Bank Loan Calendar: $74.295 billion deals being marketed

September Bank Meetings

CPA GLOBAL (CAPRI ACQUISITIONS BIDCO LTD.): Bank meeting in New York Sept. 26, London Sept. 27; $830 million seven-year first-lien term loan; Jefferies and Nomura; also £80 million revolver and €250 million seven-year first-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Leonard Green Partners LP and Partners Group Administration Services AG from Cinven; intellectual property management and technology services company.

EATING RECOVERY CENTER: Bank meeting Sept. 27; $325 million senior credit facilities; Antares and Golub; help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LP from Lee Equity Partners; Denver-based provider of comprehensive treatment for eating disorders.

EXPERA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC: Lender call Sept. 25; $283 million term loan B due November 2023 (B2/BB-) at Libor plus 425 bps (from 475 bps), 1% Libor floor at par, refreshed six-months soft call protection at 101; Deutsche Bank (left lead); repricing; paper and packaging products; commitments due Sept. 28 (Sept. 29 for new investors).

PARADIGM ACQUISITION CORP. (PARADIGM OUTCOMES): Bank meeting Sept. 25; $455 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $350 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan with 101 soft call protection for six months; $80 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan with 102 hard call in year one, 101 in year two; to fund acquisition and refinance existing debt; Walnut Creek, Calif.-based provider of catastrophic and complex case management for the workers’ compensation industry; commitments due Oct. 5.

STERLING TALENT SOLUTIONS: Investor call at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 25; $647 million first lien term loan due June 2024 (existing ratings B2/B); Goldman Sachs, KeyBank (leads) KeyBank, administrative agent; repricing; Seattle-based provider of comprehensive employment and background screening services.

TEKNI-PLEX: U.S. bank meeting Sept. 25, London meeting Sept. 27; $708 million loans: $413 million covenant light seven-year first lien term loan ($60 million ABL) and $295 million equivalent euro-denominated covenant-light seven-year first lien term loan; Credit Suisse (left books), Jefferies, BMO (joint books); 101 soft call for six months; to finance the acquisition of Tekni-Plex by Genstar Capital from American Securities; King of Prussia, Pa.-based provider of specialty packaging solutions.

October Bank Meetings

NAVICURE INC./ZIRMED INC.: Bank meeting tentatively Oct. 3; $670 million credit facilities; Antares; $50 million five-year revolver; $435 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan; $185 million eight-year second-lien term loan; help fund combination of Navicure and Zirmed; Atlanta-based Navicure and Louisville, Ky.-based are providers of integrated cloud-based medical claims management and patient payment solutions.

Upcoming Closings

AIR MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: $1.455 billion seven-year incremental senior secured covenant-light term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Nomura; help fund acquisition of American Medical from Envision Healthcare Corp.; Dallas-based medical transportation company; commitments due Sept. 25 close of business (moved up from Sept. 26).

ALIXPARTNERS LLP: $1.377 billion covenant-light term loan B (B2/B+) due April 2024 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; repricing; New York-based performance improvement, corporate turnaround and financial advisory services firm.

ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.: $530 million in term loans; JPMorgan; $380 million six-year first-lien term loan (Ba3) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan (B3) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt; Irvine, Calif., provider of advanced outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy service.

ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC.: Expected closing Sept. 25 week; $982 million senior secured covenant-light term B-3 (Baa3) due September 2022 talked at Libor plus 175 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Bank of America, Fifth Third, BMO, Barclays, JPMorgan, SMBC, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and MUFG; repricing; Indianapolis-based automatic transmission company and supplier of hybrid-propulsion systems.

AMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS (AAC HOLDINGS INC.): $65 million incremental first-lien term loan due June 30, 2023 talked at Libor plus 675 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, non-call till June 2018, then 102, 101; Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and BMO; help fund acquisition of AdCare Inc.; Brentwood, Tenn., provider of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment services.

ANVIL INTERNATIONAL: $265 million term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; acquisition financing and general corporate purposes; Exeter, N.H., manufacturer and supplier of pipe fittings, pipe hangers and piping supports systems.

