25 years: Treasury & ratings
Managing a company’s credit rating effectively during an acquisition process is vital to ensuring surprising changes to the credit rating level post-acquisition are minimised. In part I, Gurdip sets out the seven steps to managing a company’s credit rating during an acquisition process, starting with project set-up and ending with the rating agency's decision.
Managing a company’s credit rating effectively during an acquisition process is vital to ensuring surprising changes to the credit rating level post-acquisition are minimised. In part I, Gurdip sets out the seven steps to managing a company’s credit rating during an acquisition process, starting with project set-up and ending with the rating agency's decision.
12 mins 17 secs
This video outlines the first three steps to managing a company’s credit rating during an acquisition process. The initial being the project set up, which includes the production of a project plan. Secondly, to obtain a rating estimate using in-house modelling, and lastly, the initial contact with the rating agency where management should acquire certain information as described below.
Key learning objectives:
Identify steps 4-7 in the credit rating acquisition process
Outline the key areas of focus of the agency analysts
Outline the main reasons for having a rating strategy at the start of an acquisition process