medical company for surgical, ophthalmology and aesthetic applications.
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| LUMILEDS: $1.93 billion credit facility; Bank of China; U.S. dollar and euro term loans; revolver; help fund acquisition of majority interest by GO Scale Capital from Royal Philips; supplier of lighting components to the general illumination, automotive and consumer electronics markets.
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| MEDIA GENERAL INC.: Incremental senior secured term B; RBC and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Meredith Corp.; Richmond, Va., television broadcasting and digital media company.
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| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV: $5.64 billion of senior secured bank debt; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $5.04 billion in five-year covenant-light term B-1 and seven-year covenant-light term B-2 debt; $600 million five-year super-priority revolver expected at Libor plus 200 | bps; help fund acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.; Eindhoven, Netherlands, maker of semiconductors.
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| OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Up to $500 million six-year term loan; Bank of China and China Merchants Bank; help fund buyout by Hua Capital Management Co. Ltd., Citic Capital Holdings Ltd. and GoldStone Investment Co. Ltd.; Santa Clara, Calif., developer of advanced digital imaging solutions.
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| PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP.: New term loan; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Alent plc; Miami-based specialty chemicals company.
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| PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, SunTrust and Macquarie; $50 million revolver; $500 million first-lien term loan; $150 million second-lien term loan; help funds buyout by Siris Capital Group LLC; Atlanta-based provider of collaboration software and services.
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| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC.: $1.857 billion in senior secured covenant-light term B debt; Barclays; five-year term B-1 expected at Libor plus 325 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; seven-year term B-2 expected at Libor plus 350 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of PMC-Sierra Inc.; Woburn, Mass., maker of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors.
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| SOLERA HOLDINGS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $300 million revolver; term loan; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; San Ramon, Calif., provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry.
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| STAMPS.COM: $165 million secured credit facility; Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan; $82.5 million term loan; $82.5 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Endicia from Newell Rubbermaid Inc.; El Segundo, Calif., provider of internet-based postage services.
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| STEINER LEISURE LTD.: $600 million senior secured term loan; GSO Capital; help fund buyout by Catterton; Nassau, Bahamas, provider of spa services, a manufacturer and distributor of skin, body and hair care products and an educator of skills necessary to be a spa professional.
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| TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS INC.: $965 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 300 | bps, 0.75% Libor floor; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of IPC Healthcare Inc.; Knoxville, Tenn., provider of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals.
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| VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Jefferies; help fund buyout by The Carlyle Group from Symantec Corp.; Mountain View, Calif., provider of storage and server management software solutions.
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