Pittsburgh, Pa.-based industrial distributor WESCO International Inc.'s (WESCO's) credit measures are gradually improving as the company reduces debt after a large acquisition last year, and we expect this trend to continue. We are raising our corporate credit ratings on WESCO and its wholly owned subsidiary WESCO Distribution Inc. to 'BB' from 'BB-'. We are also raising our issue-level ratings on WESCO Distribution's and its subsidiary WDCC Enterprise Inc.'s senior secured term loans to 'BB-' from 'B+' and the issue-level rating on WESCO's senior unsecured notes to 'B+' from 'B'. The recovery ratings remains unchanged. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that management will pursue future acquisitions in a manner that is consistent with both its stated financial policies and our
