Bank Loan Calendar: $56.4014 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL INC.: Conference call Oct. 6; $615 million six-year first-lien term B; Barclays; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Portland, Ore., manufacturer and marketer of outdoor power equipment.

INOVYN FINANCE PLC: €829 million covenant-light term loan B due 2024, amortizing at 1% annually, 101 soft call for six months (upsized from €689 million), Also €101 million amortizing term loan A due 2021; HSBC (global coordinator and physical bookrunner), JPMorgan (global coordinator, physical bookrunner and agent); reprice existing senior secured facilities and repay 6 ¼% senior secured notes due 2021; PVC producer; lender call Oct 6; commitments due Oct. 12.

MRO HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 5; $225 million six-year first-lien term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; provider of maintenance and repair services to the airline and freight carrier industries.

PLZ AEROSCIENCE: Conference call Oct. 11; $160 million incremental term loan; Antares and BMO; fund an acquisition; Downers Grove, Ill., provider of custom aerosol packaging for various consumer and institutional products.

VANTAGE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS HOLDINGS INC.: $710 million senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley, RBC and Jefferies; $75 million revolver; $465 million first-lien term loan (S&P: B-) at Libor plus 400 to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor at 99, 1% annual amortization, 101 soft call for six months; $170 million second-lien term loan (S&P: CCC) at Libor plus 800 to 825 bps, 1% Libor floor at 98.5, hard calls at 102, 101; help fund buyout by HIG Capital LLC from Jordan Co.; Chicago-based specialty chemicals company; commitments due Oct. 19.

Upcoming Closings

AIR MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $1.455 billion seven-year incremental senior secured covenant-light term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Nomura; help fund acquisition of American Medical from Envision Healthcare Corp.; Dallas-based medical transportation company.

ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: $530 million in term loans; JPMorgan; $380 million six-year 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 seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Irvine, Calif., provider of advanced outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy service.

ALTICE FINANCING: $900 million and €300 million 8.25-year U.S. and euro term loan talked at Libor/Euribor plus 275 bps (from 300 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs (left on U.S.), JPMorgan (left on euro), Barclays, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing notes; Luxembourg-based cable and telecom company; commitments due Oct. 5.

ATLANTIC POWER CORP.: $562.7 million first-lien senior secured term B (Ba2/BB-) due April 2023 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, MUFG and Wells Fargo; repricing; Dedham, Mass.-based owner, developer and operator of power generation projects.

AVANTOR: $2.203 billion in U.S. senior secured credit facilities (B2/B/BB); Goldman Sachs, Barclays, JPMorgan and Jefferies; $250 million revolver; $1.953 billion seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; also €1 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B/BB) at Euribor plus 425 bps, 0% floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of VWR International LLC and fund a distribution to equity holders; Center Valley, Pa., supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries.

BCP RENAISSANCE PARENT LLC (BLACKSTONE): Expected closing Oct. 30 week; $1.25 billion seven-year senior secured term B (B1/B+/BB-) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of a stake in the Rover Pipeline from Energy Transfer Partners LP and construction.

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC.: $2.27 billion senior secured credit facilities; Citigroup (left on term B), Wells Fargo (left on revolver), Bank of America, JPMorgan and SunTrust; $970 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B1/BB+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1.3 billion asset-based revolver; help fund acquisition of Allied Building Products Corp. and refinance existing term B; Herndon, Va., distributor of residential and commercial roofing materials and complementary building products.

BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.: $693 million term B (Ba3/BB) due June 30, 2023 talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; RBC and BMO; repricing; Valcourt, Quebec, designer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of motorized recreational vehicles and powersports engines.

CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION LLC: $5.7 billion credit facilities (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, SunTrust, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, UBS, Barclays and Nomura; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $4.7 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; fund combination of Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC and Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, including refinancing debt at both entities; owner of a collection of casino properties.

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS INC.: $1.252 billion covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB) due May 20, 2024 talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; also €312.4 million covenant-light term B due May 20, 2024 talked at Euribor plus 200 bps to 225 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; repricing and extension; Somerset, N.J., provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products.

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.

CHARAH LLC: $250 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Regions Bank; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Louisville, Ky., service provider to the regulated utility industry.

CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES LLC: Expected closing Oct. 10; $846 million senior secured term B due Dec. 7, 2023 at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; repricing; Florham Park, N.J., provider of business process services with expertise in transaction-intensive processing, analytics and automation.

CORSAIR: $345 million credit facilities; Macquarie and BNP Paribas; $50 million revolver (B2/B); $245 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $50 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by EagleTree Capital from Francisco Partners; Fremont, Calif., provider of high performance branded computer products, including memory, components, peripherals, and complete systems.

