Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $30.1622 billion

FEBRUARY:

AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Feb. 15; $344.5 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, UBS and General Electric Capital Corp., with CSFB left lead; $196 million five-year first-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 275-300 bps; $70 million five-year revolver (B3) talked at Libor plus 275-300 bps; $78.5 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 600-625 bps; refinance an existing credit facility, finance the tender offer for 9¾% senior notes due 2007, help retire 12¼% senior discount notes due 2008 and for general corporate purposes; New York integrated media company, focused on the legal and business communities.

FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC.: $3.2 billion senior credit facility (Ba3/BB/BB-); Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns; $400 million revolver talked around Libor plus 200 bps; $1 billion term A talked around Libor plus 200 bps; $1.8 billion term B talked around Libor plus 200 bps; recapitalization; Jacksonville, Fla., provider of technology solutions, processing services and information services to the financial services and real estate industries.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC: $375 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Bear Stearns, with JPMorgan left lead; $300 million term loan; $75 million revolver; help fund the transfer of Hughes Network Systems' assets to Hughes Network Systems LLC, a newly formed company that will be 50% owned by SkyTerra Communications Inc. and 50% owned by The DirecTV Group; provider of broadband satellite networks and services.

LEE ENTERPRISES INC.: $1.55 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and SunTrust, with Deutsche left lead; $450 million seven-year revolver; $800 million seven-year term A; $300 million eight-year term B; help finance the acquisition of Pulitzer Inc.; Davenport, Iowa, newspaper publisher.

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC.: $1.725 billion credit facility; Citigroup; $1.325 billion in seven-year term loans talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million revolver; finance the acquisition of Province Healthcare Co., refinance Province Healthcare's existing debt, refinance LifePoint's credit facility and to provide for the ongoing working capital and general corporate needs of LifePoint Hospitals; Brentwood, Tenn., operator of hospitals.

MAGUIRE PROPERTIES INC.: Bank meeting Feb. 23; $580 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $480 million five-year term loan talked anywhere from Libor plus 175 to 225 bps; $100 million four-year revolver; revolver to refinance existing revolver, term loan to help finance the acquisition of assets from CommonWealth Partners LLC's Fifth Street Properties Portfolio; Los Angeles real estate investment company.

MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP.: Bank meeting Feb. 16; $1.525 billion credit facility (BB-); The Bank of Nova Scotia (left lead and administrative agent) and Deutsche co-lead arrangers, Deutsche and UBS co-syndication agents, SunTrust and Bank of Montreal agents; $350 million revolver; $1.175 billion term B; help fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s acquisition of Masonite; Mississauga, Ont., building products company.

PENNENGINEERING: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and PNC Bank joint lead arrangers, with CSFB left lead; proposed structure is revolver, first-lien term loan and second-lien term loan; help fund leveraged buyout by PEM Holding Co., an affiliate of Tinicum Capital Partners II LP, from Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.; Danboro, Pa., provider of value-added solutions to computer, electronics, telecommunications and automotive OEMs.

TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan, Bear Stearns, Deutsche and Lehman, with JPMorgan left lead; help fund the leveraged buyout by Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus; Piscataway, N.J, provider of telecommunications software and services for IP, wireline, wireless and cable.

TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS INC.: Expected February launch; $500 million working capital facility as part of recapitalization; Morgan Stanley and UBS joint lead arrangers; secured by a first priority lien on substantially all assets; refurbish and expand current properties; Atlantic City, N.J., hotel and casino owner and operator.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES LLC: $250 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; Bank of America and UBS, with Bank of America left lead; refinance the company's recently distributed restructured bank debt when emerged from Chapter 11; Jeffersonville, Ind., marine transportation and services company.

AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CO.: $312.5 million credit facility; UBS; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $200 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $87.5 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 675 bps; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Verona, Va., manufacturer of personal care consumer products primarily consisting of shaving razors and blades.

ASCEND MEDIA LLC: $140 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and CIBC, with GE Capital syndication agent; $25 million six-year revolver talked in the Libor plus 350 bps area; $90 million seven-year term B talked in the Libor plus 350 bps area; $25 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan talked in the Libor plus 625 to 650 bps area; help fund acquisition of Medical World Communications; Overland Park, Kan., diversified business media organization.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND LLC: $275 million term B repricing to Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 325 bps; Merrill Lynch; Quincy, Mass., cable company.

