Press Release

DBRS Publishes Final Methodology on European Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise CLOs

Structured Credit
December 31, 2014

DBRS Ratings Limited (DBRS) has today published an updated version of the methodology it uses to rate and monitor collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) backed by loans to European Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The updated methodology includes one document, “Rating CLOs Backed by Loans to European Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).”

This methodology, effective today, supersedes the previous methodology of the same name, published 15 October 2013. The updates incorporated in this newly published methodology contain no material changes to the previous methodology.

DBRS criteria and methodologies are publicly available on its website www.dbrs.com under Methodologies. For more information on this industry, visit www.dbrs.com or contact us at info@dbrs.com.

DBRS’s rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available at www.dbrs.com.