Hahn & Company Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Hahn & Company has acquired 2 companies.

Hahn & Company’s most common sectors for investment arebuilding materials (37%) and transportation (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include stake purchase (28%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (28%). Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2018 when it acquired SK shipping for $3.7B.

In the last 3 years, Hahn & Company has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is divestiture (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Hahn & Company

21F Ferrum Tower, 19, Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu,
Seoul,
South Korea
www.hcompany.com
contact@hcompany.com

Hahn & Company is a South Korean private equity firm focused on acquiring majority positions in companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and looks to have direct and active involvement in the companies acquired. Hahn & Company was formed in 2010 and is based in Seoul.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture

Geographic Preferences: Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 8 1 - 1 - 1 11
vol $7.3B $840M $1.3B $525M $10.0B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Hanon Systems 2024-11-08 - Divestiture
Daedeok-gu, South Korea · www.hanonsystems.com
SsangYong C&E Co., Ltd. 2024-02-05 525M USD Going Private
Seoul, South Korea · www.ssangyongcne.co.kr
SK - Polyester (PET) Film Business 2022-06-08 1.3B USD Divestiture
Seoul, South Korea
Korean air Catering & Duty free 2020-08-31 840M KRW Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Seoul, South Korea · www.koreanair.com
SK shipping Co., Ltd. 2018-10-10 3.7B USD Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Seoul, South Korea · www.skshipping.com
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) - Hotel Hyundai 2017-07-26 - Growth Capital
, South Korea
SsangYong C&E Co., Ltd. 2015-12-30 - Stake Purchase
Seoul, South Korea · www.ssangyongcne.co.kr
Daehan Slag Co., Ltd. 2015-01-02 - Stake Purchase
Gwangyang, South Korea · www.posfine.com
Hanon Systems 2014-12-17 3.6B USD Divestiture
Daedeok-gu, South Korea · www.hanonsystems.com
Hanjin Shipping - Industrial Carrier Division 2014-01-01 - Divestiture
Seoul, South Korea
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Building Materials 3 (33%) 525M (8%) 4 (36%) 525M (5%)
Transportation 2 (22%) 3.7B (58%) 2 (18%) 3.7B (37%)
Automotive - - 1 (9%) 3.6B (36%)
Business Services 1 (11%) 1.3B (20%) 1 (9%) 1.3B (13%)
Airlines 1 (11%) 840M (13%) 1 (9%) 840M (8%)
Leisure 1 (11%) - 1 (9%) -
Manufacturing 1 (11%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 9 $6.4B 11 $10.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
South Korea 9 (100%) 6.4B (100%) 11 (100%) 10.0B (100%)
Total 9 $6.4B 11 $10.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 2 (22%) 1.3B (20%) 3 (27%) 4.9B (49%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (33%) 4.5B (71%) 3 (27%) 4.5B (46%)
Stake Purchase 2 (22%) - 3 (27%) -
Going Private 1 (11%) 525M (8%) 1 (9%) 525M (5%)
Growth Capital 1 (11%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 9 $6.4B 11 $10.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Divestiture 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $8.6B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.4B
TOTAL $10.0B
Largest SK shipping Co., Ltd.
$3.7B (2018-10-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
36%
4 (36%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.0B USD

Established

2010

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Yeo-Eul Yoon

Chairman

Scott Sang-Won Hahn

CEO

FAQ

When was Hahn & Company founded?

Hahn & Company was founded in 2010.

What type of investor is Hahn & Company?

Hahn & Company is a private equity firm.

Where is Hahn & Company headquartered?

Hahn & Company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

How much capital does Hahn & Company have under management?

Hahn & Company has 3.0B USD under management.

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