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Published on 10/20/2016 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $59.7869 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES INC.: Conference call Oct. 21; $1.54 billion seven-year covenant-light term B; Deutsche Bank; help refinance bank debt and notes; Ponte Vedra, Fla., provider of non-hazardous solid waste services.

AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 24; new term loan; Citigroup; Leawood, Kan., movie exhibitor.

BERRY PLASTICS GROUP INC.: $500 million seven-year senior secured incremental term loan; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of AEP Industries Inc.; Evansville, Ind., provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials.

BROADSTREET PARTNERS: Bank meeting Oct. 24; $410 million term B; RBC, Bank of America and SunTrust; refinance existing debt; Columbus, Ohio, insurance broker.

HOFFMASTER GROUP INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 25; $565 million credit facility; RBC, Jefferies and Macquarie; $50 million revolver; $390 million first-lien term loan; $125 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Wellspring Capital Management LLC from Metalmark Capital; Oshkosh, Wis., producer of specialty disposable tabletop products.

IMMUCOR INC.: Conference call Oct. 21; extension of term loan by nine months from August 2018 talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1.25% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; Norcross, Ga., provider of transfusion and transplantation diagnostic products.

QUIKRETE COS.: Bank meeting Oct. 24; $2.57 billion credit facility; Wells Fargo; $325 million five-year ABL revolver; $2.245 billion seven-year covenant-light term B, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Contech and refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based manufacturer of packaged concrete and related products.

SAFWAY GROUP HOLDING LLC: Conference call Oct. 24; $160 million senior secured incremental first-lien term B; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of SafeWorks; Waukesha, Wis., provider of access, scaffolding, insulation, fireproofing, surface preparation and coatings solutions.

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Bank meeting Oct. 25; $600 million senior secured seven-year covenant-light term B; RBC and BMO; help fund acquisition of DTS Inc.; San Jose, Calif., licenser of technologies and intellectual property for mobile computing and communications.

WESTERN GENERATION PARTNERS(WGP ACQUISITION LLC): Bank meeting Oct. 25; $305 million credit facility; Macquarie and MUFG; $15 million revolver; $45 million letter-of-credit facility; $245 million term B; help fund acquisition of certain projects from First Reserve’s North American Power I portfolio and Trinity Power.

Upcoming Closings

ACCURIDE CORP.: $300 million credit facility; RBC; $65 million five-year ABL revolver; $235 million seven-year term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call for six months; Evansville, Ind., supplier of components to the commercial vehicle industries.

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.: $1.97 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BB+); Barclays; $970 million term loan due 2019 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 101 soft call for six months; $1 billion term loan due 2023 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing of existing term loans; Fort Worth, Texas-based commercial airline.

AMERICAN BATH GROUP LLC: $470 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and RBC; $50 million revolver (B2/B); $325 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $95 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 975 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 96, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Lone Star Funds; Savannah, Tenn., designer and manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced plastic, sheet molded compound, and acrylic bathtubs and showers.

AMERICAN BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO.: Expected closing Oct. 31; $1.875 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan B (B1/BB+) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, RBC and Bank of America; fund the acquisition of L&W Supply from USG Corp, refinance/extend an existing term loan and pay a distribution for estate tax planning; Beloit, Wis., building products distributor.

AMERICAN CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES: $226 million term B due July 2022 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs; repricing; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming and entertainment properties.

AUGUSTA SPORTSWEAR GROUP: Expected closing Oct. 26; $435 million credit facility (B1/B+); Antares Capital; $40 million five-year revolver; $395 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance debt; Augusta, Ga., manufacturer and supplier of team uniforms, spiritwear and dancewear.

AUTO EUROPE: New loan deal; KeyBanc, Citizens and Sumitomo Mitsui; Portland, Maine, car rental company.

AVANTOR PERFORMANCE MATERIALS: $860 million in bank debt (B1/B); Credit Suisse, Jefferies and KeyBanc; $25 million revolver; $665 million incremental first-lien term loan due 2022 at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call through June 21, 2017; $170 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan due 2022 at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call through June 21, 2017; fund the merger of Avantor Performance Materials and NuSil Technology LLC, fund a future acquisition, refinance second-lien loan and pay a shareholder distribution; provider of performance materials and solutions for the life sciences and advanced technology markets.

BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC.: $285 million credit facility (B1/B+); RBC and U.S. Bank; $20 million five-year revolver; $265 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Greater Media Inc.; Naples, Fla., radio broadcaster.

