Bank Loan Calendar: $46.8078 billion deals being marketed

May Bank Meetings

EMERGING MARKETS COMMUNICATIONS LLC: Bank meeting May 28; $400 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citizens Bank and Macquarie; $40 million revolver; $268 million first-lien term B; $92 million second-lien term loan; fund the acquisition of MTN Communications; Miami-based provider of hybrid global satellite and terrestrial communications.

NAVIOS MARITIME MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP: Conference call May 28; $205 million senior secured first-lien term B; Morgan Stanley; finance the acquisition of up to two vessels from Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. and refinance existing term debt; Monaco-based publicly traded master limited partnership which owns and operates crude oil tankers under long-term employment contracts.

PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD.: Conference call May 28; $500 million term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; Bank of America; refinance term B; Vaughan, Ont., full-service, vertically integrated waste management company.

STERLINGBACKCHECK: Bank meeting May 28; $510 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Nomura and KeyBanc; $60 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $315 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light tem loan (B1/B); $135 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+); help fund buyout by Broad Street Principal Investments from Calera Capital; New York-based company focused on background checks.

SURVEY SAMPLING INTERNATIONAL LLC: Conference call May 28; $36 million incremental term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor; GE Capital; merger and acquisition purposes; Shelton, Conn., provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and business-to-business research.

TRANSFIRST INC.: Conference call May 28; $130 million in term loans; Jefferies, Guggenheim and Nomura; $65 million incremental first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $65 million incremental second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, call protection 102, 101; repay a shareholder-level loan; also repricing existing first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Hauppauge, N.Y., provider of secure payment processing.

Upcoming Closings

A. SCHULMAN INC.: Roughly $1 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan and Bank of America; $300 million five-year revolver; $200 million five-year term A; $425 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call; €145 million seven-year term B at Euribor plus 325 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. from HGGC and Charlesbank Capital Partners; Akron, Ohio, supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins.

AMERICAN BATH GROUP: $140 million five-year credit facility; BNP Paribas; $25 million revolver; $115 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Bootz Industries; Anaheim, Calif., designer and manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced plastic, sheet molded compound, and acrylic bathtubs and showers.

AMERICAN GAMING SYSTEMS: $265 million incremental term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102 through December 2015, 101 through December 2016; Jefferies and Macquarie; help fund acquisition of Cadillac Jack Inc. from Amaya Inc., general corporate purposes and potential acquisition; Las Vegas-based manufacturer and operator of gaming machines.

AMERICAN ROCK SALT: $80 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor; RBS Citizens; help repay a second-lien term loan; Retsof, N.Y., salt mine operator.

BASS PRO GROUP LLC: $1.74 billion term loan (B1/BB-) due June 2020 talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Springfield, Mo., retailer of outdoor sports and recreation products.

BLACKHAWK MINING: $360 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $60 million ABL revolver; $300 million five-year senior secured term B (Caa1/B) talked at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call for six months, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Lexington, Ky., coal mining company.

BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC.: $1.25 billion credit facility (B1/B); Jefferies; $100 million revolver; $1.15 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Bain Capital from Thoma Bravo LLC; Sunnyvale, Calif., web security company.

CABI: $125 million four-year credit facility; BNP Paribas; $25 million revolver; $100 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 on new money, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Rancho Dominguez, Calif., designer of ready-to-wear women’s apparel.

CALPINE CORP.: $1.6 billion seven-year senior secured term B-5 (Ba3) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, MUFG Union Bank, Barclays and RBC; refinance some existing term loans; Houston-based generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.

CAPSTONE LOGISTICS LLC: $165 million in incremental term loans; Goldman Sachs; $127.5 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1/B-) due October 2021 talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $37.5 million incremental second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) due October 2022 talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor; fund the acquisition of Pinnacle Workforce Logistics; Norcross, Ga., provider of outsourced supply chain solutions at distribution centers.

