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Published on 6/5/2017 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $61.2128 billion deals being marketed

June Bank Meetings

AMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS (AAC HOLDINGS INC.): Bank meeting June 6; $265 million senior secured credit facilities; Credit Suisse; $55 million revolver; $210 million six-year first-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Brentwood, Tenn., provider of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment services.

COVERIS HOLDINGS SA: Conference call June 7; $510 million first-lien term loan due June 2024; Goldman Sachs; also €402 million first-lien term loan due June 2024; amend and extend; expected closing mid-June; Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of packaging solutions and coated film technologies.

DHX MEDIA LTD.: Bank meeting June 8; $510 million credit facilities; RBC and Jefferies; $30 million revolver; $480 million term B; help fund acquisition of the entertainment division of Iconix Brand Group Inc. (80% controlling interest in Peanuts and 100% of Strawberry Shortcake) and refinance existing debt; Halifax, Nova Scotia, children’s content and brands company.

EXELA TECHNOLOGIES: $625 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/B+); RBC, Credit Suisse, Natixis and KKR; $100 million revolver; $525 million term loan; help fund creation through merger of Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, SourceHOV LLC and Novitex Holdings Inc.; solutions provider for financial technology and business services.

PDC BRANDS: New term loans; Nomura; first-lien term B; second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners from Yellow Wood Partners; Stamford, Conn., beauty and personal care products company.

SURGERY CENTER HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting June 7; $1.365 billion senior secured credit facilities; Jefferies and KKR; $75 million five-year revolver; $1.29 billion seven-year senior secured covenant-light term loan; help fund acquisition of National Surgical Healthcare from Irving Place Capital and refinance existing term loan; Nashville, Tenn., healthcare services company.

SWITCH LTD.: Bank meeting June 8; $950 million credit facilities; BMO, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $450 million revolver; $500 million covenant-light term B; Las Vegas-based developer and operator of data centers.

WIDEOPENWEST FINANCE LLC: Conference call June 6; $2.355 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help refinance term loan and notes; Englewood, Colo., provider of data, video and telephone services.

ZELIS HEALTHCARE: Bank meeting June 6; $350 million of credit facilities (B+); SunTrust; $25 million revolver; $325 million term B; refinance existing debt; Bedminster, N.J., healthcare information technology company and provider of end-to-end healthcare claims cost management and payments solutions.

Upcoming Closings

AGS: $480 million credit facilities (B2/B+); Jefferies and Macquarie; $30 million five-year revolver; $450 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing term loan, repay certain seller notes and put cash on the balance sheet; Las Vegas-based designer and manufacturer of gaming products for the casino floor.

AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.: Closing expected June 14; $735 million senior secured term B due Oct. 10, 2021 talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, ICBC and US Bank; repricing; Fort Worth, Texas-based airline company.

AMERICAN RENAL HOLDINGS INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/B+); SunTrust; $100 million revolver; $440 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5; refinance existing credit facilities; Beverly, Mass., provider of dialysis services.

AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS: $450 million in term loans; Bank of America, BMO, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; $325 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout company by Platinum Equity; Mesa, Ariz., provider of road safety cameras and toll and violations management solutions.

ASCENSUS INC.: $25 million covenant-light incremental first-lien term loan (B2/B+) due December 2022 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call through Aug. 3; Credit Suisse; fund a tuck-in acquisition; Dresher, Pa., service provider of retirement and college savings plans.

ATKINS NUTRITIONALS INC.: $275 million credit facilities (BB-); Barclays and Goldman Sachs; $75 million five-year revolver; $200 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; expected closing June 12 week; help fund combination of Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. with Atkins under a new holding company, Simply Good Foods Co.; Denver-based developer, marketer and seller of nutritional foods and snacking products.

BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES: $3.325 billion senior secured credit facilities (B3/B); Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Natixis, ING, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale; $500 million five-year revolver; $2.825 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Safway Group from Odyssey Investment Partners; Kennesaw, Ga., provider of specialized services to energy, industrial and infrastructure customers.

CBS RADIO: $500 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; refinance Entercom debt in connection with merger of CBS Radio and Entercom; Philadelphia-based radio broadcasting company.

