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Published on 5/22/2014 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $32.8955 billion deals being marketed

May Bank Meetings

ARIZONA CHEMICAL INC.: Bank meeting May 28; $940 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and SunTrust; $60 million five-year revolver (BB-); $675 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (BB-); $205 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (B-); refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Jacksonville, Fla., biorefiner of pine chemicals.

CREATIVE CIRCLE LLC: Bank meeting May 28; $200 million credit facility; Societe Generale; $15 million revolver (B1/B+); $150 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+); $35 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Los Angeles-based provider of specialized freelance and permanent staffing for advertising, creative, digital/IT marketing talent.

PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE CORP.: $605 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, UBS and Jefferies; $70 million revolver; $365 million first-lien term loan; $170 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Golden Gate Capital from Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Hudson, Wis., provider of design and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and specialty commercial markets.

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES (RHP HOTEL PROPERTIES LP): Bank meeting May 28; $400 million covenant-light term B due January 2021, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America and U.S. Bank; repay revolver debt and general corporate purposes; Nashville, Tenn., real estate investment trust specializing in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets.

June Bank Meetings

VERDESIAN LIFE SCIENCES: Bank meeting expected early June; $225 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $25 million revolver; $200 million term B; fund an acquisition; Cary, N.C., provider of patented technologies for high-value specialty crops, row crops, and turf and ornamental markets.

Upcoming Closings

24 HOUR FITNESS WORLDWIDE INC.: $1 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan; $150 million revolver; $850 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by AEA Investors and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan from Forstmann Little & Co.; San Ramon, Calif., fitness-club operator.

ALBAUGH INC.: Expected close May 26 week; $385 million credit facility (B1/BB-); HSBC, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; $300 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; $85 million five-year revolver; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Ankeny, Iowa, producer of generic crop protection products.

ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP.: $435 million credit facility; UBS and RBC; $100 million five-year ABL revolver; $335 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by KPS Capital Partners LP from Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.; Tampa, Fla.-based manufacturer of glass packaging products.

ASCEND LEARNING: $125 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps area, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; Bank of America, GE Capital and Barclays; Burlington, Mass., and Leawood, Kan.-based provider of technology-based learning services focused on student training and testing results in health care and other vocational fields.

B&G FOODS INC.: $800 million five-year credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Credit Suisse, Barclays, RBC, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, TD Securities, RBS Citizens and Rabobank; $500 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $300 million term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer, seller and distributor of shelf-stable foods.

BLUE BIRD BODY CO.: $300 million credit facility; Societe Generale; $50 million five-year revolver; $250 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Fort Valley, Ga., manufacturer of school buses and a provider of aftermarket parts and services.

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT OPERATING CO.: $1.75 billion incremental term B-7 (NA/CCC-/CCC) due March 1, 2017 at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/4, non-call for six months, then at 101 for six months; Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Macquarie; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Las Vegas-based diversified casino-entertainment company.

COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS: $280 million seven-year term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; Bank of America and SunTrust; refinance existing bank debt; Westport, Conn., owner and manager of middle-market businesses.

CURO HEALTH SERVICES: $485 million credit facility; JPMorgan, GE Capital, SunTrust and Jefferies; $35 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $335 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $115 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99, call protection 102, 101; fund the acquisition of SouthernCare Inc., refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Mooresville, N.C., provider of home health care and hospice services.

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $310 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America, GE Capital and Fifth Third; $260 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 475 bps, step-down to Libor plus 450 bps when total net leverage is 3.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $50 million five-year revolver; help fund buyout by KPS Capital Partners LP; St. Louis-based manufacturer of wire harnesses and value-added assembly services for consumer appliance and specialty industrial applications.

ELECTRONIC FUNDS SOURCE LLC (WP MUSTANG HOLDINGS LLC): $845 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs (left on first-lien) and Credit Suisse (left on second-lien); $100 million revolver (B); $495 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $250 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus from an investor group including First Data Transportation Services Inc., CTP Holdings LLC and FJ Management Inc.; provider of payments services.

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $205 million senior credit facility (B2/B+); JPMorgan; $20 million five-year revolver; $185 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 983/4, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of two radio stations, refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Indianapolis-based diversified media company, principally focused on radio broadcasting.

ENCOMPASS DIGITAL MEDIA INC.: $370 million credit facility; BMO and Macquarie; $30 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $265 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $75 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 103, 101; refinance existing debt and prefund payments related to a 2012 acquisition; provider of mission-critical media capture, management and distribution services.

