Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001493152-25-002259
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Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form: S-1/A
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, with a particular focus on industrial technology sectors. Hennessy VI announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement on June 17, 2024 with Namib Minerals, which is an established African gold producer with an attractive portfolio of mines in Zimbabwe supported by high-grade, low-cost production, extensive infrastructure and pro-mining government policy. Since September 2023, Mr. Hennessy has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: CDAQ). Mr. Hennessy has also served as a director of Innventure, Inc. (NASDAQ: INV) since October 2024.

In addition, Thomas D. Hennessy, the son of Mr. Daniel J. Hennessy and our President and Chief Operating Officer and a director, has previously, amongst other roles, as director and/or officer, successfully executed the following SPAC business combinations: (i) two’s business combination with LatAm Logistic Properties, S.A. (NYSE: LPA) in March 2024; (ii) Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I’s business combination with Captivision Inc. (Nasdaq: CAPT) in November 2023; and (iii) PropTech Acquisition Corporation’s business combination with Porch Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRCH) in December 2020.

Furthermore, Nicholas Geeza, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Hennessy VI. He has served since April 2023 as Head of Business Development of Hennessy Capital Growth Strategies, an alternative investment company, since August 2023, as Chief Financial Officer of Compass Digital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: CDAQ), a special purpose acquisition company, and since April 2024, as Chief Financial Officer of Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company that liquidated its trust account and delisted its securities from Nasdaq in October 2024.

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We believe potential sellers of target businesses will favorably view our management team’s credentialed experience of closing and advising on the completion or announcement of 13 business combinations with vehicles similar to our company in considering whether or not to enter into a business combination with us. However, past performance by members of our management team is not a guarantee either (i) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate or (ii) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial business