Ratings Advisory and Consulting

Ratings Advisory

Ratings advisory services, tailored for the specific needs of investment banks, commercial banks and advisory firms

Ratings Advisory Support

With credit ratings playing a significant role in attracting investors to the debt markets, the workloads of rating advisory firms have also increased exponentially in recent years. This presents a challenge to ratings advisory firms, as the longer an analyst takes to prepare a detailed rating assessment of an issuer, the fewer mandates a rating advisory firm could advise on in a particular year. The growing importance of sustainability in credit assessment of corporations has further increased the workloads of the ratings advisory teams.

Rating advisory firms can leverage Acuity Knowledge Partners’ expertise in developing standardised models and outputs based on rating agency methodologies, and reduce their time to market. Our team of ratings advisory experts have an in-depth understanding of the major rating agencies’ frameworks and can help our clients in initiating credit ratings, developing a theme, providing expert advice, preparing management for rating agency presentation, monitoring ratings and providing other value-added services including ESG risk assessment.

Support we Offer for Ratings Advisory Teams

  • Identification and study of the relevant methodology

  • Financial spreading

  • Indicative rating models

  • Credit positioning

  • Benchmarking

  • Peer group analysis

  • Information requests/questionnaire

  • Pitch book support

  • Debt headroom analysis

  • ESG pitch book assistance

  • Rating agency presentation

  • Industry thematic

  • ESG risk assessment

  • Issue rating

  • Loss given default analysis

  • Newsletters

  • Ad-hoc research

Support we Offer for Ratings Advisory Teams

  • Identification and study of the relevant methodology

  • Financial spreading

  • Indicative rating models

  • Credit positioning

  • Benchmarking

  • Peer group analysis

  • Information requests/questionnaire

  • Pitch book support

  • Debt headroom analysis

  • ESG pitch book assistance

  • Rating agency presentation

  • Industry thematic

  • ESG risk assessment

  • Issue rating

  • Loss given default analysis

  • Newsletters

  • Ad-hoc research

Automation and workflow management platforms

How we are different

COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS ACROSS RATINGS ADVISORY
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS ACROSS RATINGS ADVISORY
We empower bankers with exhaustive research and analytics support across the ratings advisory and debt advisory services value chain
SEASONED PROFESSIONALS
SEASONED PROFESSIONALS
Our team of experts with strong ratings advisory background provides support by creating dynamic operating cash flow models that show indicative overall rating analysis
EXPERIENCED TEAM TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX TASKS
EXPERIENCED TEAM TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX TASKS
Our highly experienced analysts provide support on various scenarios, including first-time ratings, rating upgrades, capital structure optimisation and debt capacity analysis
INDUSTRY PIONEERS
INDUSTRY PIONEERS
With over two decades of experience working with leading banks and advisory firms, our team can support clients in all ratings considerations to develop a compelling credit story

Tailored data and technology solutions for Investment Banks

Explore the art of possible in optimizing processes across the deal lifecycle. Automate repetitive and redundant task freeing up more client-facing time for your bankers.

What we have done

Debt capital markets (DCM) and rating advisory support to a Singapore-based commercial bank
What we are proud of

15%

more client-facing time, with 3-FTE support

USD30k

annual cost savings per headcount

Support for Consulting and Corporate Firms
Rating advisory for China-based, Greater-China-focused commercial bank
What we are proud of

Fast turnaround of Rating Advisory (RA) solutions

Developed and executed a highly efficient process meeting client deadline

Support for Consulting and Corporate Firms
Rating advisory for Singapore-based, Asia-focused commercial bank
What we are proud of

Covered debut/existing issuers across 10+ sectors

Timely turnaround on urgent requests

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