Bank Loan Calendar: $47.4865 billion deals being marketed

JANUARY BANK MEETINGS

ARIZONA CHEMICAL: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs left lead; to help back buyout by Rhone Capital III LP from International Paper; Jacksonville, Fla., supplier of pine chemicals to the adhesives, inks and coatings and oleochemicals markets.

CELLNET: Bank meeting Jan. 17; $510 million credit facility; RBC; $40 million 41/2-year revolver; $300 million 41/2-year term B; $60 million two-year delayed-draw with 41/2-year final maturity term loan; $110 million 43/4-year second-lien term loan; help fund Bayard Group's acquisition of Cellnet; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of intelligent communication and automation solutions to energy and water businesses.

EVENFLO CO. INC.: Bank meeting Jan. 17; $205 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps; $120 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 700 bps; fund LBO by Weston Presidio from Harvest Partners; Vandalia, Ohio, manufacturer and marketer of a full line of juvenile products.

GREEN VALLEY RANCH GAMING LLC: Bank meeting Jan. 18; $830 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America left lead; $30 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $500 million term B (Ba3/B+); $300 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); refinance existing bank debt and pay a special dividend to owners; Henderson, Nev., resort.

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS: Bank meeting Jan. 18; $160 million term C; Credit Suisse; dividend payment; Camarillo, Calif.-based tool and equipment catalog retailer.

INVACARE CORP.: Bank meeting Jan. 18; $400 million credit facility; Bank of America and National City; $150 million revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps; $250 million six-year term B expected at Libor plus 225 bps; refinancing; Elyria, Ohio, manufacturer and distributor of nonacute health care products.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: $8.6 billion credit facility (Ba2); Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia and Merrill, with Citi left lead; $2 billion 61/2-year term A; $2.1 billion seven-year term B; $1.5 billion seven-year term C; $2 billion three-year term D; $1 billion six-year revolver; help fund public-to-private buyout by management and equity investors; Houston-based energy infrastructure provider.

MATTRESS FIRM: Bank meeting Jan. 19; new credit facility; UBS; help fund LBO by J.W. Childs Associates LP from Sun Capital Partners; Houston-based specialty bedding retailer.

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA LLC: $805 million senior secured credit facility; Lehman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, with Lehman left lead; $80 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $725 million eight-year term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; in connection with IPO; redeem preferred membership units of the company, repay existing revolver debt and for general corporate purposes; Centennial, Colo., operator of digital in-theatre networks.

NEP BROADCASTING LLC: Expected late January/February; new credit facility; Bear Stearns involved; help fund American Securities Capital Partners, LLC's acquisition of a majority equity interest from Apax Partners, LP and Spectrum Equity Investors; Pittsburgh-based provider of outsourced teleproduction services.

PLASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INC.: Relaunch Jan. 22 week; new credit facility; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt; Dearborn, Mich., maker of blow-molded and injection-molded plastic products, primarily for the automotive industry.

VALLEY NATIONAL GASES INC.: Expected January/February business; $290 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, UBS and Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse left lead; $165 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps if corporate rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps if corporate rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $75 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Caxton-Iseman Capital; Washington, Pa., packager and distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding equipment and supplies, propane and fire protection equipment.

FEBRUARY BANK MEETINGS

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP LLC: New credit facility; Lehman; fund acquisition of BlueStone Television LLC, an owner and operator of television stations; Bonten is an affiliate of Diamond Castle Holdings LLC.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: Bank meeting expected mid February; $1.5 billion senior secured revolver; JPMorgan; refinance existing amended and restated revolver and help fund acquisition of producing oil and gas properties from Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Dallas-based independent energy company.

THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC.: Bank meeting expected mid-February; $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and RBS Securities; $1 billion seven-year term loan (could be increased to $1.16 billion if Reader's is merged with two Ripplewood portfolio companies); $300 million six-year revolver; to help LBO by an investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings LLC; Pleasantville, N.Y., publisher and direct marketing company.

THE STAR TRIBUNE CO.: Bank meeting expected early February; new credit facility; Credit Suisse and RBS Securities; revolver; first-lien term B; second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Avista Capital Partners from The McClatchy Co.; Minneapolis-based information provider.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AFFIRMATIVE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC.: $220 million credit facility (B1/B); Credit Suisse; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $200 million term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, call protection 101; fund acquisition of USAgencies, LLC; Addison, Texas, producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance policies.

