Allied Capital Provides Funds for Management-led Buyout of EarthColor

WASHINGTON, DC—November 20, 2006—Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE: ALD) announced that it has committed $210.5 million in the management-led buyout of EarthColor, Inc., (www.EarthColor.com) a leading commercial printer serving blue-chip customers in the pharmaceutical, telecommunications and financial services industries. The senior management of EarthColor made a significant equity investment in the company, acquiring a majority of the voting stock