BETHESDA, Md., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) ("American Capital" or the "Company") announced today that Pete Deoudes, Director, Equity Capital Markets and John Erickson, Chief Financial Officer and President of Structured Finance are scheduled to host investor meetings and make a presentation at the Wells Fargo Specialty Finance Symposium on May 23, 2012 in New York City.  The American Capital presentation is scheduled to begin at 4:00pm ET.  The presentation will be webcast live and archived on the American Capital website in the Investor Relations section at http://ir.americancapital.com.

For further information, please contact Investor Relations at (301) 951-5917 or IR@AmericanCapital.com.

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL

American Capital 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 has $101 billion in assets under management and seven offices in the U.S. and Europe.  American Capital and European Capital will consider investment opportunities from $10 million to $500 million.  For further information, please refer to www.AmericanCapital.com.

Contact:
Investors - (301) 951-5917

SOURCE American Capital Ltd.