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Published on 7/27/2012 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $27.8183 billion deals being marketed

July Bank Meetings

CPM HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting July 31; $500 million credit facility; Jefferies; $40 million revolver; $275 million first-lien term loan; $185 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing bonds and fund a distribution to shareholders; Waterloo, Iowa, supplier of process equipment used for oilseed processing and animal feed production.

DUNKIN' BRANDS INC.: Conference call July 30; $400 million add-on senior secured term B-2 due Nov. 23, 2017 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor; Barclays, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; return capital to shareholders and general corporate purposes; Canton, Mass., franchisor of quick-service restaurants.

GENESIS HEALTHCARE: Bank meeting July 30; $750 million credit facility; Barclays (left on term loan) and GE Capital (left on revolver); $425 million ABL revolver; $325 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Sun Healthcare Group Inc.; Kennett Square, Pa.-based skilled nursing care provider.

August Bank Meetings

M*MODAL INC.: $500 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and RBC; $60 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $440 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by One Equity Partners and refinance existing debt; Franklin, Tenn., provider of clinical documentation services and speech understanding services.

Upcoming Closings

AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD.: $750 million credit facility (NA/NA/BB); JPMorgan, BMO and UBS; $600 million four-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps unused fee; refinance existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Bethesda, Md.-based private equity firm and global asset manager.

BLUE BUFFALO CO.: $470 million credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; $40 million five-year revolver; $430 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund a dividend; Wilton, Conn., pet food company.

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.: $2.25 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and SMBC; $500 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $725 million term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.025 billion term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt and fund a special dividend; McLean, Va., provider of management and technology consulting services to the U.S. government in the defense, intelligence and civil markets.

CDC SOFTWARE: $260 million credit facility, BMO Capital and Golub Capital; $10 million revolver; $100 million term A; $150 million term B; help fund acquisition of Consona Corp.; Atlanta-based enterprise software provider of on-premise and cloud technologies.

CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS LP: Up to $3.6 billion seven-year term A expected at Libor plus 350 bps during construction, Libor plus 375 bps during operations; fund the costs of developing, constructing and placing into service the first two liquefaction trains of the Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project; Houston-based energy company.

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC.: $575 million term A talked at Libor plus 200 bps; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of 50% interest in Crown Imports LLC from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV; Victor, N.Y., wine, beer and spirits company.

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD CO.: $625 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America and Barclays; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $275 million five-year term A at Libor plus 300 bps; $250 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund the acquisition of SHL from HgCapital and Veronis Suhler Stevenson; Arlington, Va., member-based advisory company.

DAVITA INC.: $1.35 billion term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of HealthCare Partners; Denver-based provider of kidney care services.

DREW MARINE: $135 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $20 million five-year revolver; $115 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99 on new money, 99½ on old money; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of Chemring group plc's maritime interests; Whippany, N.J., provider of technical services to the marine industry.

ESSENTIAL POWER LLC: $665 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Barclays, Credit Suisse, Union Bank of California and RBC; $100 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $565 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98 to 981/2, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank debt and fund a tender offer for second-lien notes; Iselin, N.J., wholesale power generation and marketing company.

FLY LEASING LTD.: Expected close early August; $395 million senior secured term loan (B1/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, 101 soft call; Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, RBC and Jefferies; refinance existing bank debt; aircraft lessor with corporate offices in Dublin, Ireland and San Francisco.

FREEDOM GROUP INC.: $75 million add-on term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; general corporate purposes, repay ABL loan debt and redeem preferred equity; Madison, N.C., designer, manufacturer and marketers of firearms, ammunition and related products.

FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAA: Roughly €3.1 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Societe Generale, Credit Suisse and UniCredit; $200 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; €650 million five-year revolver talked at Euribor plus 225 bps; €700 million five-year term A talked at Euribor plus 225 bps; $200 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; €500 seven-year million term B talked at Euribor plus 325 bps, 1% floor; $1.2 billion seven-year term B (not yet launched); help fund public takeover offer being made to Rhon-Klinikum AG shareholders and refinance existing debt; Bad Homburg, Germany-based provider of dialysis services and products.

GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS INC.: $200 million incremental term B (BB) due 2018 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2; JPMorgan; help fund a share buyback; Pittsburgh-based specialty retailer of health and wellness products.

HOLOGIC INC.: $2.8 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BBB-); Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citigroup; $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; $1 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.5 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Gen-Probe Inc.; Bedford, Mass.-based developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products.

HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL INC.: $375 million credit facility (B1); Barclays, Bank of America and Citigroup; $75 million revolver; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 96, hard call 102, 101; redeem preferred shares from WL Ross & Co.; Coppell, Texas, non-bank mortgage servicing and finance company.