ARCH COAL INC.: $299 million covenant-light first-lien term loan B (B1/BB-) due March 2024 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; repricing; St. Louis-based coal producer.

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD.: $1.375 billion in term loans; Citigroup; $425 million seven-year incremental senior secured covenant-light term B at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $950 million senior secured covenant-light term B due Oct. 20, 2021 at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Plarium Global Ltd. and repricing; Sydney, Australia-based provider of gaming services.

ASSUREDPARTNERS INC.: $1.271 billion term loan (including $150 million add-on) (B2) due October 2024 talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.25 to 99.5; Bank of America; extension, repay revolver borrowings and acquisition financing; Lake Mary, Fla., provider of property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage services.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND: $1.85 billion credit facilities (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse, Bank of America, CIBC and BMO; $150 million revolver; $1.7 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 237.5 bps, 12.5 bps step-down at 4.85x senior secured net leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of MetroCast from Harron Communications LP; Quincy, Mass., cable operator.

AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP: $1.07 billion credit facilities; Bank of America; $75 million revolver (B1/B); $685 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $310 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help refinance existing credit facilities, fund a dividend and finance an acquisition; New York-based brand development and licensing company.

AVANTOR: $2.052 billion in U.S. senior secured credit facilities (B2/B/BB); Goldman Sachs, Barclays, JPMorgan and Jefferies; $250 million revolver; $1.802 billion seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 98.5, 101 soft call; also €1 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B/BB) talked at Euribor plus 425 bps, 0% floor, OID 98 to 98.5, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of VWR International LLC and fund a distribution to equity holders; Center Valley, Pa., supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries.

AVOLON: Expected closing around Oct. 4; $5 billion senior secured term B-2 (Ba1/BBB-/BB+) due April 3, 2022 at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; repricing; Ireland-based provider of aircraft leasing and lease management services.

BCP RENAISSANCE PARENT LLC (BLACKSTONE): $1.25 billion seven-year senior secured term B (B1/B+/BB-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of a stake in the Rover Pipeline from Energy Transfer Partners LP and construction.

BROOKS AUTOMATION INC.: $200 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; general corporate purposes including to prefund acquisitions; Chelmsford, Mass., provider of automation and cryogenic solutions.

CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION LLC: $5.7 billion credit facilities (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse; $1 billion revolver; $4.7 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps to 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; fund combination of Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC and Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, including refinancing debt at both entities; owner of a collection of casino properties.

CAST & CREW ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES LLC: $495 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; RBC; refinance existing debt; Burbank, Calif., provider of technology-enabled payroll, production accounting and related value-added services to the entertainment industry.

CBS RADIO: $500 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; refinance Entercom debt in connection with merger of CBS Radio and Entercom; Philadelphia-based radio broadcasting company.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: Expected closing Oct. 2; $800 million senior secured credit facilities (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley, PNC, Regions, Barclays, Citigroup and Citizens; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps, 0% Libor floor; $600 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisitions of Hawaiian Telcom Inc. and OnX Enterprise Solutions and refinance debt; Cincinnati provider of integrated communications solutions.

CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES LLC: Expected closing Oct. 10; $846 million senior secured term B due Dec. 7, 2023 at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; repricing; Florham Park, N.J., provider of business process services with expertise in transaction-intensive processing, analytics and automation.

CORSAIR: $350 million credit facilities; Macquarie and BNP Paribas; $50 million revolver (B2/B); $235 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; $65 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by EagleTree Capital from Francisco Partners; Fremont, Calif., provider of high performance branded computer products, including memory, components, peripherals, and complete systems.

COVENANT SURGICAL PARTNERS INC.: $220 million credit facilities; Goldman Sachs and KKR Capital; $25 million revolver (Ba3/B+); $150 million first-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $45 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund buyout by KKR from DFW Capital Partners, Iroquois Capital Group, PineBridge Investments and other existing shareholders; Nashville, Tenn., acquirer and operator of ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices.

