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| Abstract: | MELBOURNE (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 20, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said that it had lowered its corporate credit rating on Macquarie Airports (MAp) to 'BBB-', from 'BBB', following the fund's announcement to divest 50% of its stake in Copenhagen and Brussels airports. The downgrade reflects MAp's increased reliance on cash flow from low-investment-grade or unrated assets, a decrease in the fund's asset diversity, and our expectation that MAp will remain acquisitive. The outlook is stable. At the same time, the 'BBB' issue rating on MAp's tradable interest-bearing convertible equity trust securities (TICkETS) was placed on CreditWatch with positive implications. The CreditWatch placement follows MAp's intention to undertake a legal defeasance of the TICkETS via the establishment of a
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions MAp Rating Cut To '###-' On Asset Concentration, Outlook Stable; TICkETS On Watch Positive Publication date: 20-Aug-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: Tammy Garay, Melbourne (61) 3 9631 2039; tammy_garay@standardandpoors.com...
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| Report Type: | Ratings Action
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| Ticker: | MAP@AU
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| Issuer: | Macquarie Airports (MAp)
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| GICS: | Airport Services (20305010)
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| Sector: | Aerospace & Defense, Corporations, Global Issuers
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| Country: | Australia
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| Region: | Pacific
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S&P Credit Research provides analysis on issuers and debt obligations of corporations, states and municipalities, financial institutions, insurance companies and sovereign governments. S&P also offers insight into the credit risk of structured finance deals, providing an independent view of credit risk associated with a growing array of debt-securitized instruments.
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