Bank Loan Calendar: $67.711 billion deals being marketed

APRIL BANK MEETINGS

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP LLC: New credit facility; Lehman; fund acquisition of BlueStone Television LLC, an owner and operator of television stations; Bonten is an affiliate of Diamond Castle Holdings LLC.

CULLIGAN HOLDING SARL: Bank meeting April 9 week; $640 million senior secured first-lien credit facility (B1/B); BNP Paribas and Citigroup; revolver; term loan; also €200 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); fund distribution to equity holders, refinance existing credit facility and repay 8% senior subordinated notes due 2014; Northbrook, Ill., provider of water treatment products and services.

DRESSER INC.: Bank meeting expected around mid April; new credit facility; Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and UBS, with Lehman left lead; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Riverstone Holdings LLC, First Reserve and Lehman Brothers Co-Investment Partners; Dallas-based provider of highly engineered infrastructure products for the energy industry.

KINDER MORGAN INC.: $8.6 billion credit facility (Ba2); Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia and Merrill; $2 billion 61/2-year term A; $2.1 billion seven-year term B; $1.5 billion seven-year term C; $2 billion three-year term D; $1 billion six-year revolver; help fund public-to-private buyout by management and equity investors; Houston-based energy infrastructure provider.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS INC.: Bank meeting April 12; $1.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $1.1 billion seven-year term loan; $250 million six-year revolver; help fund LBO by Bain Capital Partners, LLC, Catterton Partners and company founders Chris T. Sullivan, Robert D. Basham and J. Timothy Gannon; Tampa, Fla., casual dining restaurants company.

SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. INC.: Expected April/May business; $2.975 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Wachovia and JPMorgan; $450 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.69 billion seven-year first-lien term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $835 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 625 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Jerry Moyes, director and largest shareholder; Phoenix truckload carrier.

VERINT SYSTEMS INC.: $675 million senior secured credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $650 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million six-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Witness Systems, Inc.; Melville, N.Y., provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business intelligence.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ADESA INC.: $1.79 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Bear Stearns, UBS, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, with Bear left lead; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $1.49 billion covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; help fund LBO by Kelso & Co., GS Capital Partners, ValueAct Capital and Parthenon Capital and merger with Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.; Carmel, Ind., provider of wholesale vehicle auctions and used vehicle dealer floorplan financing.

ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL INC.: $385 million amended and restated credit facility (B1/BB-); Wachovia; $250 million 31/2-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $135 million four-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Morrisville, N.C., leaf tobacco company.

AM GENERAL LLC (MACANDREWS AMG HOLDINGS): $200 million five-year holdco term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; Citigroup and Bear Stearns; pay a dividend and refinance some debt at MacAndrews AMG; South Bend, Ind., military and special-purpose vehicles company.

AMERIGROUP CORP.: $200 million five-year senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Goldman Sachs and Wachovia; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; $150 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; help fund settlement of the Illinois qui tam litigation; Virginia Beach, Va., managed health care company.

ANTERO RESOURCES CORP.: $200 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, call protection 102, 101; Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse; refinance revolver debt and provide liquidity for continued development; Denver oil and gas company.

ATTACHMATE CORP.: $635 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and UBS, with Credit Suisse left lead; $20 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $380 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $235 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 625 bps; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Seattle-based provider of access and integration software for legacy systems.

BERRY PLASTICS GROUP INC.: $1.6 billion credit facility; $400 million asset-based revolver; $1.2 billion senior secured term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank joint lead arrangers on term B, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers on revolver; in connection with merger with Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corp.; refinance outstanding credit facilities at Covalence and Berry; Evansville, Ind., plastic packaging company.

BIORELIANCE CORP.: $155 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $15 million U.S. revolver (B1/B+); $5 million U.K. revolver (B1/B+); $55 million U.S. term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million U.K. term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $40 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund its buyout by Avista Capital Partners from Invitrogen Corp.; Rockville, Md., contract service organization providing biological safety testing, toxicology, viral manufacturing and laboratory animal diagnostic services.

CALLON PETROLEUM CO.: $200 million seven-year synthetic revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps area, call protection 102, 101; Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of BP Exploration and Production Co.'s 80% working interest in the Entrada Field; Natchez, Miss., explorer, developer, acquirer and operator of oil and gas properties.

CAMBIUM LEARNING INC.: $158 million credit facility (B2/B); Credit Suisse and Barclays; $30 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $128 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Veronis Suhler Stevenson from J.H. Whitney & Co.; Natick, Mass., education company that provides intervention solutions for literacy and mathematics.

CARDINAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CORP.: $125 million credit facility; Bank of America; recapitalization; Concord, N.C., third-party logistics and transportation services firm.

CARESTREAM HEALTH INC.: $2.09 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $150 million five-year revolver (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $1.5 billion six-year first-lien term B (Ba2/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $440 million 61/2-year second-lien term loan (B3/B) at Libor plus 525 bps, 101 call protection; help fund Onex Corp.'s acquisition of Eastman Kodak Co.'s Rochester, N.Y.-based health group business, which consists of medical, dental and molecular imaging systems businesses.

CARGO HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $215 million credit facility; SunTrust; $115 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million six-year funded term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage; $50 million six-year final maturity delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage; support the purchase and modification of aircraft; Orlando, Fla., provider of diversified airport-to-airport transportation services, cargo aircraft management and cargo aircraft-related logistical support.

CEBRIDGE CONNECTIONS INC.: $225 million first-lien term B (B1/B+) add-on talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 101 soft call for 18 months, OID 99¾ (also repricing existing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps); Goldman and Credit Suisse; fund the acquisition of assets; St. Louis-based provider of cable television and internet access.

CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.: $1.9 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $1.8 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; fund M&F Worldwide Corp.'s acquisition of John H. Harland Co.; New York-based producer of licorice products for the tobacco, food, pharmaceutical and confectionery industries.

COACH AMERICA: $380 million credit facility; Bear Stearns and RBS Securities joint lead, with Bear sole bookrunner; $30 million revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $195 million funded first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $50 million delayed-draw for one year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 125 bps undrawn fee; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $55 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition by Fenway Partners from Kohlberg & Co.; tour and charter bus operator and motorcoach services provider.

CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER CO.: $730 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $100 million six-year ABL revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $405 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B-) at Libor plus 225 bps; $225 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing bank debt, help fund the purchase of notes and for working capital, acquisitions and other corporate purposes; Atlanta-based developer, manufacturer and marketer of rigid plastic containers.

COSMETIC ESSENCE INC.: $157 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $35 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $122 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Holmdel, N.J., contract manufacturer for the personal care products industry.

CRC HEALTH GROUP: Repricing term B at Libor plus 225 bps from Libor plus 250 bps, 101 soft call; Citigroup left lead; Cupertino, Calif., provider of chemical dependency and related behavioral health services.

DELTA AIR LINES: $2.5 billion exit facility; JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, UBS and Barclays Capital, with JPMorgan left lead on the first lien and Goldman left lead on the second lien; $1 billion five-year revolver (B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; $500 million five-year first-lien term A (B+) talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; $1 billion seven-year second-lien term B (B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; repay DIP facility, fund other bankruptcy payments and increase cash balance; Atlanta-based airline.

DIAMOND RESORTS LLC: $415 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million five-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $140 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Sunterra Corp.; Las Vegas-based developer, manager, marker and seller of vacation ownership properties.

DYNEGY HOLDINGS INC.: $1.32 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB-/BB); Citigroup and JPMorgan; $850 million revolver due April 2012 at Libor plus 150 bps; $400 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility due April 2013 at Libor plus 150 bps; $70 million term B at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing bank debt and a note, for general corporate purposes and to support activities of subsidiaries; Houston-based electric company.

EDDIE BAUER HOLDINGS INC.: $225 million term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps area; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; Seattle-based retailer that sells casual sportswear and accessories.

ENTEGRA POWER GROUP LLC: $480 million credit facility (B3/B+); Lehman, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $30 million seven-year second-lien synthetic revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $450 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; also $850 million 81/2-year third-lien mezzanine tranche at Libor plus 600 bps PIK; repay existing debt; Tampa, Fla., owner and operator of power plants.

EURONET WORLDWIDE INC.: $190 million term loan (Ba2/BB); Bank of America; help fund the acquisition of RIA Envia Inc.; Leawood, Kan., electronic payments provider.

EXCO RESOURCES INC.: $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and help fund acquisitions of oil and gas properties; Dallas-based independent energy company.

THE EXPLORATION CO.: Expected close by April 2; $205 million credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; $125 million four-year revolver; $80 million five-year second-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of Output Exploration LLC; San Antonio oil and gas enterprise.

FONTAINEBLEAU LAS VEGAS: $1.85 billion credit facility (B1/B); Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche and Merrill Lynch; $1 billion five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $850 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 175 bps unused fee; fund construction of a hotel and casino project in Las Vegas.

