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Published on 6/9/2015 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $44.7801 billion deals being marketed

June Bank Meetings

AMERICAN CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES LLC: Bank meeting June 11; $310 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; $15 million revolver; $295 million first-lien term loan; refinance existing debt; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming and entertainment properties.

ANCHOR GLAS CONTAINER CORP.: Bank meeting June 10; $465 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse and Barclays; refinance existing debt and fund a shareholder distribution; Tampa, Fla., manufacturer of glass packaging products for various end-markets.

AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP: Conference call June 11; $195 million in incremental term loans; Bank of America; $120 million incremental first-lien covenant-light term loan due 2021; $75 million incremental second-lien covenant-light term loan due 2022; repay equity and revolver borrowings used for acquisitions; New York-based brand development and licensing company.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: Bank meeting June 10; $885 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank (left on first-lien), Bank of America (left on second-lien), RBC, UBS, BMO, National Bank of Canada, Scotiabank and TD Securities; $100 million revolver; $615 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan; $170 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan; help fund buyout by TPG and Fosun Capital; Montreal-based producer of live artistic entertainment.

DELTEK INC.: Bank meeting June 11; $1.22 billion credit facility; Jefferies; $30 million revolver; $840 million first-lien term loan; $350 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Herndon, Va., provider of enterprise software and information for professional services firms and government contractors.

ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC: Bank meeting June 11; $3.5 billion in bank debt; Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Morgan Stanley; $2.5 billion seven-year term B; $1 billion asset-sale bridge loan; help fund acquisition of Par Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc.; Dublin specialty pharmaceutical company.

JACK’S FAMILY RESTAURANTS: Bank meeting June 16; $260 million credit facility; RBC and Morgan Stanley; $30 million revolver; $230 million first-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Onex Corp.; Homewood, Ala., quick-service restaurant operator.

KENDRA SCOTT DESIGNS: Bank meeting June 11; $85 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $15 million five-year revolver; $70 million six-year term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Austin, Texas, jewelry and accessories company.

LANGUAGELINE SOLUTIONS (LANGUAGE LINE LLC): Bank meeting June 11; $690 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; $50 million revolver; $480 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $160 million seven-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 975 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; repay existing debt; Monterey, Calif., provider of interpretation and translation services.

LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING INC.: Bank meeting June 10; $365 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; N. Billerica, Mass., developer, manufacturer, seller and distributor of diagnostic imaging agents.

NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION INC.: Conference call June 11; $200 million add-on term loan; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and HSBC; help fund acquisition of six schools from Meritas LLC; Hong Kong-based operator of premium schools.

Upcoming Closings

ACADEMY LTD.: $2.475 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley (left on term B), JPMorgan (left on revolver), KKR, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Mizuho and Wells Fargo; $1.825 billion seven-year term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 25 bps IPO step-down, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $650 million ABL revolver; refinance existing debt and fund a one-time dividend; Katy, Texas, sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer.

ALERE INC.: $1.95 billion credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs, GE Capital, JPMorgan, RBC, DNB, Citizens Bank and HSBC; $250 million five-year revolver; $600 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps, OID 99.5; $1.1 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Waltham, Mass., provider of near-patient diagnosis, monitoring and health management.

ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: $30 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1/B+) due June 3, 2019 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; Credit Suisse; repay revolver borrowings and add cash to the balance sheet; Newport Beach, Calif., provider of advanced outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy service.

AMERICAN BATH GROUP: $140 million five-year credit facility; BNP Paribas; $25 million revolver; $115 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Bootz Industries; Anaheim, Calif., designer and manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced plastic, sheet molded compound, and acrylic bathtubs and showers.

AMERICAN GAMING SYSTEMS: $265 million incremental term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102 through December 2015, 101 through December 2016; Jefferies and Macquarie; help fund acquisition of Cadillac Jack Inc. from Amaya Inc., general corporate purposes and potential acquisition; Las Vegas-based manufacturer and operator of gaming machines.

