Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form Type: CORRESP
Source: 0001493152-25-002329
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Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form: CORRESP
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January 15, 2025

Via EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporate Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-4628

Attn: Ronald (Ron) E. Alper

| Re: | Hennessy                                                
 Capital Investment Corp. VII                            |
|     | Registration                                            
 Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333–283087) |

Mr. Alper:

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII(the “ Registrant”) hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the acceleration of the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, to 4:00 p.m., Washington D.C. time, on January 16, 2025, or as soon as practicable thereafter, unless the Registrant notifies you otherwise prior to such time.

We would appreciate it if, as soon as the above-captioned Registration Statement is declared effective, you would so inform Michael P. Heinz of Sidley Austin LLP at (212) 839-5444.

| Very Truly Yours,                     |                   |
| Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII |                   |
| By:                                   | /s/               
 Nicholas Geeza    |
|                                       | Nicholas          
 Geeza             |
|                                       | Chief             
 Financial Officer |

| cc: | Daniel                                             
 J. Hennessy, Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII |
|     | Jeffrey                                            
 N. Smith, Sidley Austin LLP                        |
|     | Douglas                                            
 Ellenoff, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP           |
|     | Stuart                                             
 Neuhauser, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP          |
|     | Simon                                              
 Raftopoulos, Appleby (Cayman) Ltd.                 |
|     | Alexandra                                          
 Low, Appleby (Cayman) Ltd.                         |