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.: $2.7 billion amended and restated credit facility; JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, with JPMorgan left lead; $1.5 billion asset-based revolver (Ba1/BB) due in 2013 talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $1.2 billion second-lien term loan (Ba2/B+) due in 2014 talked at Libor plus 175 bps; also €505 million amended and restated revolver (Ba1) due in 2012 talked at Euribor plus 200 bps; refinance existing credit facilities; expected close in April; Akron, Ohio, tire company.

GRACEWAY PHARMACEUTICALS LLC: $960 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Goldman left lead; $30 million revolver (Ba3/BB-); $600 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/BB-); $330 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-); also $120 million mezzanine loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend to sponsors; Bristol, Tenn., pharmaceutical company.

GRAHAM PACKAGING HOLDINGS CO.: $1.875 billion term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, steps to Libor plus 250 bps and Libor plus 200 bps based on leverage and ratings grid, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; repay second-lien term loan and refinance existing first-lien term B, while stripping covenants; York, Pa., producer of custom high-value-added blow-molded plastic containers.

H3C Holdings Ltd.: $430 million 51/2-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; Goldman Sachs; finance a portion of the purchase price for parent company 3Com Corp.'s already completed acquisition of 49% of its China-based joint venture, Huawei-3Com Co., Ltd. from an affiliate of Huawei Technologies; telecom infrastructure company.

HIT ENTERTAINMENT LTD.: Repricing term B (Ba3/B) to Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps, also changing to covenant-light; Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch; London-based producer of children's television programming.

HUNTER FAN CO.: $295 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $60 million revolver (B1/B); $145 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps area; $15 million delayed-draw term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps area; $75 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 625 bps area; fund LBO by MidOcean Partners; Memphis-based home comfort company that offers ceiling fans, portable fans, air purifiers, humidifiers, thermostats and vaporizers.

IKARIA HOLDINGS: $275 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, with Credit Suisse left lead; $40 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $235 million six-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps; fund the combination of Ikaria Inc. and INO Therapeutics by New Mountain Capital, ARCH Venture Partners and Venrock Associates; Clinton, N.J., therapeutic gases and critical care medicine company.

ITRON INC.: $1.2 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); UBS; $115 million multicurrency revolver; $605 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; €310 million first-lien term loan talked at Euro Libor plus 225 bps; £50 million first-lien term loan talked at U.K. Libor plus 225 bps; help fund acquisition of Actaris Metering Systems; Liberty Lake, Wash., provider of hardware, software and services to integrate the creation, measurement, collection, management, application and forecasting of data for electric, gas and water utilities.

LENOX GROUP INC.: $275 million credit facility; UBS; $175 million ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 225 bps; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps; refinance existing bank debt and fund ongoing working capital requirements; expected close before April 30; Eden Prairie, Minn., tabletop, collectible and giftware company.

LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $675 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million seven-year funded term B at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps at 3.25x total leverage; $225 million seven-year delayed-draw term B at Libor plus 200 bps, step down to Libor plus 175 bps at 3.25x total leverage; help fund acquisition of Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc. from Liberty Media Corp.; Sioux Falls, S.D.-based provider of interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels.

MACDERMID INC.: $660 million senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, CIBC and RBS; $360 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million euro-equivalent seven-year covenant-light term B at Euribor plus 225 bps; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund buyout by Daniel H. Leever, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, and Court Square Capital Partners and Weston Presidio; Denver-based specialty chemical manufacturer.

MAGUIRE PROPERTIES INC.: $825 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, with Credit Suisse sole lead arranger; $625 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $200 million four-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition from the Blackstone Group of all of the properties in Orange County and Downtown Los Angeles that were part of the former Equity Office Properties portfolio; Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust.

MEDIMEDIA: Repricing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 250 bps, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs; Chatham, N.J., specialty health care communications, publishing and patient education company.

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL INC.: $330 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $190 million first-lien term B at Libor plus 200 bps; $120 million second-lien term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, call protection 102, 101; also $20 million holdco PIK mezzanine loan; help fund LBO by an investment group led by Aurora Capital Group from Hellman & Friedman LLC; expected close in March; San Diego-based provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims and collision repair industries.

MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC.: Expected close by mid-April; $150 million five-year revolver; refinance existing revolver and for general corporate purposes; Austin, Texas, developer and supplier of comprehensive systems, content, electronic games and player terminals.

