TOKYO (S&P Global Ratings) May 25, 2016--S&P Global Ratings today said it has assigned its 'BBB' long-term issue rating to Japan-based ORIX Corp.'s (A-/Negative/--) unsecured subordinated hybrid loans. The loans have two tranches. To arrive at our 'BBB' issue rating on the loans, we notched down from the company's 'a-' stand-alone credit profile (SACP) by two notches. The two-notch differential reflects our notching methodology, which calls for the following deductions to be made for the loans' characteristics: one notch for subordination in liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings and an additional notch for the issuer's option to defer interest payment. Given that the loans have a third characteristic of sufficient permanence, we think they meet our standards for intermediate equity content of