Merrill Corp.'s oversubscribed $475 million term loan broke at 100 1/2 last week. Twenty-five basis points were shaved off the seven-year term loan, which was originally priced at LIBOR plus 2 1/2%, because it was two-to-three times oversubscribed. Credit Suisse First Boston and Bank of America lead the deal, which includes a $60 million revolver. Pricing on the revolver stayed the same at LIBOR plus 2 1/2%. A Merrill Corp. spokeswoman referred calls to CSFB. An official at CSFB was unavailable for comment.
Proceeds from the financing will be used to back Merrill Corp.'s acquisition of WordWave, a voice-to-text service provider. Merrill Corp. is a Minn.-based provider of electronic and paper document and information management services.