Bank Loan Calendar: $17.7335 billion deals being marketed

OCTOBER BANK MEETINGS

HERFF JONES: $735 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Bank of America and Wachovia, with Bank of America left lead; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 3% Libor floor; $210 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 3% Libor floor; $425 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 3% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of American Achievement Group Holding Corp. from Fenway Partners; Indianapolis-based manufacturer and publisher of educational products, recognition awards and graduation-related items sold to schools.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

1-800 CONTACTS INC.: $194 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 395 bps, 3.75% Libor floor; $179 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 395 bps, 3.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help back already completed buyout by Fenway Partners LLC; Draper, Utah, direct marketer of replacement contact lenses.

APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $150 million senior secured asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Bank of America, Wachovia and Barclays; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; Lake Forest, Calif., home health care services company.

ASHLAND INC.: $1.75 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Bank of America and Scotia Capital; $500 million five-year; revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $500 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $750 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund acquisition of Hercules Inc.; Covington, Ky., chemical company.

AVAYA INC.: Portion of $3.8 billion term B (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, OID in the 88 area; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; already funded deal helped fund buyout by Silver Lake and TPG Capital; Basking Ridge, N.J., provider of communication systems, applications and services.

CITYCENTER: $1.2 billion term loan at Libor plus 375 bps; Bank of America, RBS, UBS, BNP Paribas and Sumitomo Mitsui; part of $3 billion credit facility due April 2013 ($250 million revolver, $2.75 billion in term loans) of which $1.8 billion has already been placed; project financing; mixed-use development built on the Las Vegas Strip.

GOOBER DRILLING: $230 million asset-based credit facility; Jefferies; $140 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps to 350 bps based on leverage; $90 million term loan at Libor plus 275 bps to 350 bps based on leverage; refinance existing debt; Stillwater, Okla., provider of contract drilling services for oil and gas exploration and production companies.

INVITROGEN CORP. (APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS INC.): $2.65 billion senior secured credit facility (Baa3/BBB-/BBB-); Bank of America, UBS and Morgan Stanley, with Bank of America left lead; $250 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $1.4 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 250 bps; $1 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund acquisition of Applied Biosystems from Applera Corp. (Celera Corp.), repay debt and for general corporate purposes; Carlsbad, Calif., provider of life science technologies, and developer and marketer of instrument-based systems, consumables, software and services.

JBS USA: $1.25 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and GE Capital, with Credit Suisse left lead on term loan and GE left lead on revolver; $500 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 96; $750 million five-year ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisitions of Smithfield Beef Group Inc. and National Beef Packing Co. LLC, and refinance some debt; meat processing and packaging company.

JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC.: $450 million five-year senior secured credit facility (B1/BB+); Credit Suisse and Wachovia; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 3.25% Libor floor; $425 million term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call protection; help fund acquisition of i2 Technologies Inc.; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of supply and demand chain requirement software products.

LIBERTY TIRE SERVICES LLC: $130.5 million credit facility; CIT; $20 million revolver; $80.5 million term loan; $30 million acquisition loan; help fund buyout by American Securities from Park Avenue Equity Partners and acquisition of GreenMan Technologies' tire recycling business; Pittsburgh-based operator of used tire collection, processing and disposal operations.

MANITOWOC CO. INC.: $2.925 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas; $1.2 billion six-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, step down to Libor plus 325 bps at leverage below 2x, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; $400 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $1.025 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 325 bps; $300 million 18-month term X at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund acquisition of Enodis plc, refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital; Manitowoc, Wis., provider of lifting equipment for the construction industry, manufacturer of cold-side equipment for the foodservice industry, and provider of shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion services.

NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.: $380 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Wachovia and Bank of America; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $100 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $180 million six-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; refinance existing credit facility and senior subordinated convertible notes, and for general corporate purposes; Houston-based manufacturer and marketer of metal products for the nonresidential construction industry.

NFR LLC: $250 million revolver; BNP Paribas; acquisition financing of on-shore properties; onshore and shallow water exploration and production company.

OTELCO INC.: $100 million-plus term loan add-on at Libor plus 400 bps; GE; fund acquisition of Country Road Communications LLC; also increasing existing term loan and revolver pricing to Libor plus 400 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; Oneonta, Ala., provider of wireline telephone services.

SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS: $385 million credit facility; Wells Fargo Foothill; $335 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million last-out term loan initially priced at 12%; refinance existing debt; Modesto, Calif., operator of supermarkets.

SOIL SAFE HOLDINGS, INC.: $84 million credit facility; American Capital Strategies privately arranging syndication; $74 million term loan talked in Libor plus 550 bps area, 97½ OID; $10 million revolver; fund the LBO by Lake Capital Partners; Columbia, Md., recycler of contaminated soils.

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC.: $570 million institutional bank debt (not all of which is available); JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with JPMorgan left lead; $510 million first-lien term B at Libor plus 425 bps; $60 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 425 bps; was used to help fund buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP; Novi, Mich., auto parts maker.

WABTEC CORP.: $500 million credit facility; PNC, JPMorgan and RBS; revolver; term loan; fund acquisition of Standard Car Truck; Wilmerding, Pa., provider of technology-based products and services for the rail and transit industry.

ON THE HORIZON

19X INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; help fund buyout of CKX Inc.; New York-based company engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content.

ARINC INC.: $770 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman, with JPMorgan left lead; $120 million revolver (B2/B+); $60 million letter-of-credit facility (B2/B+); $395 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+); $195 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+); help back already completed buyout by the Carlyle Group; Annapolis, Md., provider of transportation communications and systems engineering.

