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American Capital Invests $15 Million in Portfolio Company CIVCO Holdings
Bethesda, MD - October 19, 2004 - American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS) announced today it has invested an additional $15 million in its portfolio company CIVCO Holdings Inc. ("CIVCO"), a global specialist in design, manufacture and marketing of specialized medical products for ultrasound and minimally invasive surgical equipment and procedures. American Capital's investment takes the form of junior subordinated debt with warrants and brings its total current investment in CIVCO to $30 million. The investment supports KRG Capital Partners' recapitalization of CIVCO. CIVCO's existing senior lenders have increased their senior debt financing in support of the recapitalization. American Capital owns approximately 32% of CIVCO on a fully diluted basis. [more...]

 American Capital Invests $15 Million in Leading Global Designer, Manufacturer and Marketer of Ultrasound Imaging Accessories
Bethesda, MD - July 22, 2003 - American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS) announced today it has invested $15 million in CIVCO Holdings ("CIVCO"), a company formed by KRG Capital Partners LLC to take private Colorado MEDTech ("CMED") (Nasdaq: CMED), which through its subsidiary, CIVCO Medical Instruments Co., is the market-leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of leading edge disposable and consumable accessory technologies supporting the ultrasound imaging equipment manufactured by virtually all major ultrasound OEMs globally. American Capital's investment takes the form of senior subordinated debt with warrants, redeemable preferred stock and common stock. Madison Capital Funding (an affiliate of New York Life Investment Management) and Merrill Lynch Capital provided a revolving credit facility and a senior term loan to help finance the acquisition. [more...]