CLUBCORP: Expected close late May 25 week; $901.1 million covenant-light senior secured term loan (B1) due July 24, 2020 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; repricing; Dallas-based owner and operator of private golf and country clubs, business, sports, and alumni clubs.

COMMSCOPE INC.: $1.25 billion seven-year incremental term loan (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; help fund the acquisition of TE Connectivity’s Telecom, Enterprise and Wireless businesses; Hickory, N.C., provider of infrastructure services for communication networks.

CONVATEC INC.: $1.85 billion credit facility (Ba2); Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $200 million revolver due 2020; $800 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $850 million euro-equivalent term loan talked at Euribor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.5; refinance existing credit facility and senior secured notes; Luxembourg-based medical products and technologies company.

COVERIS HOLDINGS SA: €75 million add-on term loan at Euribor plus 350 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; repay some U.S. term loan debt; also repricing existing U.S. and euro term loans at Libor/Euribor plus 350 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of packaging solutions and coated film technologies.

DOLLAR TREE INC.: $3.95 billion in term loans; JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $3.45 billion term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75 to par, 101 soft call; $500 million fixed-rate loan talked at 4.25%, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance/reprice existing term B; Chesapeake, Va., discount store operator.

ENERGIZER SPINCO INC.: $650 million credit facility (Baa3); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi-UFJ and Citigroup; $250 million five-year revolver; $400 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call; help fund spin-off from Energizer Holdings Inc.; St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of batteries and lighting products.

EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP.: $1.5 billion credit facility (B2/B); Jefferies, Macquarie and Nomura; $100 million revolver; $1.4 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call; help refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Dublin, Calif., provider of enterprise business software services.

FHC HEALTH SYSTEMS INC. (BEACON HEALTH): $265 million add-on first-lien term loan due Dec. 12, 2021 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; UBS and Nomura; fund a dividend; Boston-based managed behavioral health care company.

FILTRATION GROUP CORP.: $140 million add-on first-lien term loan (B1) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor; Goldman Sachs; pay down second-lien term loan; Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of filtration products to end markets.

GREEN PLAINS PROCESSING LLC: $120 million add-on term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; BMO and BNP Paribas; refinance credit facilities at multiple ethanol plants; Omaha, Neb., ethanol production, marketing and commodities company.

HEALTHPORT: $479.2 million in first-lien term loans (including $155 million incremental loan) (B2) due December 2021 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on incremental, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies on incremental, Credit Suisse on repricing; fund the acquisition of IOD Inc. and reprice existing first-lien term loan; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of medical information access management and compliance services to health-care organizations.

HORIZON GLOBAL CORP.: $285 million credit facility; JPMorgan, BMO and Wells Fargo; $200 million six-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for two years; $85 million asset-based revolver; fund a cash distribution to TriMas Corp. in connection with spin-off; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., manufacturer and distributor of towing, trailer and cargo management products for the automotive market.

HYLAND SOFTWARE INC.: $820 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver; $600 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $180 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition and recapitalization by Thoma Bravo Equity Fund XI; Westlake, Ohio, enterprise content-management software developer.

INFILTRATOR SYSTEMS INTEGRATED LLC: Expected close late May; $345 million in term loans; Deutsche Bank, RBC and Nomura; $245 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; $100 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Teachers’ Private Capital; provider of engineered plastic chambers, synthetic aggregate leachfields, tanks and accessories for the onsite wastewater and stormwater industries.

INFORMATICA CORP.: $2.025 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Bank of America; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, RBC and Deutsche Bank; $150 million revolver; $1.875 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Permira funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Redwood City, Calif., provider of enterprise data integration software and services.

INTERNET BRANDS INC.: $100 million incremental first-lien term loan due July 8, 2021 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, step-up to Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call protection through July 2015; Credit Suisse, RBC and KKR; general corporate purposes; El Segundo, Calif., provider of vertically focused online media and software services.

