Malon Wilkus, Chairman, President and CEO of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. presides over the opening bell.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
from Nasdaq MarketSite
in New York's Times Square

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Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, American Capital is the only alternative asset management company that is a member of the S&P 500. With $17 billion in assets under management(1), including its investments in externally managed funds, American Capital is the largest U.S. publicly traded private equity fund and one of the largest publicly traded alternative asset managers. American Capital, both directly and through its global asset management business, is an investor in management and employee buyouts, private equity buyouts, and early stage and mature private and public companies. American Capital provides senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity to fund growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and securitizations. American Capital and its affiliates invest from $5 million to $800 million per company in North America and EUR 5 million to EUR 500 million per company in Europe.

Companies interested in learning more about American Capital's flexible financing should contact Mark Opel, Senior Vice President, Business Development, at (800) 248-9340, or visit www.AmericanCapital.com or www.EuropeanCapital.com.

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