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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


            Consent of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm


We have issued our reports dated January 9, 2008,  accompanying the consolidated
financial  statements  and  management's  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of
internal control over financial reporting included in the Form 10-K/A of Capital
Southwest  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  for the year ended March 31, 2007. We
hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  of  said  reports  in the
Registration Statement of Capital Southwest Corporation and subsidiaries on Form
S-8 (File No. 33-43881).

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
January 9, 2008




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