Founded in 1961 and based in Dallas, Texas, Capital Southwest is a private equity firm that invests in various sectors across the United States, including industrial manufacturing and services, healthcare products and services, software-as-a-service models, and food and beverage sectors. The company is an internally-managed, credit-focused BDC that actively lends to middle market companies across the capital structure, providing flexible capital that fills financing needs that traditional first lien senior lenders are unwilling to meet. The investment team has decades of experience working together, and the firm and all its employees are located in Dallas, Texas. The company's investment criteria include $5 to $50 million financings, minimum EBITDA of $3 million, and a management team with a proven track record, among others. Investment structures include unitranche debt, first lien debt, second lien debt, subordinated debt, preferred and common equity, and equity co-investments alongside debt investments, up to 20% of the total check. Capital Southwest is a non-control investor.