Capital Southwest Corp. CSWC

What this company does

Capital Southwest Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” “CSWC,” or the “Company”), a Texas corporation, is an internally managed closed-end, non-diversified investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act. Since September 30, 2015, we have pursued a credit-focused investment strategy. We specialize in providing customized financing to lower middle market ("LMM") companies in a broad range of industry segments located primarily in the United States. We invest primarily in first lien debt securities and also invest in preferred stock and common stock alongside our debt investments or through warrants. Our common stock trades on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “CSWC.” As a BDC, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements.

Written from the business description in Capital Southwest Corporation's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 19 May 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.