ALTER TRADING CORP.: $300 million credit facility; LaSalle Bank; includes $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; fund an acquisition; St. Louis-based scrap metal recycler and broker.

ARAMARK CORP.: $5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+/BB-); Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $600 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps on leverage test; $4.15 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps on leverage test; help fund public-to-private transaction led by Joseph Neubauer, chairman and chief executive officer; Philadelphia-based provider of food and facility management services.

BALDOR ELECTRIC CO.: $1.2 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); BNP Paribas and SunTrust; $1 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Reliance Electric Co. and certain of its affiliated companies from Rockwell Automation, Inc.; Fort Smith, Ark., manufacturer of industrial electric motors, drives and generators.

BRICKMAN GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $400 million credit facility; Lehman; $350 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million revolver; help fund Leonard Green & Partners LP's acquisition of a controlling interest in the company; Gaithersburg, Md., provider of landscape design and maintenance services.

CHG HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: $290 million credit facility; Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, with Citi left lead; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $160 million term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $40 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 250 bps; $40 million second-lien term C at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by J.W. Childs Associates, LP and senior management; Salt Lake City-based health care staffing firm.

CLIENTLOGIC CORP.: $760 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs and General Electric Capital Corp., with Goldman left lead; $675 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $85 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund acquisition of Sitel Corp.; Nashville, Tenn., global business process outsourcing provider in the customer care and back office processing industries.

CYDCOR INC.: $105 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $10 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $70 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $25 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund LBO by Golden Gate Capital and JP Capital; Westlake Village, Calif., provider of outsourced face-to-face sales.

DANA CORP.: $200 million term loan add-on (B2/BB-) and increasing term loan pricing by 25 bps; Citigroup; enhance near-term liquidity and mitigate timing and execution risks associated with asset sales and other cash repatriation activities that are in process; Toledo, Ohio, supplier of components, modules and systems to vehicle manufacturers and related aftermarkets.

DAVID'S BRIDAL INC.: $425 million credit facility; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan, with Bank of America left lead; $110 million six-year asset-based revolver; $315 million seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition by Leonard Green & Partners, LP from Federated Department Stores Inc.; Conshohocken, Pa., retail chain specializing in bridal gowns.

DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS: $1.445 billion five-year credit facility; Barclays and Dresdner; $75 million opco revolver talked at Libor plus 80 bps; $200 million holdco revolver talked at Libor plus 80 bps; $1.17 billion holdco term loan talked at Libor plus 80 bps; help fund acquisition by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Diversified Utility and Energy Trusts, repay existing debt and preference shares, capital expenditure and general corporate purposes; Pittsburgh-based electric utility.

FILMCO: $134 million multi-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps area; Goldman Sachs; help finance 50% of Lionsgate Entertainment's next 23 films; joint venture with Lionsgate.

FOAMEX LP: $790 million exit financing facility; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Barclays Capital; $175 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $425 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $190 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 575 bps; Linwood, Pa., manufacturer and distributor of flexible polyurethane and advanced polymer foam products.

THE GEO GROUP INC.: $365 million of incremental borrowings under an amended senior secured credit facility; BNP Paribas; help fund acquisition of CentraCore Properties Trust; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of correctional and mental health services.

GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES INC.: $130 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $30 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $60 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $40 million 7 1/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 675 bps; in connection with investment from Kelso & Co. to fund capex plans, refinance debt, tender preferred stock and redeem common stock; Houston-based provider of seismic data acquisition services.

GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORP.: $220 million credit facility (B+); Credit Suisse; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $10 million six-year funded synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $40 million six-year delayed-draw for six months synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 100 bps delay-draw fee in first three months, 125 bps in months four to six; $100 million six-year funded first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $50 million six-year delayed-draw for six months first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 100 bps delay-draw fee in first three months, 125 bps in months four to six; refinance existing debt, repurchase redeemable preferred stock held by The Gores Group and fund acquisition of the former MCI's division serving corrections facilities; Mobile, Ala., specialized telecommunications company.

GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES: $487 million credit facility; UBS and Bear Stearns, with UBS left lead; $70 million revolver (B1) at Libor plus 325 bps; $290 million first-lien term loan (B1) at Libor plus 325 bps; $127 million second-lien term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 625 bps; also $95 million holdco senior unsecured notes at 13½%; help fund LBO by Investcorp and Hicks Holdings LLC from Fenway Partners; Irving, Texas, transportation and logistics provider.

INTELSAT LTD.: Expected close Feb. 2; $1 billion seven-year senior unsecured term loan (B2/B+/ BB-) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, OID 99.5; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, with Bank of America left lead; fund redemption of Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd.'s floating-rate senior notes; Pembroke, Bermuda, provider of fixed satellite services.

INTELSAT LTD./PANAMSAT HOLDING CORP.: Repricing Intelsat term B, PanAmSat term A and term B at Libor plus 200 bps; Citigroup; Intelsat is a Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite company and PanAmSat is a Wilton, Conn., satellite company.

INTERMEDIA OURDOOR INC.: $131 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $86 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $35 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 675 bps to 700 bps; fund InterMedia Partners, LP's acquisition of Primedia Inc.'s hunting, fishing and shooting publications.

INVESTOOLS INC.: $150 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $50 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $75 million 51/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund acquisition of thinkorswim Group Inc.; Draper, Utah, provider of investor education products and services.

KGEN LLC: $400 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $80 million revolver talked in Libor plus 200 bps area; $120 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked in Libor plus 200 bps area; $200 million term loan talked in Libor plus 200 bps area; refinance existing debt; operator of merchant generation assets.

KYPHON INC.: $675 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America; $300 million five-year revolver; $375 million seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc.; Sunnyvale, Calif., developer and marketer of medical devices designed to restore spinal function and diagnose low back pain.

LANDMARK AVIATION: Expected close Jan. 15 week; $240 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps (comprised of about $108 million add-on, $132 million existing first-lien loan); Lehman left lead; refinance second-lien term loan and repay revolver borrowings; Tempe, Ariz., provider of aftermarket services to the business aviation industry.

MCJUNKIN CORP.: $775 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Lehman, with Goldman left lead; $200 million ABL revolver (Ba1/BB) talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $575 million term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps area; help fund acquisition by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners; Charleston, W.Va., distributor of industrial and oilfield supplies.

MICHAELS STORES INC.: Repricing covenant-light term loan to Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; Deutsche; Irving, Texas, specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall decor and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator.

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP.: Expected close Jan. 15 week; $1.5 billion credit facility (NA/NA/BB-); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; $400 million five-year synthetic revolver at Libor plus 325 bps, non callable for one year, then at 101 in year two; $1.1 billion five-year senior unsecured term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, non callable for one year, then at 101 in year two; refinance existing credit facility; Warrenville, Ill., producer of commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engines.

NEWPAGE CORP.: Repricing term B to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; Goldman Sachs; also downsizing ABL revolver to $250 million from $275 million with pricing of Libor plus 175 bps; Dayton, Ohio, producer of coated papers.

ON ASSIGNMENT INC.: $165 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); UBS; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $145 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Oxford Global Resources, Inc.; Calabasas, Calif., professional staffing firm.

OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.: $605 million senior secured credit facility (B+); Wachovia and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Wachovia administrative agent, JPMorgan syndication agent and Merrill Lynch documentation agent; $530 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners; Glastonbury, Conn., provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial institutions.

PAETEC: $850 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch joint leads, with Deutsche left lead, CIT Group documentation agent; $50 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $625 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $175 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund merger with US LEC Corp.; new holding company based in Fairport, N.Y., and will operate as a communications provider.

PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.: $185 million exit financing credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $50 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $80 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $35 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; Wayne, Mich., transporter of motor vehicles.

PRISM BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: $953.5 million senior secured credit facility; UBS, JPMorgan and General Electric Capital Corp., with UBS left lead; $583.5 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $80 million six-year revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $290 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Penton Media, Inc.; Overland Park, Kan., business-to-business media company.

RAVAGO SA: $500 million credit facility; Citigroup; $340 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $160 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund equity investment in Muehlstein Holding Corp.; provider of distribution, compounding and recycling service for plastic and elastomeric raw materials.

