Hanwha Investment & Securities acquired an additional 3.9% equity in Dunamu.
Hanwha Investment & Securities said on the 20th that its board of directors resolved to acquire an additional 1,361,050 shares (3.9%) of Dunamu held by Kakao Investment for about 597.8 billion won. With this additional purchase, Hanwha Investment & Securities' equity in Dunamu will be 9.84%.
Hanwha Investment & Securities aims to strengthen its digital finance competitiveness and secure business synergies through this acquisition. In particular, based on the digital asset platform under development by Hanwha Investment & Securities, the company plans to identify synergy opportunities in a range of areas, including future Blockchain infrastructure linkage and real-world asset (RWA) transaction services.
Son Jong-min, executive vice president and head of future strategy at Hanwha Investment & Securities, said, "This additional investment is a significant decision that reaffirms the company's strategic direction for digital finance transformation," and added, "We will work with top technology companies like Dunamu to create a new order for next-generation finance."
Meanwhile, Hanwha Investment & Securities, based on its "Global No.1 RWQ" vision, is expanding the digital finance ecosystem through investments in U.S. Web3 infrastructure specialist Kresus and Korea's digital asset data platform Xangle.