CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE) priced $650 million of senior notes on January 09, 2017, in anticipation of the Bats acquisition. We are affirming our 'BBB+' long-term issuer credit rating on CBOE. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that the CBOE`s creditworthiness will remain largely stable after the Bats acquisition, as the risk from additional leverage are offset by the stronger business profile of the combined firms. On Jan. 10, 2017 – S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'BBB+' long-term issuer credit rating on CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE). At the same time, we assigned a 'BBB+' issue rating to the $650 million senior notes due 2027. CBOE announced on January 9, 2017 the pricing of $650 million of senior notes, in anticipation
