Exhibit 23.3





            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



The Board of Directors
Capital Southwest Corporation:


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement on
Form S-8 of Capital  Southwest  Corporation  of our report dated April 25, 2003,
with  respect  to the  consolidated  statements  of  operations,  changes in net
assets,  and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2003,  and the selected per
share data and ratios for each of the years in the three-year period ended March
31,  2003,  of Capital  Southwest  Corporation  and  subsidiaries,  which report
appears in the annual report to shareholders  for the year ended March 31, 2005,
and is  incorporated  by reference  in the March 31, 2005 annual  report on Form
10-K of Capital Southwest Corporation.

                                           KPMG LLP

Dallas, Texas
May 27, 2005