Company: HVIIR
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001493152-25-002259
Chunk: 287

Company: Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 287
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250,000 founder shares to each of Thomas D. Hennessy, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, and Nicholas Geeza, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, respectively. On December 19, 2024, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 130,000 founder shares to its independent directors.

On January 10, 2025, the Company issued an additional 958,333 founder shares (up to 125,000 shares of which are subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised) for no additional consideration, resulting in the Sponsor holding a total of 6,708,333 founder shares (up to 875,000 of which are subject to forfeiture by the holders thereof depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ option to purchase additional units is exercised).

| F-15 |

<div align='center'>17,500,000 Units

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

, 2025

Book-Running Managers</div>

| Cohen                     
 & Company Capital Markets |

| Clear  
 Street | Loop            
 Capital Markets |

Until , 2025 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade ordinary shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.

No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, the information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities offered by this prospectus