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Published on 12/11/2017 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $63.3716 billion deals being marketed

December Bank Meetings

SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.: Conference call Dec. 12; $935 million in term loans; KKR; $735 million incremental first-lien term loan (B) due 2021; $200 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) due 2022; fund acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey; Memphis, Tenn., provider of technology-enabled risk and benefits solutions.

WESTERN GENERATION PARTNERS (WGP ACQUISITION LLC): Conference call Dec. 12; roughly $235 million term B; MUFG; repricing; owner of power plants.

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ABC FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.: $400 million senior secured credit facilities; Jefferies, Macquarie and Antares; $25 million five-year revolver (B); $260 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $115 million privately placed eight-year second-lien term loan, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo; Little Rock, Ark., software and payment processing company.

AC OCEAN WALK LLC: $250 million in term loans; Deutsche Bank; $175 million five-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; $75 million 5.5-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at 12% PIK toggle based on a leverage grid, OID 99; fund the acquisition and re-opening of the Atlantic City, N.J. casino resort formerly known as Revel Atlantic City.

ACCENTCARE: $219 million first-lien term loan (including $55 million add-on delayed-draw loan) talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on add-on; Capital One; repricing and general corporate purposes including acquisitions; Dallas-based home health provider.

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD.: $890 million incremental senior secured term B due October 2024 talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75; UBS, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of Big Fish Games Inc.; Sydney, Australia, provider of gaming solutions.

ARRIS GROUP INC.: $543 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step-down to Libor plus 200 bps at 1.5x leverage, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, JPMorgan, MUFG and RBC; repricing; Suwanee, Ga., telecommunications company.

ASCENSUS INC.: $610 million term loan (including $150 million incremental of which $50 million is delayed-draw) (B2) due December 2022 talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75 on incremental, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; fund tuck-in acquisitions and repricing; Dresher, Pa., service provider of retirement and college savings plans.

AUTODATA INC.: $385 million senior secured credit facilities; RBC and KKR; $25 million revolver (B2/B-); $280 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $80 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) at Libor plus 725 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 hard call for one year; capitalize the business as a standalone entity; provider of data and software solutions that power the automotive industry.

AVAYA INC.: Expected closing in December; $2.925 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B2//B+) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; exit financing; Santa Clara, Calif., business communications company.

BAYMARK HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $104 million in term loans; Capital One; $29 million incremental first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $30 million incremental first-lien delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $45 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; general corporate purposes, including acquisitions; Lewisville, Texas, behavioral health provider specializing in opioid treatment services.

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC.: Expected closing Jan. 2; $2.27 billion senior secured credit facilities; Citigroup (left on term B), Wells Fargo (left on revolver), Bank of America, JPMorgan and SunTrust; $970 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B1/BB+) at Libor plus 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1.3 billion asset-based revolver; 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;.

BENEFITMALL (BMC ACQUISITION INC.): $270 million credit facilities (B2/B); Credit Suisse; $40 million revolver; $230 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group from Austin Ventures; Dallas-based provider of employee benefits and payroll services to small and medium sized businesses.

CENSEOHEALTH/ADVANCE HEALTH (CHLOE OX PARENT LLC): $295 million senior secured credit facilities (B); UBS and Deutsche Bank; $35 million revolver; $260 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout of CenseoHealth LLC and Drynachan LLC (Advance Health) by New Mountain Capital; provider of in-home health assessments conducted by physicians and managed care prospective health solutions.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $12.3 billion credit facilities (BBB-); Bank of America; $3.5 billion revolver due March 2023 talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $2.5 billion term A due March 2023 talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $6.3 billion term B due April 2025 talked at Libor plus 200 bps, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing bank debt; Stamford, Conn., broadband communications company and cable operator.

CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE INC.: $289.2 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies; repricing; Ridgefield, Conn., distributor of specialty food products.

CHURCHILL DOWNS INC.: $600 million term B (Ba2/BB+) due 2024 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Fifth Third, PNC, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo; refinance existing debt; Louisville, Ky., owner and operator of racing facilities.

