Capital Southwest Promotes Grant Eason to Managing Director
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 09 2025
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- Leadership Change: Capital Southwest announces the promotion of Grant Eason to Managing Director, who has been with the company for nearly seven years and has demonstrated exceptional capabilities in sourcing middle-market investment opportunities, which is expected to further enhance the investment team's development.
- Extensive Industry Experience: Eason brings 15 years of deal experience, including over 12 years focused on credit underwriting, previously serving as Vice President at Stonehenge Capital, thereby strengthening the company's financing capabilities in the middle market.
- Investment Portfolio Size: As of September 30, 2025, Capital Southwest's investments at fair value are approximately $1.9 billion, showcasing its strong position and market presence in the middle-market financing sector.
- Flexible Financing Solutions: As a public company with a permanent capital base, Capital Southwest can offer flexible financing solutions to support the acquisition and growth of middle-market businesses, further solidifying its competitive edge in the market.
Analyst Views on CSWC
Wall Street analysts forecast CSWC stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CSWC is 22.13 USD with a low forecast of 21.00 USD and a high forecast of 24.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 23.380
Low
21.00
Averages
22.13
High
24.00
Current: 23.380
Low
21.00
Averages
22.13
High
24.00
About CSWC
Capital Southwest Corporation is an internally managed business development company. The Company is a market lending firm focused on supporting the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses with investments across the capital structure, including first lien, second lien and non-control equity co-investments. It specializes in providing customized debt and equity financing to lower middle market (LMM) companies in a broad range of investment segments located primarily in the United States. Its investment objective is to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity and equity-related investments. It invests primarily in first-lien debt securities, secured by security interests in portfolio company assets. It also invests in equity interests in its portfolio companies alongside its debt securities. It also offers managerial assistance to its portfolio companies.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
