Olivier Beroud

Global Credit Rating Co. (Pty) Ltd. operates as a credit rating agency. It provides rating reports, industry bulletins, rating update bulletins and newsletters and statistical databases. The firm also involves in industry analysis, company analysis, due diligence and dissemination, regular review and detailed rating methodology activities to rate various security classes, organizations and debt issues. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.

Moody's Investors Service Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 under the name Rapidcredit Ltd. Headquartered in London, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.