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Published on 6/16/2021 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $37.824 billion deals being marketed

June Bank Meetings

AT HOME GROUP INC.: Lender call June 17; $600 million term B; BofA Securities, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman; Plano, Tex., home decor superstore.

CENTROMOTION: Lender call June 17; $545 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $125 million delayed-draw tranche); JPMorgan; fund the acquisition of Carlisle Brake & Friction from Carlisle Cos. Inc., repay debt and general corporate purposes; Waukesha, Wis., designer and manufacturer of highly engineered components and systems for the industrial and transportation markets,

MEDDATA INC.: Lender call June 17; $230 million term B; KeyBanc; fund an acquisition and refinance existing debt; Spring, Tex., provider of medical revenue cycle management services.

TENABLE INC.: Lender call June 17; $350 million term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; general corporate purposes; Columbia, Md., cybersecurity company.

UNIFIED WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE LP: Lender call June 17; $235 million first-lien term loan due Dec. 18, 2027; Barclays, Credit Suisse, BofA Securities, RBC, Deutsche Bank and Antares; fund the acquisition of CCRM; Boca Raton, Fla., practice management platform in women’s health care.

VISUAL COMFORT & CO. (ILLUMINATE MERGER SUB CORP.): Lender call June 17; $1.17 billion of term loans; Deutsche Bank (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien), Barclays, Credit Suisse, KeyBanc and Nomura; $835 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan, 101 soft call for six months; $335 million eight-year covenant-lite second-lien term loan, call protection 102, 101; help fund strategic investment by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Leonard Green & Partners LP alongside existing investment partner, AEA Investors; Houston-based provider of decorative and functional lighting.

WCG PURCHASER CORP.: Lender call June 17; $200 million first-lien term loan due Jan. 8, 2027; Barclays; fund an acquisition; Princeton, N.J., provider of clinical trial optimization solutions.

Upcoming Closings

ADVANCED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: $300 million term loan due June 2026 talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs; also A$335 million term loan due June 2026 talked at BSBY plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 0.5% floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Australia-based human services and health care organization.

ARCHKEY SOLUTIONS (ARCHKEY HOLDINGS INC.): $320 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Barclays and UBS; help fund buyout by One Rock Capital Partners LLC; St. Louis-based electrical and technologies contracting and services provider.

ARTERA SERVICES LLC: $775 million incremental first-lien term loan (B3) due March 6, 2025 talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; UBS, BofA Securities, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho, BMO, MUFG, Citizens, Antares and Jefferies; fund acquisitions of Feeney Utility Services Group and K.R. Swerdfeger Construction; Atlanta-based provider of integrated infrastructure services to the natural gas and electric utility industries.

ASPEN DENTAL MANAGEMENT: $700 million incremental term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; RBC; fund a shareholder distribution; East Syracuse, N.Y., dental support organization.

BGIS (BROOKFIELD GLOBAL INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS): Expected closing June 25 week; $245 million of term loans (B2/B); Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BMO, TD Securities, CIBC, MUFG and Shinhan; $220 million add-on senior secured covenant-lite first-lien term loan due May 31, 2026 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $25 million delayed-draw covenant-lite term loan due May 31, 2026 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5; pay a dividend and fund tuck-in acquisitions; integrated facilities management company.

BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC.: $423 million term loan (including $100 million incremental) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and repricing; New York-based real estate finance company.

BURLINGTON STORES INC.: $961 million seven-year term B (BBB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing term B; Burlington, N.J., discount retailer.

CANO HEALTH LLC: $295 million incremental covenant-lite first-lien term loan due November 2027 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 25 bps step-down at B2/B corporate family ratings, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of University Health Care; Miami-based tech-powered, value-based care delivery platform.

CENGAGE LEARNING INC.: $1.25 billion five-year covenant-lite first-lien term B (B2) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; help refinance an existing term B; Boston-based educational content, technology and services company.

COLIBRI: $430 million credit facilities (B3/B-); RBC and Jefferies; $30 million revolver; $400 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing privately placed debt; St. Louis-based provider of online learning solutions for professional education.