COVENANT SURGICAL PARTNERS INC.: $220 million credit facilities; Goldman Sachs and KKR Capital; $25 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $150 million first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 475 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $45 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 475 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75; help fund buyout by KKR from DFW Capital Partners, Iroquois Capital Group, PineBridge Investments and other existing shareholders; Nashville, Tenn., acquirer and operator of ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices.

CPA GLOBAL (CAPRI ACQUISITIONS BIDCO LTD.): $830 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B-) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies (left on U.S.) and Nomura (left on euro); also £80 million revolver; €250 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Euribor plus 325 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Leonard Green Partners LP and Partners Group Administration Services AG from Cinven; intellectual property management and technology services company.

DIGICERT HOLDINGS INC.: $1.94 billion senior secured credit facilities; UBS, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs; $90 million revolver (B/BB+); $1.35 billion seven-year first-lien term B (B/BB+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $500 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC+/BB-) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 hard call; fund acquisition of Symantec Corp.’s Website Security and related PKI solutions; Lehi, Utah, provider of scalable security solutions.

DUFF & PHELPS CORP.: $950 million credit facilities (B2/B); Goldman Sachs; $100 million five-year revolver; $850 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing bank debt and fund a dividend; New York-based independent advisor.

EATING RECOVERY CENTER: $325 million senior credit facilities; Antares and Golub; $30 million five-year revolver (B2/B-); $190 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $30 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan (B2/B-); $75 million privately placed second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LP from Lee Equity Partners; Denver-based provider of comprehensive treatment for eating disorders.

ECI SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS: $570 million credit facilities; Bank of America (left on first-lien) and RBC (left on second-lien); $50 million revolver (B2/B); $380 million first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $140 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from The Carlyle Group and Level Equity; Fort Worth, Texas-based provider of enterprise resource planning software solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses across the distribution, field services, building and construction and manufacturing industries.

EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD (EAB): $870 million credit facilities; Macquarie and Antares; $70 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $540 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $260 million privately placed eight-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners from The Advisory Board Co.; best practices firm that uses a combination of research, technology and services to improve the performance of educational institutions.

ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP: $2.2 billion senior secured term B due Feb. 2, 2024 talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; repricing; Dallas-based midstream oil and gas company.

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.

GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $1.1 billion credit facilities; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $800 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; $200 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 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.

GREENHILL & CO. IN.: $370 million credit facilities (Ba2/BB); Goldman Sachs; $20 million three-year revolver; $350 million five-year first-lien term B, upsized from $300 million, talked at Libor plus 375 bps (from 400 bps), 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for 18 months; help repay all existing debt and repurchase common stock; New York-based independent investment bank.

HARLAND CLARKE HOLDINGS: $125 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term B-6 (B1/BB-) due February 2022 at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.875; Credit Suisse; fund acquisition of MaxPoint Interactive; San Antonio-based provider of media delivery, payment solutions and marketing services.

H.B. FULLER CO.: $1.85 billion seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B (Ba2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and JPMorgan; fund acquisition of Royal Adhesives & Sealants; St. Paul, Minn., industrial adhesives, sealants, coatings and specialty materials company.

INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC.: $450 million credit facilities; Antares and Golub; $40 million five-year revolver (B2/B-); $275 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $25 million seven-year (one-year undrawn availability) delayed-draw term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $110 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Genstar Capital from Vestar Capital Partners; Rockville, Md., provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to financial market participants.

LIGHTHOUSE NETWORK LLC: $96 million in term loans; Credit Suisse and Citizens Bank; $76 million incremental first-lien term loan (B+) due October 2023 at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $20 million privately-placed incremental second-lien term loan (CCC+) due October 2024 at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor; fund tuck-in acquisitions; Allentown, Pa., independent merchant acquirer and payment solutions provider.

MULTI-COLOR CORP.: $500 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba2/BB+) at Libor plus 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, BMO and KeyBanc; help fund acquisition of the labels division of Constantia Flexibles GmbH, refinance an existing revolver and general corporate purposes; Cincinnati-based label maker.

NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATES: $125 million add-on term B-2 (B1) due August 2021 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75; Bank of America, Jefferies, RBC and Nomura; fund acquisitions, repay revolver borrowings and add cash to the balance sheet; Agoura Hills, Calif., owner of independent freestanding veterinary hospitals.

NATURE’S BOUNTY CO. (ALPHABET HOLDING CO. INC.): $2.25 billion credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, RBC, HSBC, Mizuho, Macquarie and KKR; $350 million ABL revolver (Ba1/BB-); $1.5 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $400 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR from the Carlyle Group; Ronkonkoma, N.Y. manufacturer, marketer and distributor of health and wellness products.

