American Capital

American Capital, Ltd. is a business development company based in Bethesda, Maryland, that specializes in providing a broad range of investment solutions, including management and employee buyouts, subordinated debt, leveraged finance, and growth capital investments. The firm focuses on middle-market and early venture investments, targeting various sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy, technology, and consumer products. American Capital engages in special situations, investing in distressed companies and operational turnarounds, and also considers add-on acquisitions for its existing portfolio. The company invests globally, with a particular emphasis on high-growth and developed markets, and typically targets investments ranging from $5 million to $750 million per transaction. Founded in 1986, American Capital operates through various offices in the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and has a diverse portfolio that encompasses various industry sectors. The company aims to provide one-stop financing solutions that include senior debt, subordinated debt, and equity to meet the needs of its investment opportunities.

Beam CPA, Jay C.

Senior Vice President, Financial Analysis and Compliance Team

Tony Becraft

Principal

Michael Cerullo

Managing Director, CDO-CLO

Peter Dahms

Principal, Syndications

Brian S. Graff

Senior Managing Director

Etienne Haubold

Managing Director, France

Jay Heirshberg

Vice President, CDO-CLO

Legrand, Stephane

Managing Director, France

Jon Lindberg

Principal, Sponsor Finance

Marin, Lucia

Vice President, Buyouts

Robert Sacks

Managing Director

Craig Moore Ph.D

Managing Director, Operations Team

51 past transactions

Brandmuscle

Acquisition in 2015
Brandmuscle is an integrated local marketing platform that simplifies the task for marketers and their local partners, offering brands the versatility they need to scale, and delivering the power needed to achieve impact. Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Cleveland, Austin and New Jersey, Brandmuscle employs over 650 talented professionals and serves nearly 200 of the world's leading brands. Brandmuscle has appeared on Inc. Magazine’s 500 | 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America List multiple years, and is the only software provider ranked “Best” in all categories of Gleanster’s 2014 Local Marketing Automation Vendor Benchmark report.

Delsey

Debt Financing in 2015
Delsey is the second largest travel luggage brand worldwide in its segment and distributes a complete range of travel luggage globally. The company is recognised for the quality, resilience and innovative design of its products. With sales in over 100 countries and 5 continents, Delsey has a number 2 position globally in its segment (except in the U.S. where Delsey has the third largest market share) and is the co-leader in France, where its design team are based.

Electronic Warfare Associates

Venture Round in 2015
At Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc., EWA, we proudly deliver the highest quality products and services across a broad range of technology and engineering specialties, with over 30 years of experience in overcoming technological challenges and delivering on-time solutions for our customers in the U.S. and across the globe. With under 500 employees located in corporate offices and on-site throughout the United States and Canada, EWA provides focused attention to its customers. Our employees are highly skilled professionals with many years of experience in industry, government, and the military.

Bensussen Deutsch

Venture Round in 2014
Bensussen Deutsch is a merchandise agency that offers its services to Fortune 1000 companies. The company offers supply chain management, customer service, fulfillment, and distribution services to its clients. Its agency model offers a range of services, including market research analysis, account management, reporting, logistics, social compliance, product design and development, and supply chain transparency. Bensussen Deutsch was founded in 1984 by Jay Deutsch and Eric Bensussen and is based in Woodinville.

Gamblit Gaming

Venture Round in 2014
Gamblit Gaming is the leading technology provider in the emerging interactive entertainment meets gambling space, enabling a wide range of game genres to accommodate gambling experiences in online and on-site deployments worldwide. Gamblit’s platform provides all essential regulated technology, customer operations, and licenses; freeing up game developers, publishers, and casino operators to focus on making the best possible game experience for their players. Founded with the goal of bridging the gap between games and gambling, Gamblit’s executive team has deep roots in both industries. The company is headquartered in Glendale, California.

Halt Medical

Series E in 2013
Halt Medical, Inc. develops uterine fibroid device for women's health. The company offers its device for the removal of uterine fibroids without resorting to a hysterectomy. Halt Medical, Inc. is based in Pleasanton, California.

