American Capital / ACAS

About American Capital

2 Bethesda Metro Center, 14th Floor, Bethesda, Md. 20814
www.americancapital.com | 301-951-6122 | Founded: 1986

Industry: Financial Services | Category: Public Companies

American Capital last year became the area's biggest business development company, overtaking its downtown rival Allied Capital Corp. Placing loans and investments at a blistering pace in 2005, American Capital's total portfolio stood at $3.2 billion in loans and direct equity investments in a wide variety of private companies.
The company has expanded into energy investing and has established a European fund to invest in middle-market buyouts.
American Capital in 2006 plans to build on a plan laid out last year, in which the company will become a publicly traded manager of private investments. In essence, American Capital will be moving more of its investment portfolio "off balance sheet" by selling or sourcing the investments to third-party investors. The company's income will come from management fees and a cut of the profits from the investments. American Capital is considering launching several industry-specific investment funds that it will manage. Its European fund, a portion of which was sold to third-party investors, is a prime example of the strategy.

2005 Financial Data

Revenues: $554,500,000 | Net Income: $364,909,000
Asssets: $5,449,109,000 | Earnings Per Share: $3.60
Stockholder Equity: $2,897,637,000 | Annual Dividend: $3.08
Total employees: 308 | Local employees: 175