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Published on 6/22/2017 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $55.6935 billion deals being marketed

June Bank Meetings

CONSTELLIS HOLDINGS LLC: Conference call June 23; Credit Suisse; Reston, Va., provider of operational support and risk management services to government and commercial clients.

Upcoming Closings

ADT CORP.: Expected closing June 29; $3.554 billion senior secured covenant-light first-lien term loan due May 2, 2022 at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Barclays; repricing; security services company.

AMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS (AAC HOLDINGS INC.): $265 million senior secured credit facilities (B3/B-); Credit Suisse; $55 million revolver; $210 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Brentwood, Tenn., provider of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment services.

APTEAN INC.: $595 million senior secured covenant-light term B due Dec. 20, 2022 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Macquarie, MUFG and SunTrust; repricing; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of enterprise application software.

ASCEND LEARNING LLC: $825 million credit facilities (B2/B+); Barclays, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBC; $125 million five-year revolver; $700 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 buyout by Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from Providence Equity Partners and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan; provider of educational content, software and analytics solutions.

ATKINS NUTRITIONALS INC.: Expected closing July 6; $275 million credit facilities (B1/BB-); Barclays and Goldman Sachs; $75 million five-year revolver; $200 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

BELMOND INTERFIN LTD.: $700 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/BB); Barclays; $100 million multi-currency revolver; $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; €179 million term B talked at Euribor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; London-based luxury hotel company and sophisticated adventure travel operator.

BOWLMOR AMF: $695 million in term loans; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $535 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $160 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Atairos Group Inc.; New York-based operator of bowling centers.

CANAM STEEL CORP. (CANAVERAL HOLDINGS B INC.): $310 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley and BMO; fund acquisition by American Industrial Partners, members of the Dutil family, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Fonds de solidarité FTQ; Quebec-based fabricator of steel components.

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.

CENTRAL SECURITY GROUP INC.: $40 million incremental first-lien term loan due Oct. 6, 2021 talked at Libor plus 562.5 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; pay down revolver borrowings; Tulsa, Okla., provider of alarm monitoring services.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL CANADA INC.: $710 million first-lien term loan (including $85 million add-on) (B1/B+) due July 2022 at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; RBC; fund an acquisition and repricing; Montreal-based producer of live artistic entertainment.

CLEAN HARBORS INC.: $400 million seven-year senior secured term B (Baa3/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan; help redeem notes; Norwell, Mass., provider of environmental, energy and industrial services.

COINMACH SERVICES (SPIN HOLDCO INC.): Expected closing late June; $1.686 billion senior secured credit facilities (B2/B); Morgan Stanley; $120 million revolver due Nov 14, 2021 at Libor plus 375 bps, 0% Libor floor; $1.566 billion first-lien term B (including $57 million delayed-draw tranche) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; amend and extend, and upsize to fund tuck-in acquisition; Plainview, N.Y., laundry equipment service provider.

COVERIS HOLDINGS SA: $510 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) due June 2022 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 for new money, 50 bps extension fee for existing, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs; also €402 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) due June 2022 at Euribor plus 400 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.5 for new money, 50 bps extension fee for existing, 101 soft call; amend and extend; Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of packaging solutions and coated film technologies.

DHX MEDIA LTD.: $525 million credit facilities (B2/B); RBC and Jefferies; $30 million five-year revolver; $495 million 6.5-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; 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.

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) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Blackstone; Midland, Texas, midstream operator.

ENERGY FUTURE INTERMEDIATE HOLDING CO. LLC: $6.3 billion DIP (including $825 million delayed-draw tranche) due June 2018 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.875, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing DIP, fund additional liquidity and/or refinance pre-petition first-lien make-whole settlement claims; Dallas-based power generation company and utility operator.

ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP.: $500 million incremental term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call until Dec. 17; JPMorgan; fund acquisition opportunities and repay any asset-based revolver borrowings; provider of physician-led services and post-acute care, and ambulatory surgery services with co-headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., and Greenwood Village, Colo.

EXELA TECHNOLOGIES: $625 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/B+); RBC, Credit Suisse, Natixis and KKR; $100 million revolver; $525 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund creation through merger of Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, SourceHOV LLC and Novitex Holdings Inc.; solutions provider for financial technology and business services.

