| Moody's Investors Service South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
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| Physical Address |
Postal Address |
The Forum 2 Maude Street Sandton Johannesburg South Africa 2196
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Private Bag X10023 Sandton South Africa 2146
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| Communications Details |
| Tel: 011 217-5470 |
| Fax: 011 784-6341 |
| Website: www.moodys.com |
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Moody's Investors Service is among the world's most respected, widely utilised sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis. The firm publishes market-leading credit opinions, deal research and commentary, serving more than 8 700 customer accounts at some 2 400 institutions around the globe.
Our ratings and analysis track debt covering more than 110 sovereign nations, 12 000 corporate issuers, 25 000 public finance issuers, and 106 000 structured finance obligations.
Moody's maintains offices in most of the world's major financial centres and employs approximately 4 500 people worldwide, and maintains a presence in 26 countries.
Moody's has a long history in South Africa, establishing its presence in 1994 by assigning an investment-grade rating to the Republic of South Africa and subsequently establishing a local office in 2003.
The agency is active in rating the following sectors:
- Sovereigns
- Banking
- Corporate finance
- Structured finance
- Local governments and municipalities
- Project finance ratings
- Insurance
- Mutual funds
- Hedge funds
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| Strategic Personnel |
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| Leon Claassen |
General Manager |
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| Products and Services |
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| Credit Ratings |
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| Research |
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Background
In June 2007 Moody's Corporation announced the completion of its acquisition of Johannesburg based CA-Ratings, making the combined organisation the pre-eminent credit rating agency in the South African market.
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