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Published on 10/31/2013 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $54.4417 billion deals being marketed

November Bank Meetings

BLACKBOARD INC.: Conference call Nov. 1; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; Washington, D.C.-based provider of enterprise software applications and related services to the education industry.

DREW MARINE: Bank meeting Nov. 4; $335 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $50 million revolver; $205 million first-lien term loan; $80 million second-lien term loan; fund acquisition of Drew Marine and ACR Electronics Inc. by the Jordan Co. from J.F. Lehman; Whippany, N.J.-based provider of technical services to the marine industry.

FILTRATION GROUP CORP.: Bank meeting Nov. 4; $875 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and BMO; $75 million five-year revolver; $565 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B; $235 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Porex Corp. from Aurora Capital Group; Chicago-based developer, designer and manufacturer of liquid, air and fluid filtration products.

GENERATION BRANDS: Bank meeting Nov. 5; $270 million of term loans; Wells Fargo; $160 million 41/2-year first-lien term B talked at 8%, including OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $70 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at 12¼%, including OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; $40 million six-year holdco term loan talked at 16 ¾%, including 6% PIK and OID 97, call protection T+50, 108, 104, 102; refinance existing debt; lighting company.

INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORP.: Bank meeting Nov. 8; $350 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies and PNC; $50 million five-year revolver; $300 million six-year term loan; fund the acquisition of iWeb, refinance existing debt, and working capital and general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based provider of IT Infrastructure services.

LINDEN COGENERATION POWER COMPLEX (EFS COGEN HOLDINGS I LLC): Bank meeting Nov. 4; $925 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, Citigroup and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi; $100 million five-year revolver; $825 million seven-year term B; refinance existing debt, make a distribution to GE in connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in the borrower by Highstar, support project-level letter-of-credit requirements and fund a debt service reserve account; Linden, N.J.-based 942MW cogeneration facility.

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES DISTRIBUTORS LLC: Bank meeting Nov. 4; $170 million credit facility (B3/B); Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas; $30 million revolver; $140 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital; Stoughton, Mass., distributor of home infusion equipment and supplies.

MURRAY ENERGY CORP.: Bank meeting expected early November; $1.62 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; $200 million ABL revolver; $1.02 billion first-lien term B; $400 million second-lien term loan; help fund the acquisition of Consolidation Coal Co. from Consol Energy Inc.; St. Clairsville, Ohio, coal company.

RADIOSHACK CORP.: Bank meeting Nov. 5; $835 million credit facility; GE Capital, CIT, RBS Citizens and Salus Capital; $585 million senior secured ABL revolver; $250 million secured term loan; refinance existing debt; Fort Worth, Texas, retailer of mobile technology products and services, and products related to personal and home technology and power supply needs.

WORLD KITCHEN LLC: Conference call Nov. 1; $62 million add-on term loan; BMO; fund a dividend and add cash to the balance sheet; Rosemont, Ill., manufacturer and marketer of bakeware, dinnerware, kitchen and household tools, rangetop cookware and cutlery products.

Upcoming Closings

ACTIVE NETWORK: $560 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, RBC and BMO; $45 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $342.5 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $172.5 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; San Diego-based provider of cloud-based activity and participant management services.

AKORN INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $600 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $75 million five-year ABL revolver; help fund acquisition of Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc.; Lake Forest, Ill.-based niche pharmaceutical company.

ALLEGION U.S. HOLDING CO. INC.: $1.5 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, BNP Paribas and Citigroup; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $500 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step-down to Libor plus 200 bps when gross total leverage is less than 2.5x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; pay a dividend to Ingersoll Rand in connection with spin-off; Dublin, Ireland, provider of security products.

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.: $1.96 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, RBC, SunTrust, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo; $700 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.01 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Bushnell Group Holdings Inc., refinance existing bank debt and general corporate purposes; Arlington, Va.-based aerospace, defense and commercial products company.

AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC: $475 million credit facility; GE Capital and RBS; $60 million five-year ABL revolver; $415 million six-year covenant-light term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Bridgewater, N.J., manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals.

ARBY'S (ARG IH CORP.): $370 million credit facility (B3/B); Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo Securities; $35 million five-year revolver; $335 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund a dividend; Atlanta-based quick-service sandwich chain.

ASCENSUS INC.: $307 million credit facility; BMO and Golub Capital; $15 million revolver (B1/B+); $200 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 call protection; $92 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 103, 102, 101; fund the acquisition of Sallie Mae's 529 college savings plan administrator, Upromise Investments, and refinance existing debt; Dresher, Pa., retirement plan services provider.

