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Published on 6/24/2016 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $57.041 billion deals being marketed

June Bank Meetings

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS INC.: Bank meeting June 27; $130 million incremental term loan (B2); JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Dejana Truck and Utility Equipment; Milwaukee-based manufacturer of vehicle attachments and equipment.

July Bank Meetings

REALOGY GROUP LLC: $350 million add-on term A; JPMorgan; repay some term B; Madison, N.J., real estate company.

Upcoming Closings

ADVANCED INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY: $375 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); UBS, Citigroup and SunTrust; $60 million revolver; $315 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; recapitalization; Plano, Texas, industrial technology company.

ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC.: $230 million add-on senior secured term loan due July 2021 at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan and Barclays; help fund acquisition of Prime European Therapeuticals SpA (Euticals); Albany, N.Y., drug discovery services and manufacturing company.

ALLIEDUNIVERSAL (USAGM HOLDCO LLC): $1.68 billion of new loans (B2/B+); Credit Suisse, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, RBC and Societe Generale; $170 million add-on revolver; $1.26 billion incremental first-lien term loan due July 28, 2022 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan due July 28, 2022 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund the merger of AlliedBarton Security Services and Universal Services of America and fund potential add-on acquisitions; provider of security services.

ALLNEX: $698.2 million (split between $398.2 million B-2 tranche, and $300 million B-3 tranche) and €730 million covenant-light first-lien seven-year term B (B1/B+) at Libor/Euribor plus 425 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and ING; help fund the acquisition of Nuplex Industries Ltd., refinance existing debt and working capital purposes; Belgium-based supplier of resins and additives for architectural, industrial, protective, automotive and special purpose coatings and inks.

ALORICA INC.: $625 million in term loans (B1/BB); Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Bank of the West, BNP Paribas and Wells Fargo; $350 million six-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 475 bps, step-down to Libor plus 450 bps at 2.5x gross leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call; $275 million add-on term A; help fund acquisition of Expert Global Solutions from One Equity Partners; Irvine, Calif., provider of services, including customer relationship management and back office support.

ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS LLC: $575 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, RBC, Mizuho and KKR; $500 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $75 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Xenoport Inc.; Atlanta-based pharmaceutical company.

BELFOR USA GROUP INC.: $270 million term B (BB-) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Birmingham, Mich., damage recovery and restoration provider.

BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.: $700 million amended and restated term B (Ba3/BB) due 2023 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; RBC, BMO, Citigroup and TD Securities; also C$425 million amended and restated revolver (Baa3/BBB-) due 2021; refinance existing bank debt; Valcourt, Quebec, designer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of motorized recreational vehicles and powersports engines.

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.: Roughly $541 million seven-year term B (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 300 bps area, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, JPMorgan, SMBC and Fifth Third; refinance existing term B; McLean, Va., provider of management and technology consulting services, and engineering services to governments, corporations and not-for-profit organizations.

CARDCONNECT CORP.: $130 million five-year senior secured credit facility; BMO; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 350 bps; $100 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund acquisition by FinTech Acquisition Corp.; also $40 million six-year senior secured second-lien term loan committed by Babson Capital at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; King of Prussia, Pa., payment processing and technology solutions provider.

CVENT INC.: $645 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Antares Capital, Jefferies and RBC; $375 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $40 million revolver (B1/B); $230 million privately placed second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC); help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; Tysons Corner, Va., cloud-based enterprise event management company.

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.: $450 million five-year term B (Ba3) at Libor plus 550 bps, 25 bps step-down at less than 3x net total leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; Bank of America, Barclays and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Broadcom Corp.’s internet of things business; San Jose, Calif., manufacturer of mixed-signal integrated circuits.

DELL INTERNATIONAL LLC: $17.575 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and RBC; $5 billion seven-year term B (Baa3/BBB-/BBB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 25 bps step-down at 1x first-lien net leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $3.15 billion five-year revolver (Baa3/BBB-) at Libor plus 200 bps; $3.7 billion term A-1 (BBB) due Dec. 31, 2018 at Libor plus 200 bps; $3.925 billion five-year term A-2 (Baa3/BBB-) at Libor plus 225 bps; $1.8 billion term A-3 (Baa3/BBB-) due Dec. 31, 2018; help fund acquisition of EMC Corp.; Round Rock, Texas, technology and services company.

