Fitch upgrades Fresenius’ credit rating to investment grade

Fitch has upgraded the corporate credit rating of Fresenius from BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook. The upgrade reflects Fitch's view that Fresenius' business profile has improved over the last years driven by increasing scale and diversification as well as strong profitability and cash generation. In addition, Fitch considers the underlying operations to be mature and defensive with low cyclicality and low volatility of earnings. Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have upgraded the corporate credit rating of Fresenius to investment grade in 2015.