FOCUS Brands Funding LLC's issuance is an ABS securitization backed by a security interest in substantially all of the co-issuer's guarantors' assets. We assigned our preliminary rating to the class A-2 notes. The preliminary rating reflects our view of the transaction's diversified portfolio and liquidity, among other factors. NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Nov. 9, 2023--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its preliminary 'BBB (sf)' rating to FOCUS Brands Funding LLC's series 2023-2 class A-2 senior secured notes. The note issuance is an ABS securitization backed by a security interest in substantially all of the co-issuer's guarantors' assets. The preliminary rating is based on information as of Nov. 9, 2023. Subsequent information may result in the assignment of final ratings that