Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $42.311 billion

DECEMBER:

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC.: $1.725 billion credit facility; Citigroup; $1.325 billion in seven-year term loans talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million revolver; finance the acquisition of Province Healthcare Co., refinance Province Healthcare's existing debt, refinance LifePoint's credit facility and to provide for the ongoing working capital and general corporate needs of LifePoint Hospitals; Brentwood, Tenn., operator of hospitals.

JANUARY:

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY HOLDINGS LLC: New credit facility via Lehman; help fund Teachers' Private Capital's acquisition of the company from Bain Capital for about $450 million; expected close early February; Ripon, Wis.-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of commercial laundry equipment.

AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE INC./EMCARE INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America and JPMorgan, with Bank of America left lead; term loan B; estimated $75 million undrawn revolver; help fund Onex Partners LP's acquisition of AMR and EmCare from Laidlaw International Inc.; AMR is a Denver provider of ambulance transport services; EmCare is a Dallas provider of outsourced hospital emergency department physician staffing and management services.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ACTUANT CORP.: $500 million credit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia Securities; $250 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; recommitments to $250 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of Key Components Inc. from an investor group lead by Kelso & Co.; Milwaukee diversified industrial company.

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC.: $505 million credit facility; Bank of America and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers, with Bank of America on the left; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $305 million term C talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund the acquisition of VISX Inc.; Santa Ana, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices for the eye and eye care products.

ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS INC.: C$605 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Merrill Lynch, Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto Dominion joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Merrill listed on the left; C$175 million five-year, or U.S. dollar equivalent, revolver; C$130 million U.S. dollar equivalent five-year term A; C$300 million U.S. dollar equivalent seven-year term B; redeem $300 million of the company's outstanding 13% senior subordinated notes due 2009 and refinance existing revolver borrowings; Toronto broadcaster, creator and distributor of filmed entertainment.

ALLIANCE IMAGING INC.: $480 million credit facility (B1); Deutsche and Lehman; $70 million six-year revolver; $410 million seven-year term loan; refinance term C and help fund a cash tender offer for 10 3/8% senior subordinated notes due 2011; Anaheim, Calif., provider of outsourced diagnostic imaging services.

AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.: Expected close by Dec. 24; $850 million credit facility (B+); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and JPMorgan Chase, Citi left lead; $600 million revolver at Libor plus 475 bps; $250 million term B at Libor plus 525 bps, 101 call protection in year one; refinance existing facility; Fort Worth, Texas, airline company.

APPTIS INC.: $130 million credit facility (B2/B+); $100 million five-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps; $30 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund SETA Corp. acquisition; Wachovia; Chantilly, Va., provider of information technology to federal government agencies and commercial clients.

ARCH COAL INC.: $500 million five-year revolver (Ba2) at Libor plus 225 bps; PNC, Citigroup and JPMorgan; refinance and for general corporate purposes; St. Louis coal producer.

ASSOCIATED MATERIALS INC.: $255 million credit facility (B2/B+); UBS Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. joint lead arrangers, with UBS left lead; $175 million term B due 2010 talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $80 million revolver due 2009; recapitalization; expected close by end of December; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, manufacturer of exterior residential building products.

ATRIUM COS. INC.: $375 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B); UBS sole lead arranger; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $325 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund tender offer for 10½% senior subordinated notes and repay all outstanding bank debt; Dallas manufacturer and supplier of residential windows.

BASIC ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $210 million credit facility; UBS; $160 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million revolver with grid based pricing of Libor plus 250 to 300 bps; refinance; Midland, Texas, provider of well site services.

BPL ACQUISITION LLC: $165 million term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing term loan debt and to pay a special dividend; Emmaus, Pa., independent pipeline common carrier of refined petroleum products.

CAPTAIN D'S: $100 million credit facility; Wachovia; $20 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $57 million six-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; $23 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; LBO financing; Nashville, Tenn., seafood quick service restaurant chain.

CARROLS CORP.: $270 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $220 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; redeem 9½% senior subordinated notes, repay existing bank debt and make a distribution to stockholder; Syracuse, N.Y., restaurant company that operates Burger Kings, Taco Cabana restaurants and Pollo Tropical restaurants.