DYNEGY INC.: Expected close into escrow June 27 week; $2 billion seven-year senior secured incremental first-lien covenant-light term loan (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, RBC, MUFG, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and SunTrust; help fund acquisition of Engie’s U.S. fossil portfolio; Houston-based energy company.

ENNIS-FLINT: $689 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Antares and Jefferies; $75 million revolver (B1/B-); $442 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term B (B1/B-) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $172 million privately placed second-lien term loan (CCC); help fund buyout by Olympus Partners; Thomasville, N.C., pavement marking company.

EXAMWORKS GROUP INC.: $920 million credit facility (B1/B); Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and SunTrust; $150 million five-year revolver; $770 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners LP; Atlanta-based provider of independent medical examinations, peer reviews, bill reviews, Medicare compliance, case management and related services.

GENERATION BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.: $310 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Barclays and ING; $50 million ABL revolver; $180 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $80 million 6.5-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by AEA Investors; designer and provider of lighting fixtures.

GIVE & GO PREPARED FOODS CORP.: $375 million first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps; 1% Libor floor, OID 99; Deutsche Bank, Antares, BMO and HSBC; help fund buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP from OMERS Private Equity; Toronto-based manufacturer of value-added baked goods.

GLOBAL BRASS AND COPPER HOLDINGS INC.: $320 million seven-year term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance notes; Schaumburg, Ill., converter, fabricator, processor and distributor of specialized non-ferrous products.

GTT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $449 million credit facility; KeyBanc and SunTrust; $399 million term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps; repricing; McLean, Va., provider of cloud networking services.

HEADWATERS INC.: Expected close June 30; $422 million term B due March 24, 2022 at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank; repricing; South Jordan, Utah, manufacturer of light building products and heavy construction materials.

HERTZ CORP.: $2.4 billion credit facility (Ba1/BB); Barclays, Credit Agricole, Bank of America, BMO, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and RBC; $1.7 billion revolver; $700 million term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps when net corporate leverage is less than or equal to 3.5x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; replace asset-based revolver and refinance existing debt in connection with spinoff of equipment rental business; Estero, Fla., car rental company.

INTERNET BRANDS INC.: $325 million first-lien term loan (B1/B) due July 8, 2021 (including $150 million delayed-draw tranche) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down at net first-lien leverage of 3.75x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.04; Credit Suisse, KKR and RBC; fund a dividend, future general corporate purposes and future acquisitions; El Segundo, Calif., provider of vertically focused online media and software services.

J.D. POWER: $565 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $35 million revolver; $410 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by XIO Group from McGraw Hill Financial Inc.; Costa Mesa, Calif., consumer data and analytics company.

LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC./ABACUS INNOVATIONS CORP.: $3.281 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Citigroup, MUFG, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Scotiabank and Wells Fargo; $1.131 billion seven-year term B at Abacus at Libor plus 275 bps, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $750 million five-year revolver at Leidos talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $690 million five-year term A at Leidos talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million three-year term A at Abacus talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $310 million five-year term A at Abacus talked at Libor plus 225 bps; pay a special dividend to Leidos stockholders and make a special cash payment to Lockheed Martin Corp. in connection with merger of Leidos with Lockheed’s realigned information systems and global solutions business (Abacus); Reston, Va., provider of technology and sector expertise to customers in national security, health and engineering.

LINDEN COGENERATION (EFS COGEN HOLDINGS I LLC): Expected close late June; $1.175 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB); Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Citigroup and MUFG; $125 million five-year revolver; $1.05 billion seven-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; recapitalize the borrower in connection with Ares EIF’s acquisition, refinance existing debt and fund a debt service reserve account; owner of a natural gas-fired combined-cycle cogeneration project in Linden, N.J.

MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.: $330 million credit facility (B2/B); SunTrust; $300 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $30 million revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; Lenexa, Kan., provider of specialized healthcare IT solutions for automating and managing complex healthcare processes.

MICROSEMI CORP.: Expected close late June; $1.104 billion senior secured covenant-light term B (BB) due Jan. 15, 2023 at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; repricing; Aliso Viejo, Calif., provider of semiconductor solutions.

MSHC INC. (SERVICE LOGIC): Expected close July 15; $164.8 million five-year senior credit facility; Antares; $10 million revolver; $103.4 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $51.4 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and fund add-on acquisitions; Denver-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning service provider

MTS SYSTEMS CORP.: $560 million credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $100 million five-year revolver; $460 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of PCB Group Inc.; Eden Prairie, Minn., supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors.

