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CAPITAL GOODS: Johnson Controls (JCI Baa2[P]/BBB+/NR) Asset Sale

CAPITAL GOODS

No expected credit impact.

  • Bloomberg reports JCI is starting the sale process of ADT alarms with a valuation around $2bn. This had been rumoured since 1H this year.
  • JCI has activists including Elliott on its shareholder register and has been rationalising its portfolio, with an $8bn HVAC sale to Robert Bosch already agreed.
  • $2bn would be less than 0.5 turns of leverage and we expect shareholder returns to be prioritised.
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No expected credit impact.

  • Bloomberg reports JCI is starting the sale process of ADT alarms with a valuation around $2bn. This had been rumoured since 1H this year.
  • JCI has activists including Elliott on its shareholder register and has been rationalising its portfolio, with an $8bn HVAC sale to Robert Bosch already agreed.
  • $2bn would be less than 0.5 turns of leverage and we expect shareholder returns to be prioritised.