American Capital (ACAS) Receives $66M in Proceeds from Sale of Imperial Supplies to W. W. Grainger (GWW)

October 16, 2009 3:10 PM EDT

American Capital Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today that on October 13 it completed the sale of its portfolio company Imperial Supplies Holding Inc. to W.W. Grainger Inc. (NYSE: GWW).

American Capital received $66 million in proceeds and realized a loss of $5 million during the fourth quarter from the transaction, subject to post-closing adjustments. American Capital's compounded annual rate of return, including interest, dividends and fees earned over the life of its investment was 9%. The proceeds received by American Capital were greater than the second quarter 2009 valuation of the investment by $16 million, or 34%.


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