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Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp II

Merged
CIK: 1642453•Ticker: HCAC
Successfully merged with Daseke, Inc.

SPAC Overview

$175M
IPO Size
$200M
Trust (as of 2016-12-31)
Completed
Current Status
2015
IPO Year

Timeline Progress

About

A blank-check company seeking an initial business combination, focused on industrial manufacturing, distribution or services businesses in the United States, and targets with enterprise value of approximately $500 million to $1 billion.

Investment Focus

Industrial, Industrial Services, Manufacturing

Geographic Focus

United States

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  • Sponsor promote: founder shares and percentage, private-placement warrants, trust deposit
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SPAC Team

Sponsors

Hennessy Capital Partners

Leadership

Bradley J. Bell
Chairman of the Audit Committee, Director Nominee
Daniel J. Hennessy
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Shea
Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Director Nominee
Kevin Michael Charlton
Chief Operating Officer, Director, Director Nominee, President
Nicholas A. Petruska
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary
Richard Edward Burns
Director Nominee
Thomas J. Sullivan
Director Nominee
Charles B. Lowrey Jr.

Extended Team Information

Led by Daniel J. Hennessy, the team has private-equity, industrial-sector, public-company governance and capital-markets experience and previously worked together on Hennessy 1’s business combination with School Bus Holdings Inc., now Blue Bird Corporation.

Stock Performance

HCACU
Trading Symbol
First Trade
November 21, 2025
$10.04
6 Months Post-Merger
November 21, 2025
$10.02
0%
1 Year Post-Merger
November 21, 2025
$10.02
0%
2 Years Post-Merger
November 21, 2025
$10.02
0%
Current Price
October 1, 2026
$10.38
+3%

Key Information

IPO Date
July 23, 2015
Total Redemptions
$116M
PIPE
$35M
State of Incorporation
DE
SIC
6770
Completion Date
February 24, 2017
Merger Target
Daseke, Inc.
SPAC Ticker
HCAC

External Resources

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