CENTURYLINK: $10 billion senior secured credit facilities (Ba3/BBB-/BB+); Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, RBC, MUFG, Wells Fargo, Mizuho and SunTrust; $2 billion revolver; $2 billion in term A debt; $6 billion covenant-light term B due January 2025 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Level 3 Communications Inc.; Monroe, La., communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company.

CHG HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: Expected closing June 8; $1.12 billion term loan (B1/B) due June 2023 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies; repricing; Salt Lake City-based health care staffing firm.

CINEMARK USA INC.: $664 million covenant-light term B due May 8, 2022 talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; repricing; Plano, Texas, motion picture exhibitor.

CITYMD: $255 million credit facilities (B3/B-); Credit Suisse and SunTrust; $30 million revolver; $225 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus; urgent care provider in the New York Metro area.

CONVERGEONE HOLDINGS CORP.: $430 million seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo and Natixis; refinance existing debt; Eagan, Minn., provider of communications solutions.

DIVERSITECH: $495 million credit facilities; RBC (left on first-lien), Barclays (left on second-lien), Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $325 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Permira from Jordan Co.; Duluth, Ga., manufacturer of components and products related to the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.

EAGLECLAW MIDSTREAM VENTURES LLC: $1.35 billion senior secured credit facilities; Jefferies; $100 million super-priority revolver; $1.25 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/B+/BB) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Blackstone; Midland, Texas, midstream operator.

ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD.: New credit facilities; Bank of America and HSBC; $100 million revolver (B1/B); $50 million capex/acquisition facility (B1/B); $720 million seven-year first-lien term loan B (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call; £160 million seven-year first-lien term loan B (B1/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 0% floor, 101 soft call; €213.7 million seven-year first-lien term loan B (B1/B) at Euribor plus 325 bps, 0% floor, 101 soft call; privately placed second-lien term loan; help fund the acquisition of Exova Group plc and refinance debt; UK-based materials testing and product qualification testing provider.

ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP (EIG INVESTORS CORP.): $1.697 billion first-lien term loan due February 2023 talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on new money and extended commitments, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and Societe Generale; refinance existing term loans; Burlington, Mass., provider of cloud-based platform solutions designed to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed online.

FIRST DATA CORP.: $3.733 billion first-lien term loan (including $1 billion incremental) due July 10. 2022 talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, OID 99.75 on incremental, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse and KKR; repricing and refinance euro term loans; Atlanta-based provider of payment processing solutions.

FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS: $1.002 billion in term loans; RBC and SunTrust; $795 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.875, 101 soft call for six months; $207 million privately placed eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (B-) at Libor plus 750 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Stone Point Capital and KKR from Centerbridge Partners, Summit Partners and Polaris Partners; New York-based partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms.

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP: $1.49 billion credit facilities (Baa3/BB-/BB+); Deutsche Bank; $90 million 4.5-year revolver; $1.4 billion five-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps at 3x consolidated leverage and to Libor plus 225 bps at 2x consolidated leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition by Softbank Group Corp.; New York-based alternative asset management firm.

GROCERY OUTLET (GOBP HOLDINGS INC.): $529 million senior secured covenant-light term B due October 2021 talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; repricing; Emeryville, Calif., grocery store operator.

GYPSUM MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLY INC. (GYP HOLDINGS III CORP.): $578 million covenant-light first-lien term loan (including $100 million incremental) (B3) due April 1, 2023 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing and extension and repay ABL borrowings; Tucker, Ga., distributor of wallboard, acoustical products and other specialty building materials.

HELP/SYSTEMS LLC: $346 million first-lien term loan due October 2021 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; Eden Prairie, Minn., provider of system & network management, business intelligence, and security & compliance solutions.

HYLAND SOFTWARE INC.: $760 million in bank debt; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and UBS; $60 million incremental revolver (B1/B); $490 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1/B) due July 2022 at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $210 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition of Perceptive Software from Lexmark International Inc.; Westlake, Ohio, enterprise content-management software developer.

IMAGINE! PRINT SOLUTIONS LLC: $485 million in senior secured term loans; RBC and Societe Generale; $375 million five-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $110 million six-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing term B and fund a special dividend; Minneapolis-based provider of printed in-store marketing solutions.

INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS OPERATING CORP.: $600 million credit facilities (BB-); Jefferies and JPMorgan; $50 million 4.5-year super-senior revolver; $550 million five-year senior secured first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing bank debt and general corporate purposes, including fleet renewal and growth; New York-based tanker company.

