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American Capital, both directly and through its global asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate, energy & infrastructure 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 $80 billion of total assets under management (including levered assets). American Capital and its affiliates invest from $10 million to $750 million per company in North America and €10 million to €400 million per company in Europe. As a publicly traded company, American Capital offers shareholders an opportunity to invest in privately held middle market companies through ownership of its stock. Since its August 1997 IPO, American Capital and the funds it manages have invested approximately $37 billion in over 730 portfolio companies. Our diverse portfolio is invested in virtually every industry sector. We have approximately 90 investment professionals in 8 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. American Capital, through an asset management portfolio company, manages three public companies American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC),American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: MTGE) and American Capital Senior Floating, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACSF) with approximately $11 billion of total net book value.
Founded in 2006, Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP is a concentrated long-only value investment firm based in New York. Abdiel generally invests in publicly traded companies that are likely to gain market share over long time periods. We prefer businesses that have recurring revenue and that are managed by people with a large share of their net worth in the stock. Our ten largest investments frequently comprise more than 75% of invested capital.
TD Securities is a leading financial services provider that offers advisory and capital market services to corporate, government, and institutional clients worldwide. They provide expertise in corporate and investment banking, capital markets, and global transaction services. It is the global wholesale banking arm of Toronto-Dominion Bank Financial Group, and has offices in 18 cities worldwide with over 3,000 employees. TD Securities is a major investment dealer in North America, Europe, and Asia. Key areas of business include managing corporate finance and lending, merger and acquisitions strategic advisory services, market risk management, debt and equity securities, derivative products, daily trading and investment, and multiple other areas of finance. An important segment is the trading of fixed income and equity products, currencies, commodities and derivatives in major financial markets around the world.
Dedicated to helping small businesses finance their growth, SomerCor 504, Inc. is a non-profit development company certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to originate SBA 504 loans in Illinois. Founded in 1992, SomerCor holds a portfolio in excess of $481 million, comprised of more than 925 loans, and is one of the largest SBA lenders in the Chicago area, consistently ranking in the top 15 Certified Development Companies (CDC`s) nationwide.
Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a leading specialty finance company that provides custom-tailored financing solutions to mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. The company originates and invests in one-stop financings, first lien, second lien, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments. FSC`s investment objective is to maximize its portfolio`s total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments. The company has elected to be regulated as a business development company and is externally managed by Fifth Street Management LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser and leading alternative asset manager with $5 billion in assets under management. With a track record of more than 16 years, Fifth Street`s nationally recognized platform has the ability to hold loans up to $150 million, commit up to $250 million and structure and syndicate transactions up to $500 million. Fifth Street Management received the 2014 ACG New York Champion`s Award for "Senior Lender Firm of the Year" and was named both 2013 "Lender Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor and "Lender of the Year" by Mergers & Acquisitions.