Capital Southwest Corporation

Capital Southwest Corporation is a business development company specializing in credit and private equity and venture capital investments in middle market companies mezzanine later stage mature late venture emerging growth buyouts recapitalizations and growth capital investments. It does not invest in startups publicly traded companies real estate developments project finance opportunities oil and gas exploration businesses troubled companies turnarounds and companies in which significant senior management is departing. In lower middle market the firm typically invests in growth financing bolt-on acquisitions new platform acquisitions refinancing dividend recapitalizations sponsor-led buyouts and management buyouts situations. The investment structures are Unitranche debt subordinated debt senior debt first and second lien debt and preferred and common equity. The firm makes equity co-investments alongside debt investments up to 20% of total check and only makes non-control investments. It prefers to invest in Industrial manufacturing and services value-added distribution healthcare products and services business services specialty chemicals food and beverage tech-enabled services and SaaS models. The firm seeks to invest in energy services and products industrial technologies and specialty chemicals and products. Within energy services and products the firm seeks to invest in each segment of the industry including upstream midstream and downstream excluding exploration and production with a focus on differentiated products and services equipment and tool rental consumable products and drilling and completion chemicals. Within industrial technologies it seeks to invest in automation and process controls handling and packaging equipment industrial filtration and fluid handling measurement monitoring and testing professional tools and sensors and instrumentation. Within and specialty chemicals and products the firm seeks to invest in businesses that develop and manuf