Research Update: Fidelity National Information Services Rating Lowered to 'BB', Off CreditWatch, Outlook Stable - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Research Update: Fidelity National Information Services Rating Lowered to 'BB', Off CreditWatch, Outlook Stable

Research Update: Fidelity National Information Services Rating Lowered to 'BB', Off CreditWatch, Outlook Stable - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Research Update: Fidelity National Information Services Rating Lowered to 'BB', Off CreditWatch, Outlook Stable
Published Sep 17, 2007
Published Sep 17, 2007
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On Sept. 17, 2007, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit rating on Jacksonville, Fla.-based Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) to 'BB' from 'BB+' and removed the rating from CreditWatch, where it was placed on June 27, 2007, with negative implications. The rating outlook is stable. At the same time, Standard&Poor's assigned its loan and recovery ratings to FIS's $1.6 billion term loan B. The loan is rated 'BB+' (one notch higher than the corporate credit rating on the company), with a recovery rating of '2', indicating the expectation for substantial (70%-90%) recovery in the event of a payment default. Proceeds from the term loan will be used to fund FIS's $1.8 billion purchase of

  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Research Update: Fidelity National Information Services Rating Lowered to 'BB', Off CreditWatch, Outlook Stable" Sep 17, 2007. Alacra Store. May 20, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-Fidelity-National-Information-Services-Rating-Lowered-to-BB-Off-CreditWatch-Outlook-Stable-602550>
  
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