ENERGYSOLUTIONS LLC: Expected close May 27; $825 million senior secured credit facility (B3/BB-); Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $125 million five-year revolver; $700 million six-year first-lien covenant-light term B at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 hard call; refinance existing debt; Salt Lake City-based nuclear commercial services company.

GENEX HOLDINGS INC.: $317.5 million senior secured credit facility; RBC, SunTrust and UBS; $30 million revolver (B); $195 million first-lien term loan (B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $92.5 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Wayne, Pa., provider of integrated managed care services.

GREDE HOLDINGS LLC: $675 million credit facility (B1); Goldman Sachs, GE Capital, Nomura and RBC; $75 million revolver; $600 million term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by American Securities LLC; Southfield, Mich., producer of engineered iron castings to the automotive, medium and heavy truck, and industrial markets.

GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY INC.: $225 million senior secured term loan (B2/BB) talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; BMO and BNP Paribas; refinance existing ethanol plant credit facilities; Omaha, Neb., diversified commodity-processing business.

HEARTHSIDE GROUP HOLDINGS LLC: $665 million credit facility (B1/B); Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Fifth Third and KeyBanc; $100 million five-year revolver; $565 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Goldman Sachs and Vestar Capital Partners from Wind Point Partners; Downers Grove, Ill., bakery and contract food manufacturer.

HENNIGES AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS INC.: $335 million credit facility; Barclays, Bank of America and UBS; $50 million five-year ABL revolver; $285 million seven-year term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Auburn Hills, Mich., supplier of highly-engineered automotive sealing and anti-vibration systems for automotive applications.

ION TRADING TECHNOLOGIES SARL: Roughly $1.15 billion credit facility; UBS; $40 million five-year revolver (B); $400 million six-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; €300 million six-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Euribor plus 350 bps, 1% floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call; $300 million seven-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; provider of trading software.

JASON INC.: $460 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and HSBC; $40 million revolver (B1/B); $310 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $110 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Quinpario Acquisition Corp. from Saw Mill Capital LLC, Falcon Investment Advisors LLC and other investors; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of items within the seating, finishing, components and automotive acoustics markets.

KOPPERS INC.: $800 million senior secured credit facility; PNC; $500 million revolver with leverage-based pricing grid ranging from Libor plus 225 bps to 325 bps; $300 million term A with leverage-based pricing grid ranging from Libor plus 225 bps to 325 bps; fund acquisition of the Wood Preservation and Railroad Services businesses of Osmose Holdings Inc.; Pittsburgh-based producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products.

LONG TERM CARE GROUP INC.: $195 million senior secured credit facility; RBC and MCS; $20 million revolver; $175 million term B due 2020 talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Stone Point Capital from Univita Health; Eden Prairie, Minn., business process outsourcing company for the long-term care insurance industry.

MEN'S WEARHOUSE: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Bank of America; $500 million five-year asset-based revolver; $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers; Houston-based specialty retailer of men's apparel.

MSC SOFTWARE CORP.: $435 million credit facility; Jefferies; $10 million revolver (B1/B); $305 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) due 2020 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) due 2021 talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Newport Beach, Calif.-based software company that focuses on multidiscipline simulation.

NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP: $225 million credit facility; RBS Citizens and Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $200 million term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/4, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; New York-based publisher of locally based print and online media.

NEXTGEN FINANCE LLC: Expected close May 29; $375 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light senior secured term B (Ba3) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley and HSBC; also A$50 million revolver (Ba3) at Libor plus 375 bps; refinance existing debt; supplier of network connectivity, Data Centre facilities and cloud services to Australian businesses, government agencies and telecommunications service providers.

ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS: $2.525 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B); Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, UBS and Nomura; $350 million five-year revolver; $2.175 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Johnson & Johnson; Raritan, N.J., provider of services for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and confirming diseases.

OTTER PRODUCTS LLC: $725 million credit facility (B1); Bank of America, Credit Suisse, SunTrust and KeyBanc; $100 million revolver; $625 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Fort Collins, Colo., provider of protective cases for mobile devices.

POST HOLDINGS INC.: $885 million senior secured term loan (Ba1) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, BMO and Nomura; help fund acquisition of Michael Foods from GS Capital Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and other owners, pre-fund the acquisition of PowerBar and general corporate purposes; St. Louis-based consumer packaged goods holding company.

