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Sleep Number gets $55 million lifeline. Sleep Number, which has been trying to restructure its finances as it warned of a potential bankruptcy, is receiving $55 million in additional liquidity as existing lenders provide a new $25 million term loan and waive certain financial requirements.
The loan matures June 30. The agreement with lenders also includes a waiver of a $30 million minimum liquidity covenant until early July. It also incorporates milestones related to Sleep Number’s efforts to finalize a strategic transaction that repays lenders.
In March, the Minnesota-based designer and retailer of adjustable-firmness mattresses said it hired Guggenheim Securities to evaluate potential offers and to help restructure its balance sheet. Sleep Number raised doubts about its long-term future due to liquidity concerns. Its stock is down roughly 80% from its year-to-date high.
The company has been cutting marketing and research and development costs. With the additional financing, Sleep Number said it will be able to better market new products. At the start of the year, Sleep Number had liabilities of more than $1.2 billion, including $588 million under a bank credit facility. –Becky Yerak
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