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Published on 3/25/2021 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $40.3478 billion deals being marketed

March Bank Meetings

LGC: Lender call March 26; £496 million equivalent U.S. and euro covenant-lite term loan B due April 2027, 0% floor on euro tranche, 101 soft call for six months; HSBC, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, KKR Capital Markets, Mizuho, MUFG, Natixis, NatWest, Nomura and SMBC; refinance some existing debt and fund a shareholder distribution; U.K.-based life sciences tools company, providing specialty genomic analysis tools, measurement tools and supply chain assurance solutions.

Upcoming Closings

AEGION CORP.: $725 million credit facilities (B2/B); Jefferies, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, MUFG, SMFG and KeyBanc; $75 million five-year revolver; $650 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by New Mountain Capital LLC; Chesterfield, Mo., provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation and protection solutions.

AIT WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS: $540 million of term loans; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, BMO, BNP Paribas and Citizens; $415 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4.25x first-lien net leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $125 million privately placed second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by the Jordan Co. from Quad-C Management Inc.; non-asset based third party logistics platform.

AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES: $320 million credit facilities (B1/B-); Truist and Regions Bank; $40 million revolver; $280 million six-year covenant-lite term B at Libor plus 625 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for one year; fund acquisition of RestorixHealth; Irvine, Calif., provider of wound care, ostomy, urology and tracheostomy supplies and services.

AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC.: $195 million senior secured credit facilities (B1/BB-); Macquarie and Truist; $20 million five-year revolver; $175 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 575 bps to 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Rasmussen University; Charles Town, W.Va., provider of higher learning.

ARAMARK: $833 million seven-year term B (BB+) talked at Libor plus 225 bps to 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing term B; Philadelphia-based professional services company that provides food, hospitality and facility management services as well as uniform and work apparel.

ATLANTIC POWER CORP. (THERMAL ASSET): $405 million credit facilities (Ba2/BB-); RBC and MUFG; $45 million revolver; $360 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for one year; help fund buyout by I Squared Capital; Dedham, Mass., power producer.

AUTOKINITON US HOLDINGS INC.: Expected closing March 29 week; $810 million seven-year second secured covenant-lite term B (B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, BofA Securities, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and RBC; refinance existing term loans; New Boston, Mich., provider of automotive components and assembly solutions.

BELFOR HOLDINGS INC.: $130 million add-on first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5; JPMorgan; fund a distribution to shareholders, repay second-lien borrowings and add cash to the balance sheet; Birmingham, Mich., disaster recovery and property restoration company.

BELRON: $994 million seven-year covenant-lite term B (Ba3/BB+) talked at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, 25 bps extension fee, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, BofA Securities, Barclays and BNP Paribas; also €840 million seven-year covenant-lite term B (Ba3/BB+) talked at Euribor plus 250 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5 to 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; €735 million seven-year covenant-lite term loan B (Ba3/BB+) talked at Euribor plus 250 bps, 0% floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; fund a shareholder distribution, amend and extend the U.S. term B due November 2024 and refinance the euro term B due November 2024; United Kingdom-based provider of vehicle glass repair and replacement services.

CETERA: $125 million incremental first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.03; UBS; help fund acquisition of certain assets related to the independent financial planning channel of Voya Financial Advisors and repay an existing second-lien term loan; El Segundo, Calif., financial advice firm.

CITY BREWING CO. LLC: $850 million seven-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; help fund buyout by Charlesbank Capital Partners, Oaktree Capital Management LLC and Blue Ribbon Partners LLC; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage contract manufacturer.

COLOGIX HOLDINGS INC.: $575 million seven-year term B (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, RBC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; help fund an acquisition, repay existing debt and support capital expenditures; Denver-based data center and interconnection solutions provider.

CORNERSTONE BUILDING BRANDS INC.: $2.6 billion seven-year term B (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 300 bps to 325 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; extend existing term B and help fund the redemption of senior notes; Cary, N.C., manufacturer of exterior building products.

CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND INC.: Expected closing April 19 week; $832.2 million covenant-lite first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) due April 22, 2027 at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies and BMO; repricing; Santa Monica, Calif., people development company.