PRINTPACK HOLDINGS INC.: $480 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and SunTrust leading term loan, Wells Fargo and Bank of America leading revolver; $180 million five-year asset-based revolver; $225 million six-year first-lien term B (B3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; $75 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based converter of flexible and specialty rigid packaging.

SI ORGANIZATION INC.: $593 million senior secured credit facility; UBS and RBC; $50 million five-year revolver (B+); $378 million 51/2-year first-lien term loan (B+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $50 million 51/2-year delayed-draw term loan (B+); $115 million six-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund purchase of QinetiQ North America Services and Solutions Group and refinance existing bank debt; Chantilly, Va., provider of analytical and technical information services for the U.S. government.

TALLGRASS OPERATIONS LLC: Roughly $1.124 billion credit facility; Barclays; $200 million revolver due Nov. 13, 2017 talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $718.4 million term B due Nov. 13, 2018 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $206 million delayed-draw term loan due Nov. 13, 2017 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Overland Park, Kan., owner, operator, acquirer and developer of midstream energy assets.

TEXAS COMPETITIVE ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO. LLC: $4.475 billion 24-month DIP facility (Baa3/BB+); Citigroup; $1.95 billion revolver; $1.425 billion covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 5/8; $1.1 billion delayed-draw covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 5/8; help support normal business operations during Chapter 11 process; Dallas-based energy company.

TRANSDIGM INC.: $947 million of new bank debt; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, RBC and UBS; $825 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term D (Ba3) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/4, 101 soft call; $122 million add-on revolver due February 2018 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor; help refinance notes and fund a dividend; Cleveland-based designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components.

TROJAN BATTERY CO.: $275 million credit facility (B2/B+); GE Capital, KeyBanc and Credit Suisse; $40 million six-year revolver; $235 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; fund a dividend and refinance existing debt; Santa Fe Springs, Calif., manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries.

US ECOLOGY INC.: $540 million credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse; $125 million five-year revolver; $415 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 993/4, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of EQ - The Environmental Quality Co.; Boise, Idaho, provider of radioactive, hazardous, PCB and non-hazardous industrial waste management and recycling services.

VANTIV INC.: $1.919 billion of new bank debt (Ba3/BB+); JP Morgan, Bank of America and Credit Suisse; $1 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; $669 million add-on five-year term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million add-on five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund the acquisition of Mercury Payment Systems LLC from Silver Lake; Symmes Township, Ohio, payment processor.

VOCUS CISION: $465 million credit facility; Jefferies, Deutsche Bank, BMO and Ally; $25 million revolver (B+); $325 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B+), including $140 million is delayed-draw, at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $115 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (CCC+), including $40 million delayed-draw, at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by GTCR LLC; Beltsville, Md., provider of cloud-based marketing and public relations software.

On The Horizon

AKORN INC.: $445 million incremental term loan; JPMorgan; fund acquisition of VPI Holdings Corp. (VersaPharm Inc.); Lake Forest, Ill., niche pharmaceutical company.

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS SPORTING GROUP: $750 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $400 million revolver; $350 million term loan; help fund its spin-off from Alliant Techsystems Inc.; Utah-based outdoor recreation products company.

ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, Nomura and RBC; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Ashland Inc.; supplier of specialty chemicals for process, functional and water treatment applications.

BEL FUSE INC.: $160 million senior credit facility; KeyBanc; $50 million revolver; $110 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Power-One Power Solutions from ABB Ltd. and refinance existing revolver; Jersey City, N.J., designer, manufacturer and seller of products for the networking, telecommunications, high-speed data transmission, aerospace, military transportation and consumer electronics industries.

BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $500 million senior secured credit facility; PNC and Jefferies; $50 million revolver; $450 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Cbeyond Inc.; Atlanta-based IP-based telecommunications and managed services provider.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS: New debt financing; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of systems serving about 1.4 million customers from Comcast/Time Warner Cable; Stamford, Conn., broadband communications company and cable operator.

CONVERGEONE: New debt financing; Credit Suisse and BMO; help fund buyout by Clearlake Capital Group LP; Eagan, Minn., provider of data, communications, collaboration, and customer interaction solutions and managed services.

DFC GLOBAL CORP.: $125 million senior secured asset-based revolver; Jefferies and Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Lone Star Funds; Berwyn, Pa., financial services company.

ENERGY FUTURE INTERMEDIATE HOLDING CO. LLC: $5.4 billion 24-month facility DIP facility expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; Deutsche Bank; refinance first-lien secured notes and finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes during Chapter 11 process; Dallas-based energy company.