SBARRO INC.: $175 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Bank of America and Credit Suisse, with Bank of America left lead; $150 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund LBO by MidOcean Partners; Melville, N.Y., quick service Italian restaurant company.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP.: $200 million term loan E (Ba1/BB): reduce revolver borrowings; New York-based lottery and pari-mutuel operator.

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.: $2.1 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup; $550 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $1.55 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; recapitalization involving repurchase of shares through a Dutch auction tender offer, payment of a special one-time dividend to shareholders and tender offer for 6.625% senior subordinated notes; Marysville, Ohio, marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products.

SOLUTIA INC.: $400 million of DIP add-ons; Citigroup; $75 million revolver add-on talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $325 million term loan add-on talked at Libor plus 350 bps; provide the company with further liquidity and help fund purchase of Akzo Nobel's stake in Flexsys; St. Louis-based manufacturer and provider of interlayers for laminated glass, aftermarket window films, specialty chemicals and nylon products.

STURM FOODS INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $350 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $170 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, call protection 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; Manawa, Wis., provider of dry food products for targeted private label and co-pack markets.

TOTES ISOTONER CORP.: $275 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $85 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $125 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $65 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; fund a recapitalization, which includes the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by MidOcean Partners; Cincinnati marketer of branded umbrellas, gloves, slippers and other weather-related accessories.

TPF GENERATION HOLDINGS LLC: $1.645 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse left lead; $50 million first-lien synthetic revolver due 2011 (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $159.5 million special letter-of-credit facility due 2013 (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $850 million first-lien term B due 2013 (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $495 million second-lien term loan due 2014 (B3/B-) at Libor plus 425 bps, call protection 102, 101; $15.5 million commercial bank letter-of-credit facility (B-) at Libor plus 200 bps; $75 million special letter-of-credit facility (BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; fund Tenaska Power Fund's acquisition of six natural gas-fired generation assets from Constellation Energy.

TUBE CITY IMS CORP.: $325 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS, with Credit Suisse left lead; $150 million six-year last-in, first-out ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $15 million six-year first-in, last-out ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $140 million seven-year term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $20 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps; fund acquisition by Onex Corp.; Glassport, Pa., provider of outsourced services to steel mills.

UAL CORP.: $2.2 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $300 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.9 billion term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Elk Grove Township, Ill., airline.

VNU GROUP BV: Repricing U.S. term B at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps and repricing Euro term B at Euribor plus 225 bps from Euribor plus 250 bps; Citigroup; Haarlem, Netherlands, information and media company.

WASTEQUIP INC.: $381 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $85 million six-year delayed-draw term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $246 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund LBO by Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Cleveland-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of equipment used to collect, process and transport solid, liquid and semi-liquid waste materials.

WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.2 billion in term debt (Ba1/BB); Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and Scotia Capital, with Credit Suisse left lead; $700 million six-year term A add-on talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $500 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; also repricing existing revolver and term A at Libor plus 125 bps from Libor plus 100 bps; refinance debt at WeightWatchers.com. and fund a modified Dutch auction self-tender offer for common stock; New York-based provider of weight management services.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $1.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $1.4 billion term loan; $500 million revolver; help fund acquisition Giant Industries Inc.; El Paso, Texas, independent refiner and marketer.

WIRE ROPE CORP. OF AMERICA: $170 million credit facility; CIBC; $60 million asset-based revolver; $110 million term loan; help fund acquisition by Fox Paine Management III, LLC from KPS Special Situations Fund II; St. Joseph, Mo., producer and marketer of specialty wire ropes.

THE YANKEE CANDLE CO. INC.: $775 million credit facility; Lehman and Merrill Lynch; $650 million term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $125 million revolver; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; South Deerfield, Mass., scented candles company.

ON THE HORIZON

ACUMENT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $200 million credit facility; Citigroup; refinance floating-rate senior secured notes; Troy, Mich., provider of fastening systems.

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC.: $500 million to $600 million credit facility; UBS, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, with UBS left lead; $300 million six-year amended and restated revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $200 million to $300 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund purchase of InterLase Corp.; Santa Ana, Calif., developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices for the eyes.

BAXTER TRANSFUSION THERAPIES: New first- and second-lien credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Baxter International Inc.'s Transfusion Therapies business by Texas Pacific Group and Maverick Capital Ltd.; Blood collection and processing company.