J. JILL: $290 million credit facility; Jefferies and Macquarie; $40 million asset-based revolver; $250 million seven-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by TowerBrook Capital Partners LP from Arcapita and Golden Gate Capital; Quincy, Mass., fashion retailer of women’s apparel, accessories and footwear.

LEGALSHIELD: $470 million in term loans; Morgan Stanley and RBC; $295 million first-lien term loan B (including $70 million add-on) (Ba2/B+) due July 1, 2019 at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on add-on, 101 soft call; $175 million second-lien term loan due July 1, 2020 at Libor plus 900 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, hard call 102 for six months, 101; repricing upwards and amendment of existing first-and second-lien term loans, and add-on to fund a dividend; Ada, Okla., provider of legal services.

LIFE TIME FITNESS INC.: $1.35 billion credit facility (B1/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, BMO, RBC, Macquarie, Nomura and Mizuho; $250 million revolver; $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 area; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners and TPG; Chanhassen, Minn., operator of sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa destinations.

LIGHTSQUARED: $1.75 billion five-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 875 bps PIK, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call two, 104, 102; Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley; fund the company’s exit from Chapter 11 and refinance DIP facilities; Reston, Va., wireless communications company.

MERRILL COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $560 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Credit Suisse and BMO; $50 million revolver; $510 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; St. Paul provider of outsourcing solutions for complex business communication and information management.

MJ ACQUISITION CORP.: $700 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver (Ba3/BB-); $450 million seven-year term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call; $200 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) already placed at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Concentra Inc. by MJ Acquisition, a joint venture between Select Medical Holdings Corp. and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; health-care company.

NOVELIS INC.: $1.8 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; repay a term loan and ABL revolver borrowings; Atlanta-based aluminum-rolled products and aluminum recycling company.

ON ASSIGNMENT INC.: $975 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Wells Fargo; $100 million revolver; $875 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Creative Circle LLC and refinance existing debt; Calabasas, Calif., provider of diversified professional staffing solutions.

PARADIGM OUTCOMES (PARADIGM ACQUISITION CORP.): $247 million credit facility (B1/B); Credit Suisse and SunTrust; $25 million revolver; $222 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Summit Partners LP from Lightyear Capital; Walnut Creek, Calif., provider of catastrophic and complex case management for the workers’ compensation industry.

PENN ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CORP.: $219 million first-lien covenant-light term loans due August 2021 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse and RBS Citizens; also €226 million first-lien covenant-light term loans due August 2021 talked at Euribor plus 300 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Danboro, Pa., manufacturer of highly engineered specialty fasteners.

PHYSIO-CONTROL INTERNATIONAL INC.: Expected close June 5; $480 million in senior secured term loans; Citigroup, Jefferies, RBC and HSBC; $350 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $130 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Redmond, Wash., developer, manufacturer, seller and servicer of external defibrillator/monitors and emergency medical response products and services.

PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES: $175 million credit facility; GE Capital; $25 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor; $105 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $45 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Exton, Pa., provider of outpatient rehabilitation services and orthotics and prosthetics services.

PREGIS CORP. NORTH AMERICA: Roughly $284 million first-lien term loan (including $57 million add-on) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on add-on, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and Barclays; repay some second-lien term loan borrowings, acquisition financing and repricing; Deerfield, Ill., protective packaging materials and systems manufacturer.

RETAIL SOLUTIONS GROUP: $165 million credit facility (B3); Jefferies, Macquarie and Nomura; $150 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $15 million revolver; fund a distribution to shareholders and capitalize the company; provider of omni-channel solutions for mid-sized and large retailers being spun off from Epicor Software Corp.

SAGE PRODUCTS HOLDINGS III LLC: Roughly $551 million first-lien term loan due Dec. 13, 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and Deutsche Bank; repricing; Cary, Ill., developer of products primarily for hospital intensive care units, which help prevent hospital-acquired conditions.