NAVICURE INC./ZIRMED INC.: $670 million credit facilities; Antares; $50 million five-year revolver (B); $435 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; $185 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund combination of Navicure and Zirmed; Atlanta-based Navicure and Louisville, Ky.-based are providers of integrated cloud-based medical claims management and patient payment solutions.

NCL CORP.: $375 million term B (Ba2/BBB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Miami-based cruise line operator.

ODYSSEY LOGISTICS &TECHNOLOGY CORP.: $380 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse, KeyBanc and UBS; $50 million revolver (B1/B+); $245 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by The Jordan Co.; Danbury, Conn., provider of multi-modal transportation solutions and transportation management.

PARADIGM OUTCOMES (PARADIGM ACQUISITION CORP.): $455 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse and SunTrust; $25 million revolver (B2/B); $350 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $80 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; fund an acquisition and refinance existing debt; Walnut Creek, Calif.-based provider of catastrophic and complex case management for the workers’ compensation industry.

PASHA GROUP: $260 million six-year term B (B) talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, call protection 102, 101; Bank of America; refinance existing debt; San Rafael, Calif., diversified logistics and transportation services company.

PHARMERICA CORP.: $1.1 billion secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, KKR, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Jefferies; $100 million revolver (B1/B); $815 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $185 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR; Louisville, Ky., provider of pharmacy services.

PLASTIPAK HOLDINGS INC.: $650 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps (from 325 bps), 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo; partially redeem Goldman Sachs’s equity stake and refinance existing debt; Plymouth, Mich., designer, manufacturer and supplier of rigid plastic packaging containers; commitments due Oct. 5.

PSC/HYDROCHEM: $570 million in term loans; Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; $430 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $140 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Aquilex Holdings LLC, the owner of HydroChem, from Centerbridge Partners LP; provider of industrial cleaning services to the industrial and energy infrastructure markets.

RED VENTURES: $2.4 billion in term loans; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Fifth Third, MUFG and PNC; $2 billion covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $400 million covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 725 bps to 750 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Bankrate; Charlotte, N.C. digital consumer choice platform.

REFRESCO: $620 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, 25 bps step-down based on leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, Rabobank, Commerzbank, HSBC, MUFG, Mizuho and Societe Generale; also €1.1 billion seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) at Euribor plus 275 bps, 25 bps step-down based on leverage, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; £200 million term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.625; €200 million six-year multi-currency revolver (Ba3/BB-); fund the acquisition of the bottling activities of Cott and refinance existing debt; Rotterdam, the Netherlands, bottler of beverages.

RENFRO CORP.: $160 million term B (B3/B) due March 2021 talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99.5 for new lenders, 50 bps consent fee for existing lenders, 101 soft call for six months; RBC; amend and extend existing term B; Mount Airy, N.C., designer, manufacturer and marketer of socks.

RING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES: $475 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; Bank of America, BMO and Antares; help fund buyout by MSD Partners LP from Carl Ring and his family; Oakland, Tenn., blow molder of high-density polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles for the food service, retail food and other end-use markets.

RIVERSTONE UTOPIA MEMBER LLC: $225 million seven-year term B (Ba3/BB) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and Riverstone Capital; fund future growth capital expenditure needs, fund related reserve accounts and provide an initial reimbursement to Riverstone; transporter of ethane and ethane-propane mixtures.

SANDVINE CORP. (PNI CANADA ACQUIRECO CORP.): $400 million five-year first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 94, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Societe Generale; help fund buyout by Francisco Partners and merger with Procera Networks Inc.; Waterloo, Ont., provider of network policy control solutions.

SFR GROUP SA: €2.568 billion U.S. and euro covenant-light term B-12 due January 2026 talked at Libor/Euribor plus 300 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse (left on U.S.), BNP Paribas (left on euro), Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Barclays; refinance existing debt; France-based provider of television, internet, telephone, video on demand and mobile services.

SHARKNINJA: $455 million term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; help fund buyout by CDH Investments; Needham, Mass. producer of household cleaning and kitchen small appliances.

SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC.: $337 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1/B) due Oct. 30, 2022 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Barclays and Citigroup; fund acquisition of Forsythe Technology Inc.; San Antonio-based provider of data center-focused technology integration services.

STERLING TALENT SOLUTIONS: Expected closing Oct. 9 week; $644 million first-lien term loan due June 2024 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and KeyBanc; repricing; Seattle-based provider of comprehensive employment and background screening services.

TEKNI-PLEX: $768 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Jefferies and BMO; $60 million ABL revolver; $413 million seven-year covenant light first lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $295 million equivalent euro-denominated seven-year covenant-light first lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Euribor plus 375 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Genstar Capital from American Securities; King of Prussia, Pa.-based provider of specialty packaging solutions.

THOUGHTWORKS INC.: $235 million credit facilities (B2/B-); Credit Suisse, HSBC and Nomura; $35 million revolver; $200 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Chicago-based software development and digital transformation consulting company.

