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Published on 9/11/2017 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

S&P affirms Amigo on tap issue

S&P said it affirmed the B+ long-term issuer credit rating on Amigo Loans Ltd.

The outlook is stable.

The agency also said it affirmed the B+ issue rating and 4 recovery rating on the senior secured notes issued by wholly owned subsidiary Amigo Luxembourg SA.

This indicates 30% to 50% expected default recovery.

Amigo's proposed £75 million tap of its existing £325 million senior secured notes does not affect the ratings or the company's highly leveraged financial risk profile, S&P said.

This is because S&P said it expects that the group's earnings capacity will continue to steadily increase, combined with a deceleration in the growth of its loan book, leading to improving credit metrics in the next 12 months.

The agency said it expects the company's gross debt-to-EBITDA to trend toward the middle of the 5x to 6x range, from 5.7x in 2017.


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