Morningstar DBRS Discontinues Credit Rating on abc SME Lease Germany S.A., acting in respect of its Compartment 7

DBRS Ratings GmbH (Morningstar DBRS) discontinued its AAA (sf) credit rating on the Class A Notes issued by abc SME Lease Germany S.A., acting in respect of its Compartment 7.

The discontinuation reflects the full repayment of the Class A Notes following the exercise of the cleanup call option on the 21 May 2024 payment date. Prior to their repayment in full, the outstanding principal balance of the Class A Notes was EUR 121,777,239.01.

The principal methodology applicable to the credit rating is: Master European Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology (6 August 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437540.

In Morningstar DBRS' opinion, a Discontinued-Repaid credit rating action does not warrant the application of the entire principal methodology.

For details on analytical and regulatory disclosures please refer to the latest rating action press release published for this transaction: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/421316.

Lead Analyst: Shalva Beshia, Assistant Vice President
Rating Committee Chair: Alfonso Candelas, Associate Managing Director
Initial Rating Date: 16 October 2020

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