KMG CHEMICALS INC.: $600 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/B+); KeyBanc, HSBC and JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver; $550 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Flowchem from Arsenal Capital Partners, refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Fort Worth, Texas, producer and distributor of specialty chemicals.

MASERGY COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $346 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies; repricing; Plano, Texas, provider of hybrid networking, managed security and cloud communications solutions.

MEDICAL SOLUTIONS: $310 million senior secured credit facilities; UBS, Morgan Stanley and Sun Trust; $35 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $200 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $75 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection1 102, 101; help fund buyout by TPG Growth from Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co.; Omaha, Neb., provider of healthcare staffing solutions for hospitals.

MISYS LTD.: Expected closing June 12 week; roughly $6.16 billion senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley (left on U.S. term B), Citigroup (left on euro term B), Barclays (left on second-lien), Macquarie and Nomura; $400 million five-year revolver (B2/NA/BB+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor; $3.582 billion seven-year first-lien term B (B2/NA/BB+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; €850 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/NA/BB+) at Euribor plus 325 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1.245 billion eight-year second-lien loan (Caa2/NA/BB-) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of DH Corp. and refinance existing debt; London-based provider of financial services software.

MULTIPLAN INC.: $3.2 billion term B due June 7, 2023 at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps when consolidated first-lien debt to consolidated EBITDA is 3.75x, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and Goldman Sachs; repricing; New York-based provider of health care cost management solutions.

NEUSTAR INC.: $1.65 billion in term loans; Bank of America (left on first-lien), UBS (left on second-lien), Jefferies, Credit Suisse, Mizuho, Societe Generale and Angel Island Capital; $350 million 2.5-year first-lien term B-1 (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $975 million seven-year first-lien term B-2 (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $325 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Golden Gate Capital; Sterling, Va., provider of real-time information services.

NORTH AMERICAN BANCARD (NAB HOLDINGS LLC): $640 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, RBC and Jefferies; help fund acquisition of Total Merchant Services Inc. and refinance existing debt; Troy, Mich., merchant acquirer for payment processing.

PENN ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CORP.: $540 million seven-year term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; also €118 million seven-year term C (BB) talked at Euribor plus 275 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; fund an acquisition; Danboro, Pa., manufacturer of highly engineered specialty fasteners.

PLASMAN GROUP: $325 million senior secured term B (Caa1/B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5 to 99, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; repay existing debt and fund a one-time dividend to shareholders; Windsor, Ont., full-service supplier of Class A automotive exterior trim, fascia and precision components and systems to OEMs.

RACKSPACE HOSTING INC.: Expected closing June 21; $2.095 billion senior secured covenant-light term B due Nov. 3, 2023 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBC and Credit Suisse; repricing and general corporate purposes, including to help fund potential acquisition of TriCore; San Antonio-based managed cloud company.

ROUGH COUNTRY: $310 million credit facilities; Golub leading first-lien; $20 million revolver (B2/B); $205 million covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million privately placed second-lien term loan led by Carlyle Private Credit; help fund buyout by Gridiron Capital from Audax Private Equity; Dyersburg, Tenn., supplier of aftermarket suspension lift kits and components to the off road SUV and light truck enthusiast market.

SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.: $1.3 billion credit facilities; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas; $150 million super-priority revolver (BB); $870 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $280 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity from ABRY Partners; Dallas-based provider of advanced inmate communications, investigative technologies and information management solutions to the corrections industry.

SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $544.8 term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo; repricing; Grand Prairie, Texas, regional theme park company.

SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.: Closing expected June 12 week; $560 million senior secured credit facilities (B1/B); Citigroup, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and RBC; $160 million five-year revolver; $400 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Uniwheels AG; Southfield, Mich., manufacturer of aluminum wheels for passenger cars and light-duty vehicles.

SUPERVALU INC.: Expected closing June 8; $840 million seven-year covenant-light senior secured term B (including $315 million delayed-draw) (Ba3/BB-/BB) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, RBC, Barclays, Credit Suisse, BMO and Citigroup; refinance existing term B and help fund acquisition of Unified Grocers Inc.; Eden Prairie, Minn., supermarket operator and wholesale grocery distributor.

