Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII received an amended Schedule 13G from a group of Canadian entities led by Shawn Kimel Investments, Inc. and The K2 Principal Fund, L.P. The group reports beneficial ownership of 53,442 Class A common shares, representing 0.2% of the class based on 26,023,333 shares outstanding as of 2025-09-30.
All 53,442 shares are held by The K2 Principal Fund, L.P., with voting and investment power shared among the reporting entities. They certify the holdings are not intended to change or influence control of the company. The filing also notes that K2 owns an additional 30,000 non-redeemable Class A shares, 150,000 founder shares and 1,998 private placement rights, acquired for a total of $300,000.
Meteora Capital, LLC and Vik Mittal report beneficial ownership of 1,402,904 shares of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII Class A common stock, representing 7.12% of the class. Meteora is identified as an investment adviser and Vik Mittal as its Managing Member.
All voting and dispositive authority over these shares is reported as shared (no sole voting or sole dispositive power). The filing includes a certification that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund reports beneficial ownership of 200,000 Class A ordinary shares of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII, equal to 1.0% of the Class A shares outstanding. HOOPP states it has sole voting and sole dispositive power over these shares and that they were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business as a passive investment. The ownership percentage is calculated using 19,690,000 Class A shares outstanding as reported by the issuer. This disclosure is a routine Schedule 13G/A reporting a passive institutional stake rather than a claim of control.
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII is a blank‑check (SPAC) formed to complete a business combination and has not commenced operating revenues. The company completed an Initial Public Offering of 19,000,000 Units (including a partial 1,500,000 Unit over‑allotment) at $10.00 per Unit and a concurrent private placement of 690,000 units for $6.9 million, raising gross proceeds of $190.0 million and $6.9 million respectively. Most proceeds were placed in a Trust Account invested in U.S. Treasury/money market instruments with a Trust balance of $193,308,208 that generated $3,448,469 of interest for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
The company reported net income of $2,538,521 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 driven by interest on Trust assets, holds $1,861,192 in cash for working capital and states it has sufficient funds for working capital for at least one year. Key liabilities and pre‑closing obligations include a deferred underwriting fee payable of $7,600,000, deferred legal fees of $775,000 and total transaction costs of $12,656,782. Class A shares subject to redemption are presented at redemption value and total $193,308,208.