Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $37.217 billion

SEPTEMBER:

CCS MEDICAL: Bank meeting Sept. 21; $480 million credit facility; Wachovia and Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $300 million first-lien term loan; $130 million second-lien term loan; fund Warburg Pincus' acquisition of CCS and another Florida-based company; Clearwater, Fla., direct-to-consumer provider of medical supplies.

CHART INDUSTRIES INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 21; $240 million credit facility (B+); Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, with Citi left lead; $60 million revolver; $180 million term loan; help fund LBO by First Reserve Corp.; Garfield Heights, Ohio, supplier of products and systems for low-temperature and cryogenic applications.

DELTA AIR LINES INC.: Bank meeting Sept. 26 week, possibly on Sept. 27; $1.7 billion debtor-in-possession financing facility; General Electric Capital Corp. lead arranger and bookrunner, Morgan Stanley co-lead on term loan C; $600 million term A at Libor plus 500 bps; $600 million term B at Libor plus 700 bps; $500 million term C at Libor plus 900 bps; replace about $980 million in secured pre-petition financing and for general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based airline.

GRAY TELEVISION INC.: Late-September/early October; $600 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia; fund the acquisition of WSAZ-TV from Emmis Communications Corp. for $186 million; Atlanta-based communications company.

ISLE OF CAPRI BLACK HAWK LLC: New credit facility; CIBC; refinance existing bank debt; Black Hawk, Colo., hotel casino jointly owned by Isle of Capri Casinos and Nevada Gold & Casinos.

MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP: Likely late-September launch; $225 million credit facility; Royal Bank of Canada; $95 million working capital revolver; up to $130 million term loan with an optional $100 million accordion feature; help fund acquisition of Prism Gas Systems I LP and refinance existing bank debt; Kilgore, Texas, provider of marine transportation, terminalling, distribution and midstream logistical services for producers and suppliers of hydrocarbon products and by-products, lubricants and other liquids.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Expected late-September; $350 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Wachovia joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan left lead and administrative agent, Wachovia syndication agent, Bank of America documentation agent; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps assuming ratings of B1/B+ or better; $275 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps assuming ratings of B1/B+ or better; help fund The Carlyle Group's acquisition of the company; Windsor, Conn., provider of investment and financial management software and related services.

TARGA RESOURCES INC.: Bank meeting targeted for Sept. 26 week; minimum $1.45 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, with CSFB left lead; minimum $250 million revolver; in excess $1.2 billion first-lien term debt potentially in various tranches; help acquire Dynegy Inc.'s Midstream natural gas business for $2.35 billion; Houston-based midstream energy company.

OCTOBER:

TRIPLE CROWN MEDIA INC.: $140 million credit facility; Wachovia and Bank of America, Wachovia left lead; $20 million six-year revolver; $90 million six-year first-lien term loan; $30 million seven-year second-lien term loan; back spinoff of Gray Television Inc.'s Newspaper Publishing and Graylink Wireless businesses into newly created Triple Crown and merger of Bull Run Corp. into Triple Crown; fund $40 million distribution to Gray and to refinance all of Bull Run's bank debt and subordinated debt.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AFFINION GROUP (CENDANT MARKETING): $885 million credit facility (B+); Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche joint lead arrangers, CSFB left lead; $125 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; $760 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; help fund Apollo Management LP's acquisition of Cendant Corp.'s Marketing Services Division; Norwalk, Conn., direct marketer of membership clubs and insurance products.

AMERICAN PACIFIC CORP.: $107.5 million credit facility; Wachovia; $10 million five-year revolver; $70 million five-year first-lien term loan; $27.5 million six-year second-lien term loan; help fund the acquisition of GenCorp Inc.'s Aerojet Fine Chemicals business; Las Vegas-based specialty chemical company.

AMERICAN SEAFOODS GROUP LLC: $520 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Bank of America; $75 million six-year revolver; $125 million six-year term A; $180 million seven-year delayed-draw term B available for seven months; $140 million seven-year term B; delayed-draw term loan to fund repayment of 10 1/8% senior subordinated notes due 2010, funded term loans and revolver to refinance and replace existing bank debt; close anticipated in early October; Seattle-based integrated seafood company.

AMERISTAR CASINOS INC.: $1.2 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo, with Deutsche left lead; $800 million revolver at Libor plus 100 bps; $400 million term B at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Las Vegas-based casino company.

