Hanwha Investment & Securities Selected as a Financial Investment Company Specialized in SMEs

Hanwha Investment & Securities announced on the 5th that it has been newly selected as a 'Financial Investment Company Specialized in Small and Medium Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as SME-specialized securities company)'.

The SME-specialized securities company is a system operated by the Financial Services Commission since 2016 to support funding for small and venture companies and provide customized corporate financial services according to their growth stages. Designations are made every two years based on financial support performance and other factors.

The SME-specialized securities companies perform tasks such as supporting small and venture companies with ▲paid-in capital increases and bond issuance ▲crowdfunding brokerage and investment ▲equity investment ▲KONEX listing and disclosure advisory ▲initial public offerings (IPO) ▲mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory.

Hanwha Investment & Securities actively invests in excellent venture companies by establishing venture investment associations and new technology investment associations. With this designation as an SME-specialized securities company, it plans to actively participate in fund formation aimed at supporting small and venture companies and in underwriting and acquisition of project collateralized bond obligations (P-CBO) together with related institutions such as the Korea Development Bank and Growth Finance, thereby supporting SME funding.

Hanwha Investment & Securities plans to provide financial solutions (funding, M&A, inheritance and succession, etc.) tailored to each stage of corporate growth (startup, growth, maturity, decline) through the SME (Small-Medium Enterprises) Business Promotion Task Force (TF), newly established on the 1st of this month as a dedicated organization for SMEs.

Son Jong-min, Executive Director of the Planning and Management Office and concurrently head of the Hanwha Investment & Securities SME Business Promotion TF, stated, "With the establishment of the SME Business Promotion TF as a starting point, Hanwha Investment & Securities will become a leading SME-specialized securities company that supports business growth, re-leaps, and sustained employment of small and medium enterprises."

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