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Entity Type: Domestic Company

CMA CGM Group

CMA CGM Group (Le Groupe CMA CGM) is a container shipping company founded in 1978 by Jacques R. Saadé, a Lebanese-French businessman. Headquartered in Marseille, the company operates a fleet of 620 vessels serving over 420 ports across five continents. The group’s network spans all major continents, with over 400 offices and 750 warehouses in 160 countries. The company, whose holdings include media brands such as BFM TV, established an office in Taiwan on April 1, 2002, providing regional and international shipping services.

Dassault Group

Dassault Group, formally known as Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault, is a French defense and aerospace conglomerate and one of the country’s largest family-owned enterprises. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Paris, the group manufactures military and business aircraft through its subsidiary Dassault Aviation, and owns the conservative newspaper Le Figaro, acquired in 2004. The name derives from founder Marcel Bloch, who changed his name to Marcel Dassault after World War II. One of Dassault Systèmes’ main products includes the Rafale and Mirage fighter aircraft series, with the Mirage 2000, which serves as one of Taiwan’s primary air-defense aircraft.

Ente Nazionale ldrocarburi

Eni S.p.A. ( Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi) is an Italian multinational energy company established on February 10, 1953. The company was founded under the leadership of Enrico Mattei, who served as its first chairman, to rebuild Italy’s energy policy and secure the country’s energy independence following World War II. Headquartered in Rome, Eni operates across oil and gas exploration and production, refining, marketing, and, increasingly, renewable energy. The Italian government maintains control through a 31.835% combined stake held by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and state-controlled Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.

Atlanis

Atlanis is an Italian business services company operating in marketing, events, publishing, cybersecurity, real estate, and charity sectors. The company, established in March 2021 by entrepreneur Andrea Di Maso, has six business units, including the digital magazine Italia News Online and the publishing arm Fragola Edizioni, as well as Fragola Company (marketing and communications), Fragola Records (music label), and the Festival del Cuore charity event.

Sagarmatha Technologies Limited

Founded on October 2, 2013, Sagarmatha Technologies Limited is an investment company focused on platform technologies. It claims to deliver comprehensive technology solutions for businesses, encompassing content management systems, data infrastructure, website builders, mobile and web applications, marketing automation, merchandising software, e-commerce platforms, video tools, and related support services. The company was originally incorporated in South Africa as Virturtorque Proprietary Limited, and underwent several name changes before becoming Sagarmatha Technologies Limited in September 2017. The company is a subsidiary of the Sekunjalo Group, which holds 55 percent of South Africa’s Independent Media alongside Chinese state investment.

Sekunjalo Group

Sekunjalo Investment Holdings is a South African private equity firm founded in 1997 by businessman Iqbal Survé and three partners. The company was established with principles of “social justice, broad-based economic participation, and inclusion,” emphasizing what it describes as “a gentler capitalism” focused on people before profits. Sekunjalo operates across multiple sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, fisheries, and media. In August 2013, the company acquired a 55% stake in Independent News & Media South Africa for approximately 150 million dollars, with funding largely provided by the government-owned Public Investment Corporation.

PT Bina Media Tenggara

PT Bina Media Tenggara is an Indonesian media company founded in late 1982 as an independent newspaper institution to publish The Jakarta Post, an English-language daily newspaper based in Jakarta. The company was established as a private entity owned by four competing Indonesian media groups:  the online daily newspaper Suara Karya, the national newspaper Kompas, the weekly magazine Tempo, and the evening daily Sinar Harapan. PT Bina Media Tenggara operates as a limited liability company with its headquarters in Jakarta.  

Djarum Group

Djarum Group is a family-owned Indonesian conglomerate company founded in 1951, when Oei Wie Gwan (黃惠源) acquired a nearly defunct cigarette manufacturer in Kudus, Central Java. The company is now controlled by brothers Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono, and produces tobacco products, having also diversified into banking, technology, and media. In December 2024, Djarum’s venture capital arm, GDP Venture, acquired news platform Kumparan for 60 million dollars, consolidating control after earlier investments.

Yanolja

Founded in 2005, Yanolja is a global travel technology company that provides cloud-based software and operates a distribution platform connecting hotels, airlines, and car rentals with sales channels worldwide. The company says that it uses artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions to help travelers with their booking plans.