FILTRATION GROUP CORP.: $1.154 billion senior secured term B due November 2020 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, BMO and JPMorgan; repricing; Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of filtration products to end markets.

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP: $1.49 billion credit facilities (Baa3/BB-/BB+); Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and Credit Agricole; $90 million 4.5-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor; $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.

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORP.: $250 million add-on first-lien senior secured term loan (BB-) due Feb. 23, 2022 talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75; Barclays; general corporate purposes, including potential strategic acquisitions of Mortgage Servicing Rights; Mount Laurel, N.J., top tier residential mortgage company.

GENESYS: $1.573 billion term B and €528 million term B talked at Libor/Euribor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0% floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and RBC; repricing; Daly City, Calif., provider of omnichannel customer experience and contact center solutions.

GLOBAL BRASS AND COPPER HOLDINGS INC.: $318 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; Schaumburg, Ill., converter, fabricator, processor and distributor of specialized non-ferrous products.

GLOBAL HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE LLC: $513 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4.5x net first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Jefferies, Credit Suisse, Golub and Goldman Sachs; also $197 million privately-placed second-lien term loan led by Ares; help fund buyout by Temasek from Thoma Bravo; Louisville, Colo., provider of cloud-based healthcare supply chain management technology and services.

HORSESHOE BALTIMORE (CBAC GAMING LLC): $315 million senior secured credit facilities (B3/B); Wells Fargo, Macquarie and Nomura; $300 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $15 million five-year revolver; refinance existing credit facility and existing furniture, fixtures and equipment financing facility; owner and operator of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino in Baltimore.

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.

IDERA: $730 million credit facilities; Jefferies and RBC; $30 million revolver (B2/B); $525 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $175 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) talked at Libor plus 875 bps to 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by HGGC LLC; Houston-based provider of software tools for databases.

IMMUCOR INC.: $647 million senior secured term loan (B1/B-) due June 15, 2021 talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call 102, 101; JPMorgan; refinance existing term loan; Norcross, Ga., provider of transfusion and transplantation diagnostic products.

INC RESEARCH HOLDINGS INC.: $3.1 billion credit facilities (Ba2/BB+); Credit Suisse (left on term B), ING (left on pro rata), Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, PNC and Wells Fargo; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 0% Libor floor; $750 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 0% Libor floor; $1.85 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt in connection with merger with inVentiv Health Inc.; Raleigh, N.C.-based contract research organization.

INTRAWEST RESORTS HOLDINGS INC. (HAWK HOLDING CO. LLC): $1.36 billion equivalent U.S. and Canadian seven-year first-lien term loan B (B2/B); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and U.S. Bank; U.S. term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Canadian term loan talked at BA plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Intrawest Resorts by Aspen Skiing Co. LLC and KSL Capital Partners LLC; mountain resort and adventure company.

IVANTI SOFTWARE INC.: $40 million senior secured covenant-light incremental first-lien term B due Jan. 20, 2024 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5; Morgan Stanley; general corporate purposes, including to partially fund the acquisition of Project Ranger; South Jordan, Utah, user-centered IT management company.

JO-ANN STORES INC.: $100 million add-on term loan (B) due October 2023 talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5; Bank of America; repay opco notes; Hudson, Ohio, specialty retailer of fabrics and crafts.

KLOCKNER PENTAPLAST: €1.58 billion (€855 million U.S. equivalent tranche talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, and €725 million euro tranche talked at Euribor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 0% floor) five-year covenant-light term B (B3), OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse and Rabobank; also 4.5-year revolver; help refinance existing term loans, redeem notes, fund the acquisition of Linpac Senior Holdings Ltd. and finance a distribution to the shareholders of the KP Group; expected closing late June; Montabaur, Germany, manufacturer of rigid plastic film solutions.

KOFAX (PROJECT LEOPARD HOLDINGS): $620 million credit facilities (B2/B); Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and UBS; $60 million revolver; $560 million six-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 550 bps, 25 bps step-down subject to 0.5x inside closing first-lien net leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo from Lexmark International Inc.; Irvine, Calif., provider of software solutions and services across multi-channel capture and financial process automation markets.

