August 24, 2017
Fresenius refinances Credit Agreement successfully – S&P rates bonds now investment grade
The amended 2013 Credit Agreement streamlines Fresenius’ financing structure by replacing the existing senior secured facilities with unsecured facilities. Concurrently, the guarantor structure was aligned, with Fresenius SE & Co KGaA now being sole guarantor. The Credit Agreement has an aggregate amount of approximately €3.8 billion and consists of revolving facilities and term loans with maturities in 2021 and 2022. The transaction was well received by investors and substantially oversubscribed. On the basis of the unsecured structure and consistent with the corporate credit rating of Fresenius, S&P has raised the rating of the Fresenius bonds to BBB- from BB+.