UBS and Citibank have wrapped up the credit for New Flyer Industries, a heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer, after tweaking the structure. The six-year term loan was increased by $15 million to $160 million, while the revolver was increased to $45 million from $40 million. The additional $5 million was taken from a synthetic letter of credit facility, decreasing its size to $50 million. "They were looking to cut down the mezz, so they upsized the term loan," a source said. The mezzanine financing was initially expected to be $63 million.
Pricing on the letter of credit facility and term loan were decreased by 25 basis points to LIBOR plus 23/4%. The revolver and term loan have spreads of LIBOR plus 23/4% and LIBOR plus 3%, respectively. The debt backs Harvest Partners and Lightyear Capital's acquisition of New Flyer from KPS Special Situation Funds. Citibank and New Flyer officials did not return calls and UBS bankers declined comment.