Exhibit 23.1


            Consent of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our reports  dated May 26, 2006,  accompanying  the  consolidated
financial  statements  and  management's  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  included in the Annual  Report of
Capital  Southwest  Corporation and subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2006 which are  incorporated by reference in the March 31, 2006 Annual
Report  on  Form  10-K  of  this  Registration  Statement.  We  consent  to  the
incorporation  by reference of the  aforementioned  reports in the  Registration
Statement of Capital  Southwest  Corporation and  subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File
No. 33-43881).

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP


May 26, 2006
Dallas, Texas