Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form Type: CORRESP
Source: 0001493152-25-002331
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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

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Ronald (Ron) E. Alper

| Re: | Hennessy                     
 Capital Investment Corp. VII 
 Registration                 
 Statement on Form S-1        
 Filed                        
 November 8, 2024             |
|:----|:-----------------------------|
|     | File                         
 No. 333-283087               |

Dear Mr. Alper:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the undersigned hereby joins in the request of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 16, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act, the undersigned wishes to advise you that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus.

The undersigned advises that it has complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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| Very                                                                  
 truly yours,                                                          |                                                      |
| Cohen                                                                 
 & Company Capital Markets,  a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC |                                                      |
| By:                                                                   | /s/                                                  
 Jerry Serowik                                        |
| Name:                                                                 | Jerry Serowik                                        |
| Title:                                                                | Senior Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets |

| Loop                
 Capital Markets LLC |                   |
| By:                 | /s/               
 Michael Jackson   |
| Name:               | Michael Jackson   |
| Title:              | Managing Director |

| Clear      
 Street LLC |                   |
| By:        | /s/               
 Ryan Gerety       |
| Name:      | Ryan Gerety       |
| Title:     | Managing Director |

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