Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII (HCICR) company profile
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $354.43MP/E –Yield –
About Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
Blank Checks, SIC 6770
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII is a blank check company, commonly known as a special purpose acquisition company. The company does not conduct substantive commercial operations or offer traditional products and services, nor does it have commercial customers or distinct reporting business segments. Instead, its core business purpose is to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar initial business combination. In selecting potential merger candidates, the entity primarily focuses on identifying and acquiring growth businesses within the industrial innovation and energy transition sectors.
The company maintains its principal executive offices in Zephyr Cove, Nevada, and is organized as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As an acquisition vehicle searching for target businesses, it does not operate physical retail stores or manufacturing facilities, though its search mandate allows it to evaluate potential transaction opportunities across any industry or geographic location globally.
Summary of the business section of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Zephyr Cove, NV
- Address
- 195 Us Hwy 50 Suite 207 89448
- Phone
- (847) 477-8504
- Employees
- 27, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Blank Checks
- Incorporated in
- Nevada
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- WithumSmith+Brown, PC, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- HCICR
- Other tickers
- HCIC, HCICU
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Feb 5, 2026
- Shares outstanding
- 36M, Aug 12, 2026
- Public float
- $241.50M, Mar 27, 2026
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company<br>Emerging growth company
- SEC CIK
- 2099093
- FIGI
- BBG021BH2NZ4
- Share class FIGI
- BBG021BH2Q05
- EIN
- 98-1872964
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel J. Hennessy | Chairman and CEO, Director | 10,183,515 |
| Thomas D. Hennessy | President, Director | 10,933,515 |
| Nicholas Boris Geeza | EVP, CFO and Secretary | – |
| Sandra Mary Stash | Director | – |
| Kyle Bradford Crowley | Director | – |
| Elizabeth Suzanne Williams | Director | – |
| Javier Saade | Director | – |
| Brian Bonner | Director | – |
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
SPAC offering
- Type
- SPAC (blank check) IPO of units
- Final prospectus filed
- Feb 5, 2026
- Offer price
- $10.00
- Securities offered
- 21,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $210.00M
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Aug 4, 2026
“Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-twelfth (1/12) of a Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination, as described in more detail in this prospectus.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |