NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Atento S.A. (“Atento” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest providers of customer relationship and business process outsourcing (CRM/BPO) services and an industry leader in Latin America, today announced that it has successfully received tranche 3 funding under its interim financing arrangements announced on 23 June 2023, through the issuance of additional new money notes due 2025. This brings the total amount received under that financing to $37 million, exceeding the initial target by $7 million.
The interim financing provides enhanced liquidity and financial runway to Atento to support the implementation of the comprehensive restructuring of the business through an English restructuring plan (the “Restructuring”).
The Restructuring is expected to deleverage Atento’s balance sheet significantly and allow the business to raise substantial new funding to facilitate the execution of its transformation plan, in line with the Restructuring Support Agreement (the “RSA”) agreed with an ad hoc group of supportive holders of Atento’s senior secured notes, announced on 3 July 2023. The $37 million of additional capital invested by members of the ad hoc group demonstrates their commitment to supporting the Company through the Restructuring. Atento continues to collaborate with its key financial stakeholders, including the ad hoc group, with a view to completing the Restructuring by the end of October 2023.
The Company is making good progress towards implementing the Restructuring, and it remains on track to fulfilling the key milestones under the RSA towards doing so. Atento also remains focused on executing its transformation plan, including geographical expansion and the development of new Artificial Intelligence capabilities, which it believes will be facilitated by the successful implementation of the Restructuring.
About Atento
Atento is the largest provider of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing (“CRM BPO”) services in Latin America and one of the leading providers worldwide. Atento is also one of the leading providers of nearshoring CRM BPO services for companies operating in the United States. Since 1999, the Company has developed its business model in 16 countries, employing approximately 135,000 people. Atento has more than 400 clients, offering a wide range of CRM BPO services through multiple channels. Atento’s clients are mostly leading multinational companies in telecommunications, banking and financial services, healthcare, retail and public administration sectors. In 2019, Atento was named one of the 25 best multinational companies in the world and one of the best multinationals to work for in Latin America by Great Place to Work®. In addition, in 2021, Everest named Atento as a “star performer”. Gartner has named the Company two consecutive years a leader in its Magic Quadrant since 2021. For more information visit www.atento.com
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