BEAR CREEK CORP.: $125 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; UBS; help fund an $83 million (approximate) dividend to sponsor Wasserstein & Co. and repay debt; Medford, Ore., operator of gift catalogs and web sites.

BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $85 million term B add-on at Libor plus bps (B1/BB-); also repricing approximately $111 million of existing term B debt at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps; Citigroup and Bank of America, with Citi left lead; consents due Feb. 4; add-on will be used to help fund the proposed redemption of $100 million of the company's 9¼% senior subordinated notes; Memphis, Tenn., manufacturer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials

BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC.: $350 million credit facility (B1/B+); UBS and Deutsche, with UBS left lead; $110 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $225 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $15 million six-year prefunded letter-of-credit facility; help pay a $237 million dividend and repay existing debt; Dallas supplier of building products to professional, large-scale homebuilders.

CHARLIE BROWN'S: $85 million senior credit facility; Bank of America; $15 million revolver; $70 million term loan; help fund Trimaran Capital Partners' acquisition of the company from Castle Harlan Inc.; Mountainside, N.J., owner and operator of full-service casual dining restaurants.

CHEMED CORP.: $225 million amended and restated credit facility (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan; $140 million revolver; $85 million term loan; help fund the Feb. 18 redemption of the $110 million floating-rate senior secured notes due 2010; Cincinnati provider of end-of-life hospice care services.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: $250 million five-year senior secured revolver (Ba3/BB-/BB-); Bank of America and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, with Bank of America left lead; refinance existing senior secured credit facility; Cincinnati local exchange and wireless provider.

CLIENTLOGIC CORP.: $157 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and TD Securities joint lead arrangers; $30 million five-year revolver (B3/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, commitment fee of 50 bps; $92 million seven-year term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 450 bps; $35 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 900 bps; refinance debt; Nashville, Tenn., business process outsourcing provider.

COMPLETE ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $190 million credit facility; Wells Fargo; $50 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $140 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing debt; Houston integrated wellsite provider.

CONSOL ENERGY INC.: $600 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; PNC Bank and Citigroup, with PNC left lead; replace existing $400 million revolver and $200 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; Pittsburgh multi-fuel energy producer and energy services provider.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $390 million 61/2-year term D at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/BB-); Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston, with Citi left lead; in connection with IPO; repay term loan A and term loan C, repurchase some senior notes and for general corporate purposes; Mattoon, Ill., provider of voice and data communication services.

CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC.: $80 million senior secured asset-based revolver (B+); Citigroup; help repay all amounts outstanding under the existing revolver, term loan B and second-lien term loans, and for general corporate purposes; Philadelphia producer of polyethylene terephthalate plastic containers for food, soft drinks and water.

COREL CORP.: $145 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; $15 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 425 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $75 million five-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps; $55 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 800 bps, call protection of 103, 102, 101; dividend recapitalization; Ottawa, Canada, software company.

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC: Expected close Feb. 11; $420 million credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns, with Goldman left lead; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $345 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund Veritas Capital's acquisition of DynCorp from Computer Sciences Corp.; Fort Worth, Texas, provider of mission critical support to its customers, primarily the U.S. government.

EYE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA INC.: $190 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); JPMorgan agent, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch co-syndication agents; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $165 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund the acquisition of Eye Care Centers by Golden Gate Capital, Moulin International Holdings Ltd. and management; San Antonio, Texas, retail optical chain.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $1.918 billion in bank financing; Citigroup; $1.418 billion exit facility; $500 million asset-based five-year revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $828 million senior secured seven-year term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; $90 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps; also $500 million 12-month DIP revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Southfield, Mich., supplier of vehicular parts, components, modules and systems.

GENTEK INC.: $395 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $60 million revolver (B+) talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $200 million first-lien term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $135 million second-lien term loan (B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; dividend payment; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer of industrial components and performance chemicals.

HAWKEYE RENEWABLES LLC: $185 million seven-year senior secured term loan at Libor plus 287.5 bps (B2/B); call protection of 101 in years one and two; Credit Suisse First Boston; project financing; Iowa Falls, Iowa, manufacturer of alcohol-based fuel derived from corn.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: $715 million five-year amended and restated credit facility; JPMorgan, Wachovia and Deutsche; $315 million term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $250 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps; secured by stock in first tier subsidiaries and holding company assets; refinance debt and general corporate purposes; Birmingham, Ala.-based healthcare services provider.

