Capital Southwest Corporation Announces the Promotion of Grant Eason to Managing Director
Capital Southwest (Nasdaq: CSWC) announced the promotion of Grant Eason to Managing Director, effective Dec. 9, 2025.
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Capital Southwest (Nasdaq: CSWC) announced the promotion of Grant Eason to Managing Director, effective Dec. 9, 2025. Grant has been with the company since 2019 and has nearly seven years at Capital Southwest and 15 years total deal experience, including more than 12 years in credit underwriting.
Management said Eason has a proven track record in sourcing and underwriting middle‑market investments and will contribute to the firm’s investment team focused on lower middle market companies backed by private equity. His prior roles include vice president at Stonehenge Capital and work in investment banking at Stephens. Education: BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the University of Texas.
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News Market Reaction – CSWC
On Dec 10, the first trading day after this news, CSWC closed 0.45% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Dec 10 session.
Key Figures
- Tenure at CSWC
- almost 7 years
- Grant Eason experience at Capital Southwest
- Total experience
- 15 years
- Mr. Eason’s professional experience
- Credit underwriting experience
- more than 12 years
- Years focused on credit underwriting in middle market
- Join year at CSWC
- 2019
- Year Mr. Eason joined Capital Southwest
Historical Context
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Announced total quarterly dividends of $0.64 per share for Q1 2026.
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Reported $1.9B portfolio and $34.0M pre-tax NII with NAV at $16.62.
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Provided preliminary NII and NAV ranges plus non-accrual levels for Q2 2026.
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Priced $350M of 5.950% notes due 2030 to refinance existing notes and facilities.
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Declared Q4 2025 dividends totaling $0.64 per share with DRIP available.
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Key Terms
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DALLAS, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Southwest Corporation (“Capital Southwest,” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CSWC), an internally managed business development company focused on providing flexible financing solutions to support the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses is pleased to announce the promotion of Grant Eason to Managing Director.
“I am pleased to announce the promotion of Grant Eason to Managing Director,” stated Josh Weinstein, Chief Investment Officer of Capital Southwest. “Grant has been with Capital Southwest for almost seven years and has demonstrated a proven track record of sourcing and underwriting quality investment opportunities. Grant has the right combination of technical skills and leadership to make significant contributions to our investment team as we continue to work with lower middle market companies backed by proven private equity firms. I am confident Grant will continue to contribute to the success of our company.”
Mr. Eason is a seasoned deal professional with 15 years of experience, including more than 12 years in credit underwriting with a focus on providing capital to various industries in the middle market. Prior to joining Capital Southwest in 2019, Mr. Eason served as Vice President for Stonehenge Capital. Prior to Stonehenge Capital, Mr. Eason spent time in the investment banking group at Stephens. Mr. Eason received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Texas Christian University and received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas.
About Capital Southwest
Capital Southwest Corporation (Nasdaq: CSWC) is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed business development company with approximately
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains historical information and certain forward-looking statements with respect to the business and investments of the Company, including, but not limited to, the statements about the Company’s future performance and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical statements and can often be identified by words such as "will," "believe," "expect" and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. These statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions and beliefs. They are not guarantees of future results and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. These risks include risks related to: changes in the markets in which the Company invests; changes in the financial, capital, and lending markets; changes in the interest rate environment and its impact on the Company’s business and its portfolio companies; regulatory changes; tax treatment; the uncertainty associated with the imposition of tariffs and trade barriers and changes in trade policy and its impact on the Company’s portfolio companies and the Company’s financial condition; an economic downturn and its impact on the ability of the Company’s portfolio companies to operate and the investment opportunities available to the Company; the impact of supply chain constraints on the Company’s portfolio companies; and the elevated levels of inflation and its impact on the Company’s portfolio companies and the industries in which it invests.
Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and are encouraged to review Capital Southwest's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025 and any subsequent filings with the SEC, including the "Risk Factors" sections therein, for a more complete discussion of the risks and other factors that could affect any forward-looking statements. Except as required by the federal securities laws, Capital Southwest does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changing circumstances or any other reason after the date of this press release.
Investor Relations Contact:
Michael S. Sarner, President and Chief Executive Officer
214-884-3829
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