CIBT: $339.2 million covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Antares; refinance existing debt; McLean, Va., provider of mobility solutions, offering expedited visa, work permit, immigration, passport and other related value-added services.

COMPASS POWER GENERATION LLC: $760 million senior secured credit facilities (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley and MUFG; $60 million revolver; $700 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt, fund a distribution to Starwood Energy Group and fund a capital expenditure reserve; natural gas power portfolio.

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.: $525 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba1/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; BMO, Bank of America, JPMorgan and Citigroup; refinance existing term B; Irving, Texas, developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients.

DEALOGIC: $360 million seven-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; also €250 million seven-year senior secured term loan talked at Euribor plus 400 bps, 1% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund recapitalization in connection with the acquisition by ION Investment Group of a controlling stake; New York and London-based provider of data and analytics, market intelligence and capital markets software solutions for financial institutions.

DIPLOMAT PHARMACY INC.: $795 million senior secured credit facilities (B1/B+); JPMorgan and Capital One; $250 million five-year revolver; $545 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition of Leehar Distributors LLC and refinance existing bank debt; Flint, Mich., provider of specialty pharmacy services.

DIRECT CHASSISLINK INC.: Expected closing early-to-mid January; $325 million senior secured covenant-light term loan (BB-) due June 15, 2023 talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101, reducing to 101 in connection with a change of control; Citigroup, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of TRAC Intermodal’s fleet of domestic chassis and related customer and hosting contracts; Charlotte, N.C., provider of chassis leasing.

DUFF & PHELPS CORP.: $1.12 billion senior secured credit facilities (B2/B); UBS and Goldman Sachs; $100 million revolver; $1.02 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Permira; New York-based valuation and corporate finance advisor.

DYNEGY INC.: $2.018 billion senior secured term B (Ba3/BB) due February 2024 talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 25 bps based step-down if at least Ba3/BB- corporate ratings, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, UBS, Barclays and RBC; repricing; Houston-based energy company.

EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC.: $1.0244 first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; repricing; New York-based music publisher.

ENVIGO: $300 million six-year term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; N.J.-based provider of nonclinical contract research services and research models.

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL: $570 million term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor; SunTrust; repricing; Atlanta-based payments processor and acquirer for merchants, independent sales organizations, financial institutions, government organizations and multinational corporations.

EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES (EWT HOLDING III CORP.): $796 million covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) due December 2024 talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; extend and reprice existing term loan; Warrendale, Pa., provider of equipment and services for water treatment.

GIGAMON INC.: $600 million senior secured credit facilities; Jefferies; $50 million revolver (B2/B/BB-); $400 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B/BB-) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $150 million privately placed eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC/CCC+); help fund buyout by Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. (Elliott Management); Santa Clara, Calif., provider of active visibility into physical and virtual network traffic.

GLASS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE LLC: $325 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/B); Morgan Stanley and Macquarie; $25 million five-year revolver; $300 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; fund acquisition by BlackRock Inc.’s Global Energy and Power Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with Navigator Energy Services, from SemGroup Corp. and NGL Energy Partners LP; midstream asset consisting of a crude transportation system linking the STACK, Mississippi Lime, and Granite Wash plays to Cushing, Okla.

GO WIRELESS: $400 million seven-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend and general corporate purposes; Verizon authorized retailer.

HANESBRANDS: $500 million seven-year term B (Baa3/BBB-) at Libor plus 175 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Winston Salem, N.C., marketer of everyday basic apparel.

HI-CRUSH PARTNERS LP: $200 million seven-year senior secured term B (B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 25 bps step-down upon a B2 corporate rating, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; refinance existing term B; Houston-based producer, transporter, marketer and distributor of premium frac sand.

HYPERION INSURANCE GROUP LTD.: Roughly $1.33 billion equivalent senior secured credit facilities (B2/B); Morgan Stanley, Barclays, JPMorgan, RBC, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and ING; £125 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor; $925 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 25 bps step-down at first-lien net leverage of 4.25x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; €200 million seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Euribor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 25 bps step-down at first-lien net leverage of 4.25x, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt, fund near-term acquisitions and general corporate purposes; London-based insurance intermediary group.