HEXCEL CORP.: $350 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Deutsche and Bank of America; $125 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $225 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; in connection with the tender offer for its $125 million 9 7/8% senior secured notes due 2008; Stamford, Conn., structural materials company.

LAS VEGAS SANDS INC./VENETIAN CASINO RESORT LLC: $1.57 billion amended and restated senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Goldman Sachs and The Bank of Nova Scotia, with Goldman left lead; $1.065 billion term B due June 15, 2011 at Libor plus 175 bps; $105 million delayed-draw term loan due June 15, 2011, subject to a delayed-draw period until Aug. 20, at Libor plus 175 bps, 75 bps commitment fee; $400 million revolver due March 2010 at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; retire 11% mortgage notes due 2010, refinance existing bank debt, help finance Palazzo Casino Resort and general corporate purposes; closing in February; Las Vegas hotel, gaming, resort and exhibition/convention company.

LB PACIFIC LP: $170 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps (B1/B-); Citigroup lead arranger and bookrunner, Lehman syndication agent; help fund acquisition of Anschutz Corp.'s 36.7% interest in Pacific Energy Partners LP; company newly formed by Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Group for the acquisition; Pacific Energy Partners is a Long Beach, Calif., gatherer, transporter, storer and distributor of crude oil and other related products.

LIBERTY GROUP OPERATING INC.: $330 million senior secured credit facility (B); Wells Fargo sole lead arranger, bookrunner, administrative agent; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, subject to leverage-based pricing grid; $280 million seven-year term B (of which up to $210 million can be delayed-draw for 60 days) at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing indebtedness of the company and Liberty Group Publishing Inc., retire preferred stock of Liberty Group Publishing and provide for ongoing working capital and letter of credit needs; Northbrook, Ill., publisher of community newspapers.

MADISON RIVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $475 million credit facility (B1) in connection with IPO; Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, Merrill left lead, Lehman joint bookrunner; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Mebane, N.C., operator of rural local telephone companies.

MD BEAUTY INC.: $217.5 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $15 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 to 350 bps (B2/B); $147.5 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 to 350 bps (B2/B); $55 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 to 750 bps (B3/CCC+); dividend recapitalization; San Francisco personal care company.

THE MOSAIC CO.: $850 million credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan and BNP Paribas; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $50 million five-year term A; $400 million five-year revolver; refinance; Minnetonka, Minn., producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients.

NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $173.7 million credit facility; TD Securities; $25 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $23 million term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $125.7 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; LBO financing; publisher of real estate information.

NEWQUEST HEALTH SOLUTIONS LLC: $180 million credit facility (B1/B); UBS; $15 million five-year revolver talked around Libor plus 325 bps; $165 million six-year term B talked around Libor plus 325 bps; help fund GTCR Golder Rauner LLC's LBO of the company; Nashville, Tenn., managed care organization.

NTELOS INC.: $660 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. and Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Morgan Stanley left lead and administrative agent; $35 million revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $400 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps if leverage below 4x; $225 million second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 500 bps; refinance existing debt as part of recapitalization plan that includes repurchasing 75% of its existing equity in a self-tender offer, to be followed by sale to affiliates of Quadrangle Capital Partners LP and Citigroup Venture Capital; Waynesboro, Va., regional integrated communications provider.

ORIENTAL TRADING CO.: $449 million credit facility; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/B+), 50 bps commitment fee; $287 million five-year term B (including $30 million add-on) at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/B+); $122 million six-year second-lien term loan (including $42 million add-on) at Libor plus 550 bps (B3/B-);Credit Suisse First Boston and BNP Paribas joint lead arrangers, CSFB left on second-lien, BNP left on term B; refinance, add-ons to fund a dividend to shareholders; Omaha, Neb. direct marketer of novelties, toys, party supplies, crafts, gift items, home décor products and garden accents.

PANAMSAT CORP.: Repricing term loan B to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps, with step down to Libor plus 200 bps if opco leverage below 41/2x; Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, with Citi left lead; consents due Jan. 21; Wilton, Conn., satellite provider.

PQ CORP.: $435 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and UBS, with JPMorgan left lead; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $335 million term B at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund JPMorgan Partners' leveraged buyout of PQ; Berwyn, Pa., chemicals and engineered glass materials company.

PRESTIGE BRANDS INC.: Repricing term B to Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 275 bps in connection with IPO; Citigroup; also amend use of proceeds definition; increase revolver by $10 million to $60 million; consents due Jan. 14; Bonita Springs, Fla., consumer products company.

PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.: $100 million senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps (B3/B-); Lehman; general corporate purposes including the accelerated implementation of new product initiatives and potential repurchases of outstanding debt; McLean, Va., telecommunications company.

REYES HOLDINGS LLC: $650 million credit facility; Bank of America; $550 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund the acquisition of Reinhart FoodService Inc.; Rosemont, Ill., distributor of beer and food products.

RURAL/METRO CORP.: $155 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Citigroup and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $120 million term B due 2011 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $15 million institutional letter-of-credit facility due 2011 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $20 million revolver due 2010 talked at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund tender offer for $150 million 7 7/8% senior notes due 2008 and repay revolver debt; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of emergency and non-emergency medical transportation, fire protection and other safety services.

SELECT MEDICAL CORP. (EGL HOLDING CO.): $880 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Wachovia joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, Wachovia Bank syndication agent, and Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. documentation agent; $580 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; EGL is a new company formed by an investment group led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to purchase Select Medical, a Mechanicsburg, Pa., operator of specialty hospitals.

STEWART ENTERPRISES INC.: $130 million term B add-on at Libor plus 175 bps (Ba3/BB); Bank of America; help fund the purchase of $300 million 10¾% senior subordinated notes due 2008; Jefferson, La., provider of funeral services.

SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $305 million senior secured credit facility (B2/BB-); Bank of America and Lehman joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America administrative agent, Lehman syndication agent, and CIBC as documentation agent; $95 million five-year revolver; $180 million seven-year term loan; $30 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan; repurchase 9½% senior subordinated notes due 2009, delayed draw to fund construction; Houston residuals management company.

SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS INC.: $290 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Lehman; $240 million term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; in connection with IPO; repay all outstanding bank debt, tender for 12¾% senior subordinated notes and redeem convertible preferred stock; Tampa, Fla., communications technology company.

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC.: $725 million two-year debtor-in-possession financing facility; JPMorgan; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, unused fee of 50 bps; $425 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; Novi, Mich., maker of automotive assemblies.

UAL CORP.: Repricing $1 billion DIP at Libor plus 450 bps from Libor plus 500 bps and removing 3% floor; JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; also extending maturity to Sept. 30 from June 30 and relaxing EBITDAR covenant; consents due Feb. 9; Elk Grove Township, Ill., airline carrier.

UGS CORP.: $725 million term loan B (including $225 million add-on) repricing to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps; JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; add-on for Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. acquisition; consents due Feb. 22; Plano, Texas, provider of product lifecycle management software and services.

UPC FINANCING PARTNERSHIP: $600 million term H talked at Libor plus 300 bps, step down to Libor plus 275 bps if leverage below 4x; Bank of America, Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN Amro; also €850 million term G talked at Libor plus 250 bps at UPC Distribution Holding BV; refinance the existing term B and term C; subsidiary of UnitedGlobalCom Inc., a Denver-based broadband network business.

VALOR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.: $900 million credit facility (BB-); Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, with Bank of America left lead; $800 million term loan at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps; $100 million revolver; in connection with IPO; refinance existing credit facility; Irving, Texas-based provider of telecommunications services.

WORLDSPAN LP: $490 million senior credit facility (B2/B); JPMorgan and UBS joint bookrunners, with JPMorgan left lead, and Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank Securities and Goldman Sachs & Co. agents; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $450 million five-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund a tender offer for 9 5/8% senior notes, refinance existing bank debt, redeem preferred stock issued by parent company Worldspan Technologies Inc., prepay and terminate sponsor advisory fees and dividends on Worldspan Technologies class B common stock and for general corporate purposes; Atlanta operator of computerized reservation systems.

ON THE HORIZON:

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $8.8 billion exit financing facility; JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston, Citigroup Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG; $2 billion six-year term A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $2.75 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 275 bps if rated lower; $750 million six-year revolver A at Libor plus 150 to 225 bps if rated Ba3/BB-, 175 to 250 bps if rated lower; $3.3 billion bridge facility; finance cash payments under the proposed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization; Greenwood Village, Colo., cable television company.

ALAMOSA HOLDINGS INC.: New credit facility to help fund any AirGate bondholder puts in connection with AirGate acquisition; Lubbock, Texas, Sprint affiliated provider of wireless personal communication services.

APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $125 million exit facility; GE Commercial Finance; $50 million senior secured term loan; $55 million senior secured revolver; $20 million "last out" term loan; New Castle, Del., maker of polypropylene films used in consumer product labeling and flexible packaging applications.