TKC HOLDINGS INC.: $170 million incremental term loans; Jefferies (left on first-lien) and KKR (left on second-lien; $115 million incremental first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $55 million incremental second-lien term loan (Caa2) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, call protection 102, 101; fund a dividend; St. Louis-based provider of commissary, food service and related technology products to the corrections industry, and a provider of in-room coffee service to hotels and motels.

TRC COS. INC.: $385 million credit facilities (B2/B); UBS, Barclays and Citizens; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $325 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital LLC; Windsor, Conn., engineering, environmental consulting and construction management firm.

UNITYMEDIA FINANCE LLC: $620 million covenant-light term B (Ba3) due September 2025 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, ING, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, RBC and Scotia; refinance notes; Germany-based cable TV and broadband company.

USIC HOLDINGS INC.: $673 million first-lien term loan (including $40 million incremental) (B2/B) due December 2023 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.875, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; repricing and add cash to the balance sheet; Indianapolis-based provider of underground utility locating services.

VIRTU FINANCIAL INC.: Expected closing late June; $1.15 billion 4.5-year senior secured term B (Ba2/B+/BB-) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.875, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of KCG Holdings Inc. and refinance debt; New York-based technology-enabled market maker and liquidity provider to the financial markets.

On The Horizon

ALIPAY (ANT FINANCIAL): $1.85 billion senior secured term loan; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of MoneyGram; China-based mobile payment platform.

AVANTOR: $5.5 billion senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Jefferies and JPMorgan; $5 billion in U.S. and euro first-lien term loans; up to $500 million revolver; help fund acquisition of VWR International LLC; Center Valley, Pa., supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries.

BROADCOM LTD.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems Inc.; San Jose, Calif., and Singapore-based designer, developer and supplier of semiconductor devices.

CAPCO: New debt financing; Barclays, Credit Suisse, BMO, HSBC and Natixis; help fund acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) of a majority interest in the company from FIS; provider of business, digital and technology consulting services for the financial services industry.

DUBAI AEROSPACE ENTERPRISE LTD.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of AWAS from Terra Firma Capital Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board; Dubai-based aerospace company.

HAWK HOLDING CO. LLC: $1.796 billion credit facilities; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and U.S. Bank (only on first-lien); $196.25 million senior secured revolver; $1.235 billion first-lien secured term loan; $365 million second-lien secured term loan; help fund acquisition of Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc. by Aspen Skiing Co. LLC and KSL Capital Partners LLC; mountain resort and adventure company.

IDERA: New debt financing; Jefferies; recapitalization in connection with HGGC becoming the controlling investor; Houston-based provider of software tools for databases.

INC RESEARCH HOLDINGS INC.: Roughly $3.1 billion credit facilities; Credit Suisse; $2.6 billion term B; roughly $500 million senior secured cash flow revolver; refinance existing debt in connection with merger with inVentiv Health Inc.; Raleigh, N.C.-based contract research organization.

LUMOS NETWORKS CORP.: $535 million senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $485 million first-lien term loan; $50 million revolver; help fund acquisition by EQT, refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Waynesboro, Va., provider of fiber-based data, voice and IP-based telecommunication services.

MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD. (MDA): $3.75 billion senior secured credit facilities; RBC and Bank of America; $1.25 billion four-year revolver; $250 million three-year term A; $250 million four-year term A; $2 billion seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of DigitalGlobe Inc.; Vancouver, B.C. communications and information company.

NEW DIVERSEY: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Bank of America, HSBC, RBC and SunTrust; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Private Equity from Sealed Air Corp.; hygiene and cleaning solutions company.

NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by a consortium led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia; Hong Kong-based premium schools organization.

RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.: Up to $450 million of incremental senior secured term loans; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Tembec Inc.; Jacksonville, Fla., supplier of high purity cellulose.

RCN TELECOM SERVICES LLC (RADIATE HOLDCO): $1.425 billion incremental credit facilities; UBS, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Nomura; $150 million incremental revolver; $1.275 billion incremental term loan; help fund acquisition of Wave Broadband; cable operator.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: Up to $5.072 billion in incremental bank debt; JPMorgan, RBC and Deutsche Bank; up to $225 million incremental revolver; up to $4.847 billion seven-year senior secured incremental term B; help fund acquisition of Tribune Media Co.; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

WEST CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, RBC, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Omaha-based provider of communication and network infrastructure services.


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