CULLIGAN HOLDING INC. (AI AQUA MERGER SUB INC.): Roughly $765 million term loan (including $100 million delayed-draw tranche) (B2/B) due December 2023 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4x first-lien net leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.875, 101 soft call for six months; Morgan Stanley; repricing; Rosemont, Ill., provider of water treatment products and services.

ECL ENTERTAINMENT LLC: $345 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse; $20 million revolver (Ba2/BB-); $325 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98 to 98.5, non-call 1.5 years, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and finance expansion projects; regional gaming company.

EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES (EDELMAN FINANCE CENTER LLC): Expected closing April 5 week; $2.8009 billion senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley (left on first-lien) and JPMorgan (left on second-lien); $800 million seven-year covenant-lite add-on first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 25 bps step-down based on first-lien net leverage and 25 bps step-down following an IPO, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1.4259 seven-year covenant-lite amended and extended first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 25 bps step-down based on first-lien net leverage and 25 bps step-down following an IPO, 0.75% Libor floor, 12.5 bps amendment fee, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million covenant-lite add-on second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) due July 2026 at Libor plus 675 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, hard call 101 (par for IPO); $475 million amended covenant-lite second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) due July 2026 at Libor plus 675 bps, 0% Libor floor, 25 bps amendment fee, hard call 101 (par for IPO); help fund a distribution to shareholders and amendment of existing term loans; financial planning and investment management firm.

HYLAND SOFTWARE INC.: $810 million of term loans; Credit Suisse; $140 million incremental covenant-lite first-lien term loan (B1/B-) due July 2024 at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75; $670 million covenant-lite second-lien term loan (including $120 million incremental) (Caa1/CCC) due July 2025 at Libor plus 625 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.75 on incremental, issue price par on repricing, 101 hard call for one year; fund the acquisition of Nuxeo and reprice existing second-lien term loan; Westlake, Ohio, content services platform provider.

IDEMIA: $731.5 million first-lien term loan due January 2026 talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan on U.S., BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and JPMorgan on euro; also €1.385 billion first-lien term loan due January 2026 talked at Euribor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; amend and extend existing term loans; France-based technology company that provides identity-related security services.

INGRAM MICRO INC.: $2 billion seven-year term B (B1//BB) talked at Libor plus 325 bps to 350 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, BMO, MUFG, PNC, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Mizuho, RBC, Scotia, ING, Societe Generale and Stifel; help fund buyout by Platinum Equity from HNA Technology Co. Ltd. and refinance existing debt; Irvine, Calif., provider of technology logistics services and solutions.

INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.: $450 million seven-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Jefferies, RBC, Citigroup and BofA Securities; refinance existing debt and fund a distribution to shareholders; manufacturer of kitchen and houseware brands.

INTERIOR LOGIC GROUP HOLDINGS LLC: Expected closing April 1; $550 million seven-year senior secured covenant-lite first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.25, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities and RBC; help fund buyout by Blackstone from Littlejohn & Co. LLC, Platinum Equity and other equity holders; Irvine, Calif., provider of interior design, supply chain and installation management solutions to single-family homebuilders.

ION MARKETS: $1.8 billion seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered and UBS; also €1.5 billion seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan talked at Euribor plus 425 bps, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; provider of trading automation, analytics and infrastructure to financial market participants.

J&J VENTURES GAMING LLC: $635 million credit facilities (B2/B); Credit Suisse, BofA Securities and Fifth Third; $60 million revolver; $575 million seven-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt and fund acquisitions; operator of video gaming terminals in Illinois.

LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO: $500 million term B (B1/B+/BB) at Libor plus 375 bps, 0% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Santander and Scotia; help refinance an existing term loan, fund a dividend and general corporate purposes; Puerto Rico-based telecommunications company.

MAGNITE: $360 million seven-year first-lien term B (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Fifth Third, SVB and Societe Generale; help fund acquisition of SpotX from RTL Group; Los Angeles-based sell-side advertising platform.