BIOMET INC.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, with Goldman left lead; help fund LBO by the Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG; Warsaw, Ind., designer and manufacturer of musculoskeletal medical products.

BROADCAST MEDIA GROUP: New credit facility; UBS sole lead; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; back buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners from The New York Times Co.; broadcasting company.

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: First-quarter 2007 business; new cross-border credit facility; Lehman; term loan; revolver; help fund acquisition of DBT GmbH from RAG Coal International; South Milwaukee, Wis., designer and manufacturer of walking draglines, electric rope mining shovels and rotary blasthole drills used by the surface mining industry.

CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; fund M&F Worldwide Corp.'s acquisition of John H. Harland Co.; New York-based producer of licorice products for the tobacco, food, pharmaceutical and confectionery industries.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $17.375 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; $1 billion receivables-backed revolver; $16.375 billion in senior secured bank debt; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Bain Capital Partners, LLC; San Antonio media and entertainment company specializing in "gone from home" entertainment and information services.

CONSUMER SOURCE INC.: $450 million first-lien credit facility; $375 million seven-year senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year revolver with 50 bps unused fee; also $150 million eight-year second-priority secured loan and/or notes with loan expected at Libor plus approximately 625 bps; fund dividend to Primedia Inc. in connection with spinoff; New York-based publisher and distributor of free real estate and automobile guides.

DIRECT GENERAL CORP.: $95 million credit facility; Bear Stearns; $75 million seven-year term loan; $20 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition by Elara Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Fremont Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Nashville, Tenn., insurance holding company.

DYNEA NORTH AMERICA: $245 million credit facility; UBS; $20 million five-year revolver; $225 million seven-year term loan; help fund acquisition by Teachers' Private Capital from Dynea Chemicals Oy; Mississauga, Ont., manufacturer of adhesive resins and overlay products.

DYNEGY INC.: $185 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at LS holdco; in connection with merger of Dynegy and LS Power Group; Houston-based electric company.

ELKCORP: New debt financing; Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and General Electric Capital Corp.; help fund LBO by The Carlyle Group and subsequent merger with Hood Cos. Inc.'s subsidiary Atlas Roofing Corp.; Dallas-based manufacturer of roofing and building products.

FOREST OIL CORP.: $1.4 billion revolver; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Houston Exploration Co.; Denver-based acquirer, explorer, developer and producer of natural gas and liquids.

FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.: $11.5 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $1.5 billion five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $2.5 billion five-year term A expected at Libor plus 175 bps; $7.5 billion seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp.; Phoenix, copper, gold and molybdenum mining, exploration and production company.

HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.: New credit facility; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management, LP; Las Vegas-based provider of branded casino entertainment.

INTERNATIONAL ALUMINUM CORP.: New debt financing; CIBC; help back buyout by Genstar Capital, LLC; Monterey Park, Calif., manufacturer of diversified lines of aluminum and vinyl products.

JACUZZI BRANDS INC.: $450 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and UBS; $125 million asset-based revolver; $135 million first-lien term loan; $190 million second-lien term loan; help fund LBO by Apollo Management LP; West Palm Beach, Fla., manufacturer and distributor of branded bath and plumbing products for the residential, commercial and institutional markets.

KNOLOGY INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of PrairieWave Communications; West Point, Ga., provider of interactive communications and entertainment services.

KODAK HEALTH GROUP: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help fund Onex Corp.'s acquisition of Eastman Kodak Co.'s health group business, which consists of medical, dental and molecular imaging systems businesses.

LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $475 million senior secured credit facility; Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver; $425 million in term loans; help fund acquisition of Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc. from Liberty Media Corp.; Sioux Falls, S.D.-based provider of interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels.

MACDERMID INC.: $560 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, CIBC and RBS; $510 million seven-year term loan with no financial covenants at Libor plus 275 bps if corporate credit rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps if corporate credit rating is at least B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 300 bps; help fund buyout by Daniel H. Leever, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, and Court Square Capital Partners and Weston Presidio; Denver-based specialty chemical manufacturer.

