DBRS Discontinues Ratings on Ascentium Securities

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has today discontinued its ratings on the Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-1 LLC, Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-2 Trust, Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust and Ascentium Funding I LLC securities listed below due to a conflict of interest related to common ownership of DBRS and the sponsor of the transactions.

The following ratings are now Discontinued-Withdrawn:
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-1 LLC, Class A-2, previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-1 LLC, Class A-3, previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-1 LLC, Class B, previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-1 LLC, Class C, previously rated AA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-1 LLC, Class D, previously rated AA (low) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-1 LLC, Class E, previously rated A (high) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-2 Trust, Class A-2, previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-2 Trust, Class A-3, previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-2 Trust, Class B, previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-2 Trust, Class C, previously rated A (high) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-2 Trust, Class D, previously rated A (low) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2015-2 Trust, Class E, previously rated BBB (low) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A-1, previously rated R-1 (high) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A-2, previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A-3 previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust, Series 2016-1, Class B previously rated AAA (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust, Series 2016-1, Class C previously rated A (high) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust, Series 2016-1, Class D previously rated BBB (high) (sf)
-- Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2016-1 Trust, Series 2016-1, Class E previously rated BB (high) (sf)
-- Ascentium Funding I LLC, Facility, previously rated AA (sf)

Notes:
The applicable methodology is Rating U.S. Equipment Lease and Loan Securitizations, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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