NES TANKS: $90 million covenant-light second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, call protection 102, 101; Bank of America and General Electric Capital Corp., with Bank of America left lead; help fund acquisition by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC from NES Rentals Holdings Inc., a Chicago-based aerial and general equipment rental and traffic safety services provider.

NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.: $450 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $25 million six-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $340 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $85 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); help fund LBO by General Atlantic LLP: Herndon, Va., seller of Internet domain names and provider of related services.

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $90 million term B add-on (B1/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps with a leverage-based grid (also repricing existing term B at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 150 bps and changing to covenant-light); Citigroup and UBS; add-on to fund an acquisition; Burlington, Mass., provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers.

ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $590 million credit facility (B1/B); Goldman Sachs; $30 million revolver; $560 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; refinance the existing credit facility; Waltham, Mass., communications provider.

PATHEON INC.: $225 million credit facility; JPMorgan and General Electric Capital Corp.; $150 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 220 bps to 225 bps; $75 million five-year revolver; refinance existing facility in connection with an investment by JLL Partners; Mississauga, Ont., provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry.

PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.: Repricing term B at Libor plus 225 bps; Credit Suisse; San Diego-based specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services.

PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES INC.: $1.76 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Bear Stearns, with Morgan Stanley left lead; $350 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; $1.41 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps; help fund the Blackstone Group's acquisition of the pharmaceutical technologies and services segment from Cardinal Health Inc.; developer, manufacturer and packager of medication and other products for pharmaceutical and biotech firms.

PINNACLE FOODS GROUP INC. (PEAK FINANCE LLC): $1.375 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B-); Lehman and Goldman Sachs, with Lehman left lead; $125 million revolver at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.25 billion covenant-light term B at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by the Blackstone Group; Cherry Hill, N.J., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded food products.

RCN CORP.: $595 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and SocGen; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps to 200 bps; $520 million covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps; refinance existing first-lien debt, tender for second-lien convertibles and pay a special dividend to shareholders; Herndon, Va., provider of video, data and voice services.

REALOGY CORP.: $4.445 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and Citigroup; $1.95 billion term loan due 2014 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $1.22 billion delayed-draw term loan due 2014 that would be available to fund purchases of the company's notes if necessary; $525 million 61/2-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $750 million revolver due 2013 talked at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; Parsippany, N.J., real estate franchisor.

SLEEP INNOVATIONS: $325 million credit facility; JP Morgan; $30 million revolver; $225 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps (flexed up from 225-250 bps); $70 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 650 bps (flexed up from 550 bps to 575 bps); fund an acquisition and refinance existing debt; West Long Branch, N.J., fabricator and marketer of foam bedding, sleep products and accessories.

SORENSON COMMUNICATIONS: $198 million first-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 250 bps, step up to Libor plus 275 bps, 101 soft call (also repricing existing first-lien debt to Libor plus 250 bps with step to Libor plus 275 bps from Libor plus 300 bps); Goldman Sachs; repay holdco PIK loan and a portion of second-lien term loan; Salt Lake City-based provider of video relay services and equipment for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

SOUTHERN PINES ENERGY CENTER: $235 million credit facility (B1/BB-); SunTrust; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $135 million term B at Libor plus 187.5 bps; refinance existing construction debt; salt dome gas storage facility in Greene County, Miss.

SPECTRUM BRANDS INC.: $1.65 billion six-year credit facility (B2/CCC+); Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $1.6 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 400 bps; refinance existing credit facility; expected close by March 30; Atlanta-based consumer products company and a supplier of batteries and portable lighting, lawn and garden care products, specialty pet supplies, shaving and grooming and personal care products and household insecticides.

STATER BROS. MARKETS: $100 million three-year senior unsecured revolver; Bank of America administrative agent and sole initial lender; to replace existing credit facility; wholly-owned subsidiary of Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., a Colton, Calif., supermarket chain.

SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $435 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/B); Credit Suisse, CIBC and UBS; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $40 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 200 bps; $55 million delayed-draw seven-year term loan at Libor plus 200 bps; $290 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Harborside Healthcare Corp.; Irvine, Calif., operator of long-term and post-acute care facilities and provider of therapy, medical staffing, home care and hospice services.

SVP WORLDWIDE: Repricing first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps from Libor plus 300 bps; UBS; manufacturer, marketer and distributor of consumer sewing machines.

