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Founded in 2013, Hennessy Capital Group is an alternative investment manager, serving as a strategic capital and growth partner for innovative technology companies focused on four categories: industrial, infrastructure, real estate, and climate.
Our Core Principles
We partner with all stakeholders, including founders, management, employees, directors, and shareholders to catalyze growth to help build enduring businesses that make positive and meaningful contributions to the world. We employ a partner centric model and strictly adhere to our core values of stewardship, transparency, integrity, and accountability.
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Target Sectors: Industrial Technology and Energy Transition
Strong Competitive Positioning and Differentiated Technology.
We plan to focus on attractive companies with distinct intellectual property and highly defensible, differentiated technology aimed at solving critical challenges in their areas of focus. Companies with unique and disruptive platforms and product offerings, including technology innovators, will be at the forefront of our evaluation process. Our management team and our board have extensive operational, commercial and transactional experience with technology-driven companies in our target sectors, and we intend to use these skills to identify market leaders and category winners.
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Target Sectors: Industrial Technology and Energy Transition
Scalable Growth Platform.
We intend to focus on segments and businesses within our target sectors that are poised for scalable growth due to shifting customer preferences in favor of products and technologies that enable improvements in automation, efficiency, safety, and customer experience.
Our Value Proposition
Repeat SPAC Sponsor with Proven Track Record
01
Domain Expertise and Relationships
02
Culture and Partnership Matters
03
Creative Deal Structuring
04
Our Track Record
SPAC IPO
17
SPACs
$
4
B
IPO Proceeds
11
Successful DeSPACs
Business Combinations
$
7
B
Total
Enterprise Value
$
950
M+
in PIPE Capital
PIPE Capital:
Proven Investment Team
We have shown demonstrable success across industries and market cycles leveraging our expertise to deliver innovative solutions, drive growth, and adapt to changing market dynamics. Our ability to navigate challenges and seize opportunities has earned us trust and recognition from clients and partners worldwide.
Dan Hennessy
Chairman & CEO
Dan Hennessy
Chairman & CEO
- Founder & Managing Member of Hennessy Capital Group
- 16x SPAC sponsor, board director, or advisor
- Previously Founding Partner of Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC.
Nick Geeza
EVP & CFO
Nick Geeza
EVP & CFO
- 4x SPAC CFO
- Former Enterprise Sales Director - Capital Preferences
- Former Senior Vice President - US Bank Capital Markets
- Previously with J.P. Morgan Investment Bank
Tom Hennessy
President, COO & Director
Tom Hennessy
President, COO & Director
- Managing Member of Hennessy Capital Group
- 8x SPAC sponsor
- Former Portfolio Manager at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
- Previously with Equity International and Credit Suisse Investment Bank
Megan Cai
Vice President
Megan Cai
Vice President
- Former Head of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations - Latch
- Former Corporate Development and Strategy - Knotel
- Previously with J.P. Morgan Investment Bank and InVision
Josh Richardson
Senior Associate
Josh Richardson
Senior Associate
- Former Senior Associate - Noble Rock Advisors
- Former Associate - Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS)
- Previously with Bank of America Investment Bank
World-Class Board of Independent Directors
We have deep relationship capital through our diverse board of directors.
Poonam Sharma
Director
Poonam Sharma
Director
- Public & Private Board Director at HHI Fund Lumen, Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III, CRETI, and others.
- Previously Founder and CEO of StealthForce and Raise.
- Previously Venture Partner and Board Director at Arden Digital Ventures.
Javier Saade
Director
Javier Saade
Director
- Founder and Managing Partner at Impact Master Holdings.
- Operating Partner at Presidio Investors.
- Venture Partner at Fenway Summer.
- Chairman of the Board at The Only Agency and Golden Pear Funding.
Anna Brunelle
Director
Anna Brunelle
Director
- CFO of May Mobility
- Former CFO of Ouster Inc., which completed a DeSPAC in March 2021. Former CFO of Kinestral Technologies, CFO / Interim COO of Soylent; CFO 7 Inferim COO of Global Logic; CFO of Tivo, Inc.
Brian Bonner
Director
Brian Bonner
Director
- Principal at BB Top Performance LLC
- Previously Executive and Independent Chairman at Daseke Inc.
- Previously Chief Information Officer at Texas Instruments
Grant Allen
Director
Grant Allen
Director
- General Partner at SE Ventures, in partnership with Schneider Electric
- Founder and Managing Partner at Keybridge Venture Partners
- Venture Partner at Giant Ventures
- Co-Founder and Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
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Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII Announces Closing of $190,000,000 Initial Public Offering
New York, NY, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (NASDAQ: HVIIU) (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today the closing of its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 19,000,000 units, which...
January 17, 2025
HCVII – Pricing Press Release
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII Announces Pricing of $175,000,000 Initial Public Offering New York, NY, January 16, 2025 – Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today the pricing of its initial...
Sep 16, 2024
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