European Capital is a publicly traded investment company for pan-European equity, mezzanine and senior debt investments, investing in and sponsoring management and employee buyouts, investing in private equity buyouts and providing capital directly to private and public companies headquartered predominantly in Europe. It is managed by European Capital Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited (&quote;ECFSG&quote; or &quote;the Investment Manager&quote;), a wholly-owned affiliate of American Capital, Ltd (&quote;American Capital&quote;)