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ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS) and its subsidiaries, European Capital S.A. SICAR and ECAS S.a.r.l. (collectively, "European Capital") announced today the renewal of European Capital's multi-currency revolving credit facility, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling and U.S. Dollars. The renewal of the facility resulted in a commitment of euro 580 million ($905 million). Wachovia Securities International Ltd. is the lead arranger and sole bookrunner of the facility. The lenders in European Capital's revolving credit facility are Wachovia Bank, N.A., London Branch, Bank of Montreal Ireland p.l.c., Eureka Securitisation plc, an affiliate of Citibank, N.A., London Branch and Alpine Securitization Corp., an affiliate of Credit Suisse. The facility is secured by certain debt investments made by European Capital, has a variable advance rate and a spread of 250 bps. European Capital currently has the following committed debt facilities: EUROPEAN CAPITAL COMMITTED DEBT FACILITIES* ...

ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS) ("European Capital"), announced today that its subsidiary ECAS S.a.r.l. has invested $25 million in Groupe Unipex (formerly Atrium Innovations' active ingredients and specialty chemicals division), a global firm specializing in the manufacture and distribution of active ingredients, specialty and base chemicals for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, specialty and industrial chemical and nutrition industries. The investment was led by the Paris office of European Capital Financial Services Limited ("European Capital Financial Services") and supports AXA Private Equity's acquisition of Groupe Unipex alongside management. ECAS S.a.r.l. has arranged and underwritten the mezzanine bonds for this transaction. "We are excited to partner again with AXA Private Equity, a leading private equity fund in Europe," said Jean Eichenlaub, Regional Managing Director Southern Europe, European Capital Financial Services. "Groupe Unipex's distribution business benefits from strong barriers to entry in diversified and growing niche end markets. The Company is ...

BETHESDA, Md., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC), a real estate investment trust ("REIT") formed in 2008 and externally managed by an affiliate of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) ("American Capital"), announced today that Russell Investments has included AGNC in its preliminary list of companies slated to join the Russell 3000 Index at the close of the market on Friday, June 27, 2008, when Russell reconstitutes its family of indexes for 2008. Final index membership will be posted by Russell on Monday, June 30, 2008. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest public companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market, according to Russell. More detailed ...

BETHESDA, Md., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Capital Agency Corp. ("American Capital Agency" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AGNC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.31 per share for the shortened "stub" period from the closing of the Company's initial public offering ("IPO") and concurrent private placement on May 20, 2008 through June 30, 2008. The second quarter 2008 dividend is payable on July 29, 2008 to common shareholders of record as of July 2, 2008, with an ex-dividend date of June 30, 2008. "On May 20, 2008, the Company raised over $286 million in net proceeds from its IPO and concurrent private placement," commented Malon Wilkus, Chairman, President and CEO. "Since then, the Company has invested these net proceeds, along with proceeds from borrowings under repurchase agreements with 12 global financial institutions, in approximately $2.5 billion ...