CENTENNIAL PUERTO RICO CABLE TV CORP.: New credit facility; TD Securities sole lead; help finance Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.'s acquisition of the company from Centennial Communications Corp. for about $155 million in cash; digital cable television system operator in Puerto Rico.

CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INC.: $95 million credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan; $75 million term B; $20 million revolver; help fund Onex Partners LP's acquisition of the company; Minneapolis provider of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology services.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $2.9 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch, with JPMorgan left lead; $500 million revolver; $600 million term A; $1.8 billion term B; all tranches anticipated at Libor plus 150 bps; fund acquisition of Robert Mondavi Corp.; Fairport, N.Y., producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands.

THE COOPER COS. INC.: $750 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Key Banc Capital Markets and JPMorgan Chase Bank, with Key Banc listed on the left; $225 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $250 seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps; $275 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Ocular Sciences Inc., refinance existing bank debt, and provide for working capital and general corporate needs; secured by substantially all assets of the combined Cooper-Ocular entity; Pleasanton, Calif., healthcare products company.

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE: $475 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Deutsche listed on the left, Goldman Sachs and UBS co-documentation agents; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million multi-currency six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; six-year term loan A in the Canadian equivalent amount of $50 million talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $115 million seven-year term B that will be U.S. dollar denominated but borrowed by a Canadian subsidiary talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $185 million seven-year term C that will be borrowed by a U.S. subsidiary talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition by an entity formed by The Cypress Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. for about $1.165 billion in cash; Novi, Mich.-based manufacturer of fluid handling systems, body sealing systems, and active and passive vibration control systems.

CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $650 million credit facility (B1/B-); Banc of America Securities, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC; $500 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 75 bps commitment fee; refinance notes and FCC debt, and for general corporate purposes; wholly owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., a San Diego, Calif., mobile wireless services company.

DOLLARAMA: U.S. dollar equivalent C$240 million term B at Libor plus 225 bps; Citigroup and RBC, with Citi left lead; also, C$75 million revolver and C$120 million term loan A; fund Bain Capital's acquisition of the company; Montreal franchise retail chain of dollar stores.

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS LLC: $105 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; $55 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $50 million six-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance; Milwaukee manufacturer of snow and ice removal equipment.

ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP: $500 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; Wachovia; refinance; Tulsa, Okla., master limited partnership owning and operating a diversified portfolio of energy assets.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $1.918 billion in bank financing; Citigroup; $1.418 billion exit facility; $500 million asset-based five-year revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $828 million senior secured seven-year term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $90 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; also $500 million 12-month DIP revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Southfield, Mich., supplier of vehicular parts, components, modules and systems.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: $1.2 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $750 million 51/4-year revolver at Libor plus 87.5 bps; 25 bps commitment fee; $450 million 51/4-year term A at Libor plus 87.5 bps; refinance existing debt; Bad Homburg, Germany, kidney dialysis company.

GOODMAN GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.: $500 million credit facility (B+); JPMorgan, UBS and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan left lead; $350 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition by Apollo Management LP; Houston heating and air conditioning manufacturer.

GREEN VALLEY RANCH GAMING LLC: $250 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinancing; Henderson, Nev., resort jointly owned by Station Casinos Inc. and GCR Gaming.

HERBALIFE LTD.: $225 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley on the left; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund recapitalization that also includes an IPO and repayment of existing credit facility; Century City, Calif.-based marketer of weight management and nutrition products.

HERBST GAMING INC.: $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Bank of America and Lehman, with Bank of America left lead; help fund purchase of Grace Entertainment's riverboat casino assets; Las Vegas casino and slot route operator.

HILB, ROGAL AND HAMILTON CO.: $400 million credit facility; Wachovia; $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $50 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance; Glen Allen, Va., insurance broker.

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: Repricing approximately $1.3 billion term B to Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call protection; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, with Deutsche left lead; consents due Dec. 17; Houston chemical company.

INTERNATIONAL MILL SERVICE INC.: $180 million in incremental bank debt; Bear Stearns and UBS, with Bear Stearns left lead; $140 million in add-on term B debt at Libor plus 275 bps (B1/B+); $20 million in add-on second-lien term loan debt at Libor plus 600 bps (B3/B-); $20 million in add-on revolver debt at Libor plus 275 bps (B1/B+); help fund the acquisition of Tube City Holdings LLC; Horsham, Pa., provider of specialty services to the steel industry.

