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18 October 2007

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Stéphane Legrand, Director,EuropeanCapitalFinancial Services +33 (0)1 40 68 06 66
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EUROPEAN CAPITAL REFINANCES €40 MILLION IN SENIOR BONDS OF DEVGLASS

St. Peter Port, Guernsey – 18 October 2007 – European Capital Limited (“European Capital”) (LSE: ECAS) announced today that on 9 October a wholly-owned subsidiary of European Capital completed the refinancing of €40 million in senior bonds of portfolio company DEVGLASS.  Banque Populaire Atlantique and Natixis each provided €20 million of senior term loan facilities. Following the refinancing, European Capital continues to hold senior and junior mezzanine bonds, convertible bonds and common equity in DEVGLASS. European Capital completed its original One Stop Buyout™ of DEVGLASS on July 13, 2007 alongside Olivier Rambeau, DEVGLASS’ CEO and Chairman, who continues to hold a majority stake. Since June 2007, European Capital has refinanced €292 million of senior commitments in three One Stop Buyouts™.

“We are very pleased to have worked with Banque Populaire Atlantique and Natixis on this transaction. They have proven to be very reliable partners,” said Stéphane Legrand, European Capital Financial Services Director.

“Throughout their long term relationship with DEVGLASS, Banque Populaire Atlantique and Natixis developed a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Company.  This enabled them to quickly respond to this financing opportunity and move rapidly towards completing the refinancing”, said Olivia Réveilliez, European Capital Financial Services Manager.

Founded in 1998, DEVGLASS is a leading manufacturer of insulated glass for windows. DEVGLASS has four main product groups: standard double-glass; superior double-glass with improved heating and/or sound insulation; laminated safety and security double-glass panes; and newly-introduced triple-glass. Headquartered in Vendée, France, DEVGLASS has manufacturing plants in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, Vendée and in Alençon, Orne. DEVGLASS has nearly 350 employees and is expected to achieve more than €60 million of sales in 2007, equating to a 20% compound average growth rate over the past five years.

For more information about European Capital’s investment in DEVGLASS, click here.

ABOUT EUROPEAN CAPITAL

European Capital is a publicly traded investment company for pan-European equity, mezzanine and senior debt investments with capital resources of approximately €2.3 billion ($3.2 billion).  It is managed by European Capital Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited (“ECFSG” or “the Investment Manager”), a wholly-owned affiliate of American Capital Strategies, Ltd (“American Capital”).

European Capital invests in and sponsors management and employee buyouts, invests in private equity buyouts and provides capital directly to private and public companies headquartered predominantly in Europe.  European Capital generally invests between €5 million and €500 million per transaction in equity, mezzanine debt and senior debt to fund growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations.

The investment objective of European Capital is to provide investors with dividend income and the potential for share value appreciation by investing in debt and equity investments in private and public companies headquartered primarily in Europe. European Capital seeks to achieve this through pursuing the following types of investments:

European Capital One Stop Buyouts™
Through our One Stop Buyouts™, European Capital provides equity, mezzanine debt and senior debt as the lead investor in the buyout of private and public companies.

Mezzanine Direct with Sponsors
European Capital provides debt and equity financing for buyouts sponsored by private equity firms where European Capital is either the sole or lead mezzanine debt investor.

Syndicated Mezzanine and Senior Debt
European Capital provides mezzanine and senior financing for buyouts sponsored by private equity firms where European Capital is neither the sole nor lead mezzanine or senior debt investor.

Direct Investments
European Capital provides debt and equity financing directly to private and public companies, which is used for growth, acquisitions or recapitalisations, and investing in structured finance vehicles.

Companies interested in learning more about European Capital's flexible financing should contact Jean Eichenlaub at + 33 (0)1 40 68 06 66 in Paris, Simon Henderson or Nathalie Faure Beaulieu at + 44 (0)20 7539 7000 in London, Robert von Finckenstein at +49 (0) 69 71 71 297-0 in Frankfurt, or Luis Felipe Castellanos at +(34) 91 745 99 63 in Madrid, or visit the website at www.EuropeanCapital.com.

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL

American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS), with $16 billion in assets under management¹, is an affiliate of European Capital and a member of the S&P 500. It is the largest U.S. publicly traded private equity firm and one of the largest publicly traded alternative asset managers.  American Capital, both directly and through its global asset management business, is an investor in management and employee buyouts, private equity buyouts, and early stage and mature private and public companies.  American Capital provides senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity to fund growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and securitizations. American Capital and its affiliates invest from $5 million to $800 million per company in North America and €5 million to €500 million per company in Europe.

¹ Assets Under Management is an estimate of internally and externally managed assets as of September 30, 2007 and does not include any fair value adjustments subsequent to June 30, 2007.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The statements regarding expected results of European Capital and/or American Capital are subject to various factors and uncertainties, including the uncertainties associated with the timing of transaction closings, changes in interest rates, availability of transactions, changes in regional, national or international economic conditions, or changes in the conditions of the industries in which European Capital and/or American Capital has made investments.