ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII LP
10-Q, 2000-05-12
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC
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                                    Form 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

              |X|     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
                      For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000

              |_|     Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
                      For the transition period from _______ to _______

                         Commission File Number 0-24175

                      ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VII, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 California                                                    94-3248318
 ----------                                                    ----------
 (State or other jurisdiction of                             (I. R. S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)

           235 Pine Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 989-8800



Indicate  by a check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has filed all  reports
required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                     Yes |X|
                                     No  |_|

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

                                      None



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<PAGE>

                          Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.




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                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                      MARCH 31, 2000 AND DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


                                     ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            2000              1999
                                                            ----              ----
<S>                                                       <C>                <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                                  $ 2,725,991        $ 1,674,372
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
     accounts of $724,906 in 2000 and in 1999                5,507,627          5,626,105
Other assets                                                   120,008            130,007
Investments in leases                                      175,803,792        183,993,816
                                                      ----------------- ------------------
Total assets                                              $184,157,418       $191,424,300
                                                      ================= ==================


                        LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL


Lines of credit                                             $2,050,000        $11,150,000
Non-recourse debt                                           20,383,608         21,780,420
Other long-term debt                                        57,077,000         53,181,000

Accounts payable:
   General Partner                                             476,766          1,435,651
   Other                                                       722,162            425,896

Accrued interest expense                                       566,610            714,697
Unearned operating lease income                              1,399,707          1,422,852
                                                      ----------------- ------------------
Total liabilities                                           82,675,853         90,110,516
Partners' capital:
     General Partner                                        (1,514,601)        (1,514,601)
     Limited Partners                                      102,996,166        102,828,385
                                                      ----------------- ------------------
Total partners' capital                                    101,481,565        101,313,784
                                                      ----------------- ------------------
Total liabilities and partners' capital                   $184,157,418       $191,424,300
                                                      ================= ==================
</TABLE>

                             See accompanying notes.


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                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                                INCOME STATEMENTS

                            THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                             MARCH 31, 2000 AND 1999
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                2000              1999
                                                                ----              ----
Revenues:
   Leasing activities:
<S>                                                            <C>                <C>
      Operating leases                                         $ 9,978,190        $ 9,015,109
      Direct financing leases                                      197,918            494,423
      Leveraged leases                                             195,693             35,872
      Gain on sales of assets                                      686,551            717,597
Interest                                                            13,208             12,655
Other                                                                5,535              3,872
                                                          ----------------- ------------------
                                                                11,077,095         10,279,528
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization                                    4,504,188          5,986,237
Interest expense                                                 1,434,395          1,510,812
Equipment and incentive management fees to General Partner         540,844            493,154
Other                                                              237,000            356,304
Administrative cost reimbursements to General Partner              123,850             78,213
Professional fees                                                   19,416             38,381
                                                          ----------------- ------------------
                                                                 6,859,693          8,463,101
                                                          ----------------- ------------------
Net income                                                     $ 4,217,402        $ 1,816,427
                                                          ================= ==================

Net income:
   General Partner                                               $ 300,664          $ 136,232
   Limited Partners                                              3,916,738          1,680,195
                                                          ----------------- ------------------
                                                               $ 4,217,402        $ 1,816,427
                                                          ================= ==================

Net income per Limited Partnership Unit                             $ 0.26             $ 0.11
Weighted average number of Units outstanding                    14,996,050         14,996,050
</TABLE>

                    STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL

                            THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                                 MARCH 31, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Limited Partners       General
                                Units             Amount           Partner             Total

<S>                              <C>             <C>                <C>               <C>
Balance December 31, 1999        14,996,050      $102,828,385       $(1,514,601)      $101,313,784
Distributions to partners                          (3,748,957)         (300,664)        (4,049,621)
Net income                                          3,916,738           300,664          4,217,402
                           ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
Balance March 31, 2000           14,996,050      $102,996,166       $(1,514,601)      $101,481,565
                           ================= ================= ================= ==================
</TABLE>
                             See accompanying notes.


