U.S.-based landscape supply distributor SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc. is executing its growth strategy with strong operational and financial performance supported by favorable trends in the U.S. residential and nonresidential construction markets. At the same time, the company's financial policies and credit quality are no longer materially constrained by its owners given more board independence and a reduced ownership stake by private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier&Rice (CD&R) and Deere&Company. As a result, we are raising our corporate credit rating on SiteOne to 'BB-' from 'B+' and our issue-level rating on the company's first-lien term loan to 'BB' from 'BB-'. The recovery rating on the term loan remains '2'. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that the company