Recovery Report: Brightstar Corp.?s Recovery Rating Profile
Standard & Poors, May 2011
Abstract
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is updating its recovery analysis on Brightstar Corp. to reflect the issuance of an additional $100 million of senior unsecured notes. The company intends to use the proceeds to fund the acquisition of eSecuritel. The company's issue-level and recovery ratings remain unchanged. Our simulated default scenario contemplates a default in 2015 due to a double dip in the economy leading to sluggish sales, coupled with increasingly obsolete inventory. Brightstar Corp. is the borrower of the $350 million senior unsecured notes, increased from $250 million in December 2010, when we first rated the notes. The company also has access to a $500 million asset-backed revolving credit facility (ABL), various foreign subsidiary credit lines, and some trade...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Brightstar Corp.
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Research Type: Full Analysis
Brightstar Corp.
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