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Published on 7/12/2017 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $39.9177 billion deals being marketed

July Bank Meetings

ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP.: Conference call July 13; $647 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) due Dec. 7, 2023 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Morgan Stanley; repricing; Tampa, Fla., manufacturer of glass packaging products.

CAPCO: Bank meeting July 13; $315 million credit facilities; Barclays, Credit Suisse, BMO, HSBC and Natixis; $65 million five-year revolver; $250 million seven-year term B; 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: Bank meeting July 13; $400 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver; $350 million covenant-light first-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board; Chicago-based end-to-end human capital solutions company.

CPI INTERNATIONAL INC.: Bank meeting July 18; $605 million credit facilities; UBS; $35 million five-year revolver; $450 million seven-year first-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million eight-year second-lien term loan, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners from Veritas Capital; Palo Alto, Calif., provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications.

CPM ACQUISITION CORP.: Conference call July 13; $160 million in senior secured term loans; Morgan Stanley and BMO; $50 million incremental first-lien term loan (B); $110 million second-lien term loan (B-); repay existing debt and fund a dividend to shareholders; supplier of process equipment used for oilseed processing and animal feed production.

DEPOMED INC.: Conference call July 13; $350 million term loan B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; Newark, Calif., specialty pharmaceutical company focused on products to treat pain and other central nervous system conditions.

DIVERSEY: Bank meeting in UK July 13 (NY was July 12); $1.15 billion in U.S. credit facilities (B1/B); Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, RBC, HSBC, SunTrust and Jefferies; $250 million revolver; $900 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; also €820 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Euribor plus 350 bps 375 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Private Equity from Sealed Air Corp.; hygiene and cleaning solutions company.

FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Conference call July 13; Bank of America; Norcross, Ga., provider of specialized payment products and services, including fleet cards, food cards and corporate lodging discount cards for businesses.

HEARTLAND DENTAL LLC: Bank meeting July 13; $1.075 billion credit facilities; BMO; $100 million revolver; $750 million first-lien term loan; $225 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt; Effingham, Ill., dental support organization.

Upcoming Closings

A PLACE FOR MOM: $180 million credit facilities; Citizens and Antares; $20 million revolver; $160 million term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Silver Lake and General Atlantic from Warburg Pincus; Seattle-based provider of resources and assistance in finding senior living options.

ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.: $258.7 million senior secured term B-1 (Ba3/BB-) due Dec. 16, 2023 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; also C$65.67 million senior secured covenant-light term B-2 (Ba3/BB-) due Dec. 16, 2023 talked at BA plus 350 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Mississauga, Ont., producer and distributor of wine brands.

ASG TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC.: $300 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; refinance existing debt; Naples, Fla., infrastructure software company.

ASURION LLC: $2.6 billion in term loans; Bank of America; $800 million add-on first-lien term B-5 (Ba3/B+) due November 2023 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75 to par, 101 soft call through Nov. 4; $1.8 billion eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing second-lien term loan and pre-fund repayment of unsecured term loan; Nashville-based provider of technology protection services.

BOWLMOR AMF: $695 million in term loans; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $585 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B+) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $110 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) 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.

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.

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.: $427.5 million senior secured term B due July 5, 2021 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; repricing; San Jose, Calif., manufacturer of mixed-signal integrated circuits.

DEXKO GLOBAL INC.: $970 million in U.S. loans; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $150 million revolver (B2/B); $570 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps at 4.75x leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; also €350 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Euribor plus 450 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by KPS Capital Partners LP from Sterling Group LP; Novi, Mich., supplier of highly engineered running gear technology, chassis assemblies and related components.

DURAVANT LLC (ENGINEERED MACHINERY HOLDINGS INC.): $870 million senior secured credit facilities; Jefferies, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Antares; $70 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $565 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $65 million delayed-draw) (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $235 million eight-year second-lien term loan (including $25 million delayed-draw) (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus from Odyssey Investment Partners and targeted acquisitions; Downers Grove, Ill., automation and engineered equipment company serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors.

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.

ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY INC.: $769 million first-lien term loan (including $210 million incremental) due 2023 talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75 on incremental, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Bank of America; fund mergers & acquisition, pay down revolver and reprice existing term B; Philadelphia-based provider of software-enabled clinical research solutions to pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and contract research organizations.

EXELA TECHNOLOGIES: $450 million senior secured credit facilities (B3/B); RBC, Credit Suisse, Natixis and KKR; $100 million revolver; $350 million six-year term B at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund creation through merger of Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, SourceHOV LLC and Novitex Holdings Inc.; solutions provider for financial technology and business services.

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.

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.

GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORP. INC.: $165 million fungible incremental first-lien term loan (B) due May 2020 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; fund a tuck-in acquisition; also increasing existing term loan pricing to match incremental; Reston, Va., provider of technology solutions to the corrections industry.

HAYWARD INDUSTRIES INC.: $1.135 billion in term loans; Bank of America, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley and Nomura; $850 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B (B3) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $285 million privately placed second-lien term loan (Caa2); help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LP and MSD Partners LP; Elizabeth, N.J., manufacturer of residential and commercial pool equipment.

HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS LTD.: $1.075 billion seven-year first-lien term loan B (B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank 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.

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); $550 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $150 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) at Libor plus 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.

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; $1 billion five-year term A; $1.6 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 225 bps, 25 bps step-down at 3x secured leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.875, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt in connection with merger with inVentiv Health Inc.; Raleigh, N.C.-based contract research organization.

