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Corporate Credit Rating Preparation and Debt Investor Relations

A credit rating and a strong relationship with debt investors can widen a company's access to funding and lower its cost of borrowing. This course explains how rating agencies assess African corporates, how to prepare for a rating engagement, and how to communicate with bondholders and lenders through the year. Participants learn to present the credit story clearly and to manage the rating relationship over time.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain how rating agencies assess corporate and sovereign linked credit.
  • Prepare the information pack and management story for a rating engagement.
  • Anticipate the questions and metrics agencies focus on.
  • Build a debt investor relations programme for bondholders and lenders.
  • Communicate results, covenants and events to debt investors clearly.
  • Manage the rating relationship through rating actions and outlook changes.

Course outline

  1. 01How credit ratings work
  2. 02Rating methodology and key metrics
  3. 03Preparing for a rating engagement
  4. 04The management presentation
  5. 05Debt investor relations basics
  6. 06Ongoing communication and disclosure
  7. 07Managing rating actions

Who should attend

Treasurers, chief financial officers, investor relations managers and finance staff at companies that issue or plan to issue debt.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Pretoria2R10,000
24 to 25 Aug 2026Cape Town2R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026Online2US$900
14 to 15 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Cairo2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Accra2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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