Allied Capital

Allied Capital
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded1958
HeadquartersWashington, DC, United States
ProductsLeveraged buyout, Mezzanine capital
RevenueDecrease US$-258 Million (FY 2009)[1]
Decrease US$-521 Million (FY 2009)[1]
Total assetsDecrease US$2.67 Billion (FY 2009)[2]
Total equityDecrease US$1.20 Billion (FY 2009)[2]
Number of employees
150
ParentAres Capital Corp.
Websitewww.alliedcapital.com

Allied Capital was a private equity investment firm and mezzanine capital lender providing debt and equity capital for leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and restructurings of established businesses. Allied operated as a Business Development Company, a form of publicly traded private equity company, and was among the largest BDCs. The firm was headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City.

Allied invested primarily in middle-market companies in the business services, financial services, consumer products industrial, health care, retail and energy sectors.

The company was purchased by Ares Capital in 2010.[3]

  1. ^ a b Allied Capital (ALD) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest
  2. ^ a b Allied Capital (ALD) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest
  3. ^ Marshi, Nicholas (March 26, 2010). "Ares Buys Allied Capital: What's Next?". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved November 21, 2018.