...CENTENNIAL (S&P Global Ratings) March 13, 2019--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'B-' issue-level rating and '4' recovery rating to Ashton Woods USA LLC's proposed $255 million senior unsecured notes due in 2027. Ashton Woods Finance Co. will be an issuer of the notes.This proposed issuance will be used to pay in full existing $250 million senior unsecured notes that mature in February 2021. We consider the planned transaction credit neutral. The '4' recovery rating indicates our expectation of average (30%-50%; rounded estimate: 40%) recovery in the event of payment default. RELATED CRITERIA + Criteria | Corporates | General: Recovery Rating Criteria For Speculative-Grade Corporate Issuers, Dec. 7, 2016 + Criteria | Corporates | General: Methodology And Assumptions: Liquidity Descriptors For Global Corporate Issuers, Dec. 16, 2014 + Criteria | Corporates | Industrials: Key Credit Factors For The Homebuilder And Real Estate Developer Industry, Feb. 3, 2014 + Criteria | Corporates |...