ARISTOTLE CORP.: $160 million credit facility; BNP Paribas and GE Capital; $30 million five-year revolver; $130 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID of 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Wasserstein & Co.; Stamford, Conn., manufacturer and marketer of educational, health-care, medical technology, and agricultural products.

ASCEND LEARNING: $482.5 million first-lien term loan due 2019 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 100 bps step-up if corporate ratings are lower than B3/B-, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America and GE Capital; repricing; provider of technology-based learning services based in Burlington, Mass., and Leawood, Kan.

ATX NETWORKS: $146 million credit facility; BNP Paribas; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $126 million 6.5-year term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by HIG Capital from Pamlico Capital; Ajax, Ont., designer and manufacturer of equipment for cable operators.

BLACKHAWK MINING: $360 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank; $60 million ABL revolver; $300 million five-year senior secured term B (Caa1/B) talked at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, non-call for six months, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Lexington, Ky., coal mining company.

BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC.: $1.25 billion credit facility (B1/B); Jefferies; $100 million revolver; $1.15 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Bain Capital from Thoma Bravo LLC; Sunnyvale, Calif., web security company.

CAMIN CARGO CONTROL: $150 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Citizens Bank; help fund buyout by Metalmark Capital; Linden, N.J., provider of inspection and laboratory testing services to the petroleum industry.

CAPSTONE LOGISTICS LLC: $165 million in incremental term loans; Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas; $127.5 million incremental first-lien term loan (B1/B-) due October 2021 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $37.5 million incremental second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) due October 2022 talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor; fund the acquisition of Pinnacle Workforce Logistics; Norcross, Ga., provider of outsourced supply chain solutions at distribution centers.

CENGAGE LEARNING ACQUISITIONS INC.: $2.031 billion first-lien covenant-light term loan due March 31, 2020 talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; Stamford, Conn., provider of teaching, learning and research services for the academic, professional and library markets.

COMMSCOPE INC.: $1.25 billion 7.5-year incremental term loan (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; help fund the acquisition of TE Connectivity’s Telecom, Enterprise and Wireless businesses; Hickory, N.C., provider of infrastructure services for communication networks.

CONSOLIDATED PRECISION PRODUCTS CORP. (WPP CPP HOLDINGS LLC): $727 million in term loans; UBS; $529 million first-lien term loan due 2019 talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $65 million add-on first-lien term loan due 2019 talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $133 million second-lien term loan due 2021 talked at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 hard call through October 2015; repricing and repay some second-lien debt; Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of highly engineered components and subassemblies primarily for the commercial aerospace and defense markets.

EMERGING MARKETS COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $400 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Citizens Bank and Macquarie; $40 million revolver (B1/B+); $268 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $92 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; fund the acquisition of MTN Communications and refinance existing debt; Miami-based provider of hybrid global satellite and terrestrial communications.

FALCON GROUP HOLDINGS: $250 million five-year term B (Ba3/BB+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Natixis; general corporate purposes; provider of trade finance transactions to corporate clients.

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.: $1 billion covenant-light second-lien term loan due April 2019 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call; JPMorgan; repricing; Akron, Ohio, tire company.

GREEN PLAINS PROCESSING LLC: $120 million add-on term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; BMO and BNP Paribas; refinance credit facilities at multiple ethanol plants; Omaha, Neb., ethanol production, marketing and commodities company.

HORIZON GLOBAL CORP.: $285 million credit facility; JPMorgan, BMO and Wells Fargo; $200 million six-year term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for two years; $85 million asset-based revolver; fund a cash distribution to TriMas Corp. in connection with spin-off; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., manufacturer and distributor of towing, trailer and cargo management products for the automotive market.

HYLAND SOFTWARE INC.: $820 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; $40 million revolver (B2/B); $625 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 25 bps step-down tied to a net first-lien leverage test, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $155 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, call protection 102, 101; fund acquisition and recapitalization by Thoma Bravo Equity Fund XI; Westlake, Ohio, enterprise content-management software developer.

INFORMATICA CORP.: $2.13 billion senior secured credit facility (B2/B); Bank of America; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, RBC and Deutsche Bank; $150 million revolver; $1.71 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 25 bps step-down at 6.25x net total leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; €250 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Euribor plus 350 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Permira funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Redwood City, Calif., provider of enterprise data integration software and services.

