COB, CEO, 10%
Daniel J. Hennessy is the Founder and Managing Partner of Hennessy Capital Group LLC, a global alternative investment manager he established in 2013.[[1]](https://www.iposcoop.com/ipo/hennessy-capital-acquisition-viii/)[[4]](https://www.innventure.com/team/daniel-hennessy)[[6]](https://www.hennessycapitalgroup.com) He previously served as a Founding Partner of Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC and has extensive experience as a 17x SPAC sponsor, board director, and advisor, focusing on industrial technology, energy transition sectors including sustainable industrial and infrastructure technology, critical minerals, renewables, recycling, waste reduction, advanced mobility, and industrial automation.[[4]](https://www.innventure.com/team/daniel-hennessy)[[6]](https://www.hennessycapitalgroup.com)
Hennessy serves as Chairman of the Board (COB), CEO of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII (NASDAQ: HCIC), a blank check company (SPAC) that completed an upsized IPO of 24.15 million units at $10.00 each on February 6, 2026, raising $241.5 million to pursue mergers in industrial innovation and energy transition sectors with enterprise values of $500 million or more.[[1]](https://www.iposcoop.com/ipo/hennessy-capital-acquisition-viii/)[[2]](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/06/3234078/0/en/Hennessy-Capital-Investment-Corp-VIII-Announces-Closing-of-Upsized-241-500-000-Initial-Public-Offering.html)[[3]](https://www.spacresearch.com/symbol/HCIC8) He holds these roles with a reported 10% ownership stake and recently engaged in related trading activities as a corporate insider.[user query] Additionally, he is Chairman and CEO of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (NASDAQ: VII) since January 2025, an Investor and Independent Director at Innventure (NASDAQ: INV), and Chairman of Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: CDAQ).[[4]](https://www.innventure.com/team/daniel-hennessy)
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