VAST Ratings

Delivering financial insights
at the speed of markets

VAST is a credit rating agency
focused on middle markets

Our ratings process includes free, preliminary feedback to help you quickly assess credit quality while structuring your deal

CORPORATE RATINGS FOCUSED ON MIDDLE MARKETS

SERVICES

CORPORATE RATINGS

We provide timely credit ratings, helping institutions assess creditworthiness across a wide array of transactions

DEFINITIVE RATINGS

For clients engaging VAST for final definitive ratings, a credit ratings committee will meet to conduct a thorough review, and incorporate qualitative overlays to refine the assessment to derive the rating. Once completed, the rating is finalized with a detailed report providing actionable insights and a comprehensive overview of the factors influencing the rating outcome.

QUALITY ASSESSMENTS

Our expertise in private placement ratings allows financial institutions to raise capital in private credit markets with confidence

INSTANT INDICATIVE FEEDBACK

Our platform for generating an indicative credit opinion is available anytime. Try it now:

SECTORS

SOME OF THE CORPORATE SECTORS WE RATE

  • Energy (Oil & Gas)

  • Environmental Services

  • Finance Companies

  • Food, Beverage & Tobacco

  • Gaming, Lodging & Leisure

  • Global Power

  • Government Related Institutions

  • Health Care

  • HomeBuilding

  • Leveraged Finance

  • Media & Entertainment

  • Aerospace & Defense

  • Auto & Related

  • Banking

  • Building Materials & Construction

  • Capital Goods

  • Chemicals

  • Consumer

  • Covered Bonds

  • Distribution/Postal Services

  • Diversified Manufacturing

  • Diversified Services

  • Natural Resources

  • Property/Real Estate

  • Real Estate Finance

  • Retailing 

  • Securities & Exchange

  • Speciality Finance

  • Technology

  • Telecommunications

  • Transportation

  • Utilities - Non US

  • Water/Wastewater Utility

SECTORS

SOME OF THE CORPORATE SECTORS WE RATE

  • Aerospace & Defense

  • Auto & Related

  • Banking

  • Building Materials & Construction

  • Capital Goods

  • Chemicals

  • Consumer

  • Covered Bonds

  • Distribution/Postal Services

  • Diversified Manufacturing

  • Diversified Services

  • Energy (Oil & Gas)

  • Environmental Services

  • Finance Companies

  • Food, Beverage & Tobacco

  • Gaming, Lodging & Leisure

  • Global Power

  • Government Related Institutions

  • Health Care

  • HomeBuilding

  • Leveraged Finance

  • Media & Entertainment

  • Natural Resources

  • Property/Real Estate

  • Real Estate Finance

  • Retailing 

  • Securities & Exchange

  • Speciality Finance

  • Technology

  • Telecommunications

  • Transportation

  • Utilities - Non US

  • Water/Wastewater Utility

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