Moodys Investors Services is a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, which comprises two subsidiaries, Moodys Investors Service and Moodys KMV. The corporation, which reported revenues of more than $1.4 billion, employs approximately 2,500 people worldwide and maintains offices in 20 countries. Moodys Investors Service is among the worlds most respected, widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis. In addition to its core ratings business, Moodys publishes market-leading credit opinions, deal research and commentary that reach more than 2,600 institutions and 16,500 subscribers around the globe. Moodys KMV is a leading provider of credit risk processing and credit risk management products for banks and investors in credit-sensitive assets. The firm serves more than 1,600 clients in 80 countries, including most of the worlds largest financial institutions. Moodys publishes investor-oriented credit research, including in-depth research on major debt issuers, industry studies, special comments and credit opinion handbooks. The firm s customers include a wide range of corporate and governmental issuers of securities as well as institutional investors, depositors, creditors, investment banks, commercial banks and other financial intermediaries. Moodys Investors Services maintains a location in New York.