Halt Medical

Debt Financing in 2012
Halt Medical, Inc. develops uterine fibroid device for women's health. The company offers its device for the removal of uterine fibroids without resorting to a hysterectomy. Halt Medical, Inc. is based in Pleasanton, California.

Contour Semiconductor

Venture Round in 2009
Contour Semiconductor, Inc. produces non-volatile memory chips. It offers its solution for storage applications, such as digital photographs, movies, music, and data files. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in North Billerica, Massachusetts.

Narus

Venture Round in 2009
Narus, an independent subsidiary of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), is a pioneer in cybersecurity. Narus is one of the first companies to apply patented advanced analytics to proactively identify cyber threats from insiders and outside intruders. The innovative Narus System of products and applications is based on the principles of Cyber 3.0, where the semantic Web and cyber intersect. Using incisive intelligence culled from big data analytics, narus nsystem identifies, predicts and characterizes the most advanced security threats, empowering organizations to better protect their critical assets. Narus counts governments, carriers and enterprises around the world among its growing customer base.

Tsavo Media

Series A in 2008
Tsavo, founded in August 2008 by former Userplane execs, is developing relevancy technology and acquiring a number of third party content and advertising sites.

Rug Doctor

Acquisition in 2007
Rug Doctor is an international manufacturer and marketer of the most convenient, compact, and powerful hot water extraction carpet-cleaning machines and products available today. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, its carpet-cleaning rental machines and full line of Rug Doctor carpet-cleaning products can be found in more than 33,000 grocery, drug, hardware, and home center stores across the US.

Imperial Supplies

Acquisition in 2007
Imperial Supplies LLC is a national distributor of quality maintenance products. Founded in 1958, Imperial services customers through a nationwide network of regional distribution centers.

HomeAway

Venture Round in 2007
HomeAway operates an online vacation rental property marketplace that enables property owners and managers to market properties for rental to vacation travelers alongside its subsidiaries. Their portfolio includes vacation rental websites. Their rental property types include condos, cabins, lake rentals, and beach houses.

Aptara

Venture Round in 2007
Aptara designs and develops content transformation solutions. The company offers PowerXEditor, an online authoring tool that focuses on content sharing and management, publishing, and digital rights management; PowerReview, an online proof management solution; PowerTrack, an online tracking system; and PowerQA, a Web based quality assurance tool. It also provides digitization, data mining, forms processing, editorial and composition, data entry, and scanning and imaging services. The company caters to trade and consumer publishing, professional and education publishing, financial services, manufacturing, and retail industries. Aptara was formerly known as TechBooks and changed its name in January 2007. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Cambridge, the United Kingdom; Sydney, Australia; and New Delhi, India.

Cinelease

Private Equity Round in 2007
Cinelease is a grip and set lighting rental firm. Their services include LED, wireless technology, tungsten, HMI, distribution boxes, dimmers, cable, distro, lighting, overheads, flags, grip hardware, stands, and chimeras.

Imaging Business Machines

Acquisition in 2007
ibml's Capture Suite drives process efficiencies from the point of capture, managing the end to end scanning and capture workflow - from document receipt to data storage and reporting.

Halt Medical

Series C in 2007
Halt Medical, Inc. develops uterine fibroid device for women's health. The company offers its device for the removal of uterine fibroids without resorting to a hysterectomy. Halt Medical, Inc. is based in Pleasanton, California.

Geosign

Private Equity Round in 2007
Geosign, based out of Guelph, Ontario was an Internet media company focused on online publishing and targeted search. Geosign owned over 180 websites in 20 different categories. Geosign claimed to receive over 35 million unique visitors to its collection of sites every month. Some of Geosign's notable sites included GizmoCafe.com, ThinkFashion.com, TheRenewablePlanet.com. Tim Nye was Geosign's Chairman and founder.

Coghead

Series B in 2007
Coghead is a database driven application service aimed at enabling non-developers to solve problems traditionally requiring programming knowledge.

