Capital Southwest Supports New Harbor Capital's Acquisition

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Nov 28, 2017) - Capital Southwest Corporation ("Capital Southwest") (NASDAQ: CSWC) announced today that it supported the recent majority investment in LGM Pharma, LLC. ("LGM") by New Harbor Capital ("New Harbor") with a first lien term loan, a revolving credit facility and an equity co-investment. Capital Southwest serves as the sole administrative agent and lender on the credit facility

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with New Harbor on the acquisition of LGM," said Josh Weinstein, Managing Director of Capital Southwest. "LGM provides an innovative approach to sourcing and distributing quality active pharmaceutical ingredients with strong technical and regulatory support capabilities."

LGM, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, specializes in streamlining the API supply chain throughout all development stages while providing complete technical capabilities and expert regulatory support for a wide range of products.

About Capital Southwest Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ: CSWC) is a Dallas, Texas-based, internally managed Business Development Company with approximately $293 million in net assets as of September 30, 2017. Capital Southwest is a middle-market lending firm focused on supporting the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses. Capital Southwest makes investments ranging from $5 to $20 million in securities across the capital structure, including first lien, unitranche, second lien, subordinated debt, and non-control equity co-investments. As a public company with a permanent capital base, Capital Southwest has the flexibility to be creative in its financing solutions and to invest to support the growth of its portfolio companies over long periods of time.

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