BERLIN PACKAGING LLC: $190 million incremental covenant-light term B (B2/B) due October 2021 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays; fund acquisition of Bruni Glass; Chicago-based hybrid packaging supplier.

BIOCLINICA: $705 million credit facility; Jefferies; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $445 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $210 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Cinven from Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners; Doylestown, Pa., provider of specialized technology-enabled services supporting clinical trials.

BIOVENTUS LLC: $210 million six-year term B (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 625 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Durham, N.C., orthopedic healing company.

CARDENAS MARKETS: $190 million credit facility; BMO and Citigroup; $25 million five-year revolver; $165 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call for six months; fund buyout by KKR; Ontario-based grocery store chain.

COTY INC.: $1.3 billion in term loans; JPMorgan; $500 million term B due October 2022 talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps; $800 million incremental term A; also €665 million term B due October 2022 talked at Euribor plus 275 bps to 300 bps and €325 million incremental term B; repricing, repay debt and general corporate purposes; New York-based beauty company.

CSRA INC.: New loan transaction; MUFG; Falls Church, Va., provider of IT solutions and professional services to U.S. federal and local government agencies.

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.

DAYTON SUPERIOR CORP.: $225 million six-year term B (Caa1/B) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 hard call; Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; refinance debt; Miamisburg, Ohio, supplier to the non-residential concrete construction industry.

DEALER TIRE LLC: $604 million term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; Cleveland-based distributor of replacement tires and parts for automotive OEMs and their dealers.

DELL SOFTWARE GROUP: $1.45 billion credit facility (B1/B); Credit Suisse and RBC; $100 million revolver; $1.35 billion six-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition by Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital from Dell Inc.; provider of integrated software, identity and management solutions and network security solutions.

DELUXE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES GROUP INC.: $75 million incremental first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; Macquarie; fund an acquisition and add cash to the balance sheet; Los Angeles-based provider of digital asset creation, management and distribution services.

DIGITAL ROOM INC.: $181.8 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $10 million revolver; $125 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $46.8 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Van Nuys, Calif., owner and operator of online printing brands that produce a wide range of printed products.

ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS: $520 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, RBC and Wells Fargo; $60 million five-year revolver; $460 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance bank debt and notes; Bala Cynwyd, Pa., broadcaster.

EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES (EWT HOLDINGS III CORP.): $150 million fungible tack-on first lien term loan (B) due Jan. 15, 2021 (B2/B) talked at pricing Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; refinance revolver draw and existing second-lien debt, and general corporate purposes; Warrendale, Pa., provider of equipment and services for water treatment.

EXPERA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC: $335 million credit facility (B2/BB-); Deutsche Bank and Barclays; $50 million revolver; $285 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; Kaukauna, Wis., specialty paper and protective packaging products.

FILTRATION GROUP CORP.: $341 million incremental first-lien term loan B (B2/B) due November 2020 (B2/B) (including $237 million delayed-draw tranche) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and BMO; fund an acquisition and pay down second-lien term loan; Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of filtration products to end market.

FORT DEARBORN CO. (FORTRESS MERGER SUB INC.): Expected closing Oct. 19; $625 million in term loans; Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, RBC and Credit Suisse; $480 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $145 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Advent International from KRG Capital Partners; Elk Grove, Ill., supplier of high-impact prime labels for the consumer goods industry.

FORTERRA FINANCE LLC: $1.05 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt; Irving, Texas, manufacturer of drainage and water transmission pipe and products.

G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD.: $1 billion senior secured credit facility; Barclays and JPMorgan on term loan, Barclays, JPMorgan and Bank of America on revolver; $650 million five-year ABL revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps; $350 million six-year term B (B1/BB+) at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Donna Karan International Inc.; New York-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded apparel and accessories.

GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS INC.: $929 million term B due 2023 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps at leverage of 3x, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; extension; Waukesha, Wis., designer and manufacturer of generators.

GENOA, A QOL HEALTHCARE CO. LLC: $830 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million revolver (B1); $600 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $180 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Tukwila, Wash., provider of mental health pharmacy services.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS: $1.045 billion term B talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; repricing; Atlanta-based provider of payment technology services.

HARSCO CORP.: $950 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB); Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, HSBC, Bank of America, RBC, US Bank and KeyBanc; $550 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $400 million five-year revolver; amend and extend existing credit facility and redeem notes; Camp Hill, Pa., diversified engineered products and services company.

