MCG Capital Announces Sale of Avenue Broadband LLC.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- MCG Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: MCGC) ("MCG") announced today that Avenue Broadband LLC ("Avenue"), a majority-owned, control investment of MCG, has signed a definitive agreement to sell all outstanding shares of its capital stock to Telecommunications Management, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NewWave Communications, LLC. After transaction expenses, MCG's cash proceeds in connection with the exit of this investment are expected to be approximately $50.4 million. Final closing of the sale transaction is subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to occur in March 2011. In December 2007, MCG made its initial debt and equity investment in Avenue.

"This sale, and the combination of the equity realization and repayment of our subordinated debt investment, is another step forward in our strategic plan to monetize equity investments to support the redeployment of capital into current yield-oriented investments to grow operating income and stockholder distributions," said Steven F. Tunney, Sr, MCG's President and CEO.

Avenue is a cable television, high speed internet, and digital telephone service provider serving systems in Indiana and Illinois.

NewWave Communications is a leading communications services company serving more than 117,000 customers and offers video, voice and high-speed data services within smaller to mid-sized communities in Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Arkansas. NewWave is headquartered in Sikeston, Missouri.

About MCG Capital Corporation

MCG Capital Corporation is a solutions-focused commercial finance company providing capital and advisory services to middle-market companies throughout the United States. Our investment objective is to achieve current income and capital gains. Our capital is generally used by our portfolio companies to finance acquisitions, recapitalizations, buyouts, organic growth and working capital. For more information, please visit www.mcgcapital.com.

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