European Capital Will Report Q1 2008 Results on 13 May

St. Peter Port, Guernsey (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Shareholder Call Scheduled for 14 May

European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS) announced today it will
report first quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday 13 May 2008. European
Capital invites shareholders, analysts and other interested persons
to attend the European Capital Shareholder Call on Wednesday 14 May
at 14:30 BST (9:30 EDT). Callers within the UK can dial
+44-(0)800-62-66-06. Other callers from within Europe should dial
+44-(0)129-648-0100. Callers within the United States should dial
+1-866-804-8688. The access code for callers is 386 589.

Point your browser to www.EuropeanCapital.com and click on the
Q1 2008 Shareholder Call Slide Show button.

BEFORE THE CALL:

REVIEW SLIDE PRESENTATION IN ADVANCE OF THE SHAREHOLDER CALL

The quarterly shareholder presentation includes a slide
presentation to accompany the call that participants may download and
print prior to the call. You may wish to take the time to review the
slides in advance of the Shareholder Call.

DURING THE CALL:

VIEW STREAMING SLIDE PRESENTATION DURING THE SHAREHOLDER CALL

During the Shareholder Call you may watch and listen to the
webcast or listen to the Shareholder Call by phone and step through
the slides at your own pace.

AFTER THE CALL:

LISTEN AND VIEW AUDIO SLIDE PRESENTATION AFTER THE CALL

The audio of the Shareholder Call combined with the slide
presentation will be made available after the call on 14 May on our
website http://www.EuropeanCapital.com.

AUDIO ONLY PRESENTATION AVAILABLE AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER CALL:

There will be a phone recording available from 1:00 BST Thursday
15 May until 1:00 BST Wednesday 28 May. If you are interested in
hearing the recording of the presentation, please dial
+44-(0)800-032-9687 or +44-(0)207-136-9233. The access code for
callers is 65497516.

For further information or questions, please do not hesitate to
call our Investor Relations Department at +44-(0)207-539-7100 or send
an email to IR@EuropeanCapital.com.

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 euro 2.8 billion (US$4.4 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 euro 5 million
and euro 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(TM)

Through our One Stop Buyouts(TM), 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, Nathalie Faure Beaulieu or Simon
Henderson at +44-(0)20-7539-7000 in London, Robert von Finckenstein
at +49-(0)69-7171-2970 in Frankfurt, or Luis Felipe Castellanos at
+34-(91)-423-27-60 in Madrid, or visit the website at
http://www.EuropeanCapital.com

ABOUT AMERICAN CAPITAL

American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS), with US$19
billion in capital resources under management, 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 the largest publicly traded
alternative asset manager. 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 US$5 million to US$800 million per
company in North America and euro 5 million to euro 500 million per
company in Europe.

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.

Web site: http://www.EuropeanCapital.com
http://www.americancapital.com

ots Originaltext: European Capital
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Contact:
Tom McHale, Director, +44-(0)207-539-7100, or Juan Carlos Morales
Cortes, Finance Director, +44-(0)207-539-7000, both of European
Capital Financial Services Limited; or Justin Cressall, Vice
President, Equity Capital Markets of American Capital,
+44-(0)207-539-7100