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Steven Burge

President, North American Private Finance

Mr. Burge joined American Capital's Investment Committee in 2007 after serving as Partner from 1998 until 2007 at Norwest Equity Partners, a private equity fund affiliated with Wells Fargo & Co. with over $2 Billion under management. There he was responsible for all aspects of investment activities and participated on numerous boards of directors. Prior to Norwest, in 1995, he co-founded Wells Fargo Equity Capital, which was then later merged with Norwest. Before Wells Fargo Equity, he was Managing General Partner at Wedbush Capital Partners where he managed a private equity fund and oversaw investment activities. Prior to Wedbush, Mr. Burge worked in commercial banking for Wells Fargo & Co. and Security Pacific Bank where he primarily worked on providing senior debt to leveraged buyout transactions. Mr. Burge holds a B.S. in Finance from San Diego State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.