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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 17, 2000

Contact:
Malon Wilkus, Chairman & CEO, (301) 951-6122
Mark Opel, COO, (646) 935-1100
Sean Dougherty, Media Relations, (201) 507-9500
CAPITAL.COM EXPANDS SERVICES WITH LAUNCH OF CapitalTV
WEBCAST NEWS AND INFORMATION TAILORED TO SMALL AND MID-SIZED COMPANIES

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Capital.com, a business finance portal where premier financing sources compete to provide capital and services to small and mid-sized companies, today announced the launch of CapitalTV. A source for financial news and information accessible through Capital.com's home page 24 hours a day, CapitalTV offers financial programming tailored to the needs of owners, CEOs and CFOs. Capital.com is a portfolio company of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS).

"The middle market is dramatically underserved by the financial community and the media," said Malon Wilkus, Chairman and CEO of Capital.com. "Despite the fact that these companies represent the fastest growing segment of the economy, owners, CEOs and CFOs have the least access to timely and relevant financial news and information about their marketplace. CapitalTV was created to speak directly to this audience."

CapitalTV features programming on a wide range of financial topics, from raising capital and implementing a merger or acquisition to valuing a business and structuring innovative financing. Webcasts will include interviews, call-in and chat-room talk shows, roundtable discussions, and other interactive events. Live news programming, scheduled for launch later this year, will focus on breaking stories, financing trends and key market indicators for small and mid-sized companies. In addition to scheduled webcasts, CapitalTV content will be available to view 24 hours a day through an easily searchable database.

"Capital.com is focused on one thing: making it easier for middle market companies to find the capital and financial services they need, when they need them," said Mark Opel, Chief Operating Officer of Capital.com. "CapitalTV underscores this commitment by delivering insightful news and information directly related to the needs of the middle market."

The Capital.com site also includes an extensive business finance resource library as well as model financing memoranda and an automated valuation tool that enables an owner to determine the value of his or her company.

Capital.com, Inc., a portfolio company of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS), is a business finance portal where premier financing sources compete to provide receivable and inventory financing, machinery and equipment loans and leasing, real estate and construction financing, subordinated debt and equity financing for growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, liquidity, recapitalizations, ESOP transactions and SBA loans. Companies in need of financing or information about financial services should contact Capital.com at info@Capital.com, or call Harry Kelly, vice president, at (646) 935-1100.