SWETT & CRAWFORD GROUP INC.: $415 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $20 million revolver (B2); $285 million first-lien term B (B2) at Libor plus 225 bps; $110 million second-lien term loan (B3) at Libor plus 550 bps, call protection 102, 101; recapitalization that will include paying a dividend to sponsors; Atlanta-based insurance broker.

SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup and Lehman; $100 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $290 million first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 200 bps; $150 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 475 bps; help fund LBO by the Carlyle Group; Houston-based recycler of biosolids and other organic residuals.

TME: $160 million senior credit facility; RBS Securities and TD Securities, with RBS left lead; $20 million multicurrency revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $20 million U.S. first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $75 million equivalent U.K. first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $45 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund purchase by an undisclosed private equity sponsor; Secaucus, N.J., provider of medical communications, independent medical education and marketing sales support.

TWIN-STAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.: $170 million credit facility; CIBC; $85 million term loan at Libor plus 300 basis points; $85 million revolver, both at Libor plus 300 bps (revolver pricing on grid); to fund acquisition of the company by Trivest Partners; Delray Beach, Fla., electric fireplace manufacturer.

UNITED STATES POWER FUNDS HOLDINGS: $300 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Lehman; $288 million term B talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $12 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility talked at Libor plus 175 bps; fund a dividend and a debt service reserve; limited liability company formed by United States Power Fund, which is managed by Energy Investors Funds, a private equity fund manager that invests in the energy and electric power sector.

UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $590 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B); Citigroup, Lehman, SunTrust, UBS and Bear Stearns; $100 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw for 18 months term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 125 bps unused fee; $390 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund buyout by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Addison, Texas, owner and operator of short-stay surgical facilities.

US CABLE OF COASTAL-TEXAS LP: $130 million credit facility; SunTrust; $20 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; $110 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps; refinance existing debt; provider of cable television services and high-speed Internet services.

VERTAFORE INC.: $585 million credit facility; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and Wachovia, with JPMorgan left lead on the first lien, Credit Suisse left lead on the second lien; $390 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $90 million second-lien term loan add-on at Libor plus 575 bps; $105 million existing second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps; dividend recapitalization; Windsor, Conn., enterprise software and information services provider to the property and casualty insurance industry.

VISTEON CORP.: $500 million term loan add-on (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps; JPMorgan and Citigroup; enhance liquidity; Van Buren Township, Mich., automotive parts supplier.

WESTERN GOLDFIELDS INC.: Expected close by March 31; $105 million eight-year term loan at Libor plus 220 bps pre-completion of the project and Libor plus 175 bps post-completion; Investec Bank; develop Mesquite Mine in California and help purchase fleet equipment; Toronto-based gold producer.

WESTERN REFINING INC.: $1.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $500 million revolver; $1.125 billion term B (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps; $275 million delayed-draw term loan (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 75 bps unused; help fund acquisition Giant Industries Inc.; El Paso, Texas, independent refiner and marketer.

WII COMPONENTS INC.: $243 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $154 million six-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $64 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing debt; manufacturer of hardwood cabinet doors and components.

YORK LABEL: $170 million credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $100 million first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Omaha, Neb., printer and converter of custom, pressure-sensitive labels.

ON THE HORIZON

ADVANSTAR HOLDINGS CORP.: $835 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Barclays; $515 million first-lien term loan; $75 million revolver; $245 million second-lien term loan; in connection with buyout by Veronis Suhler Stevenson, Citigroup Private Equity and New York Life Capital Partners from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; New York-based media company.

AEROFLEX INC.: $780 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman; $60 million revolver; $475 million first-lien term loan; $245 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by General Atlantic and Francisco Partners; Plainview, N.Y., provider of high technology solutions to the aerospace, defense, cellular and broadband communications markets.

ALLIED HOLDINGS INC.: $315 million senior secured DIP that is convertible into an exit facility; Goldman Sachs; $230 million term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 350 bps; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps undrawn fee; refinance existing DIP; Decatur, Ga., distributor of new and used vehicles.

AMERICAN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: $3.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $1 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 150 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $2.6 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund buyout of Lear Corp.; New York-based diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses and an affiliate of Carl C. Icahn.

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC.: $150 million revolver; Wachovia; also potential for new term loan; help fund acquisition of hotel portfolio from CNL Hotels and Resorts and replace existing corporate credit facility; Dallas-based real estate investment trust focused on the hospitality industry.

BIOMET INC.: $4.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia; $3.6 billion 71/2-year term loan; $750 million six-year revolver (asset-based, cash-based or combination thereof); help fund LBO by the Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG; Warsaw, Ind., designer and manufacturer of musculoskeletal medical products.