DATABANK: $380 million credit facilities; SunTrust, RBC and TD Securities; $50 million revolver (B2/B-); $230 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million 7.5-year pre-placed second-lien term loan; help refinance existing debt and fund growth initiatives; Dallas-based provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services.

DIGICERT HOLDINGS INC.: $1.94 billion senior secured credit facilities; UBS, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs; $90 million revolver (B/BB+); $1.35 billion seven-year first-lien term B (B/BB+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $500 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC+/BB-) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 hard call; fund acquisition of Symantec Corp.’s Website Security and related PKI solutions; Lehi, Utah, provider of scalable security solutions.

DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC.: $200 million term B due 2023 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing term loan; Chicago-based financial communications services company.

ECI SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS: $570 million credit facilities; Bank of America (left on first-lien) and RBC (left on second-lien); $50 million revolver (B2/B); $380 million first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $140 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Apax Partners from The Carlyle Group and Level Equity; Fort Worth, Texas-based provider of enterprise resource planning software solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses across the distribution, field services, building and construction and manufacturing industries.

EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD (EAB): $870 million credit facilities; Macquarie and Antares; $70 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $540 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $260 million privately placed eight-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners from The Advisory Board Co.; best practices firm that uses a combination of research, technology and services to improve the performance of educational institutions.

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP: $1.49 billion credit facilities (Baa3/BB-/BB+); Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and Credit Agricole; $90 million 4.5-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor; $1.4 billion five-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps at 3x consolidated leverage and to Libor plus 225 bps at 2x consolidated leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition by Softbank Group Corp.; New York-based alternative asset management firm.

GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $1.1 billion credit facilities; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $800 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; $200 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC and refinance existing debt; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming properties.

HARLAND CLARKE HOLDINGS: $125 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term B-6 (B1/BB-) due February 2022 at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.875; Credit Suisse; fund acquisition of MaxPoint Interactive; San Antonio-based provider of media delivery, payment solutions and marketing services.

HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.: $350 million add-on term B (B1/B) due Oct. 2, 2020 at Libor plus 325 bps, step-down to Libor plus 300 bps at 4x net first-lien leverage, 1% Libor floor; Nomura and Macquarie; repay revolver borrowings and fund cash to the balance sheet; Chicago-based insurance brokerage.

INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INC.: $450 million credit facilities; Antares and Golub; $40 million five-year revolver; $275 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $25 million seven-year (one-year undrawn availability) delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $110 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Genstar Capital from Vestar Capital Partners; Rockville, Md., provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to financial market participants.

INTERNATIONAL CAR WASH GROUP: $725 million senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Barclays and Credit Suisse; $75 million revolver (B1/B); $450 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $200 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Roark Capital Group from TDR Capital LLP; U.K.-based car wash operator.

INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS LLC: $215 million term B (B3/B+) due August 2022 talked at Libor plus 550 bps when net first-lien leverage is 3.25x and Libor plus 500 bps when net first-lien leverage is less than 3.25x, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; Bank of America and PNC; refinance existing term loan; Oak Brook, Ill., equipment company.

LION COPOLYMER: $215 million seven-year term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America; refinance existing debt; Geismar, La., manufacturer of synthetic rubber products.

MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD. (MDA): $2 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; RBC, Bank of America, BMO, CIBC, Wells Fargo, TD, Scotia and HSBC; help fund acquisition of DigitalGlobe Inc.; Vancouver, B.C. communications and information company.

MCAFEE LLC: $4.75 billion senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley (left on first-lien), JPMorgan (left on second-lien), Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBC, UBS and Mizuho; $500 million five-year revolver (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% Libor floor; $3.05 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; €375 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term B talked at Euribor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $750 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing Intel seller financing and pay a dividend; Santa Clara, Calif. cybersecurity company.

MITEL NETWORKS CORP.: $300 million six-year covenant-light term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps (from 400 to 425 bps) 1%, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; BMO, Citizens, HSBC and CIBC; help fund acquisition of ShoreTel; Ottawa provider of communications software solutions.

