American Capital (ACAS)

Profile

Exchange: NASDAQGS       Sector: Financial       Industry: Asset Management

American Capital is an alternative asset management company based in Bethesda, Maryland. Founded in 1986 and publicly traded since 1997, American Capital is the largest U.S. publicly traded private equity fund and one of the largest publicly traded alternative asset managers. American Capital invests in private equity, private debt, private real estate securities and other investments, technology investments, special situation investments, alternative asset funds managed by it and structured finance investments. The Company primarily invests in senior and mezzanine debt and equity in buyouts of private companies sponsored by it (American Capital One-Stop Buyouts) or sponsored by other private equity funds (Private Equity Buyouts) and provide capital directly to early-stage and mature private and small public companies. It refers to its investments in these companies as its private finance portfolio. American Capital operates as a Business Development Company, a form of publicly traded private equity company.