- MCI subsidiary Kyma Capital and other key investors have provided new funding to support Atento
- Committed attention Houlihan Lokey as a financial advisor to help with fundraising
- Atento continues to work to add additional investors to the new funding as part of the Company’s long-term goals
- This significant fundraising strengthens Atento’s balance sheet and liquidity
NEW YORK, February 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Atento SA (NYSE: ATTO, “Atento” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest providers and leading provider of customer relationship services and business process outsourcing (CRM/ BPO), confirms today that it has secured its previously announced funding program. The additional capital raised will further strengthen Atento’s balance sheet and liquidity position as management focuses on transforming the business.
Committed attention Houlihan Lokey as a financial advisor to help with this round of fundraising. As noted in the third quarter earnings call, Atento has been evaluating various financial alternatives from current investors and other institutions to improve its liquidity position. Atento will continue to work to add additional investors as part of long-term funding goals.
Atento remains focused on creating shareholder value with significant initiatives aimed at both revenue growth and operational optimization. Atento continues to work to consolidate its financial position while transforming and enhancing Atento’s next-generation customer experience. This fundraising reinforces its commitment to its more than 400 best-in-class customers and its operations in 16 countries offering best-in-class customer experience services.
The fourth quarter continued the positive trend by generating strong EBITDA margin growth, allowing the cash balance to close at $84 million on the 31st of December2022.
Atento continues to benefit from its unique leadership position in the Latin America region with a renewed sales focus on near-shore Spanish support, while remaining on track to open its first offshore operation in The Philippines with renowned clients.
About Atento
Atento is the largest provider of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing (“CRM BPO”) services in Latin America, and among the world’s best suppliers. Atento is also a leading provider of outreach CRM BPO services to companies operating in United States. Since 1999, the company has developed its economic model in 16 countries where it employs around 150,000 people. Atento has more than 400 customers to whom it offers a wide range of CRM BPO services through multiple channels. Atento’s customers are mainly leading multinationals in sectors such as telecommunications, banking and financial services, healthcare, retail and public administration, among others. Atento shares trade under the symbol ATTO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In 2019, Atento was named one of the top 25 multinational workplaces in the world and one of the best multinationals to work for. Latin America by Great Place to Work®. Additionally, in 2021, Everest named Atento as a “star performer”. Gartner has named the company a Leader for two consecutive years since 2021 in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. For more information visit www.atento.com
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