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Special Situations Group

Myung Yi, Managing Director, Bethesda
Dean Anderson, Managing Director, Chicago
David McReynolds, Principal, Los Angeles
Jeff Anapolsky, Vice President, Bethesda
Dennis Kirby, Vice President, Chicago

American Capital Special Situations

Washington, DC
2 Bethesda Metro Center
14th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 951-6122
(301) 654-6714 fax

Chicago
111 South Wacker Drive
Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 681-7400
(312) 454-0600 fax

Los Angeles
11755 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 806-6280
(310) 806-6299 fax

About the Special Situations Group

Our Special Situations Group has the flexibility to invest between $20 million and $800 million per transaction in a variety of investments, including:

Buyouts

  • Operational Turnarounds
  • 363 Auctions
  • Corporate Orphans and Carve-Outs
  • Portfolio Add-Ons
  • Complex Management Buyouts

Financings

  • DIP Financings
  • Exit Financings
  • Mezzanine Financings for Sponsored Buyouts
  • Second Lien Refinancings
  • Direct Lending to Distressed Companies

Why Choose American Capital's Special Situations Group?

Certainty of Close: Our one-stop funding capability eliminates financing contingencies, avoids multi-party negotiations and provides flexible capital to meet the unique needs of your transaction.

Speed of Execution: Our in-house due-diligence capabilities, captive pool of capital and expertise in multiple industries allow our Special Situations Group to execute transactions in an expedited timeframe.

Distressed Focus: The Special Situations Group is equipped to address legal, financial and operational issues for underperforming companies including those in or near bankruptcy. Our flexible structure makes us an ideal partner as negotiations between debtors and creditors proceed.

Operational Support: We employ former CEOs and CFOs from a variety of manufacturing and service industries to assist in due-diligence and provide post-closing support to management teams for their turnaround efforts, including sourcing and process improvement initiatives.

Resourceful Partner: Our relationship with portfolio companies continues post-closing. We often make subsequent investments in our portfolio companies to support add-on acquisitions and growth capital expenditures.

Representative Transactions

Republic Financial Corporation, New England Confectionery Company, Paradigm Precision Holdings LLC, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., Pan Am International Flight Academy, The Algoma Group, Watermark Paddlesports, Inc., Trigeant Ltd.