KBRA Affirms Atlas Corporation’s BB+ Issuer Rating
KBRA affirms the BB+ issuer rating of Atlas Corp. (Atlas, or the “Company”), a global asset management company based in Vancouver, BC, focused on assets in the maritime sector, energy sector and other infrastructure verticals.
- KBRA affirms the BB+ issuer rating of Atlas Corp. (Atlas, or the “Company”), a global asset management company based in Vancouver, BC, focused on assets in the maritime sector, energy sector and other infrastructure verticals.
- Atlas’ issuer rating is primarily driven by the BB+ issuer rating of Atlas’ largest wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan), which accounts for the significant majority of Atlas’ consolidated business, balance sheet and earnings (representing 91% of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in Fiscal Year 2022).
- Therefore, in the absence of material debt obligations at the Atlas holding company level, the rating is closely tied to the issuer rating of Seaspan.
- Atlas’ issuer rating, in the absence of material debt at the Atlas holding company level, is closely tied to the rating of Seaspan as Seaspan represents most of Atlas’ consolidated balance sheet and earnings.