ATLANTIS PLASTICS INC.: $220 million credit facility; Merrill Lynch Capital; $120 million term loan; $25 million revolver; $75 million junior secured term loan; help repay existing senior secured debt and pay a special dividend to its shareholders of up to $98 million; Atlanta manufacturer of specialty plastic films and custom molded and extruded plastic products used for storage and transportation, food service, appliance, automotive, commercial and consumer applications.

COGENTRIX ENERGY INC.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs; refinance existing bank debt and fund a portion of the recently completed acquisition of assets from National Energy & Gas Transmission Inc.; Charlotte, N.C., independent power producer.

COVANTA ENERGY CORP.: $1.14 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, Goldman left lead; $250 million first-lien term loan; $100 million revolver; $340 million letter-of-credit facility; $450 million second-lien term loan; help finance the acquisition of American Ref-Fuel Holdings Corp. and refinance its corporate debt; Fairfield, N.J., renewable energy and waste disposal company.

DAVITA INC.: New credit facility with six and seven year maturities; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; will get $4.3 billion in bank and bond financing; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

DIMONSTANDARD INC.: New syndicated senior credit facility of sufficient size to substantially replace both its and Standard Commercial's existing revolvers; back merger of Dimon Inc. and Standard Commercial Corp.; Dimon Inc. is a Danville, Va., dealer of leaf tobacco; Standard Commercial Corp., is a Wilson, N.C., dealer of leaf tobacco; merger transaction expected to close March 2005.

INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers lead bank, Wells Fargo Foothill syndication agent; help finance acquisition of Mapics Inc. and refinance existing senior and subordinated debt; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of vertical specific, enterprise-wide business solutions to the manufacturing and distribution industries.

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP.: $250 million exit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. lead arranger, sole bookrunner and syndication agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, CIT Group/Business Credit Inc. co-arranger; $200 million five-year revolver; $50 six-year million term loan at Libor plus 550 bps; also $200 million one-year debtor-in-possession facility at Libor plus 225 bps; Houston aluminum company.

THE MACERICH PARTNERSHIP LP: $900 million of bank debt; Deutsche; $600 million five-year unsecured term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million 11/2-year interim loan at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund the acquisition of Wilmorite Properties Inc.; Santa Monica, Calif., real estate investment trust, which focuses on malls.

MCI INC.: New $500 million to $750 million revolver; replace letter-of-credit facilities, support letter-of-credit requirements and increase liquidity; Ashburn, Va., communication company.

MEMEC INC.: New $300 million senior credit facility; revolver (Ba2/BB-); term loan A (Ba2/BB-); term loan B (Ba3/B); in connection with IPO; repay consortium loan debt, repay deep discount bond debt and for general corporate purposes; San Diego semiconductor demand creation distributor servicing the electronics industry.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.: $4.25 billion credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund acquisition by a consortium led by Sony Corp. of America and equity partners, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Texas Pacific Group and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Los Angeles-based entertainment content company.

MOVIE GALLERY INC.: $720 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia sole lead arranger and bookrunner, Merrill Lynch involved; $95 million five-year term A at Libor plus 275 bps; $550 million six-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps; $75 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund acquisition of Hollywood Entertainment Inc., working capital and general corporate purposes; Dothan, Ala., owner and operator of video specialty stores.

ORMET CORP.: $150 million four-year exit facility at Libor plus 150 to 250 bps, unused fee of 37.5 bps; Bank of America; Wheeling, W.Va., aluminum company.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: Possibly February or March business; $2.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 237.5 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $300 million six-year term A at Libor plus 237.5 bps; up to $1.75 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC (COLONY CAPITAL LLC): Minimum of $950 million in debt financing ; Deutsche Bank; senior secured credit facility (B+); second-lien term loan (B-); help fund the acquisition of two casino properties from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and two casino properties from Caesars Entertainment Inc.

VERIZON HAWAII: New credit facility via JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with JPMorgan listed on the left; help fund The Carlyle Group's $1.65 billion acquisition of Verizon Hawaii from Verizon Communications Inc.; Hawaii-based telecommunications company.

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $750 million senior secured credit facility in connection with IPO offering; Citigroup and CIBC joint lead arranger and joint bookrunners, Citi administrative agent; $100 million revolver; $650 million term loan; help repay existing debt; Westborough, Mass., supplier of consumables used in the manufacture of paper.

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