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                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                            THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                             MARCH 31, 2000 AND 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             2000              1999
                                                             ----              ----
Operating activities:
<S>                                                         <C>                <C>
Net income                                                  $ 4,217,402        $ 1,816,427
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by
   operating activities:
   Leveraged lease income                                      (195,693)           (35,872)
   Gain on sales of assets                                     (686,551)          (717,597)
   Depreciation and amortization                              4,504,188          5,986,237
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable                                       118,478          1,533,039
      Other assets                                                9,999              9,999
      Accounts payable, General Partner                        (958,885)          (137,904)
      Accounts payable, other                                   296,266            134,161
      Accrued interest expense                                 (148,087)           184,775
      Unearned lease income                                     (23,145)           616,579
                                                       ----------------- ------------------
Net cash provided by operations                               7,133,972          9,389,844
                                                       ----------------- ------------------

Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of assets                                 3,543,679          2,042,143
Reduction of net investment in direct financing leases        1,024,401            414,151
Purchases of equipment on operating leases                            -         (4,572,733)
Purchases of equipment on direct financing leases                     -           (555,188)
                                                       ----------------- ------------------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities           4,568,080         (2,671,627)
                                                       ----------------- ------------------

Financing activities:
Proceeds of other long-term debt                             11,700,000                  -
Repayments of other long-term debt                           (7,804,000)        (5,570,000)
Repayments of borrowings under line of credit                (9,100,000)          (281,707)
Borrowings under line of credit                                       -          3,172,824
Repayments of non-recourse debt                              (1,396,812)          (921,063)
Distributions to limited partners                            (3,748,957)        (3,723,845)
Distributions to general partner                               (300,664)          (315,517)
                                                       ----------------- ------------------
Net cash used in financing activities                       (10,650,433)        (7,639,308)
                                                       ----------------- ------------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents          1,051,619           (921,091)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period              1,674,372          1,576,029
                                                       ----------------- ------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                  $ 2,725,991          $ 654,938
                                                       ================= ==================

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest                    $ 1,582,482        $ 1,326,037
                                                       ================= ==================
</TABLE>
                             See accompanying notes.


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                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


1.  Summary of significant accounting policies:

Interim financial statements:

The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in
the opinion of the general partners,  necessary to a fair statement of financial
position and results of operations for the interim periods  presented.  All such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  These unaudited interim financial
statements  should be read in  conjunction  with the most recent  report on Form
10K.


2.  Organization and partnership matters:

ATEL Capital  Equipment Fund VII, L.P. (the Fund),  was formed under the laws of
the  State  of  California  on July 17 ,  1996,  for the  purpose  of  acquiring
equipment to engage in equipment leasing and sales activities.  Contributions in
the amount of $600 were received as of July 17, 1996, $100 of which  represented
the General Partner's (ATEL Financial  Corporation's)  continuing interest,  and
$500 of which represented the Initial Limited Partners' capital investment.

Upon the sale of the  minimum  amount of Units of Limited  Partnership  interest
(Units) of  $1,200,000  and the  receipt of the  proceeds  thereof on January 7,
1997, the Partnership commenced operations.

The Partnership  does not make a provision for income taxes since all income and
losses will be allocated to the Partners for inclusion in their  individual  tax
returns.


3.  Investment in leases:

The Partnership's investment in leases consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Depreciation
                                                               Balance         Expense and        Reclassi-           Balance
                                                             December 31,      Amortization     fications and        March 31,
                                                                 1999           of Leases        Dispositions          2000
                                                                 ----           ---------      - -------------         ----
<S>                                                            <C>                 <C>               <C>              <C>
Net investment in operating leases                             $164,971,672        (4,458,351)       $ (717,188)      $159,796,133
Net investment in direct financing leases                        22,388,627        (1,024,401)          (24,440)        21,339,786
Net investment in leveraged leases                                1,724,071           195,693        (1,919,764)                 -
Assets held for sale or lease                                       491,758                 -          (195,736)           296,022
Reserve for losses                                               (6,185,366)                -                 -         (6,185,366)
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated amortization               603,054           (45,837)                -            557,217
                                                           ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
                                                               $183,993,816       $(5,332,896)      $(2,857,128)      $175,803,792
                                                           ================= ================= ================= ==================
</TABLE>







