TOKYO (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 10, 2006--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'A-' long-term foreign currency debt rating to ORIX Corp.'s (A-/Stable/--) senior notes. ORIX is one of Japan's largest general finance companies, with about ¥7.6 trillion in consolidated total assets as of September 2006. The company's business is diversified, encompassing corporate financial services, automobile operations, real estate related finance, real estate and life insurance, and other financial services. In addition, the company franchise is geographically diversified as a result of aggressive expansion of its overseas business. This business diversification gives ORIX a balanced revenue structure. As of September 2006, the two biggest profit contributors were corporate financial services, covering 18% of total segment profit, and the real