CULLIGAN (OSMOSIS DEBT MERGER SUB INC.): $2.475 billion senior secured credit facilities (B3/B); Morgan Stanley and Citigroup; $225 million five-year revolver; $2 billion seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 25 bps step-downs at 0.5x and 1x inside closing first-lien net leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $250 million delayed-draw term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, 25 bps step-downs at 0.5x and 1x inside closing first-lien net leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5; help fund buyout by BDT Capital Partners LLC from Advent International and Centerbridge Partners LP; Rosemont, Ill., provider of water treatment products and services.

DRW HOLDINGS LLC: $75 million senior secured incremental first-lien term loan due March 1, 2028 talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.25 to 99.5, 101 soft call protection until Sept. 1; Jefferies; increase trading capital and general corporate purposes; technology-driven electronic trading firm.

DYNATA: $75 million add-on term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97.5 to 98, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs; repay revolver borrowings and fund cash to balance sheet; provider of digital data collection for consumer and B2B survey research.

EAB: $1.015 billion of term loans; Macquarie, Deutsche Bank, CPPIB, BMO and HSBC on first-lien, UBS on second-lien; $745 million first-lien term loan (B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $270 million privately placed second-lien term loan; fund a recapitalization by BC Partners; Washington, D.C.-based education technology company.

ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC.: $400 million tack-on senior secured term B (Ba1/BBB-) due Jan. 31, 2026 talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.03 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Barclays and BofA Securities; help fund the acquisition of Coventya Holding SAS; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., diversified specialty chemicals company.

FAIRBANKS MORSE DEFENSE (ARCLINE FM HOLDING LLC): $740 million credit facilities; Jefferies, BMO and UBS; $75 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $510 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $155 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98.5, hard call 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; Beloit, Wis., provider of propulsion systems, ancillary power, motors and controllers for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, and provider of associated parts and maintenance services.

FORCEPOINT: $55 million incremental first-lien term loan (B3/B-) due Jan. 8, 2028 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4x first-lien gross leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call protection until July 8; Credit Suisse; fund acquisition of Deep Secure; Austin, Tex., provider of cybersecurity solutions.

GASTRO HEALTH: $550 million credit facilities; BMO; $60 million revolver (B-); $300 million first-lien term loan (B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $90 million privately placed second-lien term loan (CCC); help fund buyout by Omers; Miami-based platform supporting medical groups specializing in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, nutrition and digestive health.

GIBSON BRANDS INC.: $250 million seven-year term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; KKR and JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Nashville-based maker of musical instruments and audio equipment.

GREAT CANADIAN GAMING CORP.: $725 million covenant-lite term B (B2/B+/BB+) due Nov. 1, 2026 at Libor plus 400, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps upon ratings of B2/B/B with stable outlooks, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Macquarie; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management Inc.; Ontario-based gaming, entertainment and hospitality company.

GROSVENOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LLLP: $85 million incremental covenant-lite first-lien term B (Ba3/BB+) due February 2028 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 98.75 to 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; repurchase certain fund investments and rights to future carry associated with Mosaic; Chicago-based independent alternative asset management firm.

HDT GLOBAL: $280 million term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; RBC, Barclays and Societe Generale; help fund buyout by Nexus Capital Management LP from Charlesbank Capital Partners; Solon, Ohio, manufacturer of highly engineered, mission capable infrastructure solutions across defense, aerospace and government markets.

HERMAN MILLER INC.: $625 million term B (Ba1/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citizens, JPMorgan, KeyBanc, PNC, Huntington National and Truist; help fund acquisition of Knoll Inc.; Zeeland, Mich., office furniture and equipment manufacturer.

HERTZ CORP.: Expected closing June 30; $1.545 billion of senior secured term loans; Barclays; $1.3 billion seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B+) at Libor plus 350 bps, 25 bps step-down at 3.5x gross corporate leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $245 million seven-year first-lien term C (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 350 bps, 25 bps step-down at 3.5x gross corporate leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund plan of reorganization; Estero, Fla., car rental company.