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<PAGE>

                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


3.  Investment in leases (continued):

Property on operating leases consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Balance                            Reclassi-           Balance
                                December 31,                       fications and        March 31,
                                    1999          Depreciation      Dispositions          2000
                                    ----          ------------      ------------          ----
<S>                               <C>                <C>                <C>              <C>
Transportation                    $100,584,087                         $ 3,575,639       $104,159,726
Marine vessels/barges               27,609,897                            (333,418)        27,276,479
Construction                        23,002,563                                   -         23,002,563
Manufacturing                       22,508,006                                   -         22,508,006
Office automation                   11,100,543                                   -         11,100,543
Mining                               8,536,249                                   -          8,536,249
Other                                7,855,730                          (1,589,844)         6,265,886
Communications                       7,740,986                          (3,235,940)         4,505,046
Materials handling                   5,907,524                             (95,598)         5,811,926
                              ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
                                   214,845,585                          (1,679,161)       213,166,424
Less accumulated depreciation      (49,873,913)      $(4,458,351)          961,973        (53,370,291)
                              ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
                                  $164,971,672       $(4,458,351)       $ (717,188)      $159,796,133
                              ================= ================= ================= ==================
</TABLE>

All of the property on leases was acquired in 1997, 1998 and 1999.

At March 31, 2000, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments are as
follows:

                                                Direct
            Year ending     Operating         Financing
           December 31,       Leases            Leases            Total
           ------------       ------            ------            -----
                   2000      $ 25,490,161       $ 3,466,864      $ 28,957,025
                   2001        29,668,443         4,467,049        34,135,492
                   2002        21,472,287         3,519,696        24,991,983
                   2003        12,544,345         2,252,958        14,797,303
                   2004         8,203,227         2,006,916        10,210,143
             Thereafter         7,653,203         3,397,018        11,050,221
                         ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                             $105,031,666      $ 19,110,501      $124,142,167
                         ================= ================= =================



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                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


4.  Non-recourse debt:

Notes payable to financial  institutions are due in varying  monthly,  quarterly
and semi-annual installments of principal and interest. The notes are secured by
assignments  of lease  payments and pledges of the assets  which were  purchased
with the proceeds of the particular notes. Interest rates on the notes vary from
7.1% to 16.9%.

Future minimum payments of non-recourse debt are as follows:

       Year ending
      December 31,        Principal          Interest           Total
      ------------        ---------          --------           -----
                 2000       $ 4,197,037       $ 1,409,878       $ 5,606,915
                 2001         6,244,536         1,360,960         7,605,496
                 2002         6,129,675           778,708         6,908,383
                 2003         3,175,482           250,880         3,426,362
                 2004           203,561            38,209           241,770
           Thereafter           433,317            40,374           473,691
                       ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                           $ 20,383,608       $ 3,879,009      $ 24,262,617
                       ================= ================= =================


5.  Other long-term debt:

In 1998, the Partnership  entered into a $65 million receivables funding program
(the Program) with a receivables  financing company that issues commercial paper
rated A1 by Standard and Poors and P1 by Moody's  Investor  Services.  Under the
Program,  the receivables  financing company receives a general lien against all
of the otherwise  unencumbered  assets of the Partnership.  The Program provides
for borrowing at a variable interest rate (6.0571% at March 31, 2000).

The Program  requires the General  Partner to enter into various  interest  rate
swaps with a financial  institution  (also rated A1/P1) to manage  interest rate
exposure  associated  with  variable  rate  obligations  under  the  Program  by
effectively  converting  the variable rate debt to fixed rates.  As of March 31,
2000,  the  Partnership  receives or pays  interest on a notional  principal  of
$55,983,000, based on the difference between nominal rates ranging from 5.55% to
7.58% and the variable rate under the Program. No actual borrowing or lending is
involved.  The last of the swaps terminates in 2008. The differential to be paid
or received is accrued as interest  rates change and is recognized  currently as
an adjustment to interest expense related to the debt.






