Research Update: Grupo Bimbo 'BBB' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed, Taken Off CreditWatch, As Purchase Of Sara Lee NAFB Nears Completion - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Research Update: Grupo Bimbo 'BBB' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed, Taken Off CreditWatch, As Purchase Of Sara Lee NAFB Nears Completion

Research Update: Grupo Bimbo 'BBB' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed, Taken Off CreditWatch, As Purchase Of Sara Lee NAFB Nears Completion - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Research Update: Grupo Bimbo 'BBB' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed, Taken Off CreditWatch, As Purchase Of Sara Lee NAFB Nears Completion
Published Jul 12, 2011
1882 words — Published Jul 12, 2011
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Abstract:

On Nov. 9, 2010, Bimbo announced an agreement to acquire Sara Lee's fresh bakery business for $959 million, in a transaction we expect will complete in third-quarter 2011. We are affirming our ratings, including the 'BBB' global scale and 'mxAA+' national scale corporate credit ratings, on Bimbo and removing the ratings from CreditWatch, where we placed them with negative implications at the time of the announcement. The outlook is negative. We view the company's debt as being higher than we expected amid its acquisitive growth strategy, and we are concerned that its deleveraging could take longer than we had anticipated. On July 12, 2011, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its ratings, including the 'BBB' global scale and 'mxAA+' national

  
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RESEARCH Research Update: Grupo Bimbo '###' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed, Taken Off CreditWatch, As Purchase Of Sara Lee NAFB Nears Completion Publication date: 12-Jul-2011 Primary Credit Analyst: Laura Martinez, Mexico City (52)...

  
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Research Update

Ticker
BIMBO@MM
Issuer
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V.
GICS
Packaged Foods & Meats (30202030)
Sector
Global Issuers, Structured Finance
Country
Mexico
Region
Latin America
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Research Update: Grupo Bimbo 'BBB' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed, Taken Off CreditWatch, As Purchase Of Sara Lee NAFB Nears Completion" Jul 12, 2011. Alacra Store. May 13, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-Grupo-Bimbo-BBB-Corporate-Credit-Rating-Affirmed-Taken-Off-CreditWatch-As-Purchase-Of-Sara-Lee-NAFB-Nears-Completion-878478>
  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. (). Research Update: Grupo Bimbo 'BBB' Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed, Taken Off CreditWatch, As Purchase Of Sara Lee NAFB Nears Completion Jul 12, 2011. New York, NY: Alacra Store. Retrieved May 13, 2025 from <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-Grupo-Bimbo-BBB-Corporate-Credit-Rating-Affirmed-Taken-Off-CreditWatch-As-Purchase-Of-Sara-Lee-NAFB-Nears-Completion-878478>
  
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