Great River International

Great River International is a multinational conglomerate corporation that appeared on *The Billionaire Life* novel. It encompasses garment manufacture, CPO farming, oil mining, coal mining, healthcare, power plants using trash and wind (as well as its related investments, including energy storage plants), venture capitalism, retail, mass media and real estate.

According to the author, the company was founded in 1783 in Dutch-controlled Batavia and registered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the founders of the Great River International are Holland-born Johannes von Bakker, Batavia (present day Jakarta)-born Birawa Samudera Djaya, and American business-minded woman Florence Elizabeth Smith. The company's starting line of business is garment manufacturing business that is still operating to this day, and its factory has since expanded to various countries in Asia and Africa. The three founders were well-known as the starting line of the Bakker-Smith family name. In the novel, the Great River International company contains elements of a generic conglomerate and a Japanese *keiretsu*.

In 2023, the company celebrates its 240th anniversary since its founding, making it the oldest company established in Indonesia and still operating to date. It recently expanded its business to aircraft leasing and winery.

The name of the company was inspired by a company with the same name, PT. Great River International, also a garment manufacturing company from Indonesia which has now been declared bankrupt. The author modeled the fictional Great River International company after the combination of various elements of real-life companies that he liked, such as: Virgin Group, Simon Property Group, Astra International, Summarecon Group, Pakuwon Group, Media Nusantara Citra, Capitaland, and Mitra Adiperkasa.

## Companies

### Great River Wearables

The foundation of the whole enterprise, Great River Wearables is the oldest garment manufacture business in the world. The company started in Batavia as a small factory before expanded, resulting in moving the factory to Banten and West Java area in 1960s, and to Sumatera, Borneo, and Celebes in the 1970s. The clothing factory since then expanded outside of Indonesia in 1980s and 1990s, with opening of factories in Vietnam, China, Nigeria and Rwanda. The company was fortunately not impacted by the crisis, and since then has expanded their presence in other countries including Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, and Cameroon. The company is very well-known for their attention to detail, strict supervision, harmonious relationship between man and machine, and its approach on preserving local cultures of textile manufacture. The company has its own recycling business for discarded clothing.

### Great River Retail Concepts

Previously known as the subsidiary of Great River Wearables, the company was spun-off following 1998 Asian financial crisis in 1999. Great River Retail Concepts is positioned as one of the well-established retail and brand management company in Asia. The company owned franchises of various brands ranged from fashion, entertainment. to food and beverages. It includes Sogo department stores in Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as Hankyu and Printemps department stores in Indonesia.

In 2013, the company announced a joint-venture partnership with PT. Sarinah (Persero), by creating a new specialist department store called Sarinah Select. The specialist department store has since expanded to 13 stores in 7 countries. In 2023, they brought back Debenhams to Indonesia under an independent franchise licensing from brand owner BooHoo.com, also one of Great River Wearables' clients. This system allows Great River Retail Concepts to develop Debenhams in-line with the current shopping trends as well as showcasing BooHoo.com products in Indonesia.

Great River Developments and Great River Wearables each owned a 5% minority, non-voting stakes in Great River Retail Concepts. Maria-Charlotte Bakker-Smith is the CEO of the company.

### Great River Developments

Great River Developments is an Indonesian commercial real estate company. The company owned and managed shopping malls, offices, residential, and luxury hotels in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Spain, and United States. In 2019, the company announced partnership with Indonesian Tourism Development Corporation and The Walt Disney Company to develop Borneo Disney Resort, Asia's fourth and Southeast Asia's only Disney resort, located near the new capital city of Nusantara in East Kalimantan. Also in the same location, it partners with Summarecon Group to develop Summarecon Great River Gading housing estate, also located near the new capital city and Borneo Disney Resort.

#### Great River Malls REIT

A subsidiary of Great River Developments, Great River Malls REIT is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing shopping malls in Indonesia and abroad. In 2021-2022, the company acquired six United States malls from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, following the latter's decision to withdraw from the US market.