MULTI-COLOR CORP.: $500 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba2/BB+) at Libor plus 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, BMO and KeyBanc; help fund acquisition of the labels division of Constantia Flexibles GmbH, refinance an existing revolver and general corporate purposes; Cincinnati-based label maker.

MW INDUSTRIES: $575 million credit facilities; RBC, Citigroup, Jefferies, Citizens and Antares; $70 million five-year revolver (B); $385 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million eight-year second-lien term loan (CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 bps to 800 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by American Securities from Genstar; Rosemont, Ind. designer and manufacturer of springs and other specialty engineered metal components for diverse end markets.

NATURE’S BOUNTY CO. (ALPHABET HOLDING CO. INC.): $2.25 billion credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, RBC, HSBC, Mizuho, Macquarie and KKR; $350 million ABL revolver (Ba1/BB-); $1.5 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $400 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR from the Carlyle Group; Ronkonkoma, N.Y. manufacturer, marketer and distributor of health and wellness products.

NCL CORP.: $375 million term B (BBB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Miami-based cruise line operator.

ODYSSEY LOGISTICS &TECHNOLOGY CORP.: $380 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse, KeyBanc and UBS; $50 million revolver; $245 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan, price talk Libor plus 400 to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $85 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan, price talk Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by The Jordan Co.; Danbury, Conn., provider of multi-modal transportation solutions and transportation management.

OXEA GMBH: €1.035 billion equivalent credit facilities (B3/B); Bank of America (left on U.S.), HSBC (left on euro), JPMorgan, Unicredit, LBBW; €135 million six-year revolver talked at Euribor plus 300 bps, 0% floor; €450 million seven-year U.S. dollar equivalent covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; €450 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Euribor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Monheim, Germany, manufacturer of oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives.

PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $2.365 billion senior secured credit facilities (B1/B); Bank of America, JPMorgan, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, HSBC and Jefferies; $300 million five-year revolver; $2.065 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Pamplona Capital Management LLP; Waltham, Mass. biopharmaceutical services company.

PASHA GROUP: $260 million six-year term B (B) talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, call protection 102, 101; Bank of America; refinance existing debt; San Rafael, Calif., diversified logistics and transportation services company.

PHARMERICA CORP.: $1.1 billion secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, KKR, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Jefferies; $100 million revolver (B1/B); $815 million seven-year first-lien term B (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $185 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; help fund buyout by KKR; Louisville, Ky., provider of pharmacy services.

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP. (MACDERMID INC.): $706 million term B-7 due 2020 talked at Libor plus 275 bps to 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; also €611 million term C-6 due 2020 led by HSBC talked at Euribor plus 275 bps, 0.75% floor, 101 soft call for six months; refinance term B-5 and term C-4; West Palm Beach, Fla., producer of high-technology specialty chemicals and a provider of technical services.

PLAYCORE: $635 million senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, KeyBanc and SunTrust; $70 million asset-based revolver; $370 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $50 million delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75; $145 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners; Chattanooga, Tenn., designer, manufacturer and marketer of commercial playground, park, recreation and specialty equipment and related complementary products.

PSC/HYDROCHEM: $570 million in term loans; Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; $430 million seven-year first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $140 million eight-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Aquilex Holdings LLC, the owner of HydroChem, from Centerbridge Partners LP; provider of industrial cleaning services to the industrial and energy infrastructure markets.

REFRESCO: $620 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, Rabobank, Commerzbank, HSBC, MUFG, Mizuho and Societe Generale; also €1.3 billion seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Euribor plus 300 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months, and €200 million six-year multi-currency revolver (Ba3/BB-); fund the acquisition of the bottling activities of Cott and refinance existing debt; Rotterdam, the Netherlands, bottler of beverages.

RING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES: $475 million in term loans; Bank of America, BMO and Antares; $445 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $30 million delayed-draw term loan; help fund buyout by MSD Partners LP from Carl Ring and his family; Oakland, Tenn., blow molder of high-density polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles for the food service, retail food and other end-use markets.