BROADCAST MEDIA GROUP: New credit facility; UBS sole lead; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan; back buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners from The New York Times Co.; broadcasting company.

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC.: New cross-border credit facility; Lehman; term loan; revolver; help fund acquisition of DBT GmbH from RAG Coal International; South Milwaukee, Wis., designer and manufacturer of walking draglines, electric rope mining shovels and rotary blasthole drills used by the surface mining industry.

CARITOR INC. (KEANE INC.): $690 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, UBS and Bank of America; $600 million term loan; $40 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility; $50 million revolver; help fund Caritor's acquisition of Keane; new combined Boston-based IT services company to operate under Keane name.

CATALINA MARKETING CORP.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley and Lehman; help fund buyout by ValueAct Capital; St. Petersburg, Fla., provider of behavior-based promotional messaging, loyalty programs and direct-to-patient information.

CENTRAL PARKING CORP.: $405 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $75 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $225 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $55 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $50 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 575 bps if B3/B-, otherwise Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Kohlberg & Co., Lubert-Adler and Chrysalis Capital Partners; Nashville, Tenn., provider of parking and transportation-related services.

CLAIRE'S STORES INC.: New debt financing; Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers; help fund buyout by Apollo Management, LP; Pembroke Pines, Fla., specialty retailer offering costume jewelry and accessories.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $17.375 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; $1 billion receivables-backed revolver; $16.375 billion in senior secured bank debt; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Bain Capital Partners, LLC; San Antonio media and entertainment company specializing in "gone from home" entertainment and information services.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.: $6.95 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Wachovia; $5.7 billion seven-year term loan; $500 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan; $750 million six-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Triad Hospitals Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities.

CONSUMER SOURCE INC.: $450 million first-lien credit facility; $375 million seven-year senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; $75 million six-year revolver with 50 bps unused fee; also $150 million eight-year second-priority secured loan and/or notes with loan expected at Libor plus approximately 625 bps; fund dividend to Primedia Inc. in connection with spinoff; New York-based publisher and distributor of free real estate and automobile guides.

COURTSIDE ACQUISITION (AMERICAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS INC.): $115 million senior secured credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; fund acquisition of American Community Newspapers LLC from Spire Capital Partners, LP, Wachovia Capital Partners and senior management, and for general corporate purposes; newspaper publisher.

CPG FINANCE INC.: $130 million senior unsecured term loan (Caa2/CCC); pay a dividend to shareholders; indirect parent of Exopack Holding Corp., a Spartanburg, S.C., manufacturer of flexible packaging material.

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.: New debt commitment; Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP; Goodlettsville, Tenn., discount retailer.

DYNEA NORTH AMERICA: $245 million credit facility; UBS; $20 million five-year revolver; $225 million seven-year term loan; help fund acquisition by Teachers' Private Capital from Dynea Chemicals Oy; Mississauga, Ont., manufacturer of adhesive resins and overlay products.

EDUCATE INC.: $290 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $170 million six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps; $15 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $105 million seven-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps; help back LBO by Christopher Hoehn-Saric, chairman and chief executive officer, Peter Cohen, president and chief operating officer, certain other members of management, Sterling Capital Partners and Citigroup Private Equity; Baltimore, based pre-K-12 education company.

EGL INC.: $960 million senior secured credit facility; Merrill Lynch and Wachovia; $810 million covenant-light seven-year term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $150 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; also $300 million 71/2-year senior unsecured term loan at 11% from Woodbridge; help fund buyout by chief executive officer and chairman of the board James R. Crane, Centerbridge Partners LP and The Woodbridge Co. Ltd.; Houston-based global transportation, supply chain management and information services company.

ENERGY PARTNERS LTD.: $300 million four-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 100 bps to 250 bps based on utilization; Bank of America; refinance existing credit facility, refinance 8¾% senior notes and fund a self-tender offer for the repurchase of common shares; New Orleans-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

ENGINEERED PRODUCTS: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by the Carlyle Group from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Akron, Ohio, manufacturer of hoses, conveyor belts and power transmission belts, as well as tank tracks for military and off-road vehicles.

