American Capital Strategies News Archives

“In the past year, we opened three new offices in Boston; Frankfurt, Germany and Madrid, Spain. With the decline in M&A volume we intend to make modest adjustments to our operations to reflect the new investment environment.”

American Capital Strategies is planning to close both its San Francisco and Philadelphia offices, peHUB has learned. via PE Hub

“ACA Downgrade Unsettles Investors”

Maurna Desmond , While many on Wall Street and Main Street are suffering from subprime woes , the smart money is gearing up to capitalize on cheap debt. via Forbes.com

“There has not been a security filing, or even so much as a press release from the [American Capital], and yet they are raising money”

With lawyers lining up potential class action lawsuits over a contaminated blood-thinning medicine that has been linked to more than 80 deaths, American Capital Strategies Ltd., a Bethesda-based buyout firm, ... via Daily Record

“The company has an experienced management team with strong customer relationships and a growing position in the most active onshore oil and natural gas regions in the country”

Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private equity investment firm, announced recently it has completed its purchase of Anchor Drilling Fluids USA, Inc., the nation's largest independent provider of drilling ... via Oil and Gas Online

"We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful." -- Warren Buffett Of all of the Oracle of Omaha's orations, this one holds a special place in Foolish ... via The Motley Fool

“We are excited to have Audax Group as our new partner. Their experience helping middle market companies expand globally as well as source and integrate add-on acquisitions will be valuable as we grow our business”

Back to the Start LEAD GENERATION HAS long been the name of the game in business-to-business. The lengthy, complex decision cycles that precede most B-to-B purchases and the relatively high cost of many ... via DIRECT Magazine

That's Charlie Munger's opinion of academic Jeremy Siegel. But we'll soon see just how demented the Wizard of Wharton really is. via Fool.com

“In light of the 21% decline in overall middle market M&A volume in the first quarter of 2008 over the first quarter of 2007, we have changed our plans for new hires in 2008.”

Troubled Market Indicator #347: American Capital Strategies has rescinded most, if not all, of its outstanding job offers to pre-MBA and post-MBA candidates. via PE Hub

MOST NOTEWORTHY: American Capital, Realty Income and KKR Financial were today's noteworthy downgrades: Jefferies downgraded American Capital to Underperform from Hold as they see a disproportionate risk profile ... via Blogging Stocks

“Sale-leaseback transactions continue to be an attractive financing option for companies, especially in the current credit environment”

Birmingham Business Journal - by Lauren B. Cooper Staff Imaging Business Machines LLC 's corporate headquarters and principal operating facility in Birmingham sold to AG Net Lease Group. via Birmingham Business Journal

News from the Washington area: * USEC of Bethesda said it bought a 74-acre site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. via The Washington Post