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Published on 10/11/2011 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $19.967 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

AGCO CORP.: Bank meeting Oct. 18; $900 million five-year credit facility; Rabobank; $500 million revolver; $400 million term A; help fund acquisition of GSI Holdings Corp. from Centerbridge Partners LP and refinance existing credit lines; Duluth, Ga., manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment.

November Bank Meetings

E.W. SCRIPPS CO.: $312 million five-year credit facility; SunTrust; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $212 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps; fund acquisition of stations from McGraw-Hill Broadcasting; Cincinnati-based media enterprise with interests in television stations and newspapers.

Upcoming Closings

BAJA BROADBAND: $103 million credit facility; GE Capital; $10 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $78 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $15 million six-year second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of U.S. Cable; Fort Mill, S.C., full-service telecommunications company.

BARRIERSAFE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $150 million five-year credit facility; CIT and SunTrust; $30 million revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $120 million term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC from Linden LLC; Lake Forest, Ill.-based designer, developer and distributor of disposable gloves and a variety of food safety products.

COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC: $500 million first-lien secured credit facility; TD Securities, BMO and SunTrust; $275 million five-year revolver (Ba1/BB+) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $225 million six-year last-out term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98; refinance existing debt, make acquisitions and working capital and general corporate purposes; Westport, Conn., investment firm specializing in acquiring controlling stakes in small- to middle-market companies.

DIAL GLOBAL: $265 million credit facility; GE Capital and ING leading first-lien, Macquarie leading second-lien; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98 to 981/2; $175 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98 to 981/2; $65 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 950 bps to 1,000 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund merger with Westwood One Inc. and refinance existing debt; Los Angeles-based provider of advertising sales representation and syndication services to radio production companies.

DIGITALGLOBE: $600 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; $100 million revolver; $500 million term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 971/2, 101 soft call; fund notes tender offer and for general corporate purposes; Longmont, Colo., content provider of high-resolution earth imagery products and services.

DRUG ROYALTY II LP1: $155 million term loan (Ba2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps area, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 to 991/2; Macquarie; refinance existing debt; specialty pharmaceutical royalty acquisition company.

ECOMMERCE INDUSTRIES INC.: $142 million credit facility; Golub Capital; $3 million revolver talked around 7½%, including coupon and Libor floor, OID 981/2; $139 million term loan talked around 7½%, including coupon and Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt and fund a small acquisition; Fort Worth, Texas-based developer of industry-specific business operations software and integrated supply chain automation.

EMDEON INC.: $1.325 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Bank of America, Citigroup, Barclays and Goldman Sachs; $125 million five-year revolver; $1.2 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 96 to 97, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Blackstone Capital Partners VI LP; Nashville, Tenn., provider of revenue and payment cycle management services, connecting payers, providers and patients in the health care system.

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $2 billion unsecured credit facility; Bank of America; $1.5 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $500 million term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Singapore-based electronics manufacturing services provider.

GE SEACO: Up to $1.5 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and ING; $300 million to $500 million revolver; $1 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step-up to Libor plus 400 bps after two years and to Libor plus 600 bps at year six; help fund buyout by HNA Group Co. Ltd. and Bravia Capital from General Electric Capital Corp. and Sea Containers Ltd.; Singapore-based marine container leasing company.

GO DADDY GROUP INC.: $825 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Barclays, Deutsche Bank, RBC and KKR; $75 million revolver; $750 million term loan at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 93, 101 soft call; help fund investment and partnership with KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of web hosting and domain names.

KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORP.: $525 million five-year senior credit facility; Bank of America and Barclays; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $375 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of U.S. Corrugated Inc. and refinance existing debt; Northbrook, Ill., producer of unbleached kraft paper products and linerboard.

KINETIC CONCEPTS INC.: Expected close Nov. 4; $2.4 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and RBC; $2.2 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 95½ to 96, soft call 102, 101; $200 million five-year revolver; help fund buyout by Apax Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board; San Antonio medical technology company.

MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP: $100 million senior secured credit facility; Golub Capital; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $90 million term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Las Vegas-based specialty retailer in the casino resort marketplace.

MICROSEMI CORP.: $800 million senior term B (BB) due Feb. 2, 2018 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.; Aliso Viejo, Calif., provider of semiconductor services.

NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $140 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $100 million term A talked at Libor plus 400 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Sikeston, Mo., communications services company.

OPEN LINK FINANCIAL INC.: $375 million credit facility (B+); Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 96 to 97; $325 million term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 96 to 97, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman from Carlyle Group; Uniondale, N.Y., provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and operations processing software services.

OPEN TEXT INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays and RBC; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 30 bps unused fee; $600 million term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; add cash to the balance sheet, refinance existing bank debt and for working capital purposes; Waterloo, Ont., enterprise software company.

PODS ENTERPRISES INC.: $225 million credit facility; GE Capital and Barclays; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97; $154 million term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97; $46 million delayed-draw for six months term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, 100 bps unused fee, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97; acquisition funding and refinance existing debt; Clearwater, Fla., provider of portable on demand storage and moving products and services.

RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC.: $270 million credit facility; RBC and BMO; $20 million revolver (B1/BB-); $175 million first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 96 to 97, 101 soft call; $75 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Permira Funds; Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K-12 schools.

