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Published on 2/28/2024 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $11.906 billion deals being marketed

February Lender Calls

INEOS QUATTRO: Lender call Feb. 29; minimum €700 million equivalent U.S. and euro fungible add-on term B (BB) due March 2029; JPMorgan on U.S., BNP Paribas, Citigroup and JPMorgan on euro; U.S. add-on term B talked at SOFR+10 bps CSA plus 425 bps, 0% floor, OID 98, 101 soft call until Nov. 14, 2024; euro add-on term B talked at Euribor plus 450 bps, 0% floor, OID 98.5 to 99, 101 soft call until Nov. 14, 2024; extend a portion of existing U.S. and euro term B borrowings due 2026, and refinance certain 2026 debt maturities; chemicals company.

PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES LLC: Lender call Feb. 29; $1 billion seven-year term B, 101 soft call for six months; BNP Paribas, BMO, BofA Securities, Citigroup, JPMorgan, KeyBanc and Goldman Sachs; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend and general corporate purposes; Irvine, Calif., provider of business support services to affiliate dental practices.

March Lender Calls

QUICKBASE: Lender call March 5; $415 million first-lien term loan (including $152 million incremental); Golub; refinance existing second-lien term loan and extend existing first-lien term loan; Boston-based provider of Platform-as-a-Service application development tools that allow non-technical users to develop and deploy their own highly configurable apps.

Upcoming Closings

ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC.: $518 million seven-year senior secured covenant-lite term B talked at SOFR plus 175 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; amend and extend existing term B; Indianapolis-based automatic transmission company and supplier of hybrid-propulsion systems.

API GROUP DE INC.: $300 million incremental covenant-lite term B due Jan. 3, 2029 talked at SOFR+CSA plus 250 bps, CSA is 11.448 bps one-month rate, 26.161 bps three-month rate and 42.826 bps six-month rate, 0% floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75; Citigroup; help repurchase conversion shares from Blackstone and Viking’s outstanding series B perpetual convertible preferred stock; New Brighton, Minn., business services provider of safety, specialty and industrial services.

BLUETRITON BRANDS (TRITON WATER HOLDINGS, INC.: Expected closing March 1; $400 million incremental senior secured covenant-lite term B (B2/B) due March 31, 2028 at SOFR plus 400 bps, 25 bps step-down upon an IPO, 0.5% floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, RBC, JPMorgan, Mizuho, Truist and SMBC; fund a distribution to shareholders; Stamford, Conn., bottled water supplier.

CLEAN HARBORS: $400 million incremental term B (Ba1/BBB-) due October 2028 talked at SOFR+CSA plus 175 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75 area, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, BofA Securities, Citizens, Truist, Stifel and RBC; fund acquisition of Hepaco from Gryphon Investors; Norwell, Mass., provider of environmental and industrial services.

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC.: $425 million term B (B2) due August 2028 talked at SOFR+CSA plus 450 bps, CSA is 11.448 bps one-month rate, 26.161 bps three-month rate and 42.826 bps six-month rate, 0% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; extend a portion of existing term B; San Antonio-based out-of-home advertising company.

FERTITTA ENTERTAINMENT LLC: Roughly $3.242 billion first-lien term loan due Jan. 27, 2029 talked at SOFR plus 375 bps, 0.5% floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies; repricing; diversified gaming, restaurant, hospitality and entertainment company.

GROUNDWORKS: $1.03 billion credit facilities (B3/B); KKR, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, Capital One and Natixis; $65 million five-year revolver; $815 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at SOFR plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $150 million delayed-draw term loan talked at SOFR plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% floor, OID 99; refinance existing credit facilities; Virginia Beach, Va., foundation repair and water management solutions provider.

ICON PLC: $2.976 billion term B due July 2028 talked at SOFR plus 200 bps, 0.5% floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; repricing; Dublin-based provider of outsourced drug and device development and commercialization services.

SOLINA (SARATOGA FOOD SPECIALTIES LLC): $420 million five-year first-lien term B talked at SOFR plus 375 bps, 0% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; BofA Securities, Natixis, Credit Agricole, JPMorgan, NatWest and SMBC; fund acquisition of Oscar and Puljonki from Nestle Group, refinance existing U.S. term loan, acquire outstanding minority shares of Zafron and pre-fund identified strategic capital expenditures; savory ingredient solutions provider to the food industry.

TENEO GLOBAL LLC (THOR FINCO LLC): $780 million credit facilities (B2/B); Nomura, HSBC, Deutsche Bank and Santander; $90 million five-year revolver; $690 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan talked at SOFR plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing credit facilities and fund cash to the balance sheet; New York-based CEO advisory firm.

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; $850 million revolver; potentially $500 million term B; refinance some existing debt in connection with merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corp.; Charlotte, N.C., amusement park operator.

COHESITY: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help fund combination with Veritas’ data protection business; San Jose, Calif., AI-powered data security and management company.

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.

DELTA UTILITIES: New debt financing; Jefferies and Scotiabank; help fund acquisition of CenterPoint Energy Inc.’s natural gas distribution operations in Louisiana and Mississippi; New Orleans-based natural gas distribution company.

END-USER COMPUTING: $2.86 billion credit facilities; UBS, KKR and Jefferies; $260 million revolver; $2.6 billion first-lien term loan; help fund buyout by KKR from Broadcom Inc.; provider of digital workspace solutions.

GLATFELTER CORP.: $1.835 billion senior secured credit facilities; Citigroup and Wells Fargo; $1.585 billion seven-year term loan; $250 million five-year ABL revolver; help fund merger with Berry Global Group Inc.’s health, hygiene and specialties global nonwovens and films business, and repay certain debt of Glatfelter; Charlotte, N.C., supplier of engineered materials.

KAMAN CORP.: $940 million credit facilities; Morgan Stanley; $150 million revolver; $790 million term loan; help fund buyout by Arcline Investment Management LP; Bloomfield, Conn., OEM and producer of subassemblies, components and parts for the aerospace & defense, industrial and medical markets.

MITER BRANDS: $2.125 billion senior secured credit facilities; KeyBanc and RBC; $325 million asset-based revolver; up to $1.8 billion term loan; help fund acquisition of PGT Innovations Inc.; manufacturer of precision-built windows and doors.

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.: Roughly $750 million of term loan debt; help fund acquisition of Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.; Toronto-based quick service restaurant company.

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.

TRUIST INSURANCE HOLDINGS: $5.175 billion credit facilities; JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Stone Point, BofA Securities, Wells Fargo, Truist, Barclays, RBC, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, KKR, BNP Paribas, Mizuho and TD Securities; $4 billion term B; $1.175 billion revolver; help fund buyout by Stone Point Capital and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from Truist Financial Corp.; Charlotte, N.C., insurance brokerage.


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