Both Silent Power and OneRoof count Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group as an investor.

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Perhaps the strongest indication that times may be changing involves Kim Seung-youn, chairman of the Hanwha group.

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On February 3rd Hanwha Group announced in a regulatory filing that its chairman, Kim Seung-yeon, was among several officials being investigated for alleged embezzlement.

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