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American Capital exited its investment in Aeriform Corporation in the third quarter of 2006.

American Capital Provides Details of $46 Million of Total Net Realized Gains in Third Quarter

Bethesda, MD –-December 7, 2006 - American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS) announced today the details of $46 million of total net realized gains it recognized from portfolio investments in the third quarter of 2006.  Included in this amount were net realized gains of $106 million from the complete or substantial exit of 13 portfolio companies for total proceeds of $494 million. [more...]

American Capital Invests $23 Million in Portfolio Company Aeriform
Bethesda, MD - June 8, 2001 - American Capital Strategies Ltd. announced today that it has invested $23 million in its portfolio company Aeriform Corporation to finance Aeriform's acquisition of a significant cylinder gas distribution operation from Air Liquide America. Employee-owned Aeriform is one of the country's largest independent distributors of specialty and industrial cylinder gases. With its strategic acquisition of 22 cylinder gas operations from Air Liquide America, Aeriform nearly doubles its size and strengthens its position as a market leader. [more...]

American Capital Invests $7.5 Million in Aeriform
BETHESDA, Md., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) today announced the investment of $7.5 million of senior subordinated debt at Aeriform Corporation. Aeriform, an employee-owned firm headquartered in Houston, is the largest independent distributor of packaged industrial and specialty gases in Texas. Led by a superior management team, Aeriform has generated strong earnings and more than tripled its revenues since its ESOP buyout in 1990. [more...]

Success is in the air - Aeriform CORP set for growth
In less than a decade, Aeriform Corporation has been transformed from a $10 million subsidiary of the giant conglomerate Union Carbide into a successful employee-owned business with revenues of more than $32 million. Headquartered in Houston, Tex., Aeriform is the largest independent distributor of packaged industrial and specialty gases in the state. [more...]