JARDEN CORP.: $1.05 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup Global Markets and CIBC World Markets joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, with Citi left lead, Citi syndication agent, CIBC administrative agent, Bank of America documentation agent; $850 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, leverage grid attached; help fund American Household Inc. acquisition and refinance debt; Rye, N.Y., provider of niche consumer products.

JOHN HENRY CO.: $110 million credit facility; Wachovia; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $70 million six-year term A at Libor plus 350 bps; $15 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan; LBO financing; Lansing, Mich., diversified specialty packaging and printing company.

JOSTENS IH CORP.: $870 million seven-year term C at Libor plus 225 bps with step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage, 101 call protection for one-year only against repricing; repricing term B from Libor plus 250 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston; Minneapolis-based printing and marketing services enterprise.

KNOWLEDGE LEARNING CORP.: $640 million credit facility; BNP Paribas, UBS and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, with BNP on the left; $540 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of KinderCare Learning Centers Inc.; San Rafael, Calif., provider of early childhood education programs and services.

KOCH CELLULOSE LLC: Repricing $374 million bank debt lower by 25 bps ($300 million term B, $74 million letter-of-credit facility) at Libor plus 200 bps, with step down to Libor plus 175 bps if leverage below 21/2x; Citigroup and Deutsche Bank, with Citi left lead; consents due Dec. 21; Brunswick, Ga., manufacturer and seller of wood pulp.

LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS INC.: $400 million credit facility (Ba2); Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; $250 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $150 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance and general corporate purposes; Houston owner and operator of full-service, casual dining restaurants.

LATHAM INTERNATIONAL LP: $120 million credit facility; Wachovia and CIBC; $35 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $85 million six-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps; leveraged buyout by Brockway Moran & Partners Inc.; manufacturer of swimming pool components and pool accessories.

LNR PROPERTY CORP.: $1.7 billion credit facility (B+); Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs joint leads; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.4 billion term B talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; help fund the acquisition of LNR by Riley Property Holdings LLC, a newly formed company majority owned by affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management LP and Blackacre Institutional Capital Management LLC; Miami Beach, Fla., real estate investment, finance and management company.

MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LP: $250 million term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 225 bps; Lehman and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers, Lehman sole bookrunner; refinance; general partner that owns a stake in Magellan Midstream Partners, a Tulsa, Okla., transporter, storer and distributor of refined petroleum products and ammonia.

NATIONAL BEDDING CO. LLC: New credit facility; Bank of America; Hoffman Estates, Ill., manufacturer of bedding products.

NOVELIS INC.: $2 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and UBS joint lead arrangers, with Citi left lead; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.5 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund the spin-off of Novelis from Alcan Inc.; rolled aluminum products company.

NRG ENERGY INC.: $950 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs, with CSFB left lead; $450 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $350 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; refinance bank debt; Minneapolis wholesale power generation company.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.: $645 million seven-year term G at Libor plus 275 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers; help fund tender offer; Phoenix semiconductor company.

PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $825 million credit facility (Ba2/BBB-/BB+); JPMorgan lead arranger; $425 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 150 bps; $200 million term A at Libor plus 150 bps; $200 million five-year undrawn revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; fund the acquisition of American Medical Security Group; Cypress, Calif., consumer health organization.

PANAMSAT CORP.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 225 bps, with stepdown to Libor plus 200 bps, from Libor plus 275 bps; Wilton, Conn., satellite operator.

PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.: $229 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $20 million revolver (B1/B+); $134 million term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 725 bps; pay a dividend to shareholders and refinance existing debt; Shelton, Conn., provider of decorative surfaces for commercial and residential interiors, store and store fixtures, and furniture.

PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.: $175 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; $15 million five-year revolver (B/B2) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $45 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $80 million seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $35 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; refinance; Wayne, Mich., provider of automotive transportation and logistics services for light vehicle OEMs.

PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.: Closing expected first quarter 2005; $200 million five-year secured revolver; Wells Fargo sole lead; Bank of America syndication agent; repay term loan debt and refinance existing revolver; San Diego specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services.

PRIMARY ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC: Expected close in December; $165 million senior secured term loan B due 2011 (B2/B); Lehman Brothers; acquisition financing, to retire a customer deposit at an existing steel project and to fund reserve accounts; Oak Brook, Ill., developer and operator of on-site combined heat and power and recycled energy projects.

