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 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.

2006 Financial Data

Revenues: $860,000,000 | Net Income: $896,000,000
Asssets: $8,609,000,000 | Earnings Per Share: $6.55
Stockholder Equity: $4,342,000,000 | Annual Dividend: $3.33
Total employees: 484 | Local employees: 269