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American Capital Invests $20.5 Million in Portfolio Company Transcore to Fund Acquisition of Amtech
Bethesda, MD -- American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today that it has invested $20.5 million to finance the acquisition of Amtech, Inc. by TransCore, Inc. The investment consists of $20.0 million in the form of senior subordinated debt with detachable warrants and $0.5 million in the form of preferred stock. American Capital had previously invested $7.3 million in subordinated debt with warrants and redeemable preferred stock of TransCore in September 1999. KRG Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity fund, will substantially increase its equity investment in the company in conjunction with the acquisition. Management and employees of Transcore will retain a large equity position in the combined company. [more...]

In the Hot Lane with Transcore Holdings, Inc.
As high technology becomes key to keeping America's highways safe and free-flowing, TransCore Holdings, Inc. is a company on the move. With revenues exceeding $115 million, TransCore provides state and local government agencies with information technologies, management systems and services to manage their transportation operations. Since 1994, TransCore was owned by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), one of the world's largest employee-owned firms. [more...]