Research Update: Vericast Corp. Rating Raised To 'CCC+' On Refinancing, Removed From CreditWatch; Outlook Negative - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Research Update: Vericast Corp. Rating Raised To 'CCC+' On Refinancing, Removed From CreditWatch; Outlook Negative

Research Update: Vericast Corp. Rating Raised To 'CCC+' On Refinancing, Removed From CreditWatch; Outlook Negative - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Research Update: Vericast Corp. Rating Raised To 'CCC+' On Refinancing, Removed From CreditWatch; Outlook Negative
Published Sep 14, 2021
7 pages (2899 words) — Published Sep 14, 2021
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Abstract:

Vericast Corp. refinanced its debt structure and pushed out most of its funded debt maturities to 2026 and 2027, alleviating near-term maturity risk. We removed our issuer credit rating from CreditWatch, where we placed it Aug. 9, 2021, with positive implications, and raised it to 'CCC+'. The outlook is negative. We removed our issue-level rating on the company's nonextended $54 million first-lien term loan from CreditWatch and raised it to 'B-'. We assigned our 'B-' issue-level rating to the company's extended $1.1 billion first-lien term loan. We affirmed our 'B-' issue-level rating on the company's $1.2 billion first-lien notes and our 'CCC-' issue-level rating on its $439 million second-lien notes. The negative outlook reflects the secular decline and ongoing operating

  
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...- Vericast Corp. refinanced its debt structure and pushed out most of its funded debt maturities to 2026 and 2027, alleviating near-term maturity risk. - We removed our issuer credit rating from CreditWatch, where we placed it Aug. 9, 2021, with positive implications, and raised it to '###+'. The outlook is negative. - We removed our issue-level rating on the company's nonextended $54 million first-lien term loan from CreditWatch and raised it to 'B-'. - We assigned our 'B-' issue-level rating to the company's extended $1.1 billion first-lien term loan. - We affirmed our 'B-' issue-level rating on the company's $1.2 billion first-lien notes and our '###-' issue-level rating on its $439 million second-lien notes. - The negative outlook reflects the secular decline and ongoing operating challenges for print-based products and Vericast's substantial debt fixed charges after its refinancing. While the refinancing alleviated near-term maturity risk, we view the capital structure as unsustainable...

  
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Research Update

Ticker
664088Z
Issuer
GICS
Commercial Printing (20201010)
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Global Issuers
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Research Update: Vericast Corp. Rating Raised To 'CCC+' On Refinancing, Removed From CreditWatch; Outlook Negative" Sep 14, 2021. Alacra Store. May 01, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-Vericast-Corp-Rating-Raised-To-CCC-On-Refinancing-Removed-From-CreditWatch-Outlook-Negative-2721034>
  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. (). Research Update: Vericast Corp. Rating Raised To 'CCC+' On Refinancing, Removed From CreditWatch; Outlook Negative Sep 14, 2021. New York, NY: Alacra Store. Retrieved May 01, 2025 from <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-Vericast-Corp-Rating-Raised-To-CCC-On-Refinancing-Removed-From-CreditWatch-Outlook-Negative-2721034>
  
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