Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc. is in talks to acquire Brookstone Inc. We are placing all of our ratings on parent SSH Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries, including the ?B? corporate credit rating,on CreditWatch with negative implications. NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) March 27, 2014--Standard&Poor?s Rating Services today placed all ratings, including the ?B? corporate credit rating, on SSH Holdings Inc., the direct parent of Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc., on CreditWatch with negative implications. In addition, we placed our ratings on the subsidiaries on CreditWatch with negative implications. Mall-based retailer Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc. is working towards an agreement to potentially acquire specialty retailer Brookstone Inc., which is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in coming
