How Are Portfolio Companies Handling Their Debt?

Below, the latest round of S&P ratings headlines on a few private equity-backed portfolio companies. Listings with asterisks denote inclusion in S&P's Weakest Links list. December 16, 2008 Brookstone Inc. Outlook Changed To Negative; 'B' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed. Brookstone is backed by J.W. Childs Associates and Temasek Holdings. Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. Downgraded To 'CCC' On Note Payment Concerns. Perkins & Marie Callendar's Inc. is backed by Castle Harlan. *** Del Frisco's Restaurant Group Outlook Changed To Negative;'B' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed. Del Frisco's is backed by

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