American Capital announces the combination of three portfolio companies
American Capital Ltd. announced today that it has completed the combination of three portfolio companies within its Financial Services Group to create Core Financial Group, a diversified commercial finance holding company.
American Capital Strategies Ltd. announced today that it has realized a gain of $69 million in the second quarter of 2008 from the sale of its portfolio company BPWest Inc., the holding company for Anchor Drilling Fluids USA Inc., to Castle Harlan Inc. American Capital's inception to date total realized gain on its investment in BPWest is $80 million.