U.S.-based commercial lender Jefferies Finance LLC (JFIN) is issuing $400 million of senior notes due 2024 and a $250 million term loan due 2024. The firm has also increased its drawn and committed equity from its joint venture owners Jefferies Group LLC and MassMutual. We are affirming our ratings on JFIN, including the 'B+' issuer credit and senior secured debt ratings, and the 'B' senior unsecured debt rating. We are also assigning our 'B+' rating to the new term loan and our 'B' rating to the new senior unsecured notes. The stable outlook reflects our expectations that JFIN will continue to operate with leverage of 5x-6x with adequate funding and liquidity. On July 14, 2017, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its