HORIZON PHARMA PLC: $375 million senior secured incremental covenant-light term B (Ba2/BB-) due May 7, 2021 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; Bank of America, JPMorgan, Jefferies, Citigroup and Cowen; help fund acquisition of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. and refinance existing debt; Dublin biopharmaceutical company.

HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS: Expected closing Oct. 24 week; $160 million senior secured add-on first-lien term B (B2/B) due June 30, 2021 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, TD Securities, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and RBC; repay second-lien borrowings; Bolton, Ont., supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the plastics industry.

INFOBLOX INC.: $800 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America (left on first-lien), RBC (left on second-lien), Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Macquarie; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B-); $500 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5 to 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; Santa Clara, Calif., provider of Actionable Network Intelligence to enterprise, government and service provider customers.

INVENTIV HEALTH INC.: Expected closing mid-November; $1.98 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Jefferies; $250 million asset-based revolver; $1.73 billion seven-year senior secured term B (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; in connection with equity investment by Advent International; Burlington, Mass., provider of clinical, consulting and commercial services to the health-care industry.

JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS INTERNATIONAL: $903 million term B (BB) due July 2022 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.875; JPMorgan, Bank of America and HSBC; also €1.101 billion term B (BB) due July 2022 talked at Euribor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 99.875; refinancing/repricing; Netherlands-based coffee company.

K&N ENGINEERING INC.: $385 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, UBS and KeyBanc; $40 million revolver (B2/B+); $245 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $100 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by GS Merchant Bank; Riverside, Calif., designer and manufacturer of high performance automotive and powersports aftermarket products.

KRONOS INC.: $3.4 billion credit facility; Nomura, Jefferies and Macquarie; $100 million five-year revolver (B2/B-); $2.3 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1 billion eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, non-call one, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of workforce management software.

LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.: $4 billion credit facility (Ba2/BB-); JPMorgan, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; $1 billion five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $1 billion five-year term A at Libor plus 250 bps; $2 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Starz and refinance existing debt; Santa Monica, Calif.-based entertainment company.

LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $975 million seven-year term B (Ba2/BB) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing bank debt and notes, and general corporate purposes; Beverly Hills, Calif., provider of live music concerts and live entertainment ticketing sales and marketing services.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP: $1.841 billion 6.5-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor 250 bps to 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; repricing; Las Vegas-based real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of large-scale destination entertainment and leisure resorts.

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.: Expected closing Oct. 27; roughly $748.1 million covenant-light senior secured term B due April 26, 2022 at Libor plus 375 bps, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; repricing; Boise, Idaho, semiconductor company.

MORSCO INC.: $300 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Barclays, Citigroup, RBC and Jefferies; fund acquisition of Fortiline Waterworks; Fort Worth, Texas, distributor of commercial and residential plumbing and HVAC products.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC.: $2.75 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB+) at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, SunTrust, Barclays and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Media General Inc.; Irving, Texas, diversified media company.

PORTILLO’S: $96 million in add-on term loans; UBS and Jefferies; $71 million add-on first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $25 million add-on second-lien term loan (Caa2) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98; pay a dividend; Oak Brook, Ill., restaurant company.

PRESS GANEY: $1.098 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse (left on first-lien), Citigroup (left on second-lien) and Bank of America; $70 million revolver (B2/B); $760 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $268 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by EQT Equity; Wakefield Mass., provider of patient experience measurement, performance analytics and strategic advisory solutions for health care organizations.

PRO MACH INC.: $160 million add-on first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and Antares; opportunistic acquisitions and refinance existing second-lien debt; Covington, Ky., provider of packaging machinery solutions and related aftermarket products serving the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods companies.

QUALITY CARE PROPERTIES INC.: $1.1 billion credit facility (B2/BB); Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; $100 million five-year revolver; $1 billion six-year term B at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; fund spin-off from HCP Inc.; Irvine, Calif.-based healthcare services provider.

RACKSPACE: $2.225 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+/BB+); Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBC and Credit Suisse; $225 million five-year revolver; $2 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; San Antonio managed cloud company.

SAGE AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS INC.: $310 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Greenville, S.C., supplier of specialty designed, high-performance textiles and premium fabrics to the automotive industry.

SERTA SIMMONS HOLDINGS LLC: $2.625 billion credit facility; UBS (left on term B), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien), Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Jefferies, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $225 million ABL revolver; $1.95 billion seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $450 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and pay a dividend; Atlanta-based manufacturer and distributor of mattresses.