ASPECT (CONCERTO) SOFTWARE: $725 million credit facility; JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank Securities leads, Wells Fargo Foothill documentation agent; $475 million five-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 775 bps led by JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers, D.B. Zwirn Finance administrative agent that was pre-syndicated; help finance Concerto Software's purchase of Aspect Communications Corp.; Westford, Mass., provider of contact center software and services.

AUTO EUROPE LLC: $147.5 million credit facility; CIBC; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $105 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $32.5 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; dividend recapitalization; Portland, Maine, distributor of leisure car rental services for Europe bound travelers from North America, Europe and Australia.

BALL CORP.: Multi-currency senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and JPMorgan Securities Inc.; $715 million multi-currency revolver talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; $35 million Canadian revolver talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; £85 million term A talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; €350 million term B talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; C$175 million term C talked at Libor plus 87.5 bps; refinance existing senior secured credit facility; Broomfield, Colo., supplier of metal and plastic packaging products, primarily for the beverage and food industries.

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC.: $310 million asset-based credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $230 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $25 million term A at Libor plus 175 bps; $55 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps; also a C$15 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund acquisition of Shelter Distribution Inc. and refinance debt; Peabody, Mass., distributor of roofing materials and complementary building product.

CINRAM INTERNATIONAL INC.: Approximately $622 million term B (BB) being repriced at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call; Citigroup; consents due Aug. 19; Toronto-based provider of pre-recorded multimedia products and logistic services.

COLLINS & AIKMAN CORP.: $150 million two-year debtor-in-possession facility; JPMorgan Chase; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $125 million term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; working capital and general corporate purposes; Troy, Mich., designer, engineer and manufacturer of automotive interior components.

COMSYS IT PARTNERS INC.: $100 million senior secured revolver; Wachovia and Merrill Lynch, Wachovia left lead; help repay outstanding debt under existing senior credit facility and second-lien term loan; Houston-based information technology staffing company.

CONCENTRA OPERATING CORP.: $675 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $525 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing bank debt, purchase Beech Street Corp and purchase Occupational Health & Rehabilitation Inc.; Addison, Texas, provider of services designed to contain health care and disability costs.

DAVITA INC.: $3.15 billion credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan sole bookrunner, Credit Suisse First Boston involved; $250 million six-year revolver; $250 million six-year term A; $2.65 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps under certain conditions; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

DECRANE AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC.: $207.5 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $15 million three-year revolver (B3/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 75 bps commitment fee; $116.5 million three-year term B (B3/B) at Libor plus 425 bps; $76 million three-year second-lien term loan at 11%; refinance; Columbus, Ohio, aircraft parts and equipment manufacturer.

EASTMAN KODAK CO.: $2.7 billion credit facility (BB); Citigroup; $1.2 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $500 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 150 bps commitment fee; replace existing $1.225 billion five-year revolver and repay bank debt; Rochester, N.Y., digital imaging products, services and solutions company.

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $650 million credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, Goldman left lead; $500 million 71/2-year term loan expected at Libor plus 150 bps; $150 million 61/2-year revolver; fund tender offer for $225 million outstanding principal amount 8.125% senior subordinated notes due 2009 and to replace existing credit facility; Santa Monica, Calif., diversified Spanish-language media company.

EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC.: $2.2 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Citibank joint lead arrangers; $600 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 75 bps; $1.6 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 75 bps; help fund acquisition of Priority Healthcare Corp.; St. Louis-based independent pharmacy benefits manager.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: Repricing term loan A and revolver at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 225 bps, 101 soft call protection; Chicago-based regional shopping mall real estate investment trust.

KNOLL INC.: $450 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); UBS and Bank of America; $300 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt; East Greenville, Pa., designer and manufacturer of branded office furniture products and textiles.

LAMAR MEDIA CORP.: $800 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB); JPMorgan; $400 million revolver at Libor plus 100 bps; $400 million term loan at Libor plus 100 bps; refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Baton Rouge, La., outdoor advertising company.

LION GABLES REALTY LP: $2.125 billion credit facility (Ba2); Lehman sole lead arranger and bookrunner, ING Real Estate syndication agent; $300 million three-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.825 billion one-year term loan with extension option at Libor plus 175 bps, 101 soft call; help fund LBO of Gables Residential Trust by ING Clarion Partners; Boca Raton, Fla., real estate investment trust focused on multifamily apartment communities.