INTEGRATED POWER SERVICES: $133.8 million senior credit facility; GE Capital, BNP Paribas and BMO; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $108.8 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC from Riverside Co.; Greenville, S.C., provider of electrical and mechanical motors.

INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC: $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; Citigroup and Bank of America; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Troy, Mich., supplier offering products for original equipment vehicle manufacturers.

IPS CORP.: $115 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $95 million term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; refinance existing debt; Compton, Calif., manufacturer of adhesive cements, structural adhesives and niche plumbing products primarily for residential, commercial, industrial and international markets.

LIBERTY GLOBAL INC. (LIBERTY CABLEVISION OF PUERTO RICO LLC): $185 million five-year credit facility (B1/B+); Scotia Capital; $10 million revolver; $175 million term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition with Searchlight Capital Partners LP of San Juan Cable LLC (OneLink Communications); Englewood, Colo., cable company.

LVI SERVICES INC.: $155 million credit facility; M&T Bank; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $90 million term A talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $25 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps; general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of integrated facility services, including environmental remediation, demolition and fireproofing.

NATIONAL VISION INC.: $325 million credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and UBS; $300 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps to 575 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; $25 million revolver; refinance existing debt and pay a distribution to shareholders; Lawrenceville, Ga., optical retailer.

PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.: $147 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $132 million term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt; Shelton, Conn., producer of decorative laminates.

PANTRY INC.: $480 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB); Wells Fargo and Bank of America; $225 million revolver at Libor plus 425 bps; $255 million term B at Libor plus 450 bps, step-down to Libor plus 425 bps at less than 4x leverage, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Cary, N.C., operator of a chain of convenience stores.

PARADIGM HOLDCO SARL.: $480 million credit facility; UBS and RBC; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $305 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $135 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 925 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners and JMI Equity from Fox Paine & Co.; software vendor focused on the oil and gas exploration & production space.

PATRIOT COAL CORP.: $802 million 450-day DIP; Citigroup, Barclays and Bank of America; $125 million super-priority senior secured revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $375 million super-priority senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 98; $302 million roll-up of letters of credit second-out facility talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, 450 bps letter-of-credit fee; support business during Chapter 11 process; St. Louis-based miner, producer and seller of thermal coal primarily to electricity generators.

PENINSULA GAMING LLC: $875 million five-year credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and UBS; $50 million revolver (Ba2/BB-); $825 million term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Boyd Gaming Corp. and refinance existing debt; Dubuque, Iowa, owner and operator of casinos and off-track betting parlors.

PEXCO: $138 million credit facility; GE Capital, BMO and PNC; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $118 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC from Saw Mill Capital Partners LP; Alpharetta, Ga., designer and fabricator of custom plastic extrusion.

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC: $1.1 billion of new bank debt (Ba2); Bank of America, Wells Fargo and SunTrust; $100 million add-on revolver; $300 million add-on term A; $700 million term B-2 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; fund a distribution to shareholders and for acquisitions and general corporate purposes; Knoxville, Tenn., operator of travel centers.

PRECISION PARTNERS HOLDING CO.: $150 million five-year credit facility; M&T Bank, $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $100 million term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Skokie, Ill., advanced manufacturing and engineering services company for energy, aerospace, transportation and infrastructure.

PRESIDIO INC.: $452.5 million credit facility; Barclays, JPMorgan and RBC; $400 million term loan due March 2017 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 991/2, 101 soft call; $52.5 million revolver; refinance existing bank debt; Greenbelt, Md., provider of advanced technology infrastructure services.

REDPRAIRIE CORP.: $380 million credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse and RBC; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99; $340 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing bank debt and fund a dividend; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of supply chain software services.

SUPERVALU INC.: $2.5 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Barclays on term loan, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp, Barclays and Credit Suisse on revolver; $850 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $1.65 billion five-year ABL revolver; refinance existing debt; Eden Prairie, Minn., supermarket operator.

VAN WAGNER COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $200 million credit facility; Barclays and GE Capital; $25 million five-year revolver; $175 million six-year term B at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 hard call; refinance existing debt, fund an upfront cash payment for an acquisition and general corporate purposes; out-of-home advertising company.

WAVEDIVISION HOLDINGS LLC: $520 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank and RBC; $50 million revolver; $470 million term B talked in 6% to 6½% area, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners, GI Partners and management from Sandler Capital Management; Kirkland, Wash.-based owner and operator of broadband cable systems.

WINDSTREAM CORP.: $900 million of new term loans (Baa3); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, CoBank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC, RBS, SunTrust, Union Bank of California and Wells Fargo; $300 million five-year term A-4 talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million seven-year term B-3 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; repay revolver debt and for working capital needs; Little Rock, Ark., provider of advanced communications and technology services, including managed services and cloud computing.