INDIVIOR FINANCE: $444.9 million in U.S. senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; $50 million revolver; $394.9 million term B due December 2022 talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; also €76.3 million term B due December 2022 talked at Euribor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing senior secured debt facilities; Richmond, Va., specialty pharmaceutical company.

INNOVATIVE XCESSORIES & SERVICES LLC: $235 million incremental senior secured first-lien term loan (B) due Nov. 29, 2022 talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies; fund an acquisition and distribution to shareholders; Huntsville, Ala., provider of upfit services and accessories to the automotive aftermarket and original equipment manufacturers.

JAGGAER: $410 million senior secured credit facilities (B); Antares; $25 million five-year revolver; $385 million seven-year covenant-light term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of BravoSolution from Italmobiliare S.p.A.; Morrisville, N.C., spend management technology company. BravoSolution is a strategic procurement solution provider.

LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $364 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) due Dec. 1, 2023 at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, UBS, KKR, Antares, SunTrust, Barclays, Jefferies, JPMorgan and RBC; fund merger with IMG College; Plano, Texas, provider of collegiate sports multimedia rights administration and marketing services.

MB AEROSPACE HOLDINGS II CORP.: $305 million secured credit facilities (B2/B); RBC, Societe Generale, Barclays and Citizens; $50 million five-year revolver; $255 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; fund the acquisition of Asian Compressor Technology Services Co. Ltd. and refinance existing debt; East Granby, Conn., provider of advanced technological solutions to the aerospace and defense industry.

MCAFEE LLC: $324 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term B (B) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.625, 101 soft call through September 2018; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and UBS; also €150 million incremental covenant-light first-lien term B (B) at Euribor plus 425 bps, 0% floor, 101 soft call through September 2018; fund the acquisition of Skyhigh Networks; Santa Clara, Calif., cybersecurity company.

MISTER CAR WASH: $20 million add-on term loan and repriced term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75 on add-on; Jefferies; Tucson, Ariz., car wash company.

NAVITAS MIDSTREAM MIDLAND BASIN LLC: $400 million of credit facilities; Jefferies, Barclays and Credit Suisse; $50 million super-priority revolver; $350 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B3/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; repay bank debt, finance the construction of the Glasscock Plant and fund the further build-out of the system; The Woodlands, Texas, natural gas gathering and processing company.

NOMAD FOODS LTD.: $610 million term loan due May 15, 2024 talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs (left on U.S.), Credit Suisse (left on euro), UBS and Deutsche Bank; also €500 million term loan due May 15, 2024 talked at Euribor plus 275 bps, 0% floor, 101 soft call for six months; €100 million equivalent U.S. and euro incremental term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps/Euribor plus 275 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; repricing existing U.S. and euro term loans, and general corporate purposes, including potential future acquisitions; Feltham, England, frozen foods company.

NORTH AMERICAN BANCARD (NAB HOLDINGS LLC): $638 million covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) due June 2024 talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 25 bps step-down at senior secured net leverage of less than 2.75x, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse; refinance existing term loan; Troy, Mich., merchant acquirer for payment processing.

NTHRIVE INC.: $558 million term loan due Oct. 20, 2022 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; repricing; patient to payment provider of revenue cycle management technology and services.

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.: $307 million term B due August 2023 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank; repricing; Beachwood, Ohio, innovator of performance-enhancing chemistries and surfaces for commercial, industrial and residential end uses.

OXBOW CARBON LLC: $750 million in term loans; Bank of America, JPMorgan, PNC, Rabobank and SunTrust; $575 million covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; $175 million 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 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt; West Palm Beach, Fla., recycler of refinery and natural gas byproducts.

PASHA GROUP: $150 million five-year term loan (BB-) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 105, 102, 101; Bank of America; refinance existing debt; San Rafael, Calif., diversified logistics and transportation services company.