MEDRISK: $1.15 billion credit facilities; UBS, BofA Securities, Macquarie, Truist and Societe Generale; $100 million revolver; $750 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $300 million privately placed second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by CVC Capital Partners; King of Prussia, Pa., provider of managed physical medicine services for the workers’ compensation industry.

MYEYEDR. (MED PARENTCO. LP): $75 million incremental first-lien term loan due August 2026 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99; Jefferies; general corporate purposes; optometry platform.

ONE CALL CORP.: $700 million first-lien term loan B (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Jefferies, CIT, KKR and Blackstone; refinance existing debt; Jacksonville, Fla., healthcare network management company and provider of specialized solutions to the workers’ compensation industry.

ORGANON & CO.: $3 billion equivalent of term loans (Ba2/BB); JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and HSBC; $2 billion seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1 billion equivalent euro seven-year term loan talked at Euribor plus 300 bps, 0% floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund the creation of the company through the spin-off of Merck’s women’s health, legacy brands and biosimilars businesses; Jersey City, N.J.-based pharmaceutical company that develops and delivers health solutions through a portfolio of prescription therapies within women’s health, biosimilars and established brands.

PETIQ LLC: $425 million credit facilities; Jefferies and KeyBanc; $125 million five-year ABL revolver; $300 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99 to 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; partially refinance existing debt; Eagle, Idaho, pet medication and wellness company.

PLASKOLITE LLC: $647 million first-lien term loan due Dec. 14, 2025 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; repricing; Columbus, Ohio, manufacturer of acrylic, polycarbonate and other plastic sheets.

PODS LLC: Expected closing March 29 week; $1.315 billion senior secured credit facilities (B2/B); Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Barclays; $100 million five-year revolver; $1.215 billion seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing first-lien term loan and fund a distribution to shareholders; Clearwater, Fla., provider of storage and moving containers.

PS LOGISTICS: $298.2 million first-lien term loan due March 2025 talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 25 bps step-down based on leverage, 0.75% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; UBS; repricing; flatbed transportation solutions provider.

RYAN SPECIALTY GROUP LLC: $1.646 billion term B due September 2027 at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; Chicago-based specialty insurance organization.

SERVICE LOGIC: $662 million first-lien term loan (including $132 million delayed-draw) talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, issue price par, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; repricing; Charlotte, N.C., provider of aftermarket maintenance, repair and replacement services for commercial HVAC equipment, chilled water systems, and building automation and controls systems.

SINCLAIR TELEVISION GROUP INC.: $740 million seven-year first-lien term B (BB-) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan, BoA Securities, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Citizens, Deutsche Bank, Fifth Third, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, RBC, Truist and Wells Fargo; help refinance existing term B-1; Hunt Valley, Md., broadcaster that owns, operates and/or provides services to television stations.

SOLIANT: $300 million term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing term loan and fund a dividend; Atlanta-based provider of healthcare jobs and staffing services.

SOLIS MAMMOGRAPHY (SM WELLNESS HOLDINGS INC.): $475 million senior secured credit facilities; Jefferies; $25 million five-year revolver (B2/B-); $300 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 25 bps leverage-based step-down, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $50 million 18-month commitment delayed-draw first-lien term loan (B2/B-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 25 bps leverage-based step-down, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5; $100 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98.5, hard call 102, 101; refinance existing capital structure; Addison, Tex., provider of mammography and related breast imaging services.

TECTA AMERICA CORP.: $915 million credit facilities; Credit Suisse, UBS, RBC and Truist; $125 million revolver (B1/B-); $600 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan (B1/B-) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $190 million eight-year covenant-lite second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC) talked at Libor plus 800 bps to 825 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt, finance an acquisition, fund a distribution and general corporate purposes; Rosemont, Ill., provider of commercial roofing services.

TENEO: $150 million incremental first-lien term loan (B2/B) due July 2025 talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98.5 to 99, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of Deloitte UK’s restructuring services business; New York-based CEO advisory firm.

