ORIX Corp. announced that it would acquire the asset management business of Netherlands-based Robeco Groep N.V. We believe the impact of the acquisition on ORIX's financial and business profiles would be within the range assumed in the current rating. We affirmed the 'A-' long-term counterparty credit rating on ORIX. The outlook remains stable. TOKYO (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 19, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its long-term counterparty credit rating on ORIX Corp. at 'A-', following the company's announcement that it would acquire the asset management business of Netherlands-based Robeco Groep N.V. (Robeco). The outlook on the long-term counterparty credit rating remains stable. If the acquisition materializes, it would be the largest investment that ORIX has ever made. In
