NY -- Standard&Poor's CreditWire 1/15/97 -- Standard&Poor's today has assigned its single-`A' rating to Arrow Electronics, Inc.'s $200 million senior unsecured notes due 2007 and $200 million senior unsecured debentures due 2027. The corporate credit rating is also single-`A'. The ratings reflect the company's leading market position as a global electronics distributor and its strong financial profile. Melville, N.Y.-based Arrow has consolidated its position as the world's largest electronic components and computer products distributor with the recent agreement to acquire the volume electronic component distribution business of Premier Farnell plc for approximately $300 million. Effective cost management and economies of scale gained through successful integration of acquisitions have enabled Arrow to offset gross profit margin pressures
