Hennessy Capital Investment VIII (HCICU)
Blank-check company seeking an industrial innovation or energy-transition business combination.
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Seeks an initial merger or similar transaction, using IPO proceeds held in trust while management sources and evaluates targets. Its intended focus is industrial innovation and energy-transition businesses, but it may pursue any industry or geography and has no operating revenue until a deal closes.
Operates as a blank-check company, holding public proceeds in trust while management seeks an initial business combination. Its stated search focus is industrial innovation and energy-transition businesses with substantial expected enterprise value, while its charter permits a transaction in any industry or geography. Before a deal closes, it has no operating business or operating revenue; interest on cash and trust assets is its only income source.
Executes transaction sourcing, evaluation, negotiation and shareholder or tender-offer processes, drawing on the Hennessy sponsor franchise’s SPAC, investing and operating experience. Public units combine a Class A ordinary share with a right that becomes a fractional Class A share only upon a completed combination. Deal funding depends on funds remaining after public-share redemptions, and Nasdaq’s fair-market-value requirement shapes the initial transaction.
Company facts
No analyst consensus on record.
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Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $654.6K · Total debt $0 · Total assets $245.4M · Shareholders' equity $239.9M
- Revenue
- $0
- Operating income
- −$419.5K
- Net income
- $1.6M
No dividends on record.
24.82M company shares as of Aug 22, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
The share count is from the company's Nov 2022 quarterly report; nothing newer is on file here.
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
Arena Capital Fund, LP – Series 10Institution | —8.71% of class, as filed | — | 13Gfiled Feb 14, 2022 ↗ |
Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.Strategic | —7.83% of class, as filed | — | 13Gfiled Feb 1, 2021 ↗ |
Beryl Capital Management LLCStrategic | —5.80% of class, as filed | — | 13D/Gfiled Dec 12, 2022 ↗ |
Barbara M. Byrne1Insiderdirector | — | — | Form 4filed Jan 14, 2021 ↗ |
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.Insider | —9.90% of class, as filed | — | 13Gfiled Feb 1, 2021 ↗ |
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- The filed share classes (B) could not be matched to the company's, so no percentage.
13D/13G — an ownership statement filed at 5% or more · Form 4 — an insider's transaction report
Insider tradesForm 4
Nothing filed in the last 12 months.
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennessy Capital Investment VIII | $10.15 | 0.00% | $251.9M | 152.4 | — | — | — |
| Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII | $8.50 | −3.08% | $224.8M | 78.2 | — | — | — |
| Energy Transition Special Opportunities | $9.91 | −0.10% | $148.7M | — | — | — | — |
| Median | 78.2 | — | — | — |