Company Description
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, industry consolidation, 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.
The firm is Industry agnostic, but 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 manufacture highly differentiated chemicals and products including adhesives, coatings and sealants, catalysts and absorbents, cosmeceuticals, fine chemicals, flavors and fragrances, performance lubricants, polymers, plastics and composites, chemical dispensing and filtration equipment, professional and industrial trade consumables and tools, engineered solutions for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical installations, specified high performance materials for fire protection and oilfield applications.
It may also invest in exceptional opportunities in building products. The firm seeks to invest in the United States and North America.
The firm seeks to make investments ranging from $5 million and $25 million in securities. It leads $5 to $75 million financings, Its Target holds of $5 million and $45 million, and the firm is willing to backstop up to $55mm with an active network of co-investors.
It seeks to invest in the firm with minimum EBITDA is $3 million and $25 million. In addition to making direct investments, the firm allocates capital to syndicated first and second lien term loans in the upper middle market.
It prefers to take a majority and minority stake. The firm has the flexibility to hold investments for very long period in its portfolio companies.
It may also invest through warrants. The firm prefers to take Board participation in its portfolio companies.
Capital Southwest Corporation was founded on April 19, 1961 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 27 |
| CEO | Bowen Diehl |
Contact Details
Address: 8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas 75225 United States | |
| Phone | 214-238-5700 |
| Website | capitalsouthwest.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | CSWC |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Fiscal Year | April - March |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| CIK Code | 0000017313 |
| CUSIP Number | 140501107 |
| ISIN Number | US1405011073 |
| Employer ID | 75-1072796 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bowen S. Diehl | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Michael Scott Sarner CPA | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |
| Joshua S. Weinstein CFA | Senior MD and Chief Investment Officer |
| James Stafford | Accounting Senior Manager |
| Ryan Kelly | Managing Director |
| Chris Rehberger | Executive Vice President and Treasurer |
| Amy Baker CPA | Controller |
| Ally Benson | Assistant Controller |
| Spencer Klein | Principal |
| Grant Eason | Principal |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 40-17G | Filing |
| Nov 8, 2024 | N-23C-2 | Filing |
| Nov 8, 2024 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 497AD | Filing by certain investment companies of Rule 482 advertising |
| Nov 5, 2024 | FWP | Free Writing Prospectus |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 497AD | Filing by certain investment companies of Rule 482 advertising |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 424B2 | Prospectus |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 8-K | Current Report |