SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian property Goodman Group <GMG.AX> said on Wednesday it completed a $1 billion bond exchange offer with strong support from bondholders.
As part of the transaction, Goodman said it reduced its gearing target to a range between zero and 25 percent, from 25 percent to 35 percent previously.
As a result, its credit rating had been upgraded to BBB plus by S&P Global Ratings and Baa1 by Moody's, Goodman said in a statement to the Australian stock exchange.
(Reporting by Cecile Lefort; Editing by Richard Pullin)
