NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 8, 2016--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'BBB-' issue-level rating to Redwood City, Calif data center provider Equinix Inc.'s proposed €500 million seven-year term loan B. The recovery rating is '1' indicating our expectation for very high (90%-100%) recovery for secured creditors in the event of a payment default. The 'BB+' corporate credit rating and stable outlook on Equinix remain unchanged. We expect the company to use proceeds from the proposed term loan along with a mix of senior notes and equity to fund the $3.6 billion purchase of 29 data centers from Verizon. For more complete analysis please see our bulletin published Dec. 6, 2016 on RatingsDirect titled "Equinix Inc. Ratings Not Affected