Reef Point Systems

Series B in 2007
As of December 2007, Reef Point Systems, Inc. was acquired by NextPoint Networks, Inc. Reef Point Systems, Inc. provides security solutions for converged wireless and wireline networks in the United States. Its iQ product portfolio enables fixed/mobile convergence security, secure mobile access, network infrastructure protection, and managed security services. It enables operators to secure voice over the Internet protocol, Internet protocol television, and voice, video, and data services from a converged Internet protocol infrastructure. The company’s iQ family lets wireless service providers protect the wireless network infrastructure and deliver multimedia services for mobile users over unlicensed mobile access and Internet protocol multimedia subsystem infrastructure. Its products also enable service providers to offer various security services, including virtual private networks, firewalls, denial of service attack prevention, content filtering, and remote access. The company, formerly known as Quarry Technologies, Inc., was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

WIS International

Acquisition in 2007
WIS International operates as a data collection and technology innovation solution that offers retail solutions, shopper marketing and engagement, full-service inventory, and data collection. They also provide physical inventory counting services for healthcare, manufacturing, warehouses, and other sectors.

HomeAway

Series B in 2006
HomeAway operates an online vacation rental property marketplace that enables property owners and managers to market properties for rental to vacation travelers alongside its subsidiaries. Their portfolio includes vacation rental websites. Their rental property types include condos, cabins, lake rentals, and beach houses.

Narus

Venture Round in 2006
Narus, an independent subsidiary of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), is a pioneer in cybersecurity. Narus is one of the first companies to apply patented advanced analytics to proactively identify cyber threats from insiders and outside intruders. The innovative Narus System of products and applications is based on the principles of Cyber 3.0, where the semantic Web and cyber intersect. Using incisive intelligence culled from big data analytics, narus nsystem identifies, predicts and characterizes the most advanced security threats, empowering organizations to better protect their critical assets. Narus counts governments, carriers and enterprises around the world among its growing customer base.

Tymphany

Venture Round in 2006
Tymphany Corporation is the leading provider of innovative, high quality audio transducers and acoustical engineering customization services for manufacturers of both lifestyle consumer electronic products and audiophile-quality, high-end solutions. The company, as it exists today, was formed in 2005 through a merger of Tymphany Corporation and Danish Sound Technology, producer of renowned audio transducer brands Peerless, ScanSpeak, and Vifa. Combining an 80 year history of Danish acoustical engineering expertise, Experienced US management team and world-class, cost-effective manufacturing capabilities in China, Tymphany is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of today's demanding global marketplace.

Axygen

Acquisition in 2006
Founded and incorporated in 1993, Axygen Scientific is the leading global supplier of laboratory plastics for the research industry, including the pharmaceutical, biotech, and academia markets. It is headquartered in Union City, California in the San Francisco Bay Area

Reef Point Systems

Venture Round in 2006
As of December 2007, Reef Point Systems, Inc. was acquired by NextPoint Networks, Inc. Reef Point Systems, Inc. provides security solutions for converged wireless and wireline networks in the United States. Its iQ product portfolio enables fixed/mobile convergence security, secure mobile access, network infrastructure protection, and managed security services. It enables operators to secure voice over the Internet protocol, Internet protocol television, and voice, video, and data services from a converged Internet protocol infrastructure. The company’s iQ family lets wireless service providers protect the wireless network infrastructure and deliver multimedia services for mobile users over unlicensed mobile access and Internet protocol multimedia subsystem infrastructure. Its products also enable service providers to offer various security services, including virtual private networks, firewalls, denial of service attack prevention, content filtering, and remote access. The company, formerly known as Quarry Technologies, Inc., was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
FAMS has a long track record of gold standard performance for clients in the Education, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, and Telecommunications / Media markets. Our strategy is to do a few things very well, creating long term, performance-driven business relationships based on integrity, mutual respect, superior results and dedicated client service. As a private equity-backed company with an experienced management team, FAMS is well positioned to make the investments required to achieve top performance for every client. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Atlanta, FAMS operates geographically diverse call centers in Georgia, Missouri, and Ohio.