BCE INC.: Up to C$23.05 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBS Securities and TD Securities; C$2 billion six-year revolver; C$4.2 billion six-year term A; up to C$16.5 billion U.S. equivalent seven-year term B; up to C$350 million U.S. equivalent one-year delayed-draw term loan; help fund buyout by Teachers Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Montreal-based communications company.

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP INC.: $102.5 million of new term loan debt (B1/B+); Lehman; help fund acquisition of NewsChannel 5 Network LLC from Landmark Communications; New York-based television broadcasting company.

CCC-MITCHELL INC.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs involved; refinance existing debt in connection with merger of CCC Information Services Inc. and Mitchell International Inc.; provider of information, workflow management systems and integrated software to insurance companies and collision repair facilities.

CENTERPLATE INC.: $175 million senior credit facility; National City Bank; help fund buyout by Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Stamford, Conn., provider of food and related services including concessions, catering and merchandise services.

CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS INC.: $85 million senior secured credit facility; $13 million revolver; $72 million term loan; help fund the acquisition of Hooter's Inc. and Texas Wings Inc., and for working capital, new unit capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; Charlotte, N.C., business development company focused on investing in undervalued small/micro-cap companies.

CHAPARRAL ENERGY INC.: $1.2 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps to 325 bps based on utilization, commitment fee to range from 37.5 bps to 50 bps; JPMorgan, RBS Securities and SunTrust; in connection with acquisition of Edge Petroleum Corp.; refinance existing credit facilities; Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas production and exploitation company.

CHESAPEAKE CORP.: New senior secured credit facility; GE Capital; refinance existing revolver; Richmond, Va., supplier of specialty paperboard and plastic packaging.

DELPHI CORP. $3.95 billion exit facility; $1.2 billion asset-based revolver; $2.75 billion in first-and second-lien term loans; Troy, Mich., automotive electronics manufacturer.

GAMESTOP CORP.: $150 million term loan; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Micromania; Grapevine, Texas, video game and entertainment software retailer.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: $9.4 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $8.4 billion term loan and $1 billion revolver or $7.4 billion term loan and $2 billion asset-based revolver; help fund acquisition of Huntsman Corp.; Columbus, Ohio, thermoset resins company.

INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORP.: $464 million exit financing credit facility; $125 million five-year ABL revolver expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $339 million five-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 825 bps, 2.7% Libor floor; GE Capital leading revolver, Silver Point Finance leading term loan; Kansas City, Mo., commercial baker and distributor of fresh-baked bread and sweet goods.

LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo Foothill and Jefferies; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 3.25% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Fertitta Holdings Inc.; Houston-based restaurant, hospitality and entertainment company.

MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP.: $209 million senior secured credit facility; CIT and Jefferies; $25 million revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 3% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $142 million term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 3% Libor floor; $42 million delayed-draw term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 3% Libor floor, 150 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Critical Homecare Solutions Holdings, Inc. from Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Coral Gables, Fla., blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring businesses in the health care industry.

MISYS PLC: $325 million credit facility; $150 million 18-month revolver via HSBC, Bank of Ireland and RBS; $175 million 20-month subordinated credit facility via ValueAct Capital; help fund merger of Misys Healthcare Systems LLC and a subsidiary of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc., and refinance revolver; London-based applications software and services company.

PIPELINE DATA INC.: $90 million senior secured credit facility; GE Commercial Finance and Dymas Capital; help fund acquisition of Cocard; Quincy, Mass., provider of credit card transaction processing services.

PRECISION DRILLING TRUST: $1.2 billion senior secured credit facility; RBC and Deutsche Bank; $400 million five-year revolver; $400 million five-year term A; $400 million 53/4-year term B; help fund acquisition of Grey Wolf Inc.; Calgary, Alberta, provider of high performance energy services.

Q9 NETWORKS INC.: C$120.632 million senior secured credit facility; TD Securities; C$20 million or U.S. dollar equivalent revolver; C$100.632 million or U.S. dollar equivalent term loan; help fund acquisition by ABRY Partners LLC; Toronto-based provider of outsourced data centre infrastructure.

RELIANT ENERGY INC.: $650 million senior secured term loan due November 2012 at Libor plus 450 bps, 3.75% Libor floor, call protection 110, 105, 103; GS Loan Partners; facilitate the unwinding of credit-enhanced retail structure; Houston-based provider of electricity and energy services.

SEMGROUP LP: $250 million six-month DIP at Libor plus 600 bps; Bank of America; Tulsa, Okla., provider of midstream services to the energy industry.

SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $1.4 billion loan; help fund acquisition of two newbuilding ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs from Seadrill Ltd.; Hamilton, Bermuda, ship owning company.

VERTIS COMMUNICATIONS: $650 million exit financing facility; $250 million senior secured revolver committed by GE; $225 million term B, $150 million middle-last-out term C and $25 million last-last-out term C committed by Morgan Stanley; help fund restructuring and merger with American Color Graphics; Baltimore-based provider of print advertising and direct marketing services.

VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.: $202.3 million credit facility; Silver Point Finance; $130.3 million first-lien facility; $72 million second-lien facility; help fund the repurchase of convertible notes; Holmdel, N.J., provider of broadband telephone services.

WELLMAN INC.: $175 million four-year secured exit facility; Ableco Finance; $125 million revolver at Libor plus 425 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $50 million term loan at Libor plus 425 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; Fort Mill, S.C., manufacturer and marketer of polyethylene terephthalate packaging resins, polyester staple fibers and recycled-based nylon engineering resin.

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