BETHESDA, Md., March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) ('American Capital' or the 'Company') announced today that it has completed the sale of its portfolio of commercial mortgage backed securities ('CMBS') bonds and related fee agreements and select collateral administration rights (the 'Transaction') to a group of unaffiliated third parties. American Capital received net cash proceeds of $64.9 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. The assets included in the Transaction had a fair value of approximately $40.4 million as of December 31, 2015, after incorporating post December 31, 2015 adjustments.

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL
 American Capital, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) is a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through its asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate and structured products. American Capital manages $21 billion of assets, including assets on its balance sheet and fee earning assets under management by affiliated managers, with $73 billion of total assets under management (including levered assets). Through a wholly owned affiliate, American Capital manages publicly traded American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC), American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: MTGE) and American Capital Senior Floating, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACSF) with approximately $10 billion of total net book value. American Capital and its affiliates operate out of seven offices in the U.S. and Europe. For further information, please refer to www.AmericanCapital.com.

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