PRO MACH INC.: $115 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $20 million six-year revolver; $95 million seven-year term B; help fund Odyssey Investment Partners LLC's acquisition of the company from an investor group led by Frontenac Co. LLC; Atlanta designer, manufacturer and marketer of packaging machinery.

RCN CORP.: $480 million credit facility (B3); Deutsche Bank sole lead arranger and bookrunner; $330 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 450 bps; $25 million five-year letter-of-credit facility, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million 71/2-year second-lien facility; to fund exit from Chapter 11; Princeton, N.J., communications company.

RELIANT ENERGY INC.: $2.8 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, with Deutsche left lead; $1.7 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.1 billion term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance bank and bond debt; close expected before year-end; Houston provider of electricity and energy services.

ROPER INDUSTRIES INC.: $1.055 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan Chase Bank and Wachovia; $655 million five-year term A at Libor plus 125 bps; $400 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; refinance the existing $380 million term loan and help fund the acquisition of TransCore Holdings Inc. for about $600 million; Duluth, Ga., industrial company.

ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS CO.: $300 million term B repricing to Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston; Roseburg, Ore. producer and supplier of wood products deal.

RYERSON TULL INC.: $1 billion five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; JPMorgan and GE Capital; help finance acquisition of Integris Metals Inc. for $410 million plus the assumption of about $250 million of debt; Chicago distributor and processor of metals and other materials.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: $350 million five-year senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan and Bear Stearns joint bookrunners; $250 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; secured by substantially all assets; replace existing facility; New York provider of services, systems and products to both the instant ticket lottery industry and the pari-mutuel wagering industry.

SFBC INTERNATIONAL INC.: $160 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); UBS Securities; $120 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund the acquisition of PharmaNet Inc.; Miami provider of specialized drug development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and generic drug companies.

SOUTHERNCARE INC.: $85 million credit facility; Bank of America and Citigroup, with Bank of America left lead; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $75 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; repay debt; Birmingham, Ala.-based hospice organization providing services to terminally ill patients.

TEXAS GENCO HOLDINGS INC.: $2.45 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB); Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, with Goldman left lead; $325 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million five-year letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $900 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps, stepdown to Libor plus 175 bps on Ba1 rating; $475 million seven-year delayed-draw term B at Libor plus 200 bps, stepdown to Libor plus 175 bps on Ba1 rating; $300 million five-year special letter-of-credit facility led by Deutsche talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition by GC Power Acquisition LLC from CenterPoint Energy Inc.; Houston wholesale electric power generating company.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.: $1.9 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with JPMorgan left lead; $850 million revolver; $250 million term A; $800 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing facility except for new term E; expected close by year-end; Livonia, Mich.-based automotive supplier.

24 HOUR FITNESS WORLDWIDE INC.: $130 million term B add-on (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps; JPMorgan; redeem senior subordinated notes and some junior capital; San Ramon, Calif., owner and operator of a fitness center chain.

UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS LTD.: Amended $650 million credit facility (Ba3); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with JPMorgan left lead; $100 million revolver due 2010; $550 million term loan due 2011 at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance; Orlando, Fla., theme park operator.

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS INC.: $650 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan Securities joint lead arrangers; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; expected close January 2005; redeem notes, repay bank debt and for working capital needs and general corporate purposes; Houston natural gas compression services company.

VERTAFORE INC.: $220 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $120 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $80 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps; help fund Hellman & Friedman LLC and JMI Equity's purchase of the company from MMC Capital Inc. and other minority investors; Windsor, Conn., enterprise software and information services provider to the property and casualty insurance industry.

VOUGHT AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES INC.: $650 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Lehman, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with Lehman left lead; $400 million term loan B with early price talk of Libor plus 275 bps; $250 million revolver; refinance existing debt; Dallas aerostructure subcontractor.

WYNN LAS VEGAS LLC/WYNN RESORTS LTD.: $1 billion credit facility (B2/B+); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Bear Stearns & Co., JP Morgan and Societe Generale; $600 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million term B at Libor plus 212.5 bps; refinance outstanding debt and fund construction including La Reve property; Las Vegas-based gaming, lodging and entertainment company.