SANDVINE CORP. (PNI CANADA ACQUIRECO CORP.): $400 million five-year first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 94, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Societe Generale; help fund buyout by Francisco Partners and merger with Procera Networks Inc.; Waterloo, Ont., provider of network policy control solutions.

SEBIA: $225 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Nomura; also €620 million seven-year term B talked at Euribor plus 350 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75; €20 million revolver; €185 million eight-year covenant-light holdco PIK facility talked at Euribor plus 775 bps to 800 bps cash/Euribor plus 850 bps to 875 bps PIK, 0.75% floor, OID 98.5 to 99, non-call one; help fund acquisition of a significant minority stake by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and refinance existing debt; France-based multi-specialty in-vitro diagnostics company focusing on oncology, genetic hemoglobin and metabolic disorders.

SHARKNINJA: $455 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; JPMorgan; help fund buyout by CDH Investments; Needham, Mass. producer of household cleaning and kitchen small appliances.

SMB SHIPPING LOGISTICS: Roughly $359 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Antares; refinance existing term loan; Dallas-based provider of shipping and freight services to small- and medium-sized businesses.

TELESAT CANADA: $2.412 billion senior secured covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB-) due Nov. 17, 2023 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75 to par, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse; repricing; Ottawa-based fixed satellite services operator.

TEN-X LLC: $605 million credit facilities; Antares, Guggenheim, Citizens, KeyBanc and SMBC; $45 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $450 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $110 million privately placed second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+); help fund buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP; Irvine and Silicon Valley, Calif., provider of an online real-estate marketplace.

TIME INC. $764 million extension of credit facilities (Ba2/BB-): $300 million five-year senior secured revolver; $464 million seven-year senior secured term loan B pricing Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor at 99.5, reset 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup (left lead arranger, administrative agent), Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan (joint lead arrangers); consumer media company; commitments due Oct. 2.

TRAEGER GRILLS (TGP HOLDINGS III LLC): $440 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and RBC; $30 million revolver (B2/B-); $295 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $40 million delayed-draw tranche) (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 500 bps with 25 bps step down at 5.75 times leverage (from 450 bps), 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $115 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by AEA Investors in partnership with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan from Trilantic North America; Salt Lake City-based designer of outdoor cooking products; recommitments due Sept. 20.

TRANSPLACE HOLDINGS INC.: $600 million senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs (left on first-lien), JPMorgan (left on second-lien), Barclays, Deutsche Bank, KeyBanc and RBC; $90 million five-year revolver (B2/B-); $390 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $120 million eight-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 by TPG Capital from Greenbriar Equity Group LLC; Frisco, Texas, provider of highly configurable transportation management solutions, with a complementary suite of specialized third-party logistics services.

TRAVERSE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LLC: $1.285 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan; fund construction costs for Rover Pipeline and refinance existing debt; Edmond, Okla., midstream company.

TRILLIANT FOOD & NUTRITION: $250 million seven-year term loan B (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse; help fund recapitalization with Blackstone making an equity investment; Little Chute, Wis., beverage company.

TRIMARK USA LLC: $585 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $25 million delayed-draw tranche) (B3/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, Jefferies, Nomura and Citizens; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP from Warburg Pincus; South Attleboro, Mass. provider of equipment, supplies and design services to the foodservice industry.

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Expected closing Sept. 28; $350 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light first-lien term loan (Ba3/BBB-) at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and JPMorgan; repay existing term B and revolver borrowings; Costa Mesa, Calif., printed circuit board manufacturer.

ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.: $175 million incremental term B talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays, BMO, Capital One and Goldman Sachs; repay RBL revolver borrowings; Houston-based independent exploration and production company.

VANTIV LLC (WORLDPAY): $2.566 in term B debt; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and MUFG; $1.27 billion senior secured covenant-light term B due Aug. 7, 2024 at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; repriced $761 million senior secured covenant-light term B due Oct. 14, 2023 at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $535 million term loan B-1 due Aug. 7, 2024 at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; support the acquisition of Worldpay Group plc and fund a share buyback; Cincinnati merchant and PIN debit acquirer.