ATLANTIC AVIATION FBO INC.: $50 million incremental term B (Ba3/BB-) due June 1, 2020 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call protection until May 31, 2014; Barclays and Macquarie; fund a distribution to parent, Macquarie Infrastructure Co., finance and acquisition and general corporate purposes; New York-based owner, operator and investor in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses.

AZURE MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC: $550 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of TGGT Holdings LLC from EXCO Operating Co. LP and BG Group plc; Houston-based midstream gas company.

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Union Bank; help fund acquisition of SHFL entertainment Inc.; Las Vegas-based gaming company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and operates gaming devices and computerized monitoring, accounting and player-tracking systems for gaming devices.

BENNU OIL & GAS LLC: $350 million five-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, par for six months, non-call one, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; fund exit from bankruptcy and general corporate purposes; oil and gas exploration and production company in the Gulf of Mexico.

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB INC.: $2.1 billion of term loans; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Barclays, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley; $1.45 billion first-lien term loan (B3/B-) due Sept. 26, 2019 talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $650 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) due March 31, 2020 talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing term loans and fund a dividend; Westborough, Mass., operator of warehouse clubs.

CACI INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.681 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Bank of America, JPMorgan, PNC, RBC, SunTrust and Wells Fargo; $750 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 35 bps undrawn fee; $631 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million seven-year term B (not yet launched); fund acquisition of Six3 Systems Inc. from GTCR; Arlington, Va., provider of professional services and information technology to the federal government.

CAMPING WORLD INC.: $525 million term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and Barclays; refinance existing debt; supplier of RV parts, supplies and accessories.

CROSBY WORLDWIDE LTD.: $715 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, UBS, KKR Capital, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and HSBC; $65 million five-year revolver (B1); $530 million first-lien seven-year term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, hard call 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR; Tulsa, Okla., provider of products for lifting and rigging applications.

CSC SERVICEWORKS INC. (COINMACH): $460 million add-on term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 area, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Mac-Gray Corp.; Plainview, N.Y., provider of multi-family housing and commercial laundry and air vending services.

DOLE FOOD CO.: $925 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Scotia Capital; $175 million five-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $750 million five-year covenant-light term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition by chairman and chief executive officer David H. Murdock; Westlake Village, Calif., fruit and vegetables company.

EXOPACK HOLDING CORP.: $675 million 51/2-year term B's (B); Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $435 million term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; €175 million term B at Euribor plus 475 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based manufacturer of plastic packaging products.

FORTESCUE RESOURCES: $4.95 billion senior secured covenant-light five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; refinance existing term loan; East Perth, Australia, iron ore producer.

FOTOLIA LLC: $210 million seven-year term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, HSBC, GE Capital and KKR; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; New York-based provider of royalty-free images, vectors, illustrations and video footage clips.

GARDA WORLD SECURITY CORP.: Roughly $900 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); RBC, Bank of America, TD Securities and Mizuho; $150 million five-year revolver; $600 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; C$150 million seven-year term B at BA plus 425 bps, 1% floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of G4S Cash Solutions; Montreal, Canada, provider of business and security services.

GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES INC.: $300 million term loan (B2/B) ($100 million funded, $200 million delayed-draw) talked in the Libor plus 325 bps area, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of Echopass Corp.; Daly City, Calif., provider of customer engagement and contact center services.

GLENCOE PRINCIPAL HOLDINGS: $200 million credit facility; Macquarie; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $130 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing subsidiary debt, acquire certain outstanding equity interests held by third parties and fund a distribution to sponsor Glencoe Capital; Co-borrowers are subsidiaries Dixie Chemical, a Pasadena, Texas-based manufacturer of high-purity chemicals, complex compounds and chemical intermediates, Child Development Schools, a Columbus, Ga.-based for-profit preschool education and early care provider, and Polyair Corp., a Toronto-based manufacturer and marketer of protective packaging products.

GOLDEN NUGGET INC.: $550 million credit facility (BB-); Jefferies and Deutsche Bank; $100 million five-year revolver; $300 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; $150 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt, and acquire from Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. and complete Golden Nugget Lake Charles hotel resort project; hotel and casino operator.

GREENFIELD SPECIALTY ALCOHOLS INC.: Roughly $202 million credit facility (B2/BB); Goldman Sachs and Scotia Capital; $182 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 101; C$20 million revolver; refinance existing debt; Canadian-based producer of industrial and beverage alcohol, fuel ethanol and distillers' grains.

GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES: $570 million senior secured credit facility; Jefferies and BMO; $30 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $360 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $180 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners and merger with Vitera Healthcare Solutions LLC; Carrollton, Ga.-based provider of information services that improve the financial performance of health care providers.

HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.: $8.6 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $1 billion revolver; $7.6 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; McLean, Va., hospitality company.

HUDSON'S BAY CO.: Roughly $4 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and RBC; $2 billion term B (B1/BB) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $300 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B-) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 102, 101; $950 million ABL revolver; C$750 million ABL revolver; help fund acquisition of Saks Inc. and refinance some debt; Ontario-based operator of department stores.

KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS INC.: $275 million add-on term loans; Credit Suisse and UBS; $225 million add-on first-lien term loan (B2/B-) due May 23, 2019 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97½ to 98, 101 soft call through May 2014; $50 million add-on second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) due Nov. 23, 2019 talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97½ to 98, call protection 103 through May 2014, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Chemtura Corp.'s consumer products business; Toronto-based contract and private label manufacturers of consumer, institutional and industrial products.

MICROSEMI CORP.: $150 million term B due Feb. 19, 2020 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Symmetricom Inc.; Aliso Viejo, Calif., provider of semiconductor services.

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL: $785 million credit facility; Bank of America (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien), Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, KKR Capital, RBC and SMBC; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $490 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $245 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR from Aurora Capital Group; San Diego-based provider of technology, connectivity and information services to the property & casualty claims and collision repair industries.

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: $715 million credit facility (B2/B-); RBS, Credit Suisse and Bank of America; $100 million five-year revolver; $150 million five-year term A; $465 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Uncasville, Conn., operator of gaming and entertainment enterprises.

NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP: Expected close Nov. 1; $189.5 million add-on term B (Ba3) due June 27, 2018 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, hard call 102 through June 2014, 101; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Citigroup; fund acquisition of five container vessels; Piraeus, Greece, owner and operator of tanker vessels.

NORCRAFT COS. INC.: $175 million credit facility; RBC and KeyBank; $25 million ABL revolver; $150 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; in connection with common stock IPO; help redeem notes and purchase at least a nominal interest in Norcraft Cos. LLC; Eagan, Minn., manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.

NORTHEAST WIND CAPITAL II LLC: $315 million seven-year senior secured term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, KeyBanc, Union Bank, CIT Group and ICBC; refinance existing debt; owner of a portfolio of wind projects.

OMNITRACS INC.: $420 million senior secured credit facility; RBC, Credit Suisse and Guggenheim; $30 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $290 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) at Libor plus 375 bps, step-down to Libor plus 350 bps when total net leverage is 4.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, step-down to Libor plus 750 bps when total net leverage is 4.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners from Qualcomm Inc.; San Diego-based provider of satellite and terrestrial-based connectivity and position location services to transportation and logistics companies.

P2 ENERGY SOLUTIONS: $500 million credit facility; Jefferies; $30 million five-year revolver (B+); $310 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps when net first-lien leverage falls below 3.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $160 million 71/2-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Advent International from Vista Equity Partners; Denver-based provider of software, geospatial data and land management tools to the upstream oil and gas industry.

PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS: $400 million credit facility (B2/B+); RBC, RBS and HSBC; $80 million five-year revolver; $320 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing and debt and fund a dividend; Arlington, Va., provider of contract services to U.S. government agencies, international organizations and foreign governments.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $1.25 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; $500 million five-year revolver; $500 million five-year term A; $250 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; in connection with spin-off to Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.; fund future expansion, development and renovation projects and acquisitions; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and racing facilities.

PRIME HEALTHCARE: $475 million five-year credit facility; Healthcare Finance Group; $225 million asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; $250 million senior secured term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; complete certain targeted acquisitions and working capital purposes; Ontario, Calif., health care system.

RPI FINANCE TRUST (ROYALTY PHARMA): Term loans; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; term B-1 talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 101 soft call for six months; term B-2 talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; term B-3 talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; New York-based acquirer of royalty interests in marketed and late-stage biopharmaceutical products.

SANDY CREEK ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP: $1.202 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, CoBank, Credit Agricole, ING Capital, Union Bank, Natixis, Investec and ICBC; $41 million revolver; $34 million debt service reserve letter-of-credit facility; $102 million senior secured tax exempt letter-of-credit facility; $1.025 billion first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt, pay swap breakage costs and fund operating reserves; owner of majority of Sandy Creek Energy Station plant.

SPARTAN STORES: $1 billion five-year senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo and Bank of America; $900 million revolver; $40 million first-in last-out revolver; $60 million term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps; refinance debt in connection with merger with Nash Finch Co.; Grand Rapids, Mich., grocery distributor.