PAYSAFE GROUP PLC: $2.4175 billion in term loans; Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, BMO and Deutsche Bank; $1.01 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $957.5 million equivalent euro seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Euribor plus 325 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $200 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 725 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; $250 million equivalent euro eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Euribor plus 700 bps, 0% floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Blackstone and CVC; Isle of Man-based provider of end-to-end payment solutions.

PRESIDIO INC.: Expected closing Jan. 5; $741.6 million senior secured covenant-light term B (B+) due Feb. 2, 2024 at Libor plus 275 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup; amend and extend, and repay notes; New York-based IT infrastructure solutions provider.

RCN GRAND WAVE (RADIATE HOLDCO LLC): $1.575 billion incremental credit facilities (B1/B); UBS, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $150 million incremental revolver; $1.425 billion incremental first-lien term loan due Feb. 1, 2024 at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Wave Broadband; cable operator.

REFRESCO: $620 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan on U.S., BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan on euro; also €1.217 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (B+) talked at Euribor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; £200 million seven-year covenant-light term B (B+) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by PAI Partners SAS and British Columbia Investment Management Corp.; Rotterdam, the Netherlands, bottler of beverages.

RESEARCH NOW/SURVEY SAMPLING: $1.045 billion senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Jefferies and Citizens; $95 million revolver (B1/B+); $700 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 95, 101 hard call; $250 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/B-) at Libor plus 950 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 93, non-call one, 102, 101; help fund merger of Research Now and Survey Sampling International; provider of digital data solutions and technology for consumer and business-to-business survey research.

ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES LLC (OZARK HOLDINGS LLC): $371.5 million term B due July 1, 2023 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays and SunTrust; refinance existing term B; Roswell, Ga., maker of charcoal products.

SEQUA CORP.: Expected closings Dec. 12; roughly $918 million senior secured term B (B3/B-/B) due Nov. 28, 2021 at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; repricing; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., aerospace and diversified industrial company.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: $3.725 billion incremental term B (Ba1/BB+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75; JPMorgan, RBC and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Tribune Media Co.; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

SUNGARD AVAILABILITY SERVICES: $425 million term B due Oct. 1, 2022 talked at Libor plus 1,000 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 for new money; KKR; extension of term loan from 2019; Wayne, Pa., provider of disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.

SWITCH LTD.: $598.5 million covenant-light term B due June 2024 talked at Libor plus 200 bps to 225 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; BMO and Wells Fargo; repricing; Las Vegas-based developer and operator of data centers.

TCW GROUP: $675 million credit facilities (Baa3/BB+); JPMorgan; $75 million revolver; $600 million term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund the purchase by Nippon Life Insurance Co. of a 24.75% minority stake from Carlyle Group; Los Angeles-based asset management firm that specializes in fixed-income, world equity and alternative markets.

TRADESMEN INTERNATIONAL LLC: $90 million incremental first-lien term loan due February 2024 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Deutsche Bank, Macquarie, HSBC, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse; acquisition financing; Macedonia, Ohio, agency-based provider of outsourced skilled craftsmen to non-residential construction and industrial contractors.

VICI PROPERTIES INC.: $2.75 billion senior secured credit facilities (Ba3/BB+); Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup and JPMorgan; $400 million revolver; $2.35 billion seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help refinance existing first-lien term loan and first-lien notes, repurchase existing mezzanine debt and fund acquisition of Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino from Caesars Entertainment Corp.; Las Vegas-based real estate investment trust that owns gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations.

VIRTU FINANCIAL INC.: $650 million first-lien senior secured term loan (Ba2) talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; New York-based technology-enabled market maker and liquidity provider to the financial markets.

VISTRA ENERGY: $3.329 billion in term loans; Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, RBC, Natixis and UBS; $2.829 billion term B due Aug. 4, 2023 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $500 million term C due Aug. 4, 2023 due Aug. 4, 2023 talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; repricing; Dallas-based power generator and retail electric provider.

WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES (PREMIER DENTAL SERVICES INC.): $352.2 million term B (B3/B-) due June 30, 2023 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; RBC; repricing; Orange, Calif., dental services organization.

WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (GRANIE ACQUISITION INC.): $1.383 billion in term loans; Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas; $173 million term C (including $125 million Incremental) due December 2021 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on incremental, 101 soft call for six months; $1.21 billion term B due December 2021 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; fund letters of credit and reprice existing term loan B and C debt; Hampton, N.H., owner and operator of waste-to-energy facilities and independent power-producing facilities.

WORLDSTRIDES: $460 million in seven-year senior secured term loans (B1/B); Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas; $425 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps subject to first-lien net leverage 0.5x inside day one closing first-lien net leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $35 million delayed-draw term B at Libor plus 400 bps, step-down to Libor plus 375 bps subject to first-lien net leverage 0.5x inside day one closing first-lien net leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75; help fund strategic investment from Eurazeo and Primavera Capital Group; Charlottesville, Va., educational student travel and study abroad organization.

ZENITH ENERGY U.S. LP: $500 million senior secured credit facilities (B2/B+); Barclays, Credit Suisse and HSBC; $50 million five-year revolver; $410 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 25bps step-down upon successful conclusion of the Gulf LNG Holdings Group LLC litigation, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $40 million seven-year delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 550 bps, 25bps step-down upon successful conclusion of the Gulf LNG Holdings Group LLC litigation, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Arc Logistics Partners LP; Houston-based liquids and bulk terminaling company.

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.

AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: New debt financing expected at Libor plus 350 bps; JPMorgan and Bank of America; refinance debt in connection with acquisition of Impax Laboratories Inc.; Bridgewater, N.J., generic pharmaceutical manufacturer.

ARAMARK SERVICES: Up to $975 million in term loans; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; fund acquisition of AmeriPride Services Inc.; Philadelphia-based professional services company.

ARBY’S RESTAURANT GROUP INC.: New debt financing; Barclays; help fund acquisition of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.; Atlanta-based restaurant chain.

BARRACUDA NETWORKS INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC; Campbell, Calif., provider of cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions.

CINEWORLD GROUP: New debt financing; Barclays and HSBC; help fund acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group; London-based cinema operator.

CLOVERLEAF COLD STORAGE: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs; help fund recapitalization with majority equity investment by Blackstone; Sioux City, Iowa, cold storage warehousing and food logistics company.

CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS LLC: $795 million in term loans; JPMorgan; $555 million senior secured incremental term loan (B+); $240 million second-lien term loan (B-); fund acquisition of U.S. HealthWorks Inc. from Dignity Health; Addison, Texas, occupational medicine and urgent care service provider.

ICL FIRE SAFETY AND OIL ADDITIVES: New debt financing; Barclays, Goldman Sachs and HSBC; help fund buyout by SK Capital from Israel Chemicals Ltd.; St. Louis-based formulator and manufacturer of fire management chemicals.

KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of substantially all of Takata Corp.’s assets and operations; Sterling Heights, Mich., supplier of advanced engineered safety products for automotive and non-automotive markets.

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.: $1.4 billion credit facilities; Goldman Sachs and Bank of America; $900 million term loan; $500 million revolver; help fund acquisition of Cavium Inc.; Hamilton, Bermuda, provider of storage, networking and connectivity solutions.

MEREDITH CORP.: $2.15 billion senior secured credit facilities; RBC, Credit Suisse, Barclays and Citigroup; $350 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.8 billion seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Time Inc. and refinance existing debt; Des Moines, Iowa, media and marketing company.

OWENS & MINOR INC.: $450 million term B; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of the surgical and infection prevention business of Halyard Health Inc.; Mechanicsville, Va., healthcare solutions company.

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $700 million incremental senior secured covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; help fund acquisition of Anaren Inc. from Veritas Capital; Costa Mesa, Calif.-based printed circuit board manufacturer.

ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Spread Networks; Boulder, Colo., provider of communications infrastructure services.


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