MULTIPLAN INC.: $3.57 billion credit facility (B1/B+); Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup and UBS; $100 million five-year revolver; $3.47 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps when consolidated first-lien debt to consolidated EBITDA is 4.5x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman from Starr Investment Holdings LLC and Partners Group; New York-based provider of health care cost management solutions.

NORTHSTAR TRAVEL GROUP: $85 million credit facility; Macquarie; $12 million revolver; $73 million term loan talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call for six months; back recently completed buyout by Wasserstein Partners; Secaucus, N.J., provider of business-to-business information, content, events, data, research, custom content and software dedicated to the travel and meeting industries.

ON ASSIGNMENT INC.: Roughly $700 million term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo; repricing; Calabasas, Calif., provider of diversified professional staffing solutions.

PATTERSON MEDICAL: $330 million incremental covenant-light term B due August 2022 at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Performance Health from Gridiron Capital; Warrenville, Ill., distributor of rehabilitation, sports medicine and assistive patient products.

PCI PHARMA SERVICES: $730 million credit facility; Jefferies; $65 million revolver (B); $460 million first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $205 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Partners Group from Frazier Healthcare Partners; Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical services provider.

POMEROY GROUP: $280 million credit facility; Natixis; $40 million revolver; $240 million 5.5-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98, 101 soft call for six months; help fund the merger of Pomeroy and Tolt Solutions; provider of IT infrastructure solutions and managed services.

RADNET MANAGEMENT INC.: $585 million credit facility (Ba3/B); Barclays; $100 million five-year revolver; $485 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing first-lien term loan, pay down revolver and repay some second-lien term loan debt; Los Angeles-based owner and operator of outpatient diagnostic imaging centers.

RAVAGO HOLDINGS AMERICA: $325 million seven-year covenant-light term loan (B2/BB) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; provider of distribution, resale, compounding and recycling service for plastic and elastomeric raw materials.

ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES LLC: $365 million credit facility; SunTrust; $40 million revolver; $325 million covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Mariposa Capital; Roswell, Ga., maker of charcoal products.

SAMSONITE: $2.425 billion senior credit facility (Ba2/BBB-); Morgan Stanley, HSBC, SunTrust, MUFG, Barclays, Citizens Capital, ING, Fifth Third and Bank of China; $500 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $1.25 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $675 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Tumi Holding Inc. and refinance existing bank debt; Hong Kong-based manufacturer of bags and luggage.

ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY: Expected close July 6; $600 million six-year senior secured term B at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley; repay existing debt, fund a distribution to shareholders and fund strategic initiatives; Grenada, West Indies educational institution, providing students medical, veterinary and liberal arts graduate and undergraduate degrees.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.: $380 million credit facility (B2/B); UBS, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse; $45 million revolver; $335 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital; Chatsworth, Calif., designer and manufacturer of medical apparel and footwear and school uniforms.

TRANZACT: $225 million senior secured credit facility; SunTrust, ING, Citizens Bank and Natixis; $40 million revolver; $185 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5 to 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Fort Lee, N.J., provider of direct-to-consumer sales and marketing solutions for insurance carriers.

U.S. FOODS INC.: Expected close on or before June 30; $2.2 billion seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B (B+) at Libor plus 325 bps, step-down to Libor plus 300 bps when net secured leverage is less than 3.25x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, BMO, Natixis, Wells Fargo, ING, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing debt; Chicago-based broadline foodservice distributor.

U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES: $525 million credit facility (B2/B+); Goldman Sachs, KeyBanc and ING; $75 million revolver; $450 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Roswell, Ga., safety and security services company.

VERISK HEALTH (VCVH HOLDING CORP.): $455 million senior secured credit facility; UBS; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/B-); $315 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B-) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) at Libor plus 925 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Veritas from Verisk Analytics Inc.; Waltham, Mass., health care services company.

VERTAFORE INC.: $1.2 billion credit facility (B2/B-); Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Mizuho; $100 million five-year revolver; $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Private Equity and Vista Equity Partners from TPG Capital; Bothell, Wash., provider of software and information to the insurance distribution channel.

VICTORY CAPITAL OPERATING LLC: Expected close June 30; $135 million add-on term loan due Oct. 31, 2021 at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; RBC; help fund the acquisition of RS Investments from Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America; also increasing existing term loan pricing to match the add-on; Brooklyn, Ohio, asset management firm.