ICON PLC: $5.515 billion seven-year covenant-lite term B (Ba1/BB+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4x first-lien net leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, JPMorgan, Santander, HSBC and Morgan Stanley; help fund the acquisition of PRA Health Sciences Inc. and refinance existing debt; Dublin-based provider of outsourced drug and device development and commercialization services.

ILPEA INDUSTRIES INC.: Expected closing June 18; $225 million term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; PNC; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend and general corporate purposes; Scottsburg, Ind., producer of custom plastic extrusions for the appliance and construction industries.

INTERIOR LOGIC GROUP (SIGNAL PARENT INC.): Expected closing late-June; $230 million incremental senior secured covenant-lite first-lien term loan B (B1) due April 1, 2028 at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call until Oct. 1; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, RBC and US Bank; fund acquisition of Residential Design Services from Select Interior Concepts Inc.; Irvine, Calif., provider of interior design, supply chain and installation management solutions to single-family homebuilders.

INTERNATIONAL-MATEX TANK TERMINALS (ITT HOLDINGS LLC): $950 million credit facilities (Ba2/BB); Jefferies, Wells Fargo, CIBC, First Horizon, MUFG and Regions; $300 million five-year revolver; $650 million seven-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help refinance existing debt and fund a distribution; New Orleans-based handler and storer of bulk liquid products.

J.D. POWER: $450 million of term loans; RBC (left on first-lien) and KKR (left on second-lien); $410 million incremental first-lien term loan (/B-/B+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $40 million incremental second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 0% Libor floor, issue price par; fund an acquisition and refinance a term B-1; Troy, Mich., provider of automobile transactional data, valuation tools, vehicle feature information and consumer analytics to the automotive industry.

KANTAR: $500 million first-lien term B (B2/B-) due December 2026 talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; help fund acquisition of Numerator; London-based data analytics and brand consulting group.

K-MAC HOLDINGS CORP.: $645 million credit facilities; BMO, Goldman Sachs, KKR and RBC; $60 million revolver (B2/B-); $480 million first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $105 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 675 bps to 700 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, hard call 102, 101; help fund buyout by Mubadala Capital; Fort Smith, Ark., owner and operator of Taco Bell restaurants.

MADISON IAQ: $1.825 billion first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 25 bps step-down at 3.6x net first-lien leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, CIBC, Barclays, BofA Securities, HSBC, MUFG, Capital One, Golub and Stifel; help fund the acquisition of Nortek Air from Melrose Industries plc and refinance existing debt; provider of indoor air quality solutions.

MANNINGTON MILLS INC.: Roughly $261 million term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; RBC; repricing; Salem, N.J., manufacturer of flooring products for the commercial and residential construction markets.

MAXLINEAR: Expected closing June 21 week; $450 million credit facilities; Wells Fargo, MUFG, BMO and Citizens; $350 million seven-year covenant-lite term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million revolver (Ba3) due 2026; repay existing term A and term B; Carlsbad, Calif., provider of integrated, radio-frequency analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications applications.

MEDFORTH: $1.05 billion term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Macquarie, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, TCG and Morgan Stanley; fund a recapitalization by the Carlyle Group; New York-based educational institution, providing students medical degrees and veterinary degrees.

MILK SPECIALTIES CO.: $619 million of term loans; Credit Suisse; $519 million first-lien term loan (including $80 million incremental) (B2/B) due August 2025 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on incremental, 50 bps consent fee on extension, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million privately placed second-lien term loan; fund a shareholder distribution and extend existing first-lien term loan; Eden Prairie, Minn., produced of dairy based specialty functional ingredients.

ORBCOMM INC.: $410 million credit facilities (B3/B); Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Truist and Citizens; $50 million revolver; $360 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan at Libor plus 425 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by GI Partners; Rochelle Park, N.J., provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES: $1.03 billion of term loans; Goldman Sachs, RBC, UBS and Societe Generale; $810 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $220 million privately placed second-lien term loan; refinance existing capital structure and fund a distribution to shareholders; Peachtree City, Ga., provider of structural integrity management and resiliency services for utility and telecommunications infrastructure.