MD BEAUTY INC.: $177.5 million of incremental bank debt, second-lien repricing; BNP Paribas; $86 million first-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 325 bps; $91.5 million second-lien term loan add-on, repricing upsized tranche at Libor plus 700 bps from Libor plus 650 bps; fund a dividend payment; San Francisco personal care company that is a portfolio company of JH Partners and Berkshire Partners.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: $1.6 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche; $600 million five-year asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $1 billion 71/2-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 101 soft call against voluntary repayments; help fund the approximately $5.1 billion leveraged buyout by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC; Dallas-based high-end specialty retailer.

PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $700 million credit facility; Bank of America and Lehman, with Bank of America on the left; $400 million five-year secured revolver; $300 million 364-day revolving bridge facility; help fund acquisition of some terminal and pipeline assets from subsidiaries of Valero LP and refinance existing credit facilities; Long Beach, Calif., master limited partnership engaged in the business of gathering, transporting, storing and distributing crude oil and other related products.

PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INC.: $155 million credit facility (B2/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston and Jefferies joint lead arrangers; $20 million five-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; $135 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; fund the acquisition of the company by Genstar Capital, The Sterling Group and management from the Carlyle Group; Shelton, Conn., provider of decorative surfaces for commercial and residential interiors, store and store fixtures and furniture.

PBI MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.: $323 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, CSFB left lead; $60 million six-year revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $185 million seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $78 million eight-year second-lien term loan(B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund Wasserstein & Co. LP's purchase of Primedia Inc.'s Business Information segment that consists of business-to-business targeted publications.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $2.725 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $325 million six-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.65 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

PRECISION PARTS INTERNATIONAL LLC: $120 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $100 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps; fund First Atlantic Capital Ltd.'s acquisition of the company from Morgenthaler Partners; Rochester Hills, Mich., designer and manufacturer of high-precision metal components and subassemblies.

PREGIS CORP.: $135 million U.S. credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers joint lead arrangers; $50 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; 50 bps commitment fee; $85 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; also approximately $84 million seven-year euro term B-2 talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund AEA Investors LLC's purchase of Pactiv's North American and European protective and flexible packaging businesses.

PRIMEDIA INC.: $400 million term B (B2 expected/B expected) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; JPMorgan left lead; refinance existing debt; New York-based targeted media company.

RAILAMERICA INC.: Expected close Sept. 30; $75 million term loan add-on; UBS; fund acquisition of four short line railroads serving Alcoa Inc. aluminum manufacturing operations in Texas and New York and a former specialty chemicals facility in Arkansas; Boca Raton, Fla., owner and operator of short line freight railroad and regional rail service.

RENAL ADVANTAGE INC.: $200 million credit facility; Citigroup and Lehman, with Citi left lead; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $150 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; fund acquisition of 70 dialysis centers from DaVita Inc. and Gambro Healthcare; Nashville, Tenn., dialysis center operator.

ROSETTA RESOURCES INC.: $475 million senior secured credit facility; BNP Paribas; $400 million first-lien revolver; $75 million second-lien term loan; back recent purchase of some of Calpine Corp.'s oil and gas assets; Houston-based independent energy company.

RITE AID CORP.: $1.75 billion amended five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps (down from current revolver pricing of Libor plus 175 bps), 25 bps undrawn fee (down from current 37.5 bps fee); Citigroup and JPMorgan, Citi left lead; take out existing term loan and refinance existing debt; Camp Hill, Pa., drugstore chain.

SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC.: $725 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank bookrunners; JPMorgan and Bank of America co-lead arrangers, JPMorgan administrative agent, Bank of America syndication agent, Deutsche documentation agent; $175 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $300 million term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $250 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help finance leveraged buyout of the company by Bain Capital Partners LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners; Greenville, Wis., education company.

SSA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (B2/BB-); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; $25 million five-year revolver; $200 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Chicago-based provider of enterprise software applications and related services.

SWITCH AND DATA MANAGEMENT CO. LLC: $155 million credit facility; Deutsche and BNP Paribas, with Deutsche left lead; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $25 million term A talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $75 million term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps; refinance existing debt; Tampa, Fla., provider of exchange and managed infrastructure services.

THERMAL NORTH AMERICA INC.: $312 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Lehman; $35 million multi-currency revolver (not being syndicated) at Libor plus 200 bps; $30 million eight-year letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $247 million eight-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; fund a dividend payment and refinance existing debt; Boston-based private venture focused on investments in district heating and cooling systems.

TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES LP: $350 million credit facility; Wachovia; $70 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $280 million term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; fund the purchase of several tuck-in companies in their business; Dallas-based third party provider of dedicated "closed-loop" transportation services.