The Meadows

Acquisition in 2006
As one of the premier addiction and psychological trauma treatment centers in the country, they help change the lives of individuals through the Meadows Model, 12-step practices, and the holistic healing of mind, body and spirit. On a 14-acre campus in the serene Sonoran Desert, The Meadows employs traditional group therapies combined with alternative physical and emotional therapies. They also provide patients with a depth of treatment that taps into the underlying root issues behind self-destructive behaviors like low self-esteem, codependency, immaturity and childhood trauma. Whether you're entering treatment for the first time or find yourself in relapse, The Meadows Model is unparalleled in producing successful outcomes for recovery and a proven model for treating trauma and addiction. They invite you to learn more about The Meadows.

Coghead

Series A in 2006
Coghead is a database driven application service aimed at enabling non-developers to solve problems traditionally requiring programming knowledge.

Techbooks

Private Equity Round in 2005
TechBooks specializes in composition, data conversion and e-learning services across five main market verticals: educational publishing, providing services to publishers of elementary, high school and college textbooks as well as digital content services for Web, wireless and e-book versions of their textbooks; professional publishing, providing composition and data conversion services to publishers of scientific, technical and medical journals; information publishing, providing data conversion services to libraries, universities and information aggregators; financial publishing, providing data conversion, composition and graphics services to financial printers; and enterprise content services, providing e-learning services, composition, conversion and content management services to major corporations in financial services, pharmaceutical, consulting and computer industries.

Potpourri Holdings

Acquisition in 2005
Potpourriis a home/gift and knitting craft cataloger marketed under eleven different titles, including Potpourri, Expressions, The Stitchery, Counted Cross Stitch, and Back in the Saddle, Inc. Potpourri distributes more than 80 million catalogs per year. Potpourri has established an extensive infrastructure of in-house catalog design capabilities, logistics and distribution center, and information systems which will continue to support its aggressive growth and acquisition strategy.

Unwired Technology

Acquisition in 2005
Unwired Technology is focused on the development of electronic devices and technology solutions for the automotive industry. Unwired Technology designs and markets USB connectivity modules and wireless headphones for automotive entertainment systems. Unwired Technology is acquired by Delphi Automotive PLC. Unwired Technology is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan and has offices in Woodbury, New York and Hong Kong, China. It was founded by Larry David Lichtenstein and Max Kraynov in 1997.

FutureLogic

Acquisition in 2005
Futurelogic is a leading developer of small-format embedded thermal printing subassemblies. Headquartered in Glendale, CA, the company customizes its products to meet the specific demands of OEM customers for a variety of end products, including cashless slot machines, gas dispensers, medical devices, self-service kiosks, and others. ClearLight Partners recapitalized FutureLogic in partnership with its founders and provided the company with strategic guidance which lead to the expansion of the client base, assisted with the selection of a CFO and participated in restructuring the company’s debt. ClearLight exited its investment in Futurelogic in 2005.

Hospitality Mints

Venture Round in 2004
Hospitality Mints have been made fresh every day in Boone, North Carolina since 1976, putting "Made In America" quality and pride in every mint. They also print all their candy wrappers themselves, giving us the ability to offer customized wrappers with your brand and messaging. Hospitality Mints is the largest supplier of custom mints in America. Their products are sold to leading national restaurant chains, as well as, the promotional products industry, and grocery, drug, mass, and specialty retailers. They manufacturer over one billion mints every year employing 160 individuals.

Future Food

Acquisition in 2004
Future Food dips, spreads and seafood salads to our rapidly increasing number of loyal customers.

Directed Electronics

Debt Financing in 2004
Directed is the largest designer and marketer in North America of consumer-branded vehicle security and remote start systems (sold under Viper®, Clifford®, Python®, Autostart® and other brand names). Directed markets its broad portfolio of products through many channels including leading national retailers and specialty chains throughout North America and around the world.

CCS Medical

Venture Round in 2004
CCS Medical to make it extremely easy and affordable for patients to get their Diabetic supplies.

Valley Proteins

Debt Financing in 2004
Valley Proteins has been a leader in providing an invaluable service to global economies and the environment.