SALIENT PARTNERS LP: $175 million credit facility (BB-); Macquarie; $15 million revolver; $160 million term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of Forward Management LLC; Houston-based investment management firm.

SCRIPT RELIEF LLC: $205 million seven-year senior secured first-lien covenant-light term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Citigroup; fund a dividend; New York-based provider of pharmacy discount cards.

SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.: Expected close in July; $205 million incremental covenant-light term B-2 due April 2020 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas; fund acquisition of JPay Inc.; Dallas-based provider of advanced inmate communications, investigative technologies and information management solutions to the corrections industry.

STAPLES INC.: $5.75 billion credit facility; Barclays, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and HSBC; $3 billion five-year asset-based revolver; $2.75 billion six-year senior secured covenant-light term B (Baa2/BBB) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99˝, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Office Depot Inc.; Framingham, Mass., retailer of office supplies.

TECHNICOLOR: $763 million term loan due July 10, 2020 talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75 for existing lenders, 99.5 on new money, 101 soft call for six months; also €301 million term loan due July 10, 2020 talked at Euribor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.75 for existing lenders, 99.5 on new money, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs (left on U.S.) and JPMorgan (left on euro); repricing; technology company focused on the media and entertainment sector.

TOUCHTUNES INTERACTIVE NETWORKS INC.: $257.5 million credit facility; Citizens Bank and Societe Generale; $25 million revolver (B1/B+); $170 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $62.5 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Searchlight Capital Partners LP; New York-based in-venue interactive music and entertainment platform.

TRANSUNION LLC: Expected close June 2; $1.881 billion term B-2 due April 2021 at Libor plus Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at 4.25x secured net leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, RBC and Credit Suisse; refinance existing term loan; also new $210 million revolver due 2020 and new $325 million to $350 million term loan due 2020 to refinance notes; Chicago-based provider of information management and risk management services.

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $950 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96.5, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Barclays; help fund acquisition of Viasystems Group Inc. and refinance some debt; Costa Mesa, Calif., printed circuit board manufacturer.

U.S. SHIPPING CORP.: $255 million credit facility; RBC; $10 million five-year revolver (B+); $215 million six-year first-lien term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $30 million seven-year second-lien term loan that was privately placed; refinance existing debt; Edison, N.J., provider of long-haul marine transportation services, principally for refined petroleum products.

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.109 billion term D due February 2019 at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps when net first-lien leverage is below 1.75x, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBC and Morgan Stanley; repricing; Laval, Quebec, specialty pharmaceutical company.

VIRGIN MEDIA: $1.855 billion term F due June 2023 at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Scotiabank and Goldman Sachs; extend/refinance a portion of the company’s term loan due June 2020; U.K.-based provider of broadband, TV, mobile phone and home phone services.

WEATHER CO. (TWCC HOLDING CORP.): Expected close June 1 week; $1.35 billion first-lien term loan (B1) due February 2020 at Libor plus 500 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 on new money only, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank; extend existing first-lien term loan and increase pricing; Atlanta-based multi-platform media and information company focused on weather.

On The Horizon

AGROFRESH: $450 million credit facility; BMO; $25 million four-year revolver; $425 million six-year term B; help fund acquisition by Boulevard Acquisition Corp. from the Dow Chemical Co.; post‐harvest specialty chemical business.

ARRIS GROUP INC.: $800 million incremental five-year term A-1 (Ba3/BB); Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Pace plc; Suwanee, Ga., IP, video and broadband technology company.

ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC.: $2.4 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs (sole on revolver) and Guggenheim Securities; $600 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $1.8 billion seven-year senior secured term B expected at Libor plus 350 bps if corporate ratings are Ba3/BB- and Libor plus 375 bps if corporate ratings are lower than Ba3/BB-, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of ANN Inc. and refinance certain existing debt; Mahwah, N.J., specialty retailer offering clothing, shoes, and accessories for missy and plus-size women.

BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC.: $1.35 billion credit facility; $800 million ABL revolver estimated pricing at Libor plus 150 bps; $550 million term B estimated pricing at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of ProBuild Holdings LLC; Dallas-based supplier and manufacturer of structural and related building products for residential new construction.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.: New loans; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and UBS; help fund acquisitions of Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks; Stamford, Conn., broadband services and technology company.

ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS: $200 million asset-based revolver; Morgan Stanley, PNC and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Command Transportation LLC; Chicago-based provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services.

ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC: $5 billion in senior secured term loan B debt; Deutsche Bank and Barclays; $1.5 billion three-year term B-1 expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $3.5 billion seven-year term B-2 expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Par Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc.; Dublin specialty pharmaceutical company.

KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORP.: $600 million add-on term loan; Bank of America, Barclays and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Victory Packaging/Golden State Container; Northbrook, Ill., producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products and a kraft paper producer.

KREMERS URBAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Advent International and Avista Capital Partners from UCB SA; Princeton, N.J., specialty generic pharmaceuticals company.

LIGHTOWER FIBER NETWORKS/FIBERTECH NETWORKS: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help fund merger of the companies; owner and operator of high-performance, fiber-based network.

NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and HSBC; help fund acquisition of six schools from Meritas LLC; Hong Kong-based operator of premium schools.

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV: $7 billion of senior secured bank debt; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $3.25 billion five-year covenant-light term B-1 expected at Libor plus 325 bps, step-down to Libor plus 300 bps at 2x consolidated net leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; $3.25 billion seven-year covenant-light term B-2 expected at Libor plus 350 bps, step-down to Libor plus 325 bps at 2x consolidated net leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; $500 million five-year super-priority revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.; Eindhoven, Netherlands, maker of semiconductors.

OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: New debt financing; Bank of China and China Merchants Bank; help fund buyout by Hua Capital Management Co. Ltd., Citic Capital Holdings Ltd. and GoldStone Investment Co. Ltd.; Santa Clara, Calif., developer of advanced digital imaging solutions.

OWENS-ILLINOIS INC.: New term loans; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Vitro, SAB de CV’s food and beverage glass container business; Perrysburg, Ohio, glass container manufacturer.

PASHA GROUP: New debt financing; fund acquisition of Horizon Lines Inc.’s Hawaii trade lane business; San Rafael, Calif., logistics and transportation company.

PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP: $550 million add-on term loan; Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, BMO and Macquarie; also upsizing existing ABL credit facility; help fund acquisition of 11 distribution centers from US Foods; Richmond, Va., foodservice distributor.

PROTECTION 1:New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies and RBC; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC and merger with ASG Security, which is also being purchased by Apollo; Illinois-based business and home security company.

QUALITY DISTRIBUTION INC.: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Jefferies, Macquarie and SunTrust; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Tampa, Fla., logistics and transportation provider.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.: $2.63 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; $150 million revolver; $2.08 billion term B-1; $400 million term B-2; help fund acquisition of Advent Software Inc.; Windsor, Conn., provider of financial services software and software-enabled services.

STAMPS.COM: $165 million secured credit facility; Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan; $82.5 million term loan; $82.5 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Endicia from Newell Rubbermaid Inc.; El Segundo, Calif., provider of Internet-based postage services.

SUMMIT MATERIALS: $385 million senior secured incremental term loan due 2019; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of a 1.2 million short ton capacity Davenport, Iowa cement plant and seven cement distribution terminals from Lafarge North America; Denver-based construction materials company.

TI AUTOMOTIVE: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Bain Capital; Auburn Hills, Mich., provider of fluid storage, carrying and delivery systems to automotive manufacturers.

ZEP INC.: $402.5 senior secured credit facility; Jefferies and KeyBanc; $42.5 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $360 million seven-year term loan expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 25 bps step-down based on net first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital LLC; Atlanta-based consumable chemical packaged goods company.

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