TRITON WATER HOLDINGS INC.: Expected closing March 29 week; $2.9 billion senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, Jefferies, RBC, Mizuho and Credit Suisse; $350 million ABL revolver; $2.55 billion seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 25 bps step-down at 0.5x inside closing date first-lien net leverage and 25 bps step-down upon consummation of an IPO, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout of Nestle Waters North America by One Rock Capital Partners LLC and Metropoulos & Co. from Nestle SA; Stamford, Conn., provider of bottled water.

ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC.: Expected closing March 29 week; roughly $628 million first-lien term loan (including $355 million incremental) due Aug. 27, 2025 at Libor plus 375 bps, step-down to Libor plus 350 bps at Ba3/BB- corporate credit ratings, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5 on incremental, issue price par on repricing, 101 soft call for six months; Barclays; fund the acquisition of Ham-Let (Israel-Canada) Ltd. and reprice existing term loan; Hayward, Calif., developer and supplier of critical subsystems, ultra-high purity cleaning, analytical and decontamination services for the semiconductor industry.

VERRA MOBILITY: Expected closing March 26; $650 million seven-year term B (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; BofA Securities; help repay existing term B, fund the acquisition of Redflex Holdings Ltd. and general corporate purposes; Mesa, Ariz., provider of smart mobility technology solutions.

VIRGIN PULSE: $690 million of term loans; KKR (left on first-lien) and JPMorgan (left on second-lien); $505 million first-lien term loan (B-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $185 million second-lien term loan (CCC) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98.5 to 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; digital health, wellbeing and engagement company.

WEIGHT WATCHERS (WW INTERNATIONAL INC.): $1 billion seven-year secured term B (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, KeyBanc and Truist; help refinance existing debt; New York-based provider of weight management services.

W.R. GRACE & CO.: $300 million seven-year term B-3 (Ba2/BBB-/BBB-) talked at Libor plus 200 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs; help fund acquisition of fine chemistry services business of Albemarle Corp.; Columbia, Md., specialty chemical company.

On The Horizon

AGGREKO PLC: £1 billion equivalent senior credit facilities; Bank of America, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Banco Santander; £300 million multicurrency revolver; £700 million equivalent U.S. dollar denominated five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps, two step-downs of 25 bps each based on 0.5x deleveraging from opening leverage, 0.5% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by TDR Capital LLP and I Squared Capital; U.K.-based provider of mobile power, heating and cooling solutions.

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC.: $235 million senior secured credit facilities; Fifth Third; $35 million revolver; $200 million of term loans; help fund acquisition by a newly formed entity owned by ATN International Inc. and Freedom 3 Capital LLC; Anchorage provider of advanced broadband and managed IT services.

ALLIED UNIVERSAL: $950 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps; Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Mizuho, Societe Generale, ING, MUFG and Truist; also €715,447,155 seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan expected at Euribor plus 475 bps; €300 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 425 bps; help fund acquisition of G4S plc; Santa Ana, Calif., provider of security services.

ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $340 million credit facilities; Truist; $40 million revolver; $300 million term B; help fund acquisition of Novitium Pharma and refinance existing senior credit facilities; Baudette, Minn., specialty pharmaceutical company.

BOINGO WIRELESS INC.: New debt financing; Truist, TD Securities and CIT; help fund buyout by Digital Colony Management LLC; Los Angeles-based distributed antenna system and Wi-Fi provider.

CALABRIO: New debt financing; Golub; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo from KKR; Minneapolis-based provider of products and services to help companies streamline customer service, support and workforce management through cloud-first software systems.

CAREMAX INC.: New senior secured credit facilities; RBC; help fund formation through acquisitions of CareMax Medical Group LLC and IMC Medical Group Holdings LLC by Deerfield Healthcare Technology Acquisitions Corp.; technology-enabled care platform providing care and chronic disease management to seniors.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Regions Capital and Societe Generale; $250 million revolver; $1.35 billion of term loans; help fund acquisition by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners; Cincinnati-based provider of integrated communications solutions.

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP.: Up to $710 million credit facilities; JPMorgan; $60 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor; up to $650 million seven-year covenant-lite first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 425 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Dorner Manufacturing Corp. from EQT and refinance existing term B; Getzville, N.Y., designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions, products, technologies and services for material handling.