INTERFACE SECURITY SYSTEMS LLC: $310 million five-year credit facilities; Capital One; $80 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $230 million term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; St. Louis-based provider of cloud-based managed network services and security systems.

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 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor 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.

MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD. (MDA): $2 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 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.

MERGERMARKET (ACURIS): £500 million equivalent credit facilities; JPMorgan; £50 million 6.5-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor; £105 million equivalent U.S. seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; £275 seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; £70 million equivalent U.S. second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; provider of news and intelligence service for mergers and acquisitions with headquarters in New York, London and Hong Kong.

MIDCONTINENT COMMUNICATIONS: $100 million add-on term B and repricing existing term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; SunTrust; refinance some notes; Sioux Falls, S.D., provider of cable television, local and long-distance digital telephone service and high-speed internet access.

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.

PEAK 10 HOLDING CORP.: $1.51 billion in term loans; JPMorgan (left on first-lien), Citigroup (left on second-lien), ING and SunTrust; $1.12 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $390 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of ViaWest Inc. from Shaw Communications Inc.; Charlotte, N.C., IT infrastructure and cloud provider.

PROQUEST LLC: Expected closing Aug. 1; $714 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) due October 2021 at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; 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.

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.

SKY BETTING & GAMING: £845 million equivalent credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Barclays and NatWest; £35 million revolver; £810 million seven-year equivalent U.S. talked at Libor plus 375 bps and sterling talked at Libor plus 450 bps term loan, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance term B and make a one-off distribution to shareholders; online betting and gaming company.

SNAPAV: $315 million senior secured credit facilities (B); UBS and SunTrust; $265 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $50 million five-year revolver; 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.

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.

TOLEDO MOLDING & DIE: $220 million credit facilities; BMO; $180 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $40 million ABL revolver held by BMO Harris Bank; help fund buyout by Monomoy Capital Partners; Toledo, Ohio, full-service automotive supplier of highly-engineered thermoplastic components and assemblies for interiors, air induction systems, HVAC, fluid reservoirs, and functional plastics.

U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES INC.: $547 million term B (including $100 million add-on) (B2/B) due July 2023 talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on new money, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and KeyBanc; pay down senior notes, finance a small tuck-in acquisition and repricing; Roswell, Ga., safety and security services company.

VENATOR MATERIALS PLC: $375 million term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help fund spin-off from Huntsman Corp.; The Woodlands, Texas manufacturer and marketer of chemical products comprising a range of pigments and additives to color and protect buildings and reduce energy consumption.

VIEWPOINT INC.: $335 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse; $30 million revolver (B1/B); $210 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $95 million privately placed eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 10; refinance existing debt and acquisition financing; Portland, Ore., provider of construction-specific software solutions to the construction and capital project industries.

VIVID SEATS LLC: $575 million credit facilities (B2/B); Barclays, Jefferies, RBC and SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver; $525 million even-year senior secured covenant-light term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 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) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; 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.

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.

YRC WORLDWIDE INC.: $600 million first-lien term loan due July 2022 talked at Libor plus 850 bps, step-down to Libor plus 650 bps at 2x leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 101; Credit Suisse; extend existing term loan; Overland Park, Kan., less-than-truckload carrier.

ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: Expected closing July 20; $1.119 billion senior secured covenant-light term B-2 due Jan. 19, 2024 at Libor plus 225 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Barclays, SunTrust, RBC, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; repricing; Boulder, Colo., provider of communications infrastructure services.

On The Horizon

ABM INDUSTRIES INC.: New five-year term A; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of GCA Services Group from Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division; New York-based provider of facility solutions.

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.: $960 million senior secured credit facilities; Barclays, Morgan Stanley, RBC, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Mizuho; $100 million multi-currency revolver; $620 million first-lien term loan; $240 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by 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.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND: $1.7 billion term B; Credit Suisse and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of MetroCast from Harron Communications LP; Quincy, Mass., cable operator.

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.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: $1.1 billion senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley; $150 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps; $950 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisitions of Hawaiian Telcom Inc. and OnX Enterprise Solutions and refinance debt; Cincinnati, Ohio, provider of integrated communications solutions.

CISION: $1.25 billion senior secured first-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and add cash to the balance sheet; Chicago-based media intelligence company.

CLUBCORP: New debt financing; Citigroup, RBC, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Dallas-based owner and operator of private golf and country clubs and business, sports and alumni clubs.

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.

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.

PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $2.365 billion senior secured credit facilities; Bank of America and JPMorgan; $300 million five-year revolver; $2.065 billion seven-year term B; 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.

RED VENTURES: New debt financing; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Fifth Third, MUFG and PNC; help fund acquisition of Bankrate; Charlotte, N.C., digital consumer choice platform.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: $3.972 billion in incremental bank debt; JPMorgan, RBC and Deutsche Bank; up to $225 million incremental revolver; $3.747 billion seven-year senior secured incremental term B; help fund acquisition of Tribune Media Co.; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

STAPLES INC.: $3.6 billion credit facilities; UBS (left on term loan), Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, RBC, Jefferies, Wells Fargo (left on ABL) and Fifth Third; $2.4 billion term loan; $1.2 billion ABL facility; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; Framingham, Mass., retailer of office supplies.

SYNCSORT INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Antares; help fund its buyout and Vision Solutions Inc. buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP from Clearlake Capital Group LP and merger of the two companies; Pearl River, N.Y., enterprise software provider.

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.

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: New term loan; help redeem notes; Lincolnshire, Ill., provider of marking and printing technologies.


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