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American Capital exited its investment in Starcom Holdings in the fourth quarter of 2007.

American Capital Provides Details of $41 Million Net Realized Gains from Portfolio Companies in Fourth Quarter 2007
Bethesda, MD – February 14, 2008 – American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today information regarding $41 million of total net realized gains from the disposition of portfolio investments in the fourth quarter of 2007.  The portfolio net realized gains exclude realized gains or losses from interest rate derivatives, taxes on realized gains and foreign currency transactions.  During the fourth quarter of 2007, American Capital received $1.5 billion of proceeds from the disposition of portfolio investments.[more...]

American Capital Invests $6.5 Million In Starcom Holdings
BETHESDA, Md., June 17 -- American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) today announced the purchase by its affiliate ACS Funding Trust I of $6,500,000 of senior subordinated debt issued by Starcom Holdings, a leading provider of design, integration and installation services for commercial electrical, telecommunications and computer networking systems. American Capital made an initial investment in Starcom in December 1998. It is making the current investment to finance Starcom's acquisition of two leading private companies in the electrical services industry. Equity for the transaction was provided by the existing shareholders, which include Celerity Partners, First Dominion Capital and American Capital. [more...]