LIQUIDNET HOLDINGS INC.: $200 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies; refinance existing term loan, fund acquisition of OTAS Technologies and general corporate purposes; New York-based regulated agency securities broker that operates a trading platform connecting asset managers to trade equities and fixed income securities.

MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD. (MDA): $2 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; RBC, Bank of America, BMO, CIBC, Wells Fargo, TD, Scotia and HSBC; help fund acquisition of DigitalGlobe Inc.; Vancouver, B.C. communications and information company.

MKS INSTRUMENTS INC.: $575 million covenant-light term B due April 29, 2023 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step-down to Libor plus 200 bps when total leverage is less than 1.25x, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; repricing; Andover, Mass., provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor and analyze critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes.

NEP GROUP: $872.7 million U.S. equivalent term loans (B1); Barclays (agent on first-lien) and Morgan Stanley (agent on second-lien); $717.7 million first-lien term loan due 2022 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; ; $50 million equivalent add-on first-lien term loan marketed to U.S. and euro lenders, 101 soft call for six months; $105 million second-lien term loan due 2023 talked at Libor plus 700 bps to 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75; also €284.3 million first-lien term loan due 2024 talked at Euribor plus 300 bps, 0.75% floor, OID on new money only 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; reprice euro first-lien term loan and second-lien term loan, repay some second-lien term loan debt, and extend U.S. first-lien term loan and second-lien term loan; Pittsburgh-based outsourced provider of comprehensive live and broadcast production 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.

NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.: $30 million incremental term loan (B2) due June 2023 talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Citizens; general corporate purposes; also extending existing term loan maturity; New York-based publisher of locally based print and online media.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC.: $2.125 billion term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; repricing; Irving, Texas, diversified media company.

OASIS OUTSOURCING HOLDINGS INC.: $410 million in term loans; RBC and SunTrust; $325 million first-lien six-year term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a small acquisition; West Palm Beach, Fla., provider of comprehensive and cost-effective HR outsourcing services to small- and medium-sized businesses.

PDC BRANDS (PARFUMS HOLDING CO. INC.): $815 million credit facilities; Nomura (left on first-lien), Jefferies (left on second-lien) and Macquarie; $65 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $530 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $220 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners from Yellow Wood Partners; Stamford, Conn., beauty and personal care products company.

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.

PROQUEST LLC: $718 million first-lien term loan due October 2021 talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, RBC and Credit Suisse; repricing; Ann Arbor, Mich., provider of digital content and Software as a Service solutions primarily for the academic community.

QUALITY DISTRIBUTION (GRUDEN ACQUISITION INC.): $60 million add-on first-lien term loan (B2) due August 2022 at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97.5, 101 soft call; Jefferies; pay down revolver; also repricing existing term loan upwards to match add-on pricing; Tampa, Fla., operator of a dedicated bulk tank network.

ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES LLC: $373.3 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor; SunTrust; repricing; Roswell, Ga., maker of charcoal products.

SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC.: $850 million in seven-year term B debt (Ba1/BBB-); JPMorgan; $600 million floating-rate term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million fixed-rate term B talked at 4.75% to 5%, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; redeem notes; also extending and repricing ABL revolver; Denton, Texas, specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies.

SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.: $1.3075 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); $875 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; $282.5 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 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.

STERLING TALENT SOLUTIONS: $647 million first-lien term B (including $155 million incremental) (B2/B) due June 19, 2024 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75 on new money only, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, KeyBanc and ING; amend and extend existing first-lien term loan, and repay revolver balance and second-lien term loan; Seattle-based provider of comprehensive employment and background screening services.

SUNGARD AVAILABILITY SERVICES: $896 million term B (B1) due September 2021 talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 150 bps step-down at 2.75x net secured leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; extend existing term B; Wayne, Pa., provider of disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.