Life-Like Products

Acquisition in 2004
Founded in the early 1930's, Life-Like is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad array of molded expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam products under the brand name LIFOAM(R) for consumer and industrial end markets. The only EPS consumer foam manufacturer with a national scale and scope, Life-Like provides a broad range of consumer foam and accessory products, such as reusable ice and freeze packs, to large national and regional retail accounts with large, well known retailers and has major market share in consumer foam picnic coolers.

Hilco Vision

Venture Round in 2004
Hilco Vision is an industry global eyewear/eye care company delivering comprehensive solutions to customers.

Cottman Transmission Holdings

Acquisition in 2004
COTTMAN TRANSMISSIONS is a company based out of 3642 HOLLAND RD , VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, United States.

T-Netix

Venture Round in 2004
T-NETIX, founded in 1986 and headquartered outside of Dallas, TX, provides telecommunications products and services to more than 350 local, county and state public correctional facilities in the U.S. and Canada. Products and services provided to correctional facilities include prison telecommunications equipment and software, security-enhanced call processing, call validation and billing. The company processes over 10 million phone calls per month, employs over 370 people in 35 states and has grown sales by nearly 13% over the past three years.

Flexi-Mat

Acquisition in 2003
Flexi-Mat Corporation engages in producing, importing, and marketing pet beds serving the pet bedding industry.

Jones Stephens

Venture Round in 2003
Jones Stephens is a plumbing products company with a brand built on providing for contractors. They deliver reliable products and services. They provide the broadest selection of plumbing products, from repair and installation products to tools.

Global Dosimetry Solutions

Acquisition in 2003
Global Dosimetry Solutions is one of the world's largest providers of radiation dosimetry services.

Coleman Natural Foods

Venture Round in 2003
Coleman Natural Foods has been a pioneer in organic and no-antibiotics-ever meats, part of legacy of quality that stretches back to 1875. They work with family farmers throughout the country who share with us a conviction to provide families with premium chicken and no-antibiotics-ever poultry, pork, lamb and beef.
Roadrunner Transportation Systems is a asset-light transportation and logistics services provider offering a full suite of solutions, including customized and expedited less-than-truckload, truckload, intermodal, brokerage as well as consolidation and warehousing services to over 35,000 customers through-out the U.S. and globally.

Escort

Venture Round in 2003
Escort Inc. is a proud North American company.Headquartered in metro Cincinnati, OH, Escort Inc. has been designing, engineering, and manufacturing industry leading radar/laser detectors and premium automotive accessories right here in North America for over 30 years. We operate under one simple premise: Provide our customers with the best products and services period. After all it all starts with you - our customer. We have the finest engineers, a state of the art manufacturing facility and a focus on quality that is second to none. Escort has sold more than 10 million detectors and automotive products that help you Drive Smarter. Our goal is to exceed your expectation on every unit we sell. View Escort's corporate information video and see why we are the leader in our industry.

STACAS Holdings

Venture Round in 2003
STACAS Holdings providing services in Local Trucking, Without Storage.

Phillips & Temro Industries

Venture Round in 2002
Phillips and Temro Industries serves global customers in designing and manufacturing thermal solutions and systems. A century of technical experience and manufacturing expertise back our ability to engineer, validate, and deliver effective solutions across a diverse range of markets. Customers count on our flexibility, rapid response and ability to manage complexity to assist them in engineering processes. From concept design, to rapid proto-typing and on-site product testing, OEM leaders trust Phillips and Temro Industries in valued partnerships that span decades. Whether a system requires heating, cooling, or electrification components, Phillips and Temro has the solution for the job.

3SI Security Systems

Venture Round in 2002
3SI Security Systems is the world leader in asset protection systems designed to recover stolen cash and high-value assets, apprehend criminals and deter crime. With over 40 years’ experience and protecting more than 250,000 locations worldwide, their innovative solutions combat crime through a variety of technologies including GPS tracking, dye and ink staining, DNA and explosive gas neutralization technology. They have served thousands of institutions and organizations in the Financial, Retail, Courier/Cash in Transit and Law Enforcement markets. Why have they succeeded for so long? Because they offer innovative SOLUTIONS supported by a first class SERVICE organization which pledges customer SATISFACTION through products that perform.
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