PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Baa1 rating to Freudenberg SE. At the same time, the rating agency confirmed the Baa1 rating issued to Freudenberg & Co. The Freudenberg Group now has an "Investment grade" credit rating. The outlook is stable. The Freudenberg Group took the decision to transform its corporate structure in 2012. Freudenberg & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft has remained the strategic parent company of the Group. Under the parent company, business operations have been pooled in the holding company, Freudenberg SE. Freudenberg & Co. KG. has been rated by Moody's since 2001. In assigning its Baa1 rating to both companies, Moody's highlights the broad diversification and balanced portfolio of the Freudenberg Group.