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<PAGE>

                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


5.  Other long-term debt (continued):

Borrowings under the Program are as follows:

                          Original           Balance           Rate on
                           Amount            March 31,      Interest Swap
          Date Borrowed   Borrowed             2000           Agreement
          -------------   --------             ----           ---------
           4/1/1998        $ 21,770,000      $ 12,021,000       6.22%
           7/1/1998        $ 25,000,000      $ 14,318,000       5.75%
           10/1/1998       $ 20,000,000      $ 14,403,000       5.55%
           4/16/1999       $ 20,000,000       $ 4,904,000       5.89%
           1/26/2000       $ 11,700,000      $ 11,431,000       7.58%
                      ------------------ -----------------
                           $ 98,470,000      $ 57,077,000
                      ================== =================

The long-term  debt  borrowings  mature from 2004 through 2008.  Future  minimum
principal payments of long-term debt are as follows:

         Year ending
        December 31,        Principal          Interest           Total
        ------------        ---------          --------           -----
            2000             $ 12,200,000       $ 2,465,753      $ 14,665,753
            2001               13,724,000         2,410,467        16,134,467
            2002               11,131,000         1,640,179        12,771,179
            2003                7,200,000         1,075,640         8,275,640
            2004                5,422,000           676,854         6,098,854
         Thereafter             7,400,000           701,275         8,101,275
                         ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                             $ 57,077,000       $ 8,970,168      $ 66,047,168
                         ================= ================= =================


6.  Related party transactions:

The terms of the Limited Partnership  Agreement provide that the General Partner
and/or   Affiliates   are  entitled  to  receive   certain  fees  for  equipment
acquisition, management and resale and for management of the Partnership.

The Limited Partnership Agreement allows for the reimbursement of costs incurred
by the General Partner in providing  administrative services to the Partnership.
Administrative  services  provided  include  Partnership  accounting,   investor
relations,  legal  counsel and lease and  equipment  documentation.  The General
Partner  is not  reimbursed  for  services  where it is  entitled  to  receive a
separate  fee as  compensation  for  such  services,  such  as  acquisition  and
management of equipment.  Reimbursable costs incurred by the General Partner are
allocated  to the  Partnership  based upon  actual time  incurred  by  employees
working on Partnership  business and an allocation of rent and other costs based
on utilization studies.

Substantially  all  employees  of the General  Partner  record time  incurred in
performing administrative services on behalf of all of the Partnerships serviced
by the General  Partner.  The General Partner believes that the costs reimbursed
are the lower of (i) actual costs incurred on behalf of the  Partnership or (ii)
the amount the  Partnership  would be  required to pay  independent  parties for
comparable  administrative  services  in the same  geographic  location  and are
reimbursable in accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreement.



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                     ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


6.  Related party transactions (continued):

The  General   Partner   and/or   Affiliates   earned  fees,   commissions   and
reimbursements, pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      2000              1999
                                                                                      ----              ----
<S>                                                                                    <C>               <C>
Incentive  management  fees  (computed  as  4% of  distributions  of  cash  from
operations,  as defined in the  Limited  Partnership  Agreement)  and  equipment
management  fees (computed as 3.5% of gross revenues from operating  leases,  as
defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement plus 2% of gross revenues from full
payout leases, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement).                       $ 540,844         $ 493,154

Administrative costs reimbursed to General Partner                                       123,850             78,213

Selling  commissions  (equal  to  9.5%  of the  selling  price  of  the  Limited
Partnership units, deducted from Limited Partners' capital)                                    -          1,478,874

Reimbursement of other syndication costs                                                       -            802,670
                                                                                ----------------- ------------------
                                                                                       $ 664,694        $ 2,852,911
                                                                                ================= ==================
</TABLE>


7. Partner's capital:

As  of  March  31,   2000,14,996,050   Units   ($149,960,500)  were  issued  and
outstanding.

Available Cash from Operations, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement,
shall be distributed as follows:

First,  Distributions  of Cash  from  Operations  shall be 88.5% to the  Limited
Partners,  7.5% to the  General  Partner  and 4% to the  General  Partner or its
affiliate designated as the recipient of the Incentive Management Fee, until the
Limited  Partners have received  Aggregate  Distributions  in an amount equal to
their Original  Invested  Capital,  as defined,  plus a 10% per annum cumulative
(compounded daily) return on their Adjusted Invested Capital,  as defined in the
Limited Partnership Agreement.

