Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
Capital Southwest Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-43881) on Form S-8 of Capital Southwest Corporation of our report dated April
21, 2000, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial condition of
Capital Southwest Corporation and subsidiary as of March 31, 2000 and 1999, the
portfolio of investments as of March 31, 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2000, and the selected per share
data and ratios for each of the years in the five-year period ended March 31,
2000, which report appears in the annual report to shareholders for the year
ended March 31, 2000, and is incorporated by reference in the annual report on
Form 10-K of Capital Southwest Corporation.
KPMG LLP
Dallas, Texas
June 15, 2000