ON THE HORIZON:

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $8.8 billion exit financing facility; JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston, Citigroup Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG; $2 billion six-year term A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $2.75 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 275 bps if rated lower; $750 million six-year revolver A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $3.3 billion bridge facility; finance cash payments under the proposed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization; Greenwood Village, Colo., cable television company.

ALAMOSA HOLDINGS INC.: New credit facility to help fund any AirGate bondholder puts in connection with AirGate acquisition; Lubbock, Texas, Sprint affiliated provider of wireless personal communication services.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $175 million senior secured revolver due April 9, 2009 at Libor plus 200 to 300 bps; JPMorgan and Citigroup, JPMorgan listed on the left; in connection with leveraged buyout by Marquee Holdings Inc., an investment vehicle owned by JPMorgan Partners and Apollo Management LP; Kansas City, Mo., theatrical exhibition company.

APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million exit facility; GE Commercial Finance; $50 million senior secured term loan; $55 million senior secured revolver; $20 million "last out" term loan; New Castle, Del., maker of polypropylene films used in consumer product labeling and flexible packaging applications.

CELANESE CORP.: New credit facility in connection with IPO; plan on borrowing about $1.556 billion to repay existing bank debt and fund a dividend to stockholders; also delayed-draw loans for Acetex Corp. and Vinamul Polymers acquisitions; Dallas chemical company.

COLONY CAPITAL LLC: Minimum of $950 million in debt financing; Deutsche Bank; help fund the acquisition of two casino properties from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and two casino properties from Caesars Entertainment Inc.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $419.6 million amended and restated credit facility in connection with IPO; $389.6 million term loan C due Oct. 14, 2011 at Libor plus 250 bps; $30 million revolver due April 14, 2010 at Libor plus 250 bps, with 50 bps commitment fee; repay debt and for general corporate purposes; Mattoon, Ill., provider of voice and data communication services.

COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC.: $450 million credit facility around Libor plus 125 bps (BBB-); fund acquisition of First Health Group Corp.; Bethesda, Md., managed health care company.

DAVITA INC.: New credit facility with six and seven year maturities; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; will get $4.3 billion in bank and bond financing; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

DEL LABORATORIES INC.: Possible January business; $260 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank documentation agent; $210 million term B; $50 million revolver; help fund the acquisition of Del Laboratories by DLI Holding Corp., a company owned by affiliates of Kelso & Co., and general corporate purposes; Uniondale, N.Y., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of cosmetics and proprietary over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

DIMONSTANDARD INC.: New syndicated senior credit facility of sufficient size to substantially replace both its and Standard Commercial's existing revolvers; back merger of Dimon Inc. and Standard Commercial Corp.; Dimon Inc. is a Danville, Va., dealer of leaf tobacco; Standard Commercial Corp., is a Wilson, N.C., dealer of leaf tobacco; merger transaction expected to close March 2005.

EGL HOLDING CO.: $780 million senior secured credit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets LLC and Merrill Lynch joint arrangers, with JPMorgan and Wachovia acting as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, Wachovia Bank syndication agent, and Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. documentation agent; $480 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; new company formed by an investment group led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to purchase Select Medical Corp., a Mechanicsburg, Pa., operator of specialty hospitals.

FORTUNOFF: New senior debt via Bank of America's Fleet Retail Group Inc. and Back Bay Capital Funding LLC; part of recapitalization with Trimaran Capital Partners and K Group; Uniondale, N.Y., retailer of fine jewelry and home furnishings.

GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: $125 million five-year exit facility at Libor plus 850 bps, 100 bps commitment fee; refinance existing bank debt and pay fees and expenses; Harrison, N.J., specialty chemical company.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: Bank meeting early 2005; $715 million amended and restated credit facility; JPMorgan and Wachovia; $315 million term loan; $250 million revolver; approximately $150 million letter-of-credit facility; secured by stock in first tier subsidiaries and holding company assets; refinance debt and general corporate purposes; Birmingham, Ala.-based healthcare services provider.

