American Capital Strategies Ltd. / ACAS
Company executives at the Bethesda headquarters, from left, chairman, CEO and president Malon Wilkus, general counsel Samuel Flax, chief financial officer John Erickson and chief operating officer Ira Wagner. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About American Capital Strategies Ltd.
2 Bethesda Metro Center, 14th Floor, Bethesda, Md. 20814
www.americancapital.com
| 301-951-6122
| Founded: 1986
Industry: Financial Services | Category: Top 100 Companies
American Capital continued to grow in 2006. As of the end of the year, its total portfolio of investments under management stood at $9.8 billion, almost double the amount from the previous year. In October, the company announced that it had raised a $1 billion private-equity fund, American Capital Equity I.
The company made 168 investment transactions in the year totaling $6.7 billion. Among them was an $85 million investment in ASAlliances Biofuels, which plans to build three ethanol plants in the Midwest. In January 2007, American Capital invested $411 million in WIS International, a provider of outsourced inventory management services.
In February 2006, it opened a Boston office to expand investment in the technology sector. Since the beginning of this year, the company has twice offered its shares to the public, in part to fund investments.
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 484 | Local employees: 269Company Leadership
| Malon Wilkus | Chairman, president and CEO |
| John R. Erickson | EVP and CFO |
| Ira J. Wagner | EVP and COO |
| Darin R. Winn | SVP and regional managing director |
| Gordon J. O’Brien | SVP and managing director |
Source: S&P's Capital IQ
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Malon Wilkus Chairman, President and CEO |
$8,910,448 Salary: $792,000 |
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Ira J. Wagner COO |
$6,333,854 Salary: $575,000 |
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John R. Erickson CFO |
$6,333,854 Salary: $575,000 |
Did You Know
American Capital Strategies Ltd. is a business development company that lends money to and makes direct investments in mid-size private companies.
