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Published on 11/5/2009 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $8.701 billion deals being marketed

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ALLION HEALTHCARE INC.: $110 million credit facility; Fifth Third Bank; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2% Libor floor; $95 million term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98; help fund buyout by H.I.G. Capital LLC; Melville, N.Y., provider of specialty pharmacy and disease management services.

BUSCH ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $1.125 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Mizuho Corporate Bank; $125 million revolver; $1 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 2.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; entertainment park operator.

LIVINGSTON INTERNATIONAL INCOME FUND: C$255 million credit facility; RBC and CIBC; C$100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; C$50 million term A talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; C$75 million term loan B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; C$30 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by CPP Investment Board and Sterling Partners; Toronto-based provider of customs, transportation and integrated logistics services.

LOUIS DREYFUS HIGHBRIDGE ENERGY LLC: $350 million credit facility; UBS, Wells Fargo and RBS; $100 million three-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor; $250 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor; refinance existing debt; Wilton, Conn., merchant energy company.

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.: $1.75 billion exit facility; CoBank, Rabobank and Bank of Montreal; $600 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 450 bps; $375 million three-year term A at Libor plus 500 bps; $775 million five-year term B at Libor plus 500 bps; Pittsburg, Texas, poultry processor.

PRINCETON REVIEW INC.: $96 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 97; $81 million term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 97; help fund the acquisition of Penn Foster Education Group Inc. from the Wicks Group of Cos. LLC; Framingham, Mass., provider of college and graduate school test preparation and private tutoring.

REHABCARE GROUP INC.: $625 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Bank of America, RBC and BNP Paribas; $125 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $500 million term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund the acquisition of Triumph HealthCare; St. Louis-based provider of physical rehabilitation services.

REYNOLDS: About $1.65 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse; $120 million revolver; €80 million revolver; $1.035 million term loan at Libor plus 425 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 99; €250 million term loan; help fund Beverage Packaging Holdings' acquisition and merger of Closure Systems International and Reynolds Consumer Products and repay debt; manufacturer of aluminum foil, wraps, bags, and plastic caps and closures.

RURAL/METRO CORP.: $190 million credit facility (Ba3); RBC; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; $150 million term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing credit facility; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of emergency and non-emergency ambulance services and private fire protection services.

SEMGROUP LP: $500 million exit facility; BNP Paribas, Bank of America and Calyon; $350 million revolver at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, 200 bps to 300 bps upfront fee based on ticket size; $150 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, 500 bps upfront fee; provide working capital; Tulsa, Okla., provider of midstream services.

SPRINGBOARD FINANCE LLC (SKYPE TECHNOLOGIES): $630 million credit facility (B1/B); JPMorgan, Barclays and RBC; $600 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 750 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 96; $30 million four-year revolver; help fund $2.75 billion buyout of Skype Technologies SA by an investor group led by Silver Lake from eBay Inc.; Luxembourg-based developer and operator of VoIP computer telephone services.

TNS INC.: $400 million credit facility (BB); SunTrust; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 2% Libor floor; $325 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 350 bps if the corporate rating are upgraded to 4-B and leverage is below 1.5 times, 2% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing bank debt; Reston, Va., provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications.

UNIVERSAL ORLANDO: $975 million credit facility (Ba2/B+); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; $900 million five-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 2.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $75 million four-year revolver at Libor plus 425 bps, 2.25% Libor floor; help fund the redemption of notes; Orlando, Fla., owner and operator of theme parks.

WYNNEWOOD REFINING CO.: $300 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $150 million term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 650 bps to 700 bps, OID 90, 3% Libor floor; $150 million asset-based revolver; refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Wynnewood, Okla., company that's a wholly owned subsidiary of Gary-Williams Energy Corp.

ON THE HORIZON

ALLEN-VANGUARD CORP.: New revolving and documentary credit facilities; in connection with buyout by Versa Capital Management Inc.; Ottawa, Can., provider of proprietary services for protection and counter-measures against hazardous devices of all kinds.

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.: $1.6 billion four-year revolver; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Encore Acquisition Co.; Plano, Texas, exploration and production company.

IMAX CORP.: $75 million four-year senior secured credit facility; Wachovia; $40 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $35 million term loan at Libor plus 375 bps; for future growth and working capital requirements and to refinance existing bank debt; Mississauga, Ont., entertainment technology company.

IMS HEALTH INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by TPG Capital and the CPP Investment Board; Norwalk, Conn., provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and health care industries.

JOHNSONDIVERSEY INC.: New credit facility including at least $250 million revolver; help fund recapitalization; Sturtevant, Wis., provider of commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene products.

MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP.: $150 million three-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 250 bps to 350 bps based on usage; BMO; general corporate purposes; expected close by Nov. 15; Houston-based independent exploration and production company.

NORTEK INC.: $250 million asset-based exit revolver; Bank of America, GE Capital, Wells Fargo Foothill and PNC Bank; replace an existing facility, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes; Providence, R.I., manufacturer of residential and commercial ventilation, HVAC and home technology convenience and security products.

POSTROCK ENERGY CORP.: New credit facility; help create new company from merger of Quest Resource Corp., Quest Energy Partners LP and Quest Midstream Partners LP; Oklahoma City-based energy company.

RESACA EXPLOITATION INC.: New first- and second-lien credit facility; Union Bank of California expected to be involved; refinance credit facilities in connection with merger with Cano Petroleum Inc.; Houston-based oil and gas company.

VIASYSTEMS GROUP INC. $75 million four-year asset-based revolver; Wachovia; help fund merger with Merix Corp.; St. Louis-based printed circuit board manufacturer.


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