Capital Southwest Corporation
5400 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75240
October 31, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Jay Williamson
| Re: | Capital Southwest Corporation |
| Registration Statement on Form N-2 |
| File No. 333-220385 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, Capital Southwest Corporation (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective time of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-220385) (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated to 8:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 or as soon as practicable thereafter. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, we respectfully request that you confirm that event with our counsel, David A. Kern of Jones Day, at 214.969.4536.
Please contact David A. Kern at Jones Day at 214.969.4536 if you have any questions concerning the foregoing. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Capital Southwest Corporation | ||
| /s/ Michael S. Sarner | ||
| By: | Michael S. Sarner | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | |
| cc: | James E. O’Bannon, Partner, Jones Day |
David A. Kern, Partner, Jones Day