HOLLYWOOD MERGER CORP.: Late fourth quarter, early first quarter 2005 business; $275 million credit facility; UBS Securities LLC sole lead arranger, bookrunner, administrative agent, Bear Stearns & Co. and Wells Fargo co-arrangers, Wells Fargo syndication agent; $200 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $60 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $15 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility; help fund merger with affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners LP; Wilsonville, Ore., video chain.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC: Bank meeting in 2005; expected $375 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns; anticipated $300 million term loan; $75 million revolver; help fund the transfer of Hughes Network Systems' assets to Hughes Network Systems LLC, a newly formed company that will be 50% owned by SkyTerra Communications Inc. and 50% owned by The DirecTV Group; provider of broadband satellite networks and services.

IESI CORP.: $375 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $190 million five-year revolver; $185 million seven-year term B; help fund merger with BFI Canada Income Fund and refinance debt; Fort Worth, Texas, non-hazardous solid waste management company.

INTELSAT LTD.: $650 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers, Deutsche left lead; $300 million revolver; $350 term B; help fund LBO by Zeus Holdings Ltd.; Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite communications company.

INTERLINE BRANDS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B1); Credit Suisse First Boston administrative agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank syndication agent; $100 million term loan due Dec. 31, 2010; $100 million revolver due May 31, 2008; refinance debt in connection with IPO; Jacksonville, Fla., distributor and direct marketer of specialty maintenance, repair and operations products.

J. CREW GROUP INC.: $170 million five-year revolver; Wachovia Bank and Congress Financial Corp.; refinance existing credit facility; New York, multi-channel retailer of women's and men's apparel, shoes and accessories.

MAXIM CRANE WORKS (ACR MANAGEMENT LLC): $250 to $300 million exit facility with an estimated interest rate of 7%; Pittsburgh crane rental company.

MCI INC.: New $750 million to $1 billion revolver; replace letter-of-credit facilities, support letter-of-credit requirements and increase liquidity; Ashburn, Va., communication company.

MEMEC INC.: New $300 million senior credit facility; revolver (Ba2/BB-); term loan A (Ba2/BB-); term loan B (Ba3/B); in connection with IPO; repay consortium loan debt, repay deep discount bond debt and for general corporate purposes; San Diego semiconductor demand creation distributor servicing the electronics industry.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.: $4.25 billion credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund acquisition by a consortium led by Sony Corp. of America and equity partners, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Texas Pacific Group and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Los Angeles-based entertainment content company.

THE MOSAIC CO.: $400 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; JPMorgan; refinance; Minnetonka, Minn., producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients.

NATIONAL SENIOR CARE INC.: $125 million asset-based line of credit; Credit Suisse First Boston; help fund merger with Mariner Health Care Inc.; long-term health care facility owner and operator.

ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS INC.: $500 million secured revolver; expected close by Dec. 31; Bensalem, Pa., developer, builder and marketer of single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums.

ORMET CORP.: $150 million four-year exit facility at Libor plus 150 to 250 bps, unused fee of 37.5 bps; Bank of America; Wheeling, W.Va., aluminum company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; $750 million five-year revolving credit facility at Libor plus 237.5 bps, 50 bps commitment fee, $300 million six-year term loan A at Libor plus 237.5 bps, seven-year term loan B of up to $1.75 billion at Libor plus 250 bps; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

STAR GAS PARTNERS LP: New asset-based senior secured revolver; JPMorgan; secured by substantially all of the assets of Petro and Star Propane; refinancing; subsidiary of Star Gas Partners LP, a Stamford, Conn., distributor of home heating oil and propane.

TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS INC.: $500 million working capital facility as part of recapitalization; Morgan Stanley and UBS joint lead arrangers; secured by a first priority lien on substantially all assets; refurbish and expand current properties; Atlantic City, N.J., hotel and casino owner and operator.

TUESDAY MORNING CORP.: $200 million five-year senior credit facility; Wachovia Capital Markets LLC lead arranger; Wachovia Bank and Wells Fargo Bank each committed to provide up to $60 million of the facility; expected close mid-December; Dallas closeout retailer of upscale home furnishings, gifts and related items.

VERIZON HAWAII: New credit facility via JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund The Carlyle Group's $1.65 billion acquisition of Verizon Hawaii from Verizon Communications Inc.; Hawaii-based telecommunications company.

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $535 million senior secured credit facility in connection with IDS offering; CIBC; $100 million 41/2-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $435 million 41/2-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; help repay existing debt; Westborough, Mass., supplier of consumables used in the manufacture of paper.

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