PADAGIS LLC: $850 million seven-year term B (B1/B/BB+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 25 bps step-down at 0.5x inside closing date net first-lien leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; help fund buyout by Altaris Capital Partners LLC from Perrigo Co. plc; prescription pharmaceutical company.

PAYA INC.: $295 million credit facilities (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Ares, Golub and GSO; $45 million revolver; $250 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing term loan; Atlanta-based integrated payments and commerce platform.

PRECISELY: $415 million of term loans; JPMorgan; $330 million add-on first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 0.75% Libor floor; $85 million add-on second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 725 bps, 0.75% Libor floor; fund the acquisition of Winshuttle from Symphony Technology Group; provider of data integrity software.

PRESTIGE BRANDS INC.: Expected closing July 1; $600 million seven-year senior secured term B-5 (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 200 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; fund the acquisition of a portfolio of over-the-counter brands from Akorn Operating Co. LLC and refinance an existing term B; Tarrytown, N.Y., marketer and distributor of over-the-counter health care and household cleaning products.

QUANTUM HEALTH INC.: $300 million covenant-lite first-lien term loan (B3/B-) due December 2027 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4x first-lien net leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; Columbus, Ohio, consumer health care navigation and care coordination company.

RE/MAX LLC: $460 million seven-year term B (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt and fund acquisition of North America regions of RE/MAX Integra; Denver-based franchisor of real estate brokerage services.

SIGNIFY HEALTH LLC: $350 million seven-year first-lien term loan B (B1/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 25 bps step-down at B+ S&P issuer credit rating, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities and UBS; repay existing term loans; Dallas-based health care platform that powers and creates value-based payment programs.

SOLMAX: $535 million seven-year senior secured term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 area, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, TD Securities, HSBC and BMO; fund the acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics from Koninklijke Ten Cate and refinance existing debt; Quebec-based producer of polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications.

TIVITY HEALTH INC.: $500 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/B+); Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Truist; $100 million five-year revolver; $400 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing credit facilities; Franklin, Tenn., provider of fitness and health improvement programs.

TRAEGER (TGP HOLDINGS III LLC): $685 million credit facilities (B2/B); Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Jefferies, BMO and RBC; $125 million revolver; $560 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $50 million delayed-draw tranche) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund cash to the balance sheet; Salt Lake City-based designer and marketer of outdoor cooking products.

VOCUS: Expected closing in July; $750 million seven-year senior secured covenant-lite term B (B1/BB-) (including $25 million delayed-draw tranche) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Natixis; also A$1.043 billion seven-year senior secured covenant-lite term B (including A$118 million equivalent delayed-draw tranche) (B1/BB-) at BBSY plus 400 bps, 0.5% floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Aware Super; Melbourne, Australia, fibre and network solutions provider.

On The Horizon

AGGREKO PLC: £1 billion equivalent senior credit facilities; BofA Securities, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Banco Santander; £300 million multicurrency revolver; £700 million equivalent U.S. dollar denominated five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps, two step-downs of 25 bps each based on 0.5x deleveraging from opening leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by TDR Capital LLP and I Squared Capital; U.K.-based provider of mobile power, heating and cooling solutions.

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC.: $235 million senior secured credit facilities; Fifth Third; $35 million revolver; $200 million of term loans; help fund acquisition by a newly formed entity owned by ATN International Inc. and Freedom 3 Capital LLC; Anchorage provider of advanced broadband and managed IT services.

ATLANTIC AVIATION: $1.65 billion of term loans; Jefferies (left on first-lien) and KKR (left on second-lien); $1.3 billion first-lien term loan; $350 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by KKR from Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.; operator of fixed base operations, providing a full suite of critical services to the private aviation sector.