INTERNATIONAL MARKET CENTERS LP: $404 million first-lien term loan due August 2020 talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; owner and operator of showroom space for the home furniture, home decor and gift industries.

LIFE TIME FITNESS INC.: Expected close June 10; $1.5 billion credit facility (B1/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, BMO, RBC, Macquarie, Nomura and Mizuho; $250 million revolver; $1.25 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Leonard Green & Partners and TPG; Chanhassen, Minn., operator of sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa destinations.

LIGHTSQUARED: $1.5 billion five-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 875 bps PIK, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call two, 104, 102; Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley; fund the company’s exit from Chapter 11 and refinance DIP facilities; Reston, Va., wireless communications company.

LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS INC.: $150 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/BB+) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition by Capitol Acquisition Corp. II; New York-based expedition cruising and extraordinary adventure travel company.

LIQUID WEB: $120 million credit facility; SunTrust and KeyBanc; $20 million revolver; $100 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners; Lansing, Mich., provider of professional web hosting and managed cloud services.

MAUSER GROUP: €89 million U.S. dollar equivalent add-on first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2) due 2021 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse and Nomura; fund a shareholder dividend; also amending existing second-lien term loan due 2022 to increase pricing to Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; Bruehl, Germany, industrial packaging company.

METHANOL HOLDINGS (TRINIDAD) LTD.: $600 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley; $300 million five-year revolver; $300 million seven-year term B (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 25 bps step-down based on leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Trinidad-based producer, marketer and distributor of methanol.

MINIMAX VIKING: U.S. dollar and euro term loans due 2020 talked at Libor/Euribor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank; repricing; Bad Oldesloe in Schleswig-Holstein-based fire protection company.

MRI SOFTWARE LLC: $240 million credit facility; SunTrust; $15 million revolver (B2/B+); $155 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $70 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout of by GI Partners from Vista Equity; Solon, Ohio, provider of real estate property and investment management software solutions.

NAVIOS MARITIME MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP: $205 million five-year senior secured first-lien term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; finance the acquisition of up to two vessels from Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. and refinance existing term debt; Monaco-based publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates crude oil tankers under long-term employment contracts.

PARADIGM OUTCOMES (PARADIGM ACQUISITION CORP.): $248.1 million credit facility (B1/B); Credit Suisse and SunTrust; $25 million revolver; $223.1 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by Summit Partners LP from Lightyear Capital; Walnut Creek, Calif., provider of catastrophic and complex case management for the workers’ compensation industry.

PDC BRANDS: $280 million credit facility (B2/B); GE Capital and RBC; $20 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $260 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term B talked at Libor 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; fund an acquisition; Stamford, Conn., beauty, personal care and wellness company.

PLAYPOWER INC.: $224 million credit facility; Societe Generale; $30 million revolver (B2/B); $150 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $44 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Littlejohn & Co. LLC from Apollo Investment Corp; Huntersville, N.C., designer, manufacturer and distributor of commercial playgrounds as well as indoor and outdoor recreational equipment.

PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD.: $500 million term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; Bank of America; refinance term B; Vaughan, Ont., full-service, vertically integrated waste management company.

PROTECTION 1 (APOLLO SECURITY SERVICES BORROWER LLC): $1.45 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, RBC and Goldman Sachs; $95 million revolver (B); $1.055 billion six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $300 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC and merger with ASG Security, which is also being purchased by Apollo, and refinance existing debt; Illinois-based business and home security company.

RAVN ALASKA: $110 million credit facility; BNP Paribas and Keybanc; $15 million five-year revolver; $95 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by J.F. Lehman & Co.; Anchorage, Alaska, airline company.

RETAIL SOLUTIONS GROUP: $165 million credit facility (B3/B); Jefferies, Macquarie and Nomura; $150 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $15 million revolver; fund a distribution to shareholders and capitalize the company; provider of omni-channel solutions for mid-sized and large retailers being spun off from Epicor Software Corp.

