Research Update: SSH Holdings 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan 'B' Rating Affirmed On Add-On - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Research Update: SSH Holdings 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan 'B' Rating Affirmed On Add-On

Research Update: SSH Holdings 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan 'B' Rating Affirmed On Add-On - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Research Update: SSH Holdings 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan 'B' Rating Affirmed On Add-On
Published Jun 11, 2015
8 pages (2539 words) — Published Jun 11, 2015
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SSH Holdings Inc. d/b/a Spencer Spirit is issuing an add-on $110 million (rated) first-lien senior secured term loan to buy out the remaining minority position owned by the equity sponsor and $135 million of (not rated) second-lien term loan debt to redeem in full the 9% PIK toggle holdco senior notes. We are affirming our 'B' corporate credit rating and the 'B' issue-level rating on the first-lien senior secured term loan. We revised the recovery rating to '4' from '3'. The outlook is stable, reflecting our expectation that operating performance and credit metrics will remain generally stable, despite some modest increase in leverage following the new debt issuance. On June 11, 2015, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'B'

  
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...SSH Holdings Inc. d/b/a Spencer Spirit is issuing an add-on $110 million (rated) + first-lien senior secured term loan to buy out the remaining minority position owned by the equity sponsor and $135 million of (not rated) second-lien term loan debt to redeem in full the 9% PIK toggle holdco senior notes. We are affirming our 'B' corporate credit rating and the 'B' issue-level rating on + the first-lien senior secured term loan. We revised the recovery rating to '4' from '3'. The outlook is stable, reflecting our expectation that operating performance and + credit metrics will remain generally stable, despite some modest increase in leverage following the new debt issuance....

  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Research Update: SSH Holdings 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan 'B' Rating Affirmed On Add-On" Jun 11, 2015. Alacra Store. May 04, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-SSH-Holdings-B-Rating-Affirmed-Outlook-Stable-First-Lien-Term-Loan-B-Rating-Affirmed-On-Add-On-1403802>
  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. (). Research Update: SSH Holdings 'B' Rating Affirmed, Outlook Stable; First-Lien Term Loan 'B' Rating Affirmed On Add-On Jun 11, 2015. New York, NY: Alacra Store. Retrieved May 04, 2025 from <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-SSH-Holdings-B-Rating-Affirmed-Outlook-Stable-First-Lien-Term-Loan-B-Rating-Affirmed-On-Add-On-1403802>
  
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