OREANDA-NEWS. Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the corporate credit rating of Fresenius from Ba1 to Baa3 with a stable outlook.

The upgrade reflects Moody's view that Fresenius' business profile has improved over the last years supported by higher business and geographical diversification and increased scale as well as a strong track record of profitable growth and deleveraging post acquisitions.

In January 2015, Standard & Poor’s upgraded the corporate credit rating of Fresenius from previously BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook.

Fresenius continues to view itself as an active consolidator in its markets and will continue to focus on financing acquisitions primarily with debt.