HEALOGICS: New debt financing; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Metalmark Capital and Scale Venture Partners; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of advanced wound care services.

HILLMAN COS. INC.: New debt financing; help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LLC from Oak Hill Capital Partners; Cincinnati-based distributor of fasteners, key duplication systems, engraved tags and related hardware items.

HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO.: $5.3 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $500 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps if corporate credit ratings are Ba2/BB or Libor plus 250 bps if the ratings are lower than Ba2/BB, 50 bps unused fee; $4.8 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (may be reduced by notes issuance) expected at Libor plus 250 bps if corporate credit ratings are Ba2/BB or Libor plus 275 bps if the ratings are lower than Ba2/BB, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Inc.; Chicago-based food company.

IPREO HOLDINGS LLC: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBC; help fund buyout by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP; New York-based provider of new issuance software solutions across the equity, fixed income, municipal, and syndicated loan markets.

MALLINCKRODT PLC: $1.35 billion senior secured term loan; Barclays; help fund acquisition of Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Dublin, Ireland, pharmaceuticals company.

MAUSER GROUP: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Barclays, BNP Paribas, ING, Natixis and Nomura; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Bruehl, Germany, industrial packaging company.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; RBC; incremental $90 million revolver; incremental $600 million term A; incremental $910 million term B; help fund merger with LIN Media LLC and refinance some LIN debt; Richmond, Va., local television broadcasting and digital media company.

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC.: New loan; help fund acquisition of Screenvision; Centennial, Colo., based integrated media company.

PINAFORE HOLDINGS BV (GATES CORP.): New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and UBS; help fund buyout by Blackstone from Onex Corp. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Denver-based manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products.

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP.: $720 million in term loans; Barclays; $600 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term loan due June 7, 2020 expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 25 bps step-down on or after Sept. 30, 2014 if first-lien net leverage is less than 3.25 times and total net leverage is less than 5.75 times, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $120 million covenant-light second-lien loan due Dec. 7, 2020 expected at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 981/2, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Chemtura AgroSolutions from Chemtura Corp.; Miami-based producer of high-technology specialty chemical products and provider of technical services.

PRESTIGE BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.: Add-on term loan; Citigroup; help fund acquisitions of Insight Pharmaceuticals Corp. from Swander Pace Capital and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan; Tarrytown, N.Y., marketer and distributor of over-the-counter and household cleaning products.

RAYONIER A.M. PRODUCTS LLC: $625 million credit facility; $375 million of term loans; $250 million revolver; help fund spin-off from Rayonier Inc. and general corporate purposes; Jacksonville, Fla., producer of high-purity cellulose.

RED LOBSTER: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank, GE Capital and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Golden Gate Capital from Darden Restaurants Inc.; Orlando, Fla., casual dining seafood restaurant company.

SAFEWAY INC.: $9.45 billion credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, PNC, US Bank and SunTrust; $2.75 billion five-year asset-based revolver; $2 billion five-year term B-3; $4 billion seven-year term B-4; $700 million one-year term B-5; help fund buyout by AB Acquisition LLC; Pleasanton, Calif., food and drug retailer.

SHEARER'S FOODS LLC: New debt financing; fund acquisition of Private Brands and two manufacturing facilities from Snyder's-Lance Inc.; Massillon, Ohio, national contract manufacturing and private label supplier in the snack industry.

SIGNET JEWELERS LTD.: $400 million five-year unsecured term loan; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Zale Corp.; Akron, Ohio, specialty jewelry retailer.

SPINCO: New term loans and revolver; help fund acquisition of about 2.5 million customers from Comcast/Time Warner Cable; newly formed cable company.

STERIGENICS: Up to $545 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, RBC and UBS; $75 million revolver; up to $470 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Nordion Inc.; Deerfield, Ill., sterilization services company.

TGI FRIDAYS RESTAURANTS: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and Jefferies; help buyout by Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners from Carlson; casual dining restaurant and bar chain.

WARRANTY GROUP INC.: $647 million credit facility; JPMorgan, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi and Citigroup; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $330 million term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $287 million term B; help fund buyout by TPG from Onex Corp.; Chicago-based provider of warranty services and related programs.

WENCOR GROUP LLC: New credit facility; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus from Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; Springville, Utah, designer, repair provider and distributor of aftermarket aerospace components.

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: $2.25 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $2 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund acquisition of Motorola Solutions Inc.'s enterprise business; Lincolnshire, Ill., provider of marking and printing technologies.


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