07.06.2016 18:28:00
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. -- Moody's Affirms Zimmer's Baa3 Ratings; Changes Outlook to Negative
New York, June 07, 2016 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") today affirmed the Baa3 senior unsecured ratings of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ("Zimmer") following news that Zimmer plans to acquire LDR Holding Corp., a maker of spine products, for about $1 billion in cash. At the same time, Moody's changed Zimmer's rating outlook to negative from stable. The company expects to largely fund the transaction with revolver borrowings, which it will refinance with about $750 million of new senior unsecured notes after the transaction closes.