...July 3, 2024 WASHINGTON D.C. (S&P Global Ratings) July 3, 2024-- S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'B' issue-level rating and '2' recovery rating to Vericast Corp.'s proposed $1.291 billion first-lien term loan facility. The '2' recovery rating indicates our expectation for substantial (70%-90%; rounded estimate: 80%) recovery of principal in the event of a payment default. We also assigned our '###' issue-level rating and '6' recovery rating to the company's proposed $526.9 million senior second lien notes. The '6' recovery rating indicates our expectation for negligible (0%-10%; rounded estimate: 0%) recovery of principal in the event of a payment default. The company intends to use the proceeds from this issuance to refinance its existing debt. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that, pro forma for the transaction, the company's leverage will decline to about 5.5x and its free operating cash flow (FOCF) to debt will rise to about 2%-3%. We also expect Vericast's pro forma...