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S&P Global Ratings Downgrades Saks, Warns Latest Financing Deal Is ‘Tantamount to a Default’

Summary by retaildive.com
Saks Global emphasized that there’s no default related to its new agreement with bondholders, calling the rating updates “common and expected with transactions like these.”

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S&P Global Ratings lowered Saks Global Enterprises’ credit rating after the troubled company announced a $600 million (mdd) deal with its creditors to avoid bankruptcy. The company’s issuer rating dropped to CC, equivalent to 10 steps below the investment grade, the same as as the issuer of its bonds, which was lowered by five levels. The discount reflects our view that the proposed financial transaction amounts to a default S&P claimed.

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retaildive.com broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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