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S&P Global Upgrades Biocon Biologics Credit Rating To ‘BB+’ Revises Outlook to “Stable”
['Mansi Praharaj']
Business News This Week
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India: Jan 29: Biocon Biologics Limited, a fully integrated, global biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon Ltd., today announced that S&P Global Ratings has upgraded the Company’s long-term issuer credit rating to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB’, and revised the outlook to “Stable”.
The rating on the senior secured notes issued by Biocon Biologics Global PLC has also been upgraded to ‘BB+’.
This positive development follows Biocon’s recent equity issuance to settle compulsorily convertiblepreference shares (CCPS) issued to Viatris Inc.S&P Global provided the following Rating Action Rationale:Biocon has simplified its capital structure.
Biocon funded the cash payout through fresh equity of about US$460 million that it raised earlier this month.
Biocon’s management remains committed to reverting its balance sheet position to levels before its acquisition of Viatris’ biosimilars portfolio.