STRIKE LLC: $450 million credit facility; Bank of America and BBVA; $250 million six-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 99, call protection 102, 101; up to $100 million letter of credit facility; $100 million asset-based revolver; refinance existing bank debt and for working capital purposes; The Woodlands, Texas, provider of pipeline, facilities, fabrication, maintenance, and integrity services to companies.

SUDDENLINK COMMUNICATIONS: $815 million eight-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; refinance/extend existing term B; St. Louis-based cable and broadband service provider.

SURGICAL CARE AFFILIATES INC.: $643 million term loan (including $200 million incremental) (B+) at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance/reprice existing term loan, fund ordinary course investments in ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals and working capital and other general corporate purposes; Deerfield, Ill., operator of surgical facilities.

SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE SERVICES: $415 million credit facility; Antares and Citizens; $40 million six-year revolver (B2/B+); $260 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $115 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC+); help fund buyout by Partners Group from Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Summit Partners; Charlotte, N.C., provider of IT infrastructure services.

TWEDDLE GROUP: $225 million six-year senior secured term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Clinton Township, Mich., author, manager and deliverer of written content to automotive vehicles, delivered via both print (manuals) and electronic media.

VARSITY BRANDS: $95 million add-on first lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Jefferies; also $95 million privately placed add-on second lien term loan; fund a distribution to existing equity holders; Memphis, Tenn., provider of school sports, cheerleading and achievement-related products.

VERTIV (CORTES NP ACQUISITION CORP.): $2.32 billion seven-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity from Emerson; Columbus, Ohio, provider of thermal management, A/C and D/C power, transfer switches, services and information management systems for the data center and telecommunications industries.

VIRTU FINANCIAL (VFH PARENT LLC): $540 million term B (Ba3/B/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; New York-based electronic market maker and financial technology developer.

WARNER MUSIC GROUP: $1.006 billion covenant-light first-lien term loan due November 2023 (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; refinance debt; New York-based music company.

WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC.: $425 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $300 million seven-year secured covenant-light term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $125 million five-year asset-based revolver; help fund acquisition of Grand Design Recreational Vehicle Co.; Forest City, Iowa, manufacturer of recreation vehicles.

On The Horizon

BASS PRO GROUP LLC: New debt financing; Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, RBC, UBS and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Cabela’s Inc.; Springfield, Mo., outdoor retailer.

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.

DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE: New debt financing; Barclays, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Capital One and HSBC; help back significant equity investment from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Port Washington, N.Y., manufacturer of medical products.

ELDORADO RESORTS INC.: $1.75 billion credit facility; JPMorgan; $300 million five-year revolver; $1.45 billion seven-year covenant-light term B, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call protection for six months; help fund acquisition of Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.; Reno, Nev., casino entertainment company.

ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP.: Incremental bank debt; JPMorgan and Barclays; incremental term loan; incremental asset-based revolver; 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.

GENESYS: New senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and RBC; term loans; $150 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Interactive Intelligence Group Inc.; Daly City, Calif., provider of omnichannel customer experience and contact centre solutions.

INNOSPEC INC.: $150 million term loan; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Lloyds Bank, National Westminster Bank, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank; help fund acquisition of the European Personal Care and Home Care business of Huntsman Corp.; Englewood, Colo., specialty chemicals company.

INTERMEDIA.NET INC.: $285 million credit facility; SunTrust and TD Securities; $25 million revolver (B1/B+); $190 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+); $70 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+); help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners from Oak Hill Capital Partners; Mountain View, Calif., provider of cloud business applications.

OPEN TEXT CORP.: $1 billion seven-year first-lien term loan, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; help fund acquisition of Dell EMC’s enterprise content division; Waterloo, Ont., software provider of enterprise information management.

PRIMO WATER CORP.: $196 million senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs; five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 550 bps; term loan expected at Libor plus 550 bps; help fund acquisition of Glacier Water Services Inc.; Winston-Salem, N.C., provider of purified bottled water, self-service refill water and water dispensers.

PROAMPAC: New first-and second-lien credit facility; Antares; help fund acquisition by The Pritzker Group from Wellspring Capital Management; Cincinnati-based provider of flexible packaging solutions.

SAVE-A-LOT: New debt financing; Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; help fund buyout by Onex Corp. from Supervalu Inc.; discount retailer.


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