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Two Issuers Upgraded To Investment Grade In March Bring The Global Tally Of Rising Stars To Four In 2010, Article Says Apr 10 Product Image

Two Issuers Upgraded To Investment Grade In March Bring The Global Tally Of Rising Stars To Four In 2010, Article Says Apr 10

  • Published: April 2010
  • Standard & Poors

Abstract
NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) April 5, 2010--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services upgraded two issuers to investment grade ('BBB-' and higher) from speculative grade ('BB+' and lower) this past month, said an article published today by Standard & Poor's Global Fixed Income Research. The two new rising stars since our previous report are U.S.-based AGCO Corp. and Canada-based grain handler Viterra Inc. These two issuers bring the year-to-date 2010 total to four rising stars with rated debt worth US$2.34 (-1.72) billion, according to the article, titled "Global Potential Rising Stars (Premium)." By comparison, 2009's tally of 22 rising stars was the lowest total since 2003, when Standard & Poor's upgraded 20 issuers to investment grade. We removed AGCO and Viterra...

Companies mentioned in this report are: AGCO Corp.,Viterra Inc.
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AGCO Corp.,Viterra Inc.

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