Second, 85% to the Limited Partners, 7.5% to the General Partner and 7.5% to the
General  Partner or its  affiliate  designated as the recipient of the Incentive
Management Fee.

Available Cash from Sales or Refinancing,  as defined in the Limited Partnership
Agreement, shall be distributed as follows:

First,  Distributions  of Sales or  Refinancings  shall be 92.5% to the  Limited
Partners  and 7.5% to the  General  Partner,  until the  Limited  Partners  have
received  Aggregate  Distributions in an amount equal to their Original Invested
Capital, as defined,  plus a 10% per annum cumulative  (compounded daily) return
on their Adjusted Invested Capital.

Second, 85% to the Limited Partners, 7.5% to the General Partner and 7.5% to the
General  Partner or its  affiliate  designated as the recipient of the Incentive
Management Fee.



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                     ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


8.  Line of credit:

The  Partnership  participates  with the  General  Partner  and  certain  of its
Affiliates in a $95,000,000 revolving credit agreement with a group of financial
institutions  which  expires  on  July  28,  2000.  The  agreement  includes  an
acquisition  facility and a warehouse  facility which are used to provide bridge
financing  for  assets  on  leases.  Draws on the  acquisition  facility  by any
individual  borrower  are  secured  only by that  borrower's  assets,  including
equipment and related leases.  Borrowings on the warehouse facility are recourse
jointly to certain of the Affiliates, the Partnership and the General Partner.

From July 1, 2000 through July 28, 2000, the maximum available under the line of
credit shall be the then current balance or $85,000,000, which ever is less.

At March 31, 2000, the Partnership  had $2,050,000 of borrowings  under the line
of credit.

The credit agreement  includes certain  financial  covenants  applicable to each
borrower.  The Partnership was  incompliance  with its covenants as of March 31,
2000.




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<PAGE>

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations


Capital Resources and Liquidity

During the first quarter of 2000 and 1999, the  Partnership's  primary  activity
was engaging in equipment leasing activities.

In 2000 and 1999,  the  Partnership's  primary source of liquidity was operating
lease  rents.  The  liquidity  of the  Partnership  will  vary  in  the  future,
increasing to the extent cash flows from leases exceed expenses,  and decreasing
as lease assets are acquired,  as distributions are made to the limited partners
and to the extent expenses exceed cash flows from leases.

As another source of liquidity, the Partnership has contractual obligations with
a diversified group of lessees for fixed lease terms at fixed rental amounts. As
the  initial  lease  terms  expire the  Partnership  will  re-lease  or sell the
equipment.  The future  liquidity  beyond the  contractual  minimum rentals will
depend on the General  Partner's  success in re-leasing or selling the equipment
as it comes off lease.

The  Partnership  participates  with the  General  Partner  and  certain  of its
affiliates  in  a  $95,000,000   revolving  line  of  credit  with  a  financial
institution.  The line of credit  expires  on July 28,  2000.  From July 1, 2000
through July 28, 2000, the maximum  available  under the line of credit shall be
the then current balance or $85,000,000, which ever is less.

The Partnership  anticipates reinvesting a portion of lease payments from assets
owned in new leasing  transactions.  Such reinvestment will occur only after the
payment  of  all  obligations,   including  debt  service  (both  principal  and
interest), the payment of management and acquisition fees to the General Partner
and providing for cash distributions to the Limited Partners.

The Partnership currently has available adequate reserves to meet contingencies,
but in the event those  reserves were found to be  inadequate,  the  Partnership
would  likely be in a position to borrow  against its current  portfolio to meet
such  requirements.  The General  Partner  envisions  no such  requirements  for
operating purposes.

No  commitments  of capital  have been or are expected to be made other than for
the acquisition of additional  equipment.  There were no such  commitments as of
March 31, 2000.