ETHANEX ENERGY INC.: New credit facility; WestLB and Morgan Stanley; senior secured construction, term and working capital credit facility; fund construction and operation three 132 million gallons per year ethanol production facilities; Basehor, Kan., renewable energy company.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Bank meeting expected late 2007; up to $2.1 billion credit facility; Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia and Merrill Lynch, with Lehman left lead; $200 million six-year revolver; $200 million delayed-draw term loan; eight-year term B; help fund merger with Verizon Communications Inc.'s wireline operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont; Charlotte, N.C., provider of communications services to rural communities.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $3.5 billion exit financing credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $540 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 150 bps; $828 million senior secured term loan at Libor plus 137.5 bps to 175 bps depending on ratings; $50 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 137.5 bps to 175 bps depending on ratings; $2.082 billion 60-day delayed-draw senior secured term loan at Libor plus 137.5 bps to 175 bps depending on ratings; refinance DIP facility, to make plan of reorganization payments and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Southfield, Mich., auto parts manufacturer.

FIRST DATA CORP.: New debt financing; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; Greenwood Village, Colo., provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses.

FOREST OIL CORP.: $1.4 billion five-year revolver ($1.25 billion U.S., $150 million Canadian); JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Houston Exploration Co.; Denver-based acquirer, explorer, developer and producer of natural gas and liquids.

FOUR SEASONS HOTELS INC.: $950 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $200 million revolver expected at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps unused fee; $750 million five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 125 bps; help fund LBO by Cascade Investment, LLC, Kingdom Hotels International, and chairman and chief executive officer Isadore Sharp; Toronto-based manager of luxury hotels and resorts.

GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORP.: $1.525 billion credit facility; $1.3 billion 24-month senior secured first-lien term loan (includes a $100 million capital expenditure line of credit); $225 million five-year secured second-priority term loan; General Electric Capital Corp. leading first-lien, CapitalSource Finance, LLC leading second-lien; help fund buyout by Formation Capital, LLC and JER Partners; Kennett Square, Pa., long-term care provider.

THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO. INC.: $615 million five-year ABL revolver; Bank of America; $575 million tranche expected at Libor plus 175 bps; $40 million last out tranche expected at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund purchase of Pathmark Stores Inc.; Montvale, N.J., supermarket chain.

HANDLEMAN CO.: $250 million secured credit facility; refinance existing facility; expected close by April 30; Troy, Mich., category manager and distributor of prerecorded music to retailers.

HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $9 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $7 billion seven-year term loan; $2 billion multi-currency six-year revolver; help fund LBO by Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management, LP; Las Vegas-based provider of branded casino entertainment.

HEALTHSOUTH SURGERY DIVISION: New debt financing; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; help back buyout by Texas Pacific Group from HealthSouth Corp.; Birmingham, Ala., network of 139 outpatient surgery centers and three surgical hospitals.

HERCULES OFFSHORE INC.: $900 million senior secured term loan; UBS; help fund acquisition of Todco; Houston-based operator of jackup drilling rigs and liftboats.

HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $795 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners; $595 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million two-year, with seven-year final maturity, delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million six-year multi-currency revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps unused fee; help fund buyout by Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments; Chicago-based insurance broker.

INTEGRA TELECOM INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers, CIBC co-agent; help fund purchase of Eschelon Telecom, Inc.; Portland, Ore., provider of local, long-distance and Internet services for businesses.

IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and UBS; help fund acquisition of WestCom Corp. and refinance existing bank debt; New York-based provider of communications solutions to global enterprises.

J-M MANUFACTURING CO. INC.: New secured credit facility; UBS and RBS Securities; help fund acquisition of PW Eagle Inc.; Livingston, N.J., operator of plastic pipe manufacturing facilities.

KCP INCOME FUND: New debt financing; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund buyout by Caxton-Iseman Capital, Inc.; Concord, Ont., manufacturer of consumer products in the laundry, household cleaners, personal care, over-the-counter medicated and pharmaceutical categories.

KRONOS INC.: New debt financing; Wachovia; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of human capital management solutions.

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.: $1.15 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; $650 million seven-year term loan; $100 million seven-year final maturity delayed-draw term loan; $400 million seven-year multi-currency revolver; help fund buyout by Douglas L. Becker, chairman and chief executive officer, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Citigroup Private Equity, S.A.C. Capital Management, LLC, SPG Partners, Bregal Investments, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Sterling Capital, Makena Capital, Torreal SA and Southern Cross Capital; Baltimore-based provider of higher education.

NEFF CORP.: New credit facility; Bank of America and UBS co-lead arrangers, CIBC and General Electric Capital Corp. involved as well; help fund acquisition by Lightyear Capital LLC from Odyssey Investment Partners; Miami-based construction equipment rental company.