NEW DOMTAR: $2.45 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $1.7 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps; help fund creation of new company through merger of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Fine Paper business with Domtar Inc.; expected close in February 2007; Montreal-based paper company.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS INC.: New debt financing; help fund LBO by Bain Capital Partners, LLC, Catterton Partners and company founders Chris T. Sullivan, Robert D. Basham and J. Timothy Gannon; Tampa, Fla., casual dining restaurants company.

PACIFIC ETHANOL INC.: $325 million senior secured credit facility; WestLB and Mizuho Corporate Bank; $300 million term loan; $25 million revolver; recapitalize Madera California ethanol plant, provide take-out financing on the completion of Boardman Oregon ethanol plant, provide both construction and term financing for three additional ethanol plants under development and for working capital; Fresno, Calif., owner and operator of ethanol plants.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: New term loan add-on; Citigroup and Merrill Lynch; fund acquisition of Horizon Health Corp.; Franklin, Tenn., provider of inpatient behavioral health care services.

RAILAMERICA INC.: $650 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund LBO by Fortress Investment Group LLC; Boca Raton, Fla., short line and regional rail service provider.

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT INC. (HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP.): New credit facility; Goldman Sachs involved; fund acquisition by Onex Corp. and GS Capital Partners from Raytheon Corp.; Wichita, Kan., manufacturer of business jet, turboprop, piston aircraft and military training aircraft.

REALOGY CORP.: New credit facility; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Bear Stearns; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; Parsippany, N.J., real estate franchisor.

REXNORD CORP.: $710 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and UBS; $100 million revolver; $360 million first-lien term loan; $250 million second-lien term loan; fund acquisition of Zurn from Jacuzzi Brands Inc.; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of highly engineered power transmission, aerospace and other precision motion technology products.

RITE AID CORP.: $1.105 billion senior secured term loan (of which about $680 million will be drawn at close); Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Jean Coutu Group USA Inc.; Camp Hill, Pa., national drugstore chain.

SABRE HOLDINGS CORP.: $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch; $500 million revolver (a portion of which may be reallocated to a synthetic letter-of-credit facility); $2.4 billion term loan; back LBO by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Southlake, Texas, retailer of travel products and provider of distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry.

SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT INC.: New debt financing; Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of The Rank Group Plc's Hard Rock business; Hollywood, Fla.-based operator of hotels and casinos.

SKILLSOFT PLC: $205 million secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $180 million term loan(s); help fund acquisition of NETg from Thomson Corp.; Nashua, N.H., provider of e-learning and performance support solutions.

SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $505 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, CIBC and UBS; $430 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Harborside Healthcare Corp.; Irvine, Calif., operator of long-term and postacute care facilities, and a provider of therapy, medical staffing, home care and hospice services.

TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP: $500 million revolver; retire affiliate debt; in connection with IPO of common units; Houston-based limited partnership recently formed by Targa Resources, Inc. to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets.

TELESAT: $2.2 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and UBS, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $1.9 billion in funded bank debt (of which about 25% of that would be Canadian); $300 million in lines of credit for capital expenditures and liquidity; help fund acquisition of Telesat Canada by a joint venture company formed by Loral Space & Communications Inc. and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board from BCE Inc.; Ottawa, Canada, operator of telecommunications satellites.

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.: New senior bank debt; Credit Suisse and Lehman; help fund acquisition of Aviation Technologies Inc.; Cleveland-based designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components.

TXU GENERATION DEVELOPMENT CO. LLC: $11 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch; $2 billion revolver; $6.5 billion term B; $2.5 billion second-lien term loan; fund the development and construction of 11 lignite/coal-fired generation units in Texas; subsidiary of Dallas-based energy company TXU Corp. that was established for the purpose of developing and constructing the generation facilities.

UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Lehman; help fund buyout by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Addison, Texas, owner and operator of short-stay surgical facilities.

UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $8.25 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Wachovia, RBS Securities and Lehman, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million revolver; $7.05 billion term loan; $450 million delayed-draw term loan; help fund LBO by Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Saban Capital Group, delayed-draw available for repayment of senior notes; expected close spring 2007; Los Angeles-based Spanish-language media company.

WESTERN GOLDFIELDS INC.: Expected close first quarter of 2007; $105 million eight-year term loan at Libor plus 220 bps pre-completion of the project and Libor plus 175 bps post-completion; Investec Bank; develop Mesquite Mine in California and help purchase fleet equipment; Toronto-based gold producer.

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