WOLVERINE WORLDWIDE: $1.1 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $550 million five-year term A at Libor plus 225 bps; $350 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, step-down to Libor plus 350 bps at less than 3.25x total net leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout of Collective Brands Inc.'s Performance + Lifestyle Group; Rockford, Mich., marketer of branded casual, active lifestyle, work, outdoor sport and uniform footwear and apparel.

On The Horizon

ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES: New financing; Deutsche Bank, Macquarie, UBS and Barclays; help fund purchase of Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. from Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of integrated, non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND GROUP LLC: $660 million first-lien term loan; Bank of America; help fund acquisition by Cogeco Cable Inc.; Quincy, Mass., cable system operator.

BENIHANA INC.: $175 million senior secured credit facility; Golub Capital, Ares Capital and GE Capital; $15 million five-year revolver; $160 million 51/2-year term loan; help fund buyout by Gordon & Co.; Miami-based operator of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants.

COLLECTIVE LICENSING INTERNATIONAL/PAYLESS SHOESOURCE: $250 million senior secured asset-based revolver; Wells Fargo; help fund buyout by Blum Capital and Golden Gate from Collective Brands; footwear and related accessories company.

DIGITALGLOBE INC.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi; $150 million revolver; help fund acquisition of GeoEye Inc. and refinance existing debt; Longmont, Colo., provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services.

EDELMAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC.: $102.8 million six-year senior secured credit facility; Fortress Credit; $10 million revolver expected at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $92.8 million term B expected at Libor plus 700 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Lee Equity Partners LLC; Houston-based wealth management firm.

FORESTAR GROUP INC.: $75 million loan; KeyBanc; help fund acquisition of Credo Petroleum Corp.; Austin, Texas, company that operates in three business segments: mineral resources, real estate and fiber resources.

GENESEE & WYOMING INC.: $2.3 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $425 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $875 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $1 billion seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 375bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of RailAmerica Inc. and refinance existing debt; Greenwich, Conn., operator of short line and regional freight railroads and provider of railcar switching services.

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND INDUSTRIAL: New debt financing; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, RBC and UBS; help fund buyout by BC Partners and The Carlyle Group from United Technologies Corp.; manufacturer of highly engineered, mission-critical pumps and compressors.

INTEGRAMED AMERICA INC.: $95 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Golub Capital; $5 million revolver expected at Libor plus 725 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, 50 bps unused fee; $90 million term loan expected at Libor plus 725 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Sagard Capital Partners LP; Purchase, N.Y., developer, marketer and manager of specialty health care facilities in the fertility and vein care markets.

INTERLINE BRANDS INC.: $250 million senior secured asset-based revolver due 2017; Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; help fund buyout by GS Capital Partners LP and P2 Capital Partners LLC; Jacksonville, Fla., distributor and direct marketer of broad-line maintenance, repair and operations products.

KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INC.: $165 million five-year covenant-light senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $110 million revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $55 million term loan expected at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by chairman and chief creative officer, Kenneth D. Cole; New York-based designer and marketer of footwear, handbags, apparel and accessories.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC.: $645 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, UBS and RBC; $75 million revolver due December 2017; $570 million term B due 2019; fund the acquisition of television stations from Newport Television LLC and refinance existing debt; Irving, Texas, media company.

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COS. INC.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by TPG; Woodcliff Lake, N.J., specialty pharmaceutical company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: Add-on to credit facility; help fund acquisition of Harrah's St. Louis gaming and lodging facility from Caesars Entertainment; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming and racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment.

PPG COMMODITY CHEMICALS: $240 million term loan; Barclays and JPMorgan; help fund spin-off from PPG Industries and merger with Georgia Gulf Corp.; producer of chlorine, caustic soda and related chemicals.

Q9 NETWORKS INC.: New debt financing; BMO, RBC and TD Securities; help fund buyout by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and BCE Inc.; Toronto-based provider of outsourced data centre infrastructure for organizations with mission-critical IT operations.

QUICKSILVER PRODUCTION PARTNERS OPERATING LLC: $750 million five-year secured revolver with pricing of Libor plus 175 bps to 275 bps based on usage; JPMorgan; in connection with initial public offering of common units; help pay a contribution to Quicksilver; Fort Worth, Texas, owner and acquirer of oil and gas properties.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: New loan and/or capital markets deal; help fund acquisition of six television stations owned and/or operated by Newport Television; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

STANDARD PARKING CORP.: $450 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan; $200 million revolver expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 40 bps unused fee; $250 million term loan expected at Libor plus 325 bps; in connection with merger with Central Parking Corp. to refinance debt; Chicago-based provider of parking facility management, ground transportation and other ancillary services.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $700 million term loan; Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help fund purchase of MACH; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.

VENOCO INC.: New bank borrowings; help fund buyout by Timothy M. Marquez, chairman and chief executive officer; Denver-based energy company.


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