OCEANIA CRUISES INC.: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers and UBS; help fund buyout by Apollo Management LP; Miami-based upper-premium cruise line.

PHH CORP.: New credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman; help fund buyout by GE Capital Solutions; Mount Laurel, N.J., outsource provider of mortgage and vehicle fleet management services.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: $250 million term loan add-on; Citigroup and Merrill Lynch; fund acquisition of Horizon Health Corp.; Franklin, Tenn., provider of inpatient behavioral health care services.

RGIS HOLDINGS LLC: Second quarter business; new credit facility; Goldman Sachs; also mezzanine financing; help fund the Blackstone Group's acquisition of a controlling interest in the company; Auburn Hills, Mich., inventory and retail services company.

RITE AID CORP.: $1.105 billion seven-year senior secured term loan (of which about $680 million will be drawn at close); Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Jean Coutu Group USA Inc.; Camp Hill, Pa., national drugstore chain.

SAFENET INC.: $400 million credit facility; Deutsche and Citigroup co-lead arrangers; $250 million seven-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $125 million eight-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vector Capital; Belcamp, Md., developer, marketer and seller of hardware and software information security products and services.

SAINT VINCENT CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS: $300 million seven-year exit financing credit facility; General Electric Capital Corp.; $250 million term loan at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; New York-based metropolitan area health care system.

SALTON INC.: $425 million in senior secured credit facilities; $250 million senior secured 60-month revolver via Bank of America at Libor plus 125 bps to 200 bps based on availability; $175 million five-year senior secured credit facility via Silver Point Finance LLC that includes a U.S. term loan, a U.K. term loan and a U.K. revolver; help fund merger with Applica Inc.; Lake Forest, Ill., designer, marketer and distributor of branded, high-quality small appliances, home decor and personal care products.

SEMGROUP ENERGY PARTNERS LP: New five-year credit facility; in connection with IPO of common units; for general partnership purposes; Tulsa, Okla., provider of crude oil gathering, transportation, terminalling and storage services.

THE SERVICEMASTER CO.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.; Downers Grove, Ill., provider of services to residential and commercial customers.

SKILLSOFT PLC: $205 million secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $180 million term loan(s); help fund acquisition of NETg from Thomson Corp.; Nashua, N.H., provider of e-learning and performance support solutions.

SMART & FINAL INC.: $325 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse; $150 million asset-based revolver; $175 million term loan; help fund LBO by Apollo Management, LP; City of Commerce, Calif., operator of non-membership warehouse stores for food and foodservice supplies.

SPIRIT FINANCE CORP.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by a consortium that includes Macquarie Bank Ltd., Kaupthing Bank hf. and other independent equity participants; Scottsdale, Ariz., real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant, operationally essential real estate.

STATION CASINOS INC.: $500 million revolver; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC; Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES: $290 million incremental term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns; help fund acquisition of the wireless clearing and financial settlement business of Billing Services Group; Tampa, Fla., provider of mission-critical technology services to wireless telecommunications companies.

TELESAT: Expected May/June business; $2.179 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley, UBS and JPMorgan, with Morgan Stanley left lead; C$500 million five-year term A at BA plus 200 bps if B1/B+, otherwise BA plus 225 bps; $1.054 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 250 bps; $386 million delayed-draw term B-1; $150 million delayed-draw term B-2; $150 million Canadian equivalent revolver at Libor plus 200 bps if B1/B+, otherwise Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition of Telesat Canada by a joint venture company formed by Loral Space & Communications Inc. and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board from BCE Inc.; Ottawa operator of telecommunications satellites.

TRIBUNE CO.: New debt financing; Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan; help fund public-to-private transaction; Chicago-based media company.

TXU CORP.: New credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley; help fund LBO by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group; Dallas-based energy company.

UNITED STATES STEEL CORP.: $1.25 billion five-year unsecured credit facility; JPMorgan; $750 million revolver; $500 million term loan; also $500 million unsecured bridge loan; help fund acquisition of Lone Star Technologies, Inc.; Pittsburgh-based integrated steel producer.

USI HOLDINGS CORP.: $625 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, with JPMorgan administrative agent; $100 million six-year revolver; $525 million seven-year term loan; help fund LBO by GS Capital Partners; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., distributor of insurance and financial products and services to businesses.

VERTRUE INC.: New credit facility; Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan; help fund buyout by management, One Equity Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rho Ventures; Norwalk, Conn., Internet direct marketing services company.

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