CORDIS: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank and UBS; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman from Cardinal Health; developer and manufacturer of interventional vascular technology.

CORELOGIC: New credit facilities; JPMorgan; $5.5 billion first-lien term loan; revolver; help fund buyout by Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners; Irvine, Calif., property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider.

CUBIC CORP.: $2.5 billion senior secured credit facilities; Barclays, Credit Suisse, PSP, BMO, KKR, Mizuho, RBC, Truist and Blackstone; $225 million revolver; $1.475 billion first-lien term B; $300 million first-lien term C; $175 million letter of credit facility; $325 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp.; San Diego-based provider of integrated solutions that increase situational understanding for transportation, defense C4ISR and training customers.

DIRECTV: New debt financing; help fund creation of joint venture owned by AT&T and TPG Capital through spin-off of DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse services from AT&T Inc.; video services company.

DOLE PLC (TOTAL PRODUCE PLC): New five-to-seven-year debt facilities; BofA Securities, Rabobank and Goldman Sachs; refinance existing Total Produce and Dole Food Co. Inc. debt in connection with merger of the companies; Dublin, Ireland, fresh produce company.

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan and Citigroup; help fund buyout by Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Starwood Capital Group; Charlotte, N.C., integrated hotel owner/operator.

GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC.: Incremental debt financing; help fund acquisition of Terrapure Environmental Ltd.’s solid waste and environmental solutions business; Toronto-based waste management company.

GRAY TELEVISION INC.: $925 million incremental term loan; Wells Fargo; fund acquisition of Quincy Media Inc.; Atlanta-based television broadcast company.

HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC.: $1.3 billion seven-year senior secured term B expected at Libor plus 250 bps, 0.5% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank and Barclays; help refinance existing debt in connection with acquisition of Diamond Resorts International Inc.; Orlando, Fla., timeshare company.

II-VI INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Coherent Inc.; Saxonburg, Pa., manufacturer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components.

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC: $3.65 billion senior secured credit facilities; BofA Securities and JPMorgan; $500 million revolver; $3.15 billion term B; help fund acquisition of GW Pharmaceuticals plc; Dublin, Ireland, biopharmaceutical company.

MCAFEE ENTERPRISE (MAGENTA BUYER LLC): New debt financing; UBS, Jefferies and BofA Securities; help fund buyout by Symphony Technology Group; provider of device-to-cloud cybersecurity solutions.

MICHAELS COS.: $3.1 billion senior secured credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho, RBC and BofA Securities; $1 billion five-year asset-based revolver, 0% Libor floor; $2.1 billion seven-year covenant-lite term loan, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management Inc.; Irving, Tex., retailer of arts and crafts supplies and home decor products.

PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. (PRIORITY HOLDINGS LLC): $630 million senior secured credit facilities; Truist; $40 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 475 bps, two 25 bps step-downs based on total net leverage, 0% Libor floor; $300 million six-year covenant-lite term loan expected at Libor plus 475 bps, two 25 bps step-downs based on total net leverage, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; $290 million delayed-draw term loan expected at Libor plus 475 bps, two 25 bps step-downs based on total net leverage, 0% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Finxera Holdings Inc. and refinance existing debt; Alpharetta, Ga., payments technology company.

PROSIGHT GLOBAL INC.: $230 million credit facilities; Truist; $65 million revolver; $165 million term loan; help fund buyout by TowerBrook Capital Partners LP and Further Global Capital Management; Morristown, N.J., specialty insurance company.

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC.: $2.39 billion of term loans; Wells Fargo; fund acquisition of Forterra Inc.; Atlanta-based buildings materials company.

SPARTA AGGREGATOR LP: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of PQ Group Holdings Inc.’s performance chemicals business by Koch Minerals & Trading LLC and Cerberus Capital Management LP.

SYNIVERSE: New debt financing; help refinance existing debt in connection with investment by Twilio Inc.; Tampa, Fla., provider of technology and business services for the telecommunications industry.


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