• CEO of Hahn & Company
    Hahn Sang-won

    2nd Largest Private Equity Firm in Korea, Advocate of Focused and Long-Term Investment

    Last Updated on Mar 20, 2024

Life Summary

Hahn Sang-won is the CEO of Hahn & Company.

He focuses on successfully selling investment companies like Hanon Systems to recoup investment funds and discover new investment opportunities.

He was born on July 1, 1971, in Seoul.

He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University with a degree in economics. He also completed his MBA at Harvard Business School.

He has served as the Korea Representative for Morgan Stanley PE and the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for PE Asia.

After founding Hahn & Company in 2010 and becoming its CEO, he quickly propelled it to become the second-largest private equity firm in South Korea.

He has shown strength in investing in manufacturing sectors such as cement, shipping, and auto parts, earning the nickname 'Champion of Industrial Investments.'

He adheres to the principles of 'focused investment' and 'long-term investment.'

His strategy involves not just buying companies cheaply and selling them at a higher value but also acquiring similar businesses to create synergies, thereby increasing the value of the related industry.

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