TUBE CITY IMS LTD.: $250 million senior credit facility (B1/B+); Bear Stearns and CIBC, Bear left lead; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $175 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; in connection with initial public offering of Income Participating Securities in Canada; repay existing bank debt, make a payment to existing investors and for working capital needs and growth capital expenditures; Glassport, Pa., provider of raw materials and services to the steel industry.

TURTLE BAY RESORT: $350 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $250 million five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million six-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; LBO financing; full-service luxury resort on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

VENTIV HEALTH INC.: $225 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); UBS and Bank of America joint lead arrangers, UBS bookrunner, Bank of America syndication agent; $175 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; fund purchase of inChord Communications Inc. and for general corporate purposes; Somerset, N.J., provider of outsourced clinical, sales, marketing, and compliance solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries.

WALTER INDUSTRIES INC.: $1.8 billion in new credit facilities; Banc of America Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co., Bank of America left lead; Walter (energy/homebuilding/financing groups) $625 million credit facility (Ba3/B+) containing $425 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps, $200 million revolver to fund acquisition of Mueller Water Products Inc. and refinance existing revolver debt; Mueller (water group) $1.175 billion credit facility (B2/B+) containing $125 million revolver, $1.05 billion term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to fund a dividend to U.S. Pipe, fund a dividend to Walter and refinance existing debt; Tampa, Fla., diversified company that operates in homebuilding, related financing, and water transmission products, and is also a producer of high-quality metallurgical coal.

YELLOWSTONE CLUB: $330 million five-year term B at Libor plus 237.5 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston; recapitalization; Big Sky, Mont., private ski and golf community.

ON THE HORIZON:

AGILENT SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS GROUP: New credit facility; Citigroup and Lehman Brothers, with Citi left lead; total debt commitment for up to $1.725 billion, including $250 million of on-going working capital financing; help fund acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Silver Lake Partners from Agilent Technologies Inc. for $2.66 billion; semiconductor company.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: Up to $850 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston; $650 million term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance senior secured credit facilities at AMC and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. in connection with merger; Kansas City, Mo., theatrical exhibition company.

AMERICAN LEISURE HOLDINGS INC.: $111.45 million credit facility; KeyBank; $96.6 million 24-month development and construction loan at Libor plus 275 bps, 100 bps commitment fee; $14.85 million 18-month land loan at Libor plus 310 bps; 100 bps commitment fee; development of The Sonesta Orlando Resort at Tierra del Sol; Saddlebrook, N.J., holding company that develops vacation real estates.

AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORP.: $110 million five-year term loan; Merrill Lynch Capital; help fund acquisition of eight senior living communities from Epoch Senior Living Inc.; secured by the eight communities being purchased; Brentwood, Tenn., national senior living and health care services provider.

ASARCO LLC: $75 million 24-month revolving line of credit debtor-in-possession facility at Libor plus 250 bps; The CIT Group/Business Credit Inc.; Tucson, Ariz., mining company.

BROOKSTONE INC.: $100 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver at Libor plus 125 to 175 bps; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP, Bank of America and UBS; help fund LBO by OSIM International, JW Childs Associates LP and Temasek Holdings Ltd., refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Merrimack, N.H., product developer and specialty retail company.

CROSSTEX ENERGY LP: New senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; refinance existing debt, acquire El Paso Corp.'s South Louisiana properties and provide liquidity; Dallas-based mid-stream natural gas company.

DI GIORGIO CORP.: $120 million revolver with ability for $40 million incremental term loan under certain circumstances; replace existing $90 million revolver; closing in third quarter; Carteret, N.J., food wholesaler and distributor.

THE DOLAN FAMILY GROUP/CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $2.8 billion opco senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Bank of America administrative agent; $600 million six-year term A; $1.7 billion seven-year term B; $500 million revolver; finance proposal to take Cablevision private and refinance Cablevision debt; Bethpage, N.Y., telecom and cable business.

EGL INC.: $250 million five-year revolver, Bank of America; help finance modified Dutch auction self-tender offer of its common stock and refinance existing revolver debt; Houston-based transportation, supply chain management and information services company.

FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL INC.: $320 million 18-month debtor-in-possession financing facility; $240 million revolver from Bank of America at Libor plus 250 bps; $80 million term loan from Silver Point Finance LLC at Libor plus 1,000 bps; repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes; also commitment from Bank of America for exit facility; Linwood, Pa., producer of comfort cushioning and manufacturer of high-performance polymers.

