BEIJING, March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In February 2018, Indonesia's largest unicorn company GO-JEK successfully completed its Series E private placement. The Series E funding round raised about US$1.5 billion, which is the largest single round of financing in the TMT sector in the emerging Southeast Asia. China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) acts as the sole Financial Advisor for Greater China for the transaction.
GO-JEK is Indonesia's largest one-stop consumer mobile on-demand and payment platform, operating the largest motorcycle transportation platform, food delivery platform, instant logistics platform and digital wallets in Indonesia, and has a business model similar to the combination of China's "Didi + Meituan + Dada + Alipay". Present in the top 50 cities in Indonesia, GO-JEK has 25 million registered users, 50 million total monthly transactions and more than US$2.1 billion annualized total transaction value. Through digital wallet GO-PAY, GO-JEK aims to expand its payment-use cases and offer ubiquitous payments coverage similar to WechatPay and Alipay in China.
The Series E funding round attracted high-quality investors, including strategic investors Tencent, JD.com, Meituan, Google, and financial investors such as Temasek, BlackRock, Samsung Venture Investment. Investors from previous rounds have also committed additional capital in this round, including KKR, Warburg Pincus, Sequoia, and Northstar, etc.
As the sole Financial Advisor for Greater China, CICC led the communication and coordination of Chinese investors for the transaction. In collaboration with the company, CICC explored potential value that would appeal to Chinese investors, which led to the investors' recognition and acceptance of GO-JEK's business model, product and services, as well as the valuation in this round, thereby contributing to the successful closing of the deal.
Assisting Indonesian company GO-JEK in the successful completion of Series E private placement reflects that CICC actively responds to "the Belt and Road Initiative" and keeps with the market trend to bridge China and the world. As a leading investment bank with "China Roots, International Reach", CICC will continue to utilize its capital market expertise as well as its seamless cooperation of onshore and offshore businesses, to facilitate the cross-border capital cooperation between China and the "Belt and Road" countries, and continue to provide high-quality financial services for more enterprises in the international M&A market.
About China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC, 3908.HK) is China's first joint-venture investment bank. Since inception in 1995, CICC has always been committed to providing high quality value-added financial services to our clients. We have established a full-service business model consisting of investment banking, equities, FICC, wealth management and investment management on the basis of strong research coverage. Thanks to our economic, industrial and legal expertise, as well as quality service offerings, CICC has been awarded honors such as Best Investment Bank in China, Best Sales Service Team and Most Influential Research Institution by premier publications at home and abroad. Headquartered in Beijing, we have established subsidiaries in the Chinese mainland, branch companies in major cities including Shanghai and Shenzhen, and over 200 securities branches in 28 provinces and municipalities across China. CICC has also actively ventured into overseas markets and has established subsidiaries in New York, Singapore, London and San Francisco in addition to Hong Kong.