Also in 2022, the company acquired three Indonesian superblocks: Pacific Place Jakarta (consisting of Pacific Place Mall, One Pacific Place office tower, The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta-Pacific Place, and Pacific Place Residences), Mal Taman Anggrek (consisting of Mal Taman Anggrek and Kondominium Taman Anggrek), and Supermal Karawaci (consists of Supermal Karawaci and U Residences).

Landmark Jakarta is the company's flagship project and headquarters. The complex has its own docu-reality show *Inside the Landmark* and the venue for competitive show *Hankyu Supermarket Stakeout*.

#### Borneo Disney Resort

Borneo Disney Resort is an entertainment megaproject and special economic zone to be established in Nusantara, East Kalimantan. The Walt Disney Company owned 45% of the holding company alongside Great River Developments and Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (Persero).

The resort features Borneo Disneyland and one unnamed theme park dedicated to the world of Avatar, Moana and Raya, native animals sanctuary and showcase of indigenous cultures of Borneo; Disney Avenue, a shopping and entertainment district; five Disney-themed hotels; Marvel Studios Sports Complex; a lake, dedicated forest, and associated parking with transportation hubs.

### Great River Energy International

Great River Energy International is an energy holding company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company has 6 companies under its wing, all focuses on various business related to energy, including but not limited to LNG, CPO farming, oil mining, coal mining, and building power plants using trash, solar and wind, as well as its related investments, including energy storage plants, cooking oil and margarine manufacturing. In 2023, alongside Great River Developments and Agung Sedayu Group, they developed a 250-homes solar settlement complex inspired from Solar Settlement in Germany, which will be used for government employees as part of the new capital city development.

* Great River Energy - Agribusiness
	+ PT. Sungai Besar Agraria Tbk
	+ Sungai Besar Agraria Sdn Bhd
	+ PT. Titik Minyak Ge Ar Delapan Tbk | IDX: TMGD
	+ GR8 Oil Plantations Corp | NYSE: GR8T
* Great River Energy - Coal Energy
	+ PT. Dunia Investasi Energi Tbk
	+ 大河煤能源股份有限公司 (Pinyin: Dàhé méi néngyuán gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī | English: Great River Coal Energy Co., Ltd.)
* Great River Energy - Solar Energy (Great River Solar)
	+ PT. Sungai Besar Bertenaga Surya
	+ Great River Solar Corp
		- GR8SOLAR (photovoltaic generator brand for residential, commercial, and industrial customers)
	+ Great River Energy Solar Svenska AB
	+ Great River Solar Danks A/S
	+ Great River Solar Íslands einkahlutafélag
	+ Great River Solar Ukraine JSC (part of Great River Energy Ukraine, 75% ownership, 25% held by Ministry of Energy)
* Great River Energy - Trash Energy (Great River Trash Energy)
	+ PT. Energi Sampah Berguna Tbk | IDX: ESGA
	+ Great River Trash Energy Ukraine JSC (part of Great River Energy Ukraine, 75% ownership, 25% held by Ministry of Energy)
	+ Great River Trash Energy Svenska AB
* Great River Energy - Wind Energy (Great River Wind Energy)
	+ PT. Energi Angin Listrik Bangsa
		- PT. Sawah Energi Angin Sulawesi
		- PT. Sawah Energi Angin Papua
		- PT. Sawah Energi Angin Nusa Tenggara
	+ 大河风能有限公司 (Pinyin: Dàhé fēngnéng yǒuxiàn gōngsī | English: Great River Wind Energy Co., Ltd.)
	+ Great River Wind Energy Ukraine JSC (part of Great River Energy Ukraine JSC, 75% ownership, 25% held by Ministry of Energy)
	+ Great River Wind Energy Amsterdam NV
	+ Great River Wind Energy Belgique NV
	+ Great River Wind Energy Íslands einkahlutafélag
	+ Great River Wind Energy Scotland Ltd
	+ Great River Wind Energy Singapore Pvt Ltd
	+ Great River Wind Energy Europa S.A.
	+ Great River Wind Energy Italia S.p.a.
	+ Great River Wind Energy Svenska AB

### Great River IHH Healthcare Group

Great River IHH Healthcare Berhad (MYX: 5225) is an international private healthcare group focused on upmarket health services, and is Asia's largest private healthcare group. It offers a full spectrum of integrated healthcare services