If  inflation  in the general  economy  becomes  significant,  it may affect the
Partnership  inasmuch as the residual  (resale) values and rates on re-leases of
the  Partnership's  leased  assets may  increase as the costs of similar  assets
increase.  However,  the  Partnership's  revenues from existing leases would not
increase,  as such rates are generally fixed for the terms of the leases without
adjustment for inflation.

If interest rates increase  significantly,  the lease rates that the Partnership
can obtain on future  leases will be expected to increase as the cost of capital
is a significant  factor in the pricing of lease  financing.  Leases  already in
place, for the most part, would not be affected by changes in interest rates.




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<PAGE>

Cash Flows

In 2000 and 1999,  the  primary  source of  liquidity  was rents from  operating
leases. Cash from operating  activities was almost entirely from operating lease
rents in both years.

In the first quarter of 2000 and 1999,  the only sources of cash from  investing
activities  was  proceeds  from sales of assets and rents from direct  financing
leases.  In 2000,  proceeds from sales of lease assets  increased  significantly
compared to 1999.  Proceeds  from such sales are not  expected to be  consistent
from one year to  another.  In 1999 the  primary  investing  use of cash was the
purchase of assets on operating leases.

In 2000, the only source of cash from operating activities was proceeds of other
long-term  debt. In 1999, the only source of cash from investing  activities was
borrowings under the line of credit.


Results of operations

Operations resulted in a net income of $1,816,427 in 1999 compared to $4,217,402
in the same period in 2000. The Partnership's primary source of revenues is from
operating   leases.   This  is  expected  to  remain  true  in  future  periods.
Depreciation   expense  is  the  single  largest  expense  of  the  Partnership.
Depreciation  is related to operating  lease assets and thus, to operating lease
revenues.  Operating lease revenues and depreciation expense have increased over
the last year as a result of asset acquisitions.

Gains  recognized on sales of assets have decreased by $31,046 compared to 1999.
Although the change was small, such gains are not expected to be consistent from
one period to another.

Equipment  management  fees are based on the  Partnership's  rental revenues and
have  increased  in relation to  increases in the  Partnership's  revenues  from
leases.  Incentive  management fees are based on the levels of  distributions to
limited partners.  Such  distributions  have increased  slightly compared to the
prior year.

Interest  expense  in  the  first  quarter  of  1998  relates  primarily  to the
borrowings  under the line of  credit.  Total  borrowings  have  increased  from
$86,334,108 at March 31, 1999 to  $79,510,608  at March 31, 2000.  This decrease
has caused the decrease of $76,417 in interest expense compared to 1999.




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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

         Inapplicable.

Item 2. Changes In Securities.

         Inapplicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

         Inapplicable.

Item 4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders.

         Inapplicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Item 6. Exhibits And Reports On Form 8-K.

                        (a)Documents filed as a part of this report

                        1.  Financial Statements

                            Included in Part I of this report:

                            Balance  Sheets,  March 31,  2000 and  December  31,
                              1999.

                            Income  statements for the three month periods ended
                              March 31, 2000 and 1999.

                            Statement  of changes in  partners'  capital for the
                              three months ended March 31, 2000.

                            Statements of cash flows for the three month periods
                              ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.

                            Notes to the Financial Statements

                        2.  Financial Statement Schedules

                            All other  schedules for which  provision is made in
                            the applicable accounting  regulations of the
                            Securities and Exchange Commission are not  required
                            under the related instructions or are inapplicable,
                            and therefore have been omitted.

                        (b) Report on Form 8-K

                            None



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:
May 12, 2000

                      ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND VII, L.P.
                                  (Registrant)



               By: ATEL Financial Corporation
                   General Partner of Registrant




                                      By: /s/ A. J. Batt
                                      -----------------------------------
                                      A. J. Batt
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                                      of General Partner




                                      By: /s/ Dean L. Cash
                                      -----------------------------------
                                      Dean L. Cash
                                      Executive Vice President
                                      of General Partner




               By: /s/ Paritosh K. Choksi
                   -------------------------------------
                   Paritosh K. Choksi
                   Principal financial officer
                   of registrant




               By: /s/ Donald E. Carpenter
                   -------------------------------------
                   Donald E. Carpenter
                   Principal accounting
                   officer of registrant

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