WEX INC.: $2.125 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America, SunTrust, MUFG and Citizens; $470 million revolver; $445 million term A; $1.21 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 350 bps, step-down to Libor plus 325 bps when consolidated total leverage is 3.5x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Electronic Funds Source LLC; South Portland, Maine, provider of corporate payment solutions.

WORLD KITCHEN: $275 million seven-year senior secured term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 95, 101 soft call; Citigroup and BMO; help fund acquisition by GP Investments; Rosemont, Ill., manufacturer and marketer of bakeware, dinnerware, kitchen and household tools, cookware, storage and cutlery products.

On The Horizon

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC.: $325 million incremental senior secured term B due Dec. 15, 2022 expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Carmike Cinemas Inc.; Leawood, Kan., movie exhibitor.

AMQUIP CRANE RENTAL/MAXIM CRANE WORKS LP: New debt financing; JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Barclays and Jefferies; help fund merger following buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC of AmQuip from Clearlake Capital Group LP and Maxim from Platinum Equity; provider of lifting services.

COHERENT INC.: $850 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays and Bank of America; $100 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps; $375 million seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $375 million-equivalent euro denominated seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc.; Santa Clara, Calif., provider of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers.

DELL SOFTWARE GROUP: New debt financing; Credit Suisse and RBC; help fund acquisition by Francisco Partners and Elliott Management Corp. from Dell Inc.; provider of mission-critical software.

DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR: $2.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan (Ba2/BB) 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.

ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP.: Up to $6.3 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Barclays; up to $5.3 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan expected at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; up to $1 billion five-year senior secured asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps; in connection with its creation through the merger of Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc. and Amsurg Corp.; healthcare company with co-headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., and Greenwood Village, Colo.

FIRSTLIGHT FIBER: New debt financing; TD Securities and Citizens Bank; help fund buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners from Riverside Partners; Albany, N.Y., fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services provider.

FORMFACTOR INC.: $150 million five-year senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 200 bps; HSBC, MUFG, Comerica Bank and Silicon Valley Bank; help fund acquisition of Cascade Microtech Inc.; Livermore, Calif., provider of wafer test technologies and expertise.

IMPAX LABORATORIES INC.: $400 million in senior secured incremental term loans; RBC; help fund acquisition of a portfolio of generic products in connection with the divestiture process mandated by the FTC with the acquisition by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. of the U.S. generics business of Allergan plc; Hayward, Calif., specialty pharmaceutical company.

KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC.: $500 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays; $150 million revolver; $350 million in term loans; help fund acquisition by JAB Beech Inc.; Winston-Salem, N.C., specialty retailer and wholesaler of sweet treats and complementary products.

LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL INC.: $1.14 billion in senior term loans; Bank of China and China CITIC Bank; also $443 million in term loans at Parent; help fund buyout by a consortium of investors led by Apex Technology Co. Ltd. and PAG Asia Capital; Lexington, Ky., creator of enterprise software, hardware and services that remove the inefficiencies of information silos and disconnected processes.

MITEL NETWORKS CORP.: $1.085 billion credit facility; Bank of America; $1.05 billion six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; $35 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 500 bps; help fund acquisition of Polycom Inc. and refinance credit facilities; Kanata, Ont., provider of cloud- and premises-based unified communications software solutions.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC.: $3.295 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3); Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, SunTrust, Barclays and Wells Fargo; $175 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 325 bps; $270 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 325 bps; $2.85 billion seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; also $250 million 18-month senior secured short-term term facility expected at Libor plus 325 bps; help fund acquisition of Media General Inc.; Irving, Texas, diversified media company.

QUINTILES IMS HOLDINGS INC.: Up to $1.25 billion in senior secured incremental term loans; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; up to $400 million incremental term A; up to $850 million incremental term B; refinance bank debt at Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. in connection with merger with IMS Health Holdings Inc.; information and technology-enabled health care service provider.

REVLON INC.: $2.2 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup and Bank of America; $1.8 billion term loan; $400 million asset-based revolver; fund the acquisition of Elizabeth Arden Inc., refinance Elizabeth Arden’s existing debt and refinance Revlon’s bank debt; New York-based beauty company.

TALEN ENERGY CORP.: $250 million secured term loan; Goldman Sachs, RBC, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and MUFG; help fund buyout by Riverstone Holdings LLC; Allentown, Pa., competitive energy and power generation company.


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