Bank Loan Calendar: $52.9828 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP.: Bank meeting in London on Oct. 29 (New York was on Oct. 28); $1.145 billion and €300 million term B debt due June 7, 2020 talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse and Barclays; help fund acquisition of Alent plc; Miami-based specialty chemical company.

SHEARER’S FOODS LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 29; $225 million incremental first-lien term loan (B); Antares Capital and Golub Capital; fund acquisition of Barrel O’ Fun Snack Foods Corp.; Massillon, Ohio, supplier and contract manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies and crackers.

November Bank Meetings

SHOES FOR CREWS: Bank meeting Nov. 3; $358 million senior credit facility; Antares Capital, Golub Capital and Macquarie; $25 million six-year revolver; $233 million seven-year covenant-light term loan; $100 million privately placed second-lien term loan; back already completed buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LLC; West Palm Beach, Fla., supplier of slip-resistant footwear for the workplace.

Upcoming Closings

AFFORDABLE CARE INC.: Roughly $503.3 million credit facility; Jefferies and Golub Capital; $40 million revolver (B2/B-); roughly $328.3 million first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $135 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Berkshire Partners LLC from American Capital; Raleigh, N.C., dental practice management services company.

ALLIED SECURITY HOLDINGS LLC (ALLIEDBARTON): $114 million in add-on term loans; Credit Suisse; $84 million add-on covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) due February 2021 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97.5; $30 million add-on covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) due August 2021 at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96.5, 101 call protection through Feb. 14, 2016; help fund buyout by Wendel Group from Blackstone; Conshohocken, Pa., security officer services company.

ALPHA MEDIA: $350 million credit facility; Citizens Bank; $20 million revolver (B1/B); $265 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $65 million privately-placed second-lien term loan; fund acquisition of radio stations from Digity LLC; Portland, Ore., radio broadcast media company.

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES: $1.3 billion in term loans; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and UBS; $1.1 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call six months; $200 million 7.5-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 925 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96 to 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund acquisition of AEP River Operations from American Electric Power and refinance existing debt; Jeffersonville, Ind., marine transportation service company.

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (BROADCOM LTD.): $4.75 billion five-year credit facility; Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup and Wells Fargo; $500 million revolver; $4.25 billion term A at Libor plus 150 bps to 200 bps, subject to a ratings-based grid; help fund acquisition of Broadcom Corp. and refinance existing debt facilities; semiconductor company.

B&G FOODS INC.: $750 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Bank of America, RBC, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and BMO; help fund acquisition of the Green Giant and Le Sueur brands from General Mills Inc.; Parsippany, N.J., manufacturer, seller and distributor of shelf-stable foods.

BELK INC.: $1.6 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 98.5, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Jefferies, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, RBC and MCS Capital; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; Charlotte, N.C., department store company.

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $5.8 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB-); JPMorgan, BNP Paribas and Barclays; $2 billion five-year revolver; $3.8 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Altice NV and repay existing term loans; Bethpage, N.Y., media and telecommunications company.

COMPUTER SCIENCES GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.: $3.5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BBB); RBC (left lead on term B), MUFG (left lead on pro rata), Bank of America and Scotia; $700 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; $600 million three-year term loan A-1 at Libor plus 162.5 bps; $1.45 billion five-year term loan A-2 at Libor plus 175 bps; $750 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps when total net leverage is 2.5x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; help fund spin-off from Computer Sciences Corp. and acquisition of SRA; Falls Church, Va., provider of IT services to the U.S. federal government.

COTY INC./GALLERIA CO.: $9 billion credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); JPMorgan left lead; $500 million U.S. term B at Coty at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $750 million-equivalent euro term B at Coty at Euribor plus 275 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1.75 billion term A at Coty at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.5 billion revolver at Coty at Libor plus 150 bps; $1 billion term loan at Galleria at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $2 billion term A at Galleria at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.5 billion revolver at Galleria at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund merger of Coty with Procter & Gamble Co.’s fine fragrance, color cosmetics and hair color businesses; New York-based fragrance manufacturer.

COWLITZ TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY: $485 million credit facility (B3); Bank of America and KeyBanc; $75 million 4.75-year super-priority revolver; $330 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98; $80 million five-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98; fund the development of the Cowlitz Casino Resort; developer and manager of the Cowlitz Casino.

EBAY ENTERPRISE OMNI-CHANNEL LOGISTICS AND SOLUTIONS INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Barclays; $60 million five-year revolver (B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps; $540 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $100 million 7.5-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 975 bps to 1,000 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Permira, Sterling Partners and Longview Asset Management; King of Prussia, Pa., provider of retail-optimized commerce solutions, order management, fulfillment, customer care and marketing solutions.

ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP.: Expected close Nov. 9 week; $750 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B-2 talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and JPMorgan; fund already completed acquisition of Rural/Metro Corp., repay ABL revolver borrowings and general corporate purposes; Greenwood Village, Colo., provider of health care-related services.

FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: $1.5 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB+); Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Bank of America, Citigroup and UBS; $150 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps; $1.35 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Blackstone and Corsair Capital from TA Associates; New York-based asset management firm.

FULLBEAUTY BRANDS: $1.265 billion credit facility; JPMorgan (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien), Jefferies and Deutsche Bank; $100 million ABL revolver; $820 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B-) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 93, 101 soft call; $345 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 87, non-call one, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners LLP from Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital; New York-based catalog retailer and online marketplace for plus-size consumers.

IDERA INC.: $425 million credit facility; Jefferies, Fifth Street right lead on second-lien; $25 million revolver (B2/B); $300 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 90, 101 soft call; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 90, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund the acquisition of Embarcadero Technologies Inc. from Thoma Bravo; Houston-based provider of IT performance monitoring solutions.

INTEGRO LTD.: $440 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; $50 million revolver (B); $195 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96, 101 soft call; $75 million delayed-draw seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96, 101 soft call; $105 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 925 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 101; $15 million delayed-draw eight-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 925 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call one, 103, 101; help fund buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm.

JARDEN CORP.: $200 million add-on term A due Dec. 17, 2019 at Libor plus 175; Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund acquisition of Visant Holding Corp.; Boca Raton, Fla., consumer products company.

JBS USA LLC: $1.2 billion first-lien term loan due August 2022 (Ba1/BB+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Rabobank; help fund acquisition of Cargill’s U.S.-based pork business; Greeley, Colo., beef, pork and lamb processing company.

LANNETT CO.: $1.285 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Morgan Stanley, RBC and Citigroup; $1.16 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps; help fund acquisition of Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Philadelphia-based generic pharmaceutical company.

MATCH GROUP INC.: $800 million seven-year incremental senior secured term B (Ba2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help fund a distribution to IAC/InterActiveCorp in connection with spin-off and general corporate purposes; Dallas-based provider of dating products.

MOBILITIE: $250 million credit facility; CIT and TD Securities; fund network growth; Newport Beach, Calif., wireless infrastructure provider.

NEW ALBERTSON’S INC.: Expected close Nov. 12; $300 million add-on senior secured covenant-light term loan due June 27, 2021 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5; Citigroup, Bank of America and RBC; complete acquisition of A&P stores; Spokane, Wash., grocery store chain.

NOVETTA: $325 million credit facility; Jefferies and Societe Generale; $40 million revolver (B2/B); $200 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $85 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by The Carlyle Group from Arlington Capital Partners; McLean, Va., provider of advanced analytics solutions.

NUMERICABLE-SFR: $1.34 billion term B due January 2023 at Libor/Euribor plus 400 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; also €500 million term B due January 2023 at Euribor plus 400 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; help fund a distribution to shareholders; France-based broadband and mobile company.

OM GROUP INC.: $650 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Sumitomo; $75 million five-year revolver (Ba3/B); $450 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including 150 million euro equivalent) (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; help fund already completed buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Cleveland, Ohio, technology-driven diversified industrial company.

PLASKOLITE: Expected close Oct. 30; $457.5 million credit facility; Antares Capital and KeyBanc; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 450 bps; $312.5 million covenant-light seven-year term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 475 bps, step down to Libor plus 450 bps when total net leverage is 5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $105 million privately-placed second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); help fund buyout by Charlesbank Capital Partners; Columbus, Ohio, manufacturer of acrylics and other plastic products.

POLYONE CORP.: Expected close Nov. 9 week; $550 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B (Ba1/BB+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing debt; Avon Lake, Ohio, provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions.

PRIMELINE UTILITY SERVICES LLC: $330 million credit facility (B3/B+); BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Keybanc; $60 million five-year revolver; $270 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Seattle-based provider of end-to-end infrastructure solutions to electric, gas and telecommunications customers.

SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.: $960 million credit facility; RBC, CoBank and Fifth Third; $75 million revolver ranging from Libor plus 225 bps to 300 bps based on total leverage; $485 million five-year term A ranging from Libor plus 225 bps to 300 bps based on total leverage; $400 million seven-year delayed-draw term A-2 ranging from Libor plus 250 bps to 325 bps based on total leverage; fund acquisition of Ntelos Holdings Corp. and refinance existing debt; Edinburg, Va.-based provider of telecommunications services.

SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC.: $655 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Barclays and Citigroup; $60 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $445 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $150 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Kelso & Co. from Thoma Bravo and founder Harvey Najim; San Antonio, Texas, provider of data center-focused technology integration services.

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.

T-MOBILE USA INC.: $1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Baa3/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; general corporate purposes, which may include the acquisition of additional spectrum; Bellevue, Wash., provider of wireless communications.

TRUCK HERO INC.: $390 million seven-year term B (B1) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help refinance existing first-and second-lien debt; Ann Arbor, Mich., designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer accessories for pickup trucks.

XPO LOGISTICS INC.: Expected close Oct. 30; $1.6 billion six-year senior secured covenant-light term B (Ba1/BB-) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Credit Agricole; help fund acquisition of Con-way Inc., refinance existing Con-way debt and general corporate purposes; Greenwich, Conn., provider of supply chain solutions.

On The Horizon

BLUCORA INC.: $425 million credit facility; BMO; $25 million revolver; $400 million first-lien term loan; help fund acquisition of HD Vest Financial Services; Bellevue, Wash., operator of a diverse group of Internet businesses.

DELL INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and RBC; help fund acquisition of EMC Corp.; Round Rock, Texas, technology and services company.

DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR: $2.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Atmel Corp.; London-based provider of highly integrated standard and custom mixed-signal integrated circuits.

ENVESTNET INC.: $200 million senior secured credit facility; BMO; $100 million revolver; $100 million in term loans; help fund acquisition of Yodlee Inc.; Chicago-based provider of unified wealth management technology and services to financial advisors.

GRAY TELEVISION INC.: New senior secured debt; help fund acquisition of all television and radio stations of Schurz Communications Inc.; Atlanta-based television broadcast company.

KONECRANES TEREX PLC: $1.65 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $750 million in two five-year revolvers (up to $375 million U.S. tranche and up to $375 million multicurrency tranche); $900 million seven-year term loan (including up to €450 million tranche) expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund merger of Terex Corp. and Konecranes plc and refinance existing debt; diversified equipment manufacturer and lifting solutions.

KRATON PERFORMANCE POLYMERS INC.: $1.35 billion in covenant-light term loans; Credit Suisse, Nomura Securities and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Arizona Chemical Holdings Corp.; Houston-based producer of engineered polymers and styrenic block copolymers.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: Incremental senior secured term B; RBC and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Meredith Corp.; Richmond, Va., television broadcasting and digital media company.

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV: $5.64 billion of senior secured bank debt; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $5.04 billion in five-year covenant-light term B-1 and seven-year covenant-light term B-2 debt; $600 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.: Up to $500 million six-year term loan; 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.

PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays, SunTrust and Macquarie; $50 million revolver; $500 million first-lien term loan; $150 million second-lien term loan; help funds buyout by Siris Capital Group LLC; Atlanta-based provider of collaboration software and services.

RISK STRATEGIES CO.: New debt financing; Macquarie; help fund buyout by Kelso & Co.; Boston-based insurance & benefits brokerage and risk management firm.

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC.: $1.857 billion in senior secured covenant-light term B debt; Barclays; five-year term B-1 expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; seven-year term B-2 expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of PMC-Sierra Inc.; Woburn, Mass., maker of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors.

SOLARWINDS: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by Silver Lake Partners and Thoma Bravo LLC; Austin, Texas, provider of IT management software.

SOLERA HOLDINGS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $300 million revolver; term loan; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; San Ramon, Calif., provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry.

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.

STEINER LEISURE LTD.: $600 million senior secured term loan; GSO Capital; help fund buyout by Catterton; Nassau, Bahamas, provider of spa services, a manufacturer and distributor of skin, body and hair care products and an educator of skills necessary to be a spa professional.

TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS INC.: $965 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of IPC Healthcare Inc.; Knoxville, Tenn., provider of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals.

VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: New debt financing; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Jefferies; help fund buyout by The Carlyle Group from Symantec Corp.; Mountain View, Calif., provider of storage and server management software solutions.

VISTANA SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES: About $132 million in debt; help fund spin-off from Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. and merger with Interval Leisure Group; Orlando, Fla., developer, marketer and manager of vacation ownership resorts.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.: $10 billion credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and RBC; $1 billion revolver; $3 billion of amortizing term loans; $6 billion of other term loans; help fund acquisition of SanDisk Corp. and refinance existing debt; Irvine, Calif., developer and manufacturer of storage solutions that enable people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content.

WEX INC.: $2.125 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, SunTrust and MUFG; $350 million five-year revolver; $1.775 billion seven-year term loan; help fund acquisition of Electronic Funds Source LLC and refinance existing bank debt; South Portland, Maine, provider of corporate payment solutions.

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