VERTICALSCOPE: $170 million five-year credit facilities; Capital One; $10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $160 million term loan (including $50 million delayed-draw tranche) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Toronto-based online media company.

WASTE INDUSTRIES (WRANGLER BUYER CORP.): $1.09 billion credit facilities (B1/B); Barclays, Macquarie and SunTrust; $200 million five-year revolver; $890 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps, step-down to Libor plus 275 bps at 0.5x inside closing leverage, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by HPS Investment Partners LLC and Equity Group Investments from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners; Raleigh, N.C., provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services.

WEST CORP.: $3.05 billion senior secured credit facilities (Ba3/B/BB+); Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $350 million revolver; $2.7 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Omaha-based provider of communication and network infrastructure services.

WILSHIRE GRAND CENTER (HANJIN INTERNATIONAL CORP.): $600 million three-year senior secured term B (Ba3/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; refinance existing debt and fund cash to the balance sheet; hotel and mixed-use building.

On The Horizon

ACETATE TOW JOINT VENTURE: $1.605 billion credit facilities; Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $65 million senior unsecured revolver; $135 million senior secured revolver; $1.005 billion in senior secured term loans; $400 million senior unsecured term loan; fund a dividend and repay debt in connection with formation of joint venture by Celanese Corp. contribution of Cellulose Derivatives business unit and Blackstone contribution of Rhodia Acetow business; acetate tow supplier.

ALIPAY (ANT FINANCIAL): $1.85 billion senior secured term loan; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of MoneyGram; China-based mobile payment platform.

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC.: $2.27 billion senior secured credit facilities; Citigroup (left on term B) and Wells Fargo (left on revolver); $970 million seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1.3 billion asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund acquisition of Allied Building Products Corp. and refinance existing term B; Herndon, Va., distributor of residential and commercial roofing materials and complementary building products.

BROADCOM LTD.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems Inc.; San Jose, Calif., and Singapore-based designer, developer and supplier of semiconductor devices.

DAVIS VISION-SUPERIOR VISION: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Barclays, BMO, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP from Highmark Inc. and combination with Superior Vision; managed vision care company.

ITRON INC.: $400 million seven-year senior secured covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of Silver Spring Networks Inc.; Liberty Lake, Wash., technology and services company.

LUMOS NETWORKS CORP.: $535 million senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $485 million first-lien term loan; $50 million revolver; help fund acquisition by EQT, refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Waynesboro, Va., provider of fiber-based data, voice and IP-based telecommunication services.

PENN VIRGINIA CORP.: $150 million in five-year debt; Jefferies; help fund acquisition of Eagle Ford assets located primarily in Lavaca County, Texas from Devon Energy Corp.; Houston-based independent oil and gas company.

QUIDEL CORP.: $270 million five-year senior secured credit facilities; Bank of America and JPMorgan; $25 million revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps; $245 million term loan expected at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund acquisition of the Triage MeterPro cardiovascular and toxicology business, and the Triage BNP business from Alere Inc.; San Diego-based provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems.

RACKSPACE: Incremental senior secured credit facilities; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Datapipe; San Antonio, Texas, multi-cloud managed services company.

RCN TELECOM SERVICES LLC (RADIATE HOLDCO): $1.425 billion incremental credit facilities; UBS, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Nomura; $150 million incremental revolver; $1.275 billion incremental term loan; help fund acquisition of Wave Broadband; cable operator.

RED VENTURES: New debt financing; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Fifth Third, MUFG and PNC; help fund acquisition of Bankrate; Charlotte, N.C. digital consumer choice platform.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: $3.972 billion in incremental bank debt; JPMorgan, RBC and Deutsche Bank; up to $225 million incremental revolver; $3.747 billion seven-year senior secured incremental term B; help fund acquisition of Tribune Media Co.; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

ZENITH ENERGY U.S. LP: New debt financing; Barclays and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Arc Logistics Partners LP; Houston-based liquids and bulk terminaling company.

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