About us
DIFFERENT APPROACH
CONSISTENT TRACK RECORD
Capital Southwest (NASDAQ: CSWC) is an internally managed, credit-focused business development company actively providing flexible capital to lower middle market companies across the capital structure.
An investment team with decades of credit experience
Our team includes senior-level investors with a wealth of relevant experience gained at some of the most recognized names in the credit arena. Our management team has significant equity ownership in our company and a close alignment of interests with our shareholders in the company's future success. We work closely together, allowing us to make thoughtful decisions quickly based on thorough diligence, with a focus on preservation of capital and an appreciation of our industry relationships.
Dedicated to building
long-term relationships
We have established close working relationships with a wide range of deal sources across the lower middle market, including financial and independent sponsors, founders, independently owned businesses, investment banks, and business brokers. While we primarily focus on sourcing and leading direct lending deals up to $75 million, we remain open and interested in developing partnerships with other lenders.
An industry-leading track record
We focus on risk-adjusted returns and capital preservation every step of the way, beginning with where we source opportunities followed by how we evaluate potential deals through our due diligence, documentation, and portfolio management practices. Following this process has delivered consistent, attractive all-in risk-adjusted returns for our shareholders.
Investment Approach
OUR PROCESS IS BATTLE-TESTED, EFFICIENT AND THOROUGH.
Our investment review process is focused on thoughtful and thorough diligence, allowing us to make the best decisions for our shareholders, while also reinforcing the solid relationships we have developed over many years with financial sponsors, investment banks, other lenders and company management teams.
Industry relationships are our franchise.
Our broad array of industry relationships is a key driver of quality deal sourcing, and ultimately superior investment performance. We believe that keeping our franchise in mind in all our decisions is ultimately best for our shareholders and our industry relationships, as well as the portfolio companies in which we invest.
We are highly responsive.
Our team stays in constant communication with one another, allowing us to respond quickly to investment opportunities. We believe that thorough and thoughtful responses are key to maintaining strong industry relationships and a superior investment track record.
We deliver on our promises.
We clearly communicate what we are willing to do and deliver on our promises. Our tight-knit organization allows for senior deal professionals to continually communicate with one another and “speak for the firm” throughout the transaction review and closing process. We believe this provides our counterparties a more predictable diligence and closing process.
We are creative and flexible.
Our team has invested together across credit cycles and understands the nuances of lower middle market companies, as well as what is important to balance preservation of capital with capital structure flexibility to allow business owners to focus on growing their businesses.
We always have capital to invest.
As a public company, we enjoy a permanent capital base and are never "between funds." We are, therefore, able to provide capital for growth and acquisitions over very long periods of time. We believe our best opportunities are those involving industries where we have gained a track record of value creation, allowing us to support company management teams in significantly scaling their businesses through acquisitions and capital investment.