ROYAL ADHESIVES & SEALANTS LLC: $755 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and KeyBanc; $50 million revolver (B1/B-); $535 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $170 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by American Securities LLC from Arsenal Capital Partners; South Bend, Ind., producer of specialty adhesives and sealants.

SALIENT PARTNERS LP: $115 million credit facility (BB-); Macquarie; $15 million revolver; $100 million term loan at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund the acquisition of Forward Management LLC; Houston-based investment management firm.

SBA SENIOR FINANCE II: Expected close June 10; $500 million seven-year incremental senior secured term B (BB) at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Mizuho, TD Securities and Wells Fargo; repay revolver debt; Boca Raton, Fla., owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure.

SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.: Expected close in July; $205 million incremental covenant-light term B-2 due April 2020 at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas; fund acquisition of JPay Inc.; Dallas-based provider of advanced inmate communications, investigative technologies and information management solutions to the corrections industry.

SIVANTOS GROUP: $600 million covenant-light term loan due January 2022 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs (left on U.S.), Deutsche Bank (left on euro) and UBS; also €305 million covenant-light term loan due January 2022 talked at Euribor plus 325 bps, 1% floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Singapore-based manufacturer and wholesaler of hearing aid devices.

SPECTRUM BRANDS INC.: $1.95 billion in U.S. bank debt (BB/BB+); Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $500 million revolver; $1.45 billion seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; also €300 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Euribor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; C$75 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing credit facility and notes; Middleton, Wis., diversified consumer products company.

STANDARDAERO: $1.075 billion credit facility; Jefferies, KKR and MCS; $150 million ABL revolver; $925 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd.; Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services.

STAPLES INC.: $5.75 billion credit facility; Barclays, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and HSBC; $3 billion five-year asset-based revolver; $2.75 billion six-year senior secured covenant-light term B (Baa2/BBB) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99˝, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Office Depot Inc.; Framingham, Mass., retailer of office supplies.

STERLING HOLDINGS ULTIMATE PARENT INC.: $510 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Nomura and KeyBanc; $60 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $330 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light tem loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Broad Street Principal Investments from Calera Capital; New York-based company focused on background checks.

SURVEY SAMPLING INTERNATIONAL LLC: $36 million incremental term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; GE Capital; merger and acquisition purposes; Shelton, Conn., provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and business-to-business research.

U.S. SHIPPING CORP.: $255 million credit facility; RBC; $10 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $215 million six-year first-lien term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $30 million seven-year second-lien term loan that was privately placed; refinance existing debt; Edison, N.J., provider of long-haul marine transportation services, principally for refined petroleum products.

VAT: $344 million first-lien covenant-light term loan due 2021 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75 to par, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse and UBS; repricing; Sennwald, Switzerland, vacuum valves company.

ZEP INC.: $402.5 senior secured credit facility (B2/B+); Jefferies, KeyBanc and Credit Suisse; $42.5 million five-year revolver; $360 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital LLC; Atlanta-based consumable chemical packaged goods company.

On The Horizon

AGROFRESH: $450 million credit facility; BMO; $25 million four-year revolver; $425 million six-year term B; help fund acquisition by Boulevard Acquisition Corp. from the Dow Chemical Co.; post‐harvest specialty chemical business.

ARRIS GROUP INC.: $800 million incremental five-year term A-1 (Ba3/BB); Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Pace plc; Suwanee, Ga., IP, video and broadband technology company.

ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC.: $2.4 billion credit facility; Goldman Sachs (sole on revolver) and Guggenheim Securities; $600 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $1.8 billion seven-year senior secured term B expected at Libor plus 350 bps if corporate ratings are Ba3/BB- and Libor plus 375 bps if corporate ratings are lower than Ba3/BB-, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of ANN Inc. and refinance certain existing debt; Mahwah, N.J., specialty retailer offering clothing, shoes, and accessories for missy and plus-size women.

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (BROADCOM LTD.): $16 billion credit facility; $500 million revolver; $15.5 billion of new term loans; help fund acquisition of Broadcom Corp. and refinance existing debt facilities; semiconductor company.

BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC.: $325 million credit facility; Wells Fargo leading revolver, Golub leading term loan; $125 million five-year ABL revolver expected at Libor plus 100 bps to 125 bps; $200 million six-year term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Sheplers Inc. and refinance existing debt; expected close June 29 week; Irvine, Calif., lifestyle retailer of western and work-related footwear, apparel and accessories.

BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC.: $1.35 billion credit facility; $800 million ABL revolver estimated pricing at Libor plus 150 bps; $550 million term B estimated pricing at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of ProBuild Holdings LLC; Dallas-based supplier and manufacturer of structural and related building products for residential new construction.

CABLE ONE INC.: $100 million senior secured term loan (BBB-); help pay a special one-time cash dividend to Graham Holdings Co. with spin-off; Phoenix, Ariz., cable television, telephone and high-speed internet service provider.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $16.7 billion incremental senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, UBS and Deutsche Bank; $1.7 billion incremental revolver, $15 billion in incremental term loans; help fund acquisitions of Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks; Stamford, Conn., broadband services and technology company.

KREMERS URBAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; help fund buyout by Advent International and Avista Capital Partners from UCB SA; Princeton, N.J., specialty generic pharmaceuticals company.

LIGHTOWER FIBER NETWORKS/FIBERTECH NETWORKS: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help fund merger of the companies; owner and operator of high-performance, fiber-based network.

LUMILEDS: $1.93 billion credit facility; Bank of China; U.S. dollar and euro term loans; revolver; help fund acquisition of majority interest by GO Scale Capital from Royal Philips; supplier of lighting components to the general illumination, automotive and consumer electronics markets.

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV: $5.64 billion of senior secured bank debt; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; $5.04 billion in five-year covenant-light term B-1 and seven-year covenant-light term B-2 debt; $600 million five-year super-priority revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; help fund acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.; Eindhoven, Netherlands, maker of semiconductors.

OM GROUP INC.: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Cleveland, Ohio, technology-driven diversified industrial company.

OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Up to $500 million six-year term loan; Bank of China and China Merchants Bank; help fund buyout by Hua Capital Management Co. Ltd., Citic Capital Holdings Ltd. and GoldStone Investment Co. Ltd.; Santa Clara, Calif., developer of advanced digital imaging solutions.

ORCHARD BRANDS CORP.: New credit facility; term loan; asset-based revolver; help fund buyout by Capmark Financial Group Inc.; multichannel retailer of apparel and home products.

OWENS-ILLINOIS INC.: New term loans; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Vitro, SAB de CV’s food and beverage glass container business; Perrysburg, Ohio, glass container manufacturer.

PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP: $550 million add-on term loan; Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, BMO and Macquarie; also upsizing existing ABL credit facility; help fund acquisition of 11 distribution centers from US Foods; Richmond, Va., foodservice distributor.

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS: New debt financing; Credit Suisse and Barclays; help fund acquisition of OM Group Inc.’s Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks businesses from Apollo Global Management LLC; Miami-based specialty chemicals company.

QUALITY DISTRIBUTION INC.: $635 million senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Jefferies, Macquarie and SunTrust; $100 million asset-based revolver; $400 million first-lien term loan; $135 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Tampa, Fla., logistics and transportation provider.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.: $2.63 billion senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank; $150 million revolver; $2.08 billion term B-1; $400 million term B-2; help fund acquisition of Advent Software Inc.; Windsor, Conn., provider of financial services software and software-enabled services.

STAMPS.COM: $165 million secured credit facility; Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan; $82.5 million term loan; $82.5 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Endicia from Newell Rubbermaid Inc.; El Segundo, Calif., provider of internet-based postage services.

SUMMIT MATERIALS: $385 million senior secured incremental term loan due 2019; Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of a 1.2 million short ton capacity Davenport, Iowa cement plant and seven cement distribution terminals from Lafarge North America; Denver-based construction materials company.

TI AUTOMOTIVE: New debt financing; help fund buyout by Bain Capital; Auburn Hills, Mich., provider of fluid storage, carrying and delivery systems to automotive manufacturers.


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