FORMICA CORP.: $350 million credit facility; Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $225 million first-lien term loan of which at least half will be dollar denominated and the remainder will contain a U.K. piece, a Canadian piece and another European piece; $75 million second-lien term loan; dividend payment and buy back some existing bonds; Cincinnati-based designer and manufacturer of surfacing materials.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: Term B likely launching in the fall (pro rata bank meeting took place June 23); $5 billion senior credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $2 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 137.5 bps; $2 billion seven-year term B; finance acquisition of Renal Care Group Inc. for about $3.5 billion, plus the assumption of about $500 million of Renal debt, and refinance Fresenius credit facility; Bad Homburg, Germany, dialysis products and services provider.

GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC.: New institutional term loan; refinance bridge loan and revolver borrowings that will be used for pending acquisition of Alabama Metal Industries Corp.; Buffalo, N.Y., manufacturer, processor, and distributor of metals and other engineered materials.

THE HERTZ CORP.: New credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, with Deutsche left lead; help fund LBO by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc., The Carlyle Group and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity from Ford Motor Co.; Park Ridge, N.J, vehicle rental company.

INTELSAT LTD.: Commitments for about $2.88 billion in bank debt; Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche and Lehman joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Citigroup administrative agent, CSFB syndication agent; PanAmSat opco credit facility contains $355.95 million five-year term A at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage, $1.6309 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps with step down to Libor plus 200 bps if leverage is less than 4.5:1.0, and $250 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 to 250 bps based on leverage; Intelsat opco credit facility contains $344.5 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0, and $300 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps if leverage greater than 3.5:1.0 and Libor plus 150 bps if leverage less than or equal to 3.5:1.0; finance PanAmSat acquisition, refinance debt and for general corporate purposes; Pembroke, Bermuda, satellite company.

J. CREW GROUP INC.: New term loan in connection with IPO; redeem preferred stock and notes; New York-based apparel and accessories retailer.

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.

MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.: $650 million seven-year senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Inamed Corp.; Scottsdale, Ariz., specialty pharmaceutical company.

METALS USA INC.: Up to $450 million asset-based revolving credit facility, 50 bps commitment fee; Credit Suisse First Boston sole bookrunner, CSFB and Banc of America Securities LLC joint lead arrangers, Banc of America Securities co-syndication agent; help finance LBO by Apollo Management LP; Houston-based metals processor and distributor.

MIRANT CORP.: up to $1.5 billion exit facility; JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $1 billion six-year senior secured revolving credit facility at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3 or BB- or higher and Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1 or B+ or lower; up to $500 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 175 bps if rated Ba3 or BB- or higher and Libor plus 200 bps if rated B1 or B+ or lower; also bridge facility of no less than $850 million; fund the $250 million payment to fund intercompany restructuring transactions and help pay $1.35 billion in claims against the consolidated Mirant Americas Generation LLC debtors partially in cash; Atlanta-based power company.

NEW WORLD PASTA CO.: $240 million five-year exit facility; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Wells Fargo Foothill Inc. and GE Commercial Finance; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $140 million term B at 10% plus additional PIK; $65 million term C at 11% plus additional PIK or cash interest; Harrisburg, Pa., manufacturer and marketer of dry pasta.

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America; includes $50 million revolver; fund acquisition of NDCHealth Corp.; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of connective health care solutions to physicians and hospitals.

SHOPKO STORES INC.: $640 million five-year asset-based revolver from Bank of America at Libor plus 150 to 400 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $65 million five-year senior second-lien term loan from Back Bay Capital at Prime rate plus 625 bps; help fund acquisition by Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc.; Green Bay, Wis., provider of general merchandise and retail health services.

SILICON GRAPHICS INC.: $100 million two-year asset-based credit facility; Wells Fargo Foothill Inc. and Ableco Finance LLC; $50 million revolver; $50 million term loan; replace existing facility and improve liquidity; close expected by end of October; Mountain View, Calif., technology provider.

TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.: Up to $175 million senior secured revolver, in connection with IPO; refinance existing debt; Purchase, N.Y., lessor of intermodal freight containers.

TUPPERWARE CORP.: Approximately $740 million credit facility; Bank of America; approximately $540 million five-year term loan; $200 million five-year revolver; help fund purchase of Sara Lee Corp.'s direct selling business, refinance $100 million of notes due in 2006 and for general corporate purposes; Orlando, Fla., direct seller of food storage, preparation and serving items.

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