American Capital Strategies

American Capital, with its head office located in Bethesda, Md., is a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine fund. It has several offices throughout the United States and invests in and sponsors management and employee buyouts and invests in private equity buyouts. It provides capital directly to early stage and mature private and small public companies and through its asset management business, is a manager of debt and equity investments in private companies and commercial loan obligations. The company provides senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity to fund growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and securitizations. American Capital s portfolio includes services, transportation, construction, wholesale, retail, health care, industrial, consumer, chemical and food products.