TEREX CORP.: Roughly $343.2 million term loan due April 2017 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; also roughly €113.5 million term loan due April 2017 talked at Euribor plus 350 bps, 0.75% floor, 101 soft call; refinance existing term loans; Westport, Conn., equipment manufacturer.

TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL LLC: $370 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Deutsche Bank and KeyBanc; $45 million five-year revolver; $325 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing credit facility; expected close mid-November; New York-based owner and operator of fitness clubs.

TRIBUNE CO.: $4.1 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $300 million five-year revolver; $3.8 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Local TV Holdings LLC from Oak Hill Capital Partners and refinance existing debt; Chicago-based multimedia company.

VINCE INTERMEDIATE HOLDING LLC: $175 million six-year term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; Bank of America and JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; New York-based diversified apparel company.

VIRTU FINANCIAL (VFH PARENT LLC): $510 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, step-down to Libor plus 400 bps at the later of Feb. 5, 2014 and IPO resulting in at least $100 million of proceeds; 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; refinance existing term loan; New York-based electronic market maker and financial technology developer.

WILSONART LLC: $160 million add-on term loan due October 2019 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97½ to 98; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS; fund acquisition of Durcon Inc.; Temple, Texas, manufacturer and distributor of high pressure laminates and other engineered surfaces.

On The Horizon

AMC NETWORKS INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Chellomedia from Liberty Global; New York-based owner and operator of brands in cable television.

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC.: $2.175 billion senior secured term loans; Barclays; help fund merger with Cole Real Estate Investments Inc. and refinance debt of the acquired company; New York-based real estate investment company.

APOLLO TYRES: $500 million asset-based revolver; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.; India-based tire company.

ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP.: Up to $235 million credit facility; for unfunded expenditure on the vessels on order in the company's initial fleet and to purchase its expansion fleet; in connection with IPO; Ireland-based provider of seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals.

BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INC.: New credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and UBS; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from First Reserve and merger with an infrastructure business that is being bought from Harsco Corp.; Atlanta-based provider of specialized industrial services to the energy and infrastructure sectors.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $2.26 billion of senior secured term loans; Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $750 million 2016 term loan; $1.51 billion of 2020/2021 term loans; help fund purchase of Health Management Associates Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., hospital company.

CROWN HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; Citirgoup; either up to $960 million five-year term A and $700 million seven-year term B, or new senior secured credit facility consisting of $1.2 billion five-year revolver, $1.18 billion five-year term A, €110 million term loan and $700 million seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of Mivisa Envases SAU; Philadelphia-based manufacturer of packaging products.

CTP TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS LLC: Up to $150 million asset-based revolver; SunTrust; help fund buyout by American Industrial Partners from Carlisle Cos. Inc.; manufacturer and distributor of bias-ply and radial tires, stamped and roll-formed steel wheels and tire and wheel assemblies to non-automotive customers, and power transmission belts and related components to industrial customers.

DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.: $2.55 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and BMO on revolver, term A, JPMorgan, BMO and Goldman Sachs on term B; $1 billion revolver; $350 million term A; $1.2 billion term B; help fund acquisition of Vion Ingredients from Vion Holding N.V.; Irving, Texas, provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the food industry.

DEL MONTE FOODS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Del Monte Foods' consumer food business by Del Monte Pacific Ltd.; fruit and vegetable, and packaged goods company.

ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP: Up to $600 million five-year revolver; also refinancing term loan due March 2017; Dallas-based master limited partnership that owns natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products and crude oil pipelines.

EXTREME REACH INC.: New debt; JPMorgan and SunTrust; help fund acquisition of the TV business of Digital Generation Inc.; Needham, Mass., video platform for integrated TV, online and mobile advertising.

GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES INC.: $1.15 billion senior unsecured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); $850 million revolver; $300 million term A; in connection with spinoff from Penn National Gaming Inc.; refinance existing debt; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and related facilities.

GLOBALLOGIC: New debt financing; RBC and Credit Suisse; fund buyout by ODSA Topco Ltd., a company backed by Apax Partners; full-lifecycle product development services company.

GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC.: $235 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Highbridge Principal Strategies; $30 million revolver; $205 million first-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Wasserstein & Co.; Hauppauge, N.Y., communications services provider.

JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES: New credit facility; UBS, ING, HSBC and Natixis; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Deere & Co.; Alpharetta, Ga., distributor of landscaping products.

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP.: $430 million six-year senior secured covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; Goldman Sachs and BMO; help fund acquisition of Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.; Nashville-based manufacturer of engineered wood building materials.

POST HOLDINGS INC.: Up to $200 million in new debt; help fund acquisition of Dakota Growers Pasta Co. Inc. from Viterra Inc.; Battle Creek, Mich., food company.


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