Gojek, Tokopedia merge in Indonesia's biggest deal
Gojek driver helmets are seen during Go-Food festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct 27, 2018.
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PUBLISHED ONMay 17, 2021 6:33 AM
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek and e-commerce leader Tokopedia announced a merger on Monday (May 17) in a transaction that would create a technology powerhouse in the country's largest deal.
Sources familiar with the situation had earlier said the companies were seeking a $18 billion (S$24 billion) merger. Neither firm confirmed a valuation for the merged group, named GoTo.
The deal comes as Gojek and Tokopedia seek to boost profitability some 10 years after they were founded by offering a bouquet of services under a single platform, extending a regional trend.
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Alibaba Group Holding and SoftBank Group Corp are among Tokopedia's investors, while Gojek's include Warburg Pincus and Tencent Holdings.
Last month, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, Grab, clinched a $40 billion merger with a special purpose acquisition company. Meanwhile Singapore-based regional internet firm Sea Ltd, which operates e-commerce platform Shopee, is also muscling into food delivery and financial services.