TENSAR INTERNATIONAL CORP. INC.: $325 million credit facility; Barclays; $25 million four-year ABL revolver grid-based pricing ranging from Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $190 million five-year first-lien term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 call protection; $110 million 51/2-year second-lien term C (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1.75% floor, OID 96, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing capital structure; Atlanta-based provider of specialty products and engineering services.

TOTAL SAFETY: $275 million credit facility (B2/B-); Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $40 million five-year revolver; $235 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 97, soft call 102, 101; help fund buyout by Warburg Pincus from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Houston-based outsourced provider of integrated safety and compliance solutions and the products necessary to support them.

TRIPLE POINT TECHNOLOGY INC.: $255 million credit facility (B); Credit Suisse and GE Capital; $20 million five-year revolver; $185 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $50 million delayed-draw until February term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Westport, Conn., provider of software for end-to-end commodity management.

TRITON CONTAINER INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $500 million five-year senior secured revolver; Bank of America, Union Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust; repay existing revolver debt; San Francisco-based container manufacturer.

UNITED RENTALS INC.: $1.8 billion five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; Bank of America; refinance existing credit facility; Greenwich, Conn., equipment rental company.

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.7 billion 41/2-year senior secured credit facility (BBB-); Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps based on leverage; $1.5 billion term A, including a $500 million delayed-draw tranche with 50 bps unused fee, talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 300 bps based on leverage; refinance existing debt; Mississauga, Ont., specialty pharmaceutical company.

WEB.COM: $800 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and SunTrust; $50 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B); $600 million six-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID expected in low-90s, 101 soft call; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID expected in low-90s, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Network Solutions; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of internet and online marketing services.

On The Horizon

99 CENTS ONLY STORES: $675 million credit facility; RBC and BMO; $150 million revolver; $525 million term loan; help fund buyout by Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; City of Commerce, Calif., operator of extreme value retail stores.

APAC CUSTOMER SERVICES INC.: New credit facility; help fund buyout by One Equity Partners; Bannockburn, Ill.-based provider of customer care services.

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS INC.: New term loan; help fund acquisition of Aptuit LLC's clinical trial supplies business; Somerset, N.J., provider of advanced technologies, and development, manufacturing, and packaging services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer health care companies.

CHINA FIRE & SECURITY GROUP INC.: $80 million five-year credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and HSBC; $20 million revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps; $60 million term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC and management; provider of industrial fire protection systems in China.

CONVERGEX HOLDINGS LLC: New credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; term loan; revolver; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners from GTCR; New York-based technology company providing mission-critical proprietary software products and technology-enabled services to asset managers and financial intermediaries.

COSTAR GROUP INC.: $465 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $415 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.25% Libor floor; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund acquisition of LoopNet Inc.; Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate information company.

FUNDTECH LTD.: $225 million senior secured credit facility; RBC and BMO; $25 million five-year revolver; $200 million six-year term loan; help fund buyout by GTCR and merger with BankServ; Jersey City, N.J.-based provider of software services that facilitate payments processing, financial messaging and cash management for financial institutions.

NEUSTAR INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $100 million revolver; $600 million term B; help fund acquisition of Targus Information Corp.; Sterling, Va., provider of solutions and directory services that enable communication across networks, applications and enterprises.

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COS. INC.: $450 million five-year credit facility; JPMorgan; $350 million term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; help fund acquisition of Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and refinance existing revolver; Woodcliff Lake, N.J., specialty pharmaceutical company.

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UBS; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman; Wilmington, N.C., contract research organization providing drug discovery, development and lifecycle management services.

POLYONE CORP.: New credit facility; Bank of America and Wells Fargo; term B; ABL loan; help fund acquisition of ColorMatrix Group Inc.; Avon Lake, Ohio, provider of specialized polymer materials and services.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: New term loan; help fund acquisition of Four Points Media Group LLC from Cerberus Capital Management LP; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

SOPHIA LP (SUNGARD HIGHER EDUCATION/DATATEL INC.): New credit facility; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; help fund buyout of SunGard Higher Education by Hellman & Friedman LLC and merger with Datatel Inc.; provider of software, technology products and services to the higher education community.

STAFFMARK HOLDINGS INC.: $150 million five-year secured revolver at Libor plus 200 bps to 250 bps; SunTrust and Harris; in connection with IPO; refinance existing facility; Cincinnati-based provider of light industrial, clerical and specialty temporary staffing.

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC./CNL INCOME PARTNERS LP: About $120 million of new loans; help fund formation of new joint venture that will own seven senior living facilities.

TRONOX INC.: $550 million of new financing; Goldman Sachs; refinance term loan in connection with acquisition of Exxaro Resources Ltd.'s mineral sands operations; Oklahoma City-based producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigment.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.: $3 billion senior unsecured credit facility; Bank of America; $500 million revolver; $2.5 billion five-year term loan; help fund acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies from Hitachi Ltd., refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Irvine, Calif., designer and producer of hard drives and solid state drives.

W.R. GRACE & CO.: Exit facility, including a $200 million revolver; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; Columbia, Md., specialty chemicals company.


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