CAREMAX INC.: New senior secured credit facilities; RBC; help fund formation through acquisitions of CareMax Medical Group LLC and IMC Medical Group Holdings LLC by Deerfield Healthcare Technology Acquisitions Corp.; technology-enabled care platform providing care and chronic disease management to seniors.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Regions Capital and Societe Generale; $250 million revolver; $1.35 billion of term loans; help fund acquisition by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners; Cincinnati-based provider of integrated communications solutions.

CLOUDERA INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan, BofA Securities and KKR; help fund buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR; Santa Clara, Calif., enterprise data cloud company.

DIASORIN SPA: $1.1 billion term loan due 2026; Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Mediobanca and UniCredit; help fund acquisition of Luminex Corp.; Italy-based developer, producer and marketer of reagent kits used by diagnostic laboratories.

DIRECTV: New debt financing; help fund creation of joint venture owned by AT&T and TPG Capital through spin-off of DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse services from AT&T Inc.; video services company.

ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC.: New term loan; fund acquisition of Kindred Biosciences Inc.; Greenfield, Ind., animal health company.

FIREEYE PRODUCTS: New debt financing; UBS and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Symphony Technology Group and combination with McAfee Enterprise; provider of network, email, endpoint and cloud security products.

FLY LEASING LTD.: New debt financing; RBC; help fund buyout by Carlyle Aviation Partners; Dublin-based aircraft leasing company.

GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC.: Incremental debt financing; help fund acquisition of Terrapure Environmental Ltd.’s solid waste and environmental solutions business; Toronto-based waste management company.

GRAY TELEVISION INC.: $925 million incremental term loan; Wells Fargo; fund acquisition of Quincy Media Inc.; Atlanta-based television broadcast company.

GRAY TELEVISION INC.: $1.45 billion incremental term loan; Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Meredith Corp. and refinance some of Meredith’s existing debt; Atlanta-based television broadcast company.

II-VI INC.: $4 billion senior secured credit facilities; JPMorgan; $350 million revolver; $850 million term A; $2.8 billion term B; help fund acquisition of Coherent Inc.; Saxonburg, Pa., manufacturer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components.

LOYALTYONE: New debt financing; help fund spinoff from Alliance Data Systems Corp.; provider of loyalty programs and solutions.

MAD ENGINE: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Fifth Sun from Dan Gonzales; San Diego-based apparel and accessories company.

MCGRAW HILL: New debt financing; BofA Securities; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity from Apollo Global Management Inc.; New York-based learning science company.

MEREDITH CORP.: $875 million credit facilities; RBC and Barclays; $150 million revolver; $725 million of secured term loans; help fund spinoff of National Media Group into standalone company retaining Meredith name and refinance some existing debt; Des Moines, Iowa, owner of a portfolio of magazines as well as digital and marketing assets.

PRINCE INTERNATIONAL CORP.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Ferro Corp. and merger with Chromaflo Technologies; Houston-based manufacturer of performance-critical specialty products for niche applications in the construction, electronics, consumer products, agriculture, automotive, oil & gas, industrial and other end markets.

PROSIGHT GLOBAL INC.: $230 million credit facilities; Truist; $65 million revolver; $165 million term loan; help fund buyout by TowerBrook Capital Partners LP and Further Global Capital Management; Morristown, N.J., specialty insurance company.

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP.: Incremental debt; help fund acquisition of Halfaker and Associates LLC; Reston, Va., technology integrator.

STANDARD INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC.: $2.95 billion senior secured credit facilities; JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; $450 million revolver; $2.5 billion term B; help fund acquisition of W.R. Grace & Co. by Standard Industries Holdings Inc.; New York-based industrial company.

SYNIVERSE: New debt financing; help refinance existing debt in connection with investment by Twilio Inc.; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.

US LBM: New debt financing; Barclays and Credit Suisse; fund acquisition of American Construction Source from Angeles Equity Partners and Clearlake Capital Group; Buffalo Grove, Ill., distributor of specialty building materials.

YAHOO (VERIZON MEDIA): New debt financing; RBC, Barclays, BMO, Deutsche Bank and Mizuho; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management Inc. from Verizon; technology and media company.


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