Bank Loan Calendar: $3.484 billion deals being marketed

Upcoming Closings

AVOLON: Expected closing Dec. 27; roughly $2.334 billion term B-6 due June 22, 2028 at SOFR plus 200 bps, 0.5% floor, OID 99.75 for existing term B-5 lenders and new money, issue price par for existing term B-6 lenders, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Fifth Third, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, MUFG and Truist; consolidate existing term B-5 and existing term B-6 into one tranche and reprice the debt; Dublin-based aircraft lessor.

CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL CO. (AI AQUA MERGER SUB INC.): Expected closing Dec. 29; $1.15 billion senior secured incremental covenant-lite first-lien term B (including $200 million unfunded delayed-draw tranche) due July 30, 2028 (B3/B) at SOFR plus 425 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4.75x net first-lien leverage, 0.5% floor, OID 97, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of Primo Water Corp.’s international businesses (Primo Europe), repay revolver borrowings and add cash to the balance sheet; Rosemont, Ill., provider of water treatment products and services.

On The Horizon

AMENTUM: $1.13 billion senior secured incremental first-lien term loan; JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and RBC; fund merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence government services businesses; Chantilly, Va., engineering and technology solutions provider.

APOTEX PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; RBC, Scotia, HSBC and Truist; help fund buyout by SK Capital Partners LP; Toronto-based pharmaceutical company.

CEDAR FAIR/SIX FLAGS: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs; $800 million of revolving credit commitments; refinance some existing debt in connection with merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corp.; Charlotte, N.C., amusement park operator.

CSG ELEVATE II INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Sporting Products business by Czechoslovak Group; Anoka, Minn., ammunition manufacturer.

HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.: $900 million seven-year senior secured term loan (Ba2); BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank, Barclays and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Bluegreen Vacations; Orlando, Fla., timeshare company.

MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP.: Up to $1.8 billion in senior secured term B loans; Jefferies and SMBC; help fund acquisition of PGT Innovations Inc.; Tampa, Fla., designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and door systems.

ROCKET SOFTWARE INC.: Incremental senior secured term loans; RBC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Citigroup, HSBC, Mizuho and SMBC; help fund acquisition of OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity business; Waltham, Mass., provider of enterprise infrastructure software.

ROSEN GROUP: New debt financing; Barclays; help fund buyout by Partners Group; provider of solutions in all areas of the integrity process chain.

SHEARER’S FOODS: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank, UBS, BMO, BNP Paribas, RBC and TD Securities; help fund buyout by Clayton Dubilier & Rice from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board; Massillon, Ohio, contract manufacturer and private label supplier serving the snack industry.

SIRIUSXM HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities and JPMorgan; refinance some debt in connection with merger with Liberty Media Corp.’s Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group; New York-based audio entertainment company.

TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL INC.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Mattress Firm Group Inc. and repay Mattress Firm’s outstanding debt; Lexington, Ky., designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of bedding products.

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