SURGERY CENTER HOLDINGS INC.: $1.365 billion senior secured credit facilities (B1/B); Jefferies and KKR; $75 million five-year revolver; $1.29 billion seven-year senior secured covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, step-down to Libor plus 300 bps at 0.25x inside closing net secured leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of National Surgical Healthcare from Irving Place Capital and refinance existing term loan; Nashville, Tenn., healthcare services company.

SWITCH LTD.: Expected closing June 27; $1.1 billion credit facilities (B1/BBB-); BMO, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $500 million revolver; $600 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps when total leverage is less than 4x, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend and general corporate purposes; Las Vegas-based developer and operator of data centers.

VENATOR MATERIALS PLC: $350 million term B (Ba3/BB) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help fund spin-off from Huntsman Corp.; manufacturer and marketer of chemical products comprising a range of pigments and additives to color and protect buildings and reduce energy consumption.

VERINT SYSTEMS INC.: $725 million credit facilities (Ba2); JPMorgan; $300 million revolver; $425 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing bank debt; Melville, N.Y., provider of actionable intelligence solutions and value-added services.

VESTCOM: $344 million covenant-light term loan due Dec. 19, 2023 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Antares; refinance existing term loan; Little Rock, Ark., provider of outsourced shelf-edge information and media solutions.

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.

VIVID SEATS LLC: $575 million credit facilities (B2/B); Barclays; $50 million five-year revolver; $525 million even-year senior secured covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by GTCR; Chicago-based secondary ticket marketplace for live sports, concerts and theater events.

WERNERCO: $265 million seven-year term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Triton; Schaffhausen, Switzerland, manufacturer and distributor of access products, fall protection equipment, secure storage systems and light duty construction equipment.

WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES (PREMIER DENTAL SERVICES INC.): $350 million senior secured credit facilities (B3/B-); RBC and BMO; $25 million revolver; $325 million six-year term B at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and the fund acquisition of Project Riley; Orange, Calif., dental services organization.

WIDEOPENWEST FINANCE LLC: Expected closing mid-July; $2.28 billion term loan (B2) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; help refinance term loan and notes; Englewood, Colo., provider of data, video and telephone services.

On The Horizon

ACETATE TOW JOINT VENTURE: $1.605 billion credit facilities; Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $65 million senior unsecured revolver; $135 million senior secured revolver; $1.005 billion in senior secured term loans; $400 million senior unsecured term loan; fund a dividend and repay debt in connection with formation of joint venture by Celanese Corp. contribution of Cellulose Derivatives business unit and Blackstone contribution of Rhodia Acetow business; acetate tow supplier.

ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by The Carlyle Group and GTCR LLC; Albany, N.Y., contract research and manufacturing organization that works with the life sciences industry to improve patient outcomes and the quality of life.

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.

CAREERBUILDER LLC: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board; Chicago-based end-to-end human capital solutions company.

DEXKO GLOBAL INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Barclays; help fund buyout by KPS Capital Partners LP from The Sterling Group LP; Novi, Mich., supplier of highly engineered running gear technology, chassis assemblies and related components.

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.

GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $1.1 billion credit facilities; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor; $800 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $200 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 700 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC and refinance existing debt; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming properties.

HAYWARD INDUSTRIES INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley and Nomura; help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LP and MSD Partners LP; Elizabeth, N.J., manufacturer of residential and commercial pool equipment.

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.

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.

PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.: New debt financing; Bank of America and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Pamplona Capital Management LLP; Waltham, Mass., biopharmaceutical services company.

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.

SNAPAV: New senior secured credit facility; UBS and SunTrust; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC from General Atlantic; Charlotte, N.C., manufacturer of audio, video, networking, power and surveillance products for residential and commercial A/V integrators.

TELADOC INC.: $160 million senior secured credit facilities; Jefferies; $10 million three-year revolver expected at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor; $150 million five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Best Doctors and refinance existing debt; Purchase, N.Y., telehealth platform.

WATERWORKS: New debt financing; Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and RBC; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from HD Supply Holding Inc.; St. Louis-based distributor of water, sewer, storm and fire protection products.

WEST CORP.: Up to $3.05 billion senior secured credit facilities; Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $350 million revolver; up to $2.7 billion term loan; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Omaha-based provider of communication and network infrastructure services.


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