TIME INC. Expected closing early October; $764 million senior secured credit facilities (Ba2/BB-); Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas and JPMorgan;$300 million five-year revolver; $464 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; extend existing credit facilities; consumer media company.

TRAEGER GRILLS (TGP HOLDINGS III LLC): $440 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and RBC; $30 million revolver (B2/B-); $295 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $40 million delayed-draw tranche) (B2/B-) at Libor plus 500 bps, 25 bps step down at 5.75 times leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $115 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by AEA Investors in partnership with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan from Trilantic North America; Salt Lake City-based designer of outdoor cooking products.

TRANSPLACE HOLDINGS INC.: $600 million senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs (left on first-lien), JPMorgan (left on second-lien), Barclays, Deutsche Bank, KeyBanc and RBC; $90 million five-year revolver (B2/B-); $400 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $110 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by TPG Capital from Greenbriar Equity Group LLC; Frisco, Texas, provider of highly configurable transportation management solutions, with a complementary suite of specialized third-party logistics services.

TRIMARK USA LLC: $585 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $25 million delayed-draw tranche) (B3/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Jefferies, Nomura and Citizens; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP from Warburg Pincus; South Attleboro, Mass. provider of equipment, supplies and design services to the foodservice industry.

UNITED ROAD SERVICES INC.: $320 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $60 million ABL revolver; $260 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group from Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC; Romulus, Mich., provider of vehicle transport and logistics.

U.S. LUMBER GROUP LLC: $215 million covenant-light term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; SunTrust; help fund strategic growth investment from Madison Dearborn Partners; Atlanta-based two step distributor of specialty building products.

VERSUM MATERIALS LLC: Expected close early October; $570.7 million senior secured covenant-light term B due Sept. 30, 2023 talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 25 bps step-down when total leverage is 2x, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mizuho, MUFG and Wells Fargo; repricing; Tempe, Ariz., electronic materials company.

VERTICALSCOPE: $200 million five-year credit facilities; Capital One; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $180 million term loan (including $70 million delayed-draw tranche) at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Toronto-based online media company.

WASTE INDUSTRIES (WRANGLER BUYER CORP.): $1.09 billion credit facilities (B1/B); Barclays, Macquarie and SunTrust; $200 million five-year revolver; $890 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at 0.5x inside closing leverage, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by HPS Investment Partners LLC and Equity Group Investments from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners; Raleigh, N.C., provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services.

WEST CORP.: $3.25 billion senior secured credit facilities (Ba3/B/BB+); Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $350 million revolver; $2.9 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Omaha-based provider of communication and network infrastructure services.

WILSHIRE GRAND CENTER (HANJIN INTERNATIONAL CORP.): Expected closing mid-October; $600 million three-year senior secured term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; refinance existing debt and fund cash to the balance sheet; hotel and mixed-use building.

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.

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

BRINK’S CO.: $1.5 billion five-year senior secured credit facilities; Wells Fargo; $1 billion revolver; $500 million term A; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Richmond, Va., provider of cash management, secure logistics and security solutions.

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.

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL INC.: $935 million senior secured credit facilities; Deutsche Bank and SunTrust; $150 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps; $785 million seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Colfax Fluid Handling from Colfax Corp. and refinance existing debt; Burlington, Mass., designer, manufacturer and marketer highly engineered products and sub-systems for markets including oil & gas, power generation and aerospace & defense.

DAVIS VISION-SUPERIOR VISION: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Barclays, BMO, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP from Highmark Inc. and combination with Superior Vision; managed vision care company.

GENUINE PARTS CO.: New term loans; help fund acquisition of Alliance Automotive Group; Atlanta-based distributor of automotive replacement parts.

ITRON INC.: $400 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Silver Spring Networks Inc.; Liberty Lake, Wash., technology and services company.

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.

QUIDEL CORP.: $270 million five-year senior secured credit facilities; Bank of America and JPMorgan; $25 million revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps; $245 million term loan expected at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund acquisition of the Triage MeterPro cardiovascular and toxicology business, and the Triage BNP business from Alere Inc.; San Diego-based provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems.

RACKSPACE: Incremental senior secured credit facilities; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Datapipe; San Antonio, Texas, multi-cloud managed services company.

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.: $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.

THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $310 million senior secured credit facilities; JPMorgan; $60 million revolver; $250 million seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. and repay existing term loan; San Marcos, Texas, provider of highly engineered thermal solutions for process industries, including energy, chemical processing and power generation.

ZENITH ENERGY U.S. LP: $500 million senior secured credit facilities; Barclays and Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver; $410 million term loan; $40 million delayed-draw term loan; help fund acquisition of Arc Logistics Partners LP; Houston-based liquids and bulk terminaling company.

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