PARIS (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 14, 2007--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it placed its 'BBB+/A-2' long- and short-term corporate credit ratings on Luxembourg-based worldwide leading satellite company SES Global S.A. (SES) and related entities on CreditWatch with negative implications, following the company's announcement that it has agreed to buy back GE Capital's 19.5% stake in SES for a combination of €588 million in cash and €652 million in various assets. "The CreditWatch placement reflects our view that the structured transaction will result in an increase in SES' leverage in 2007 to a level significantly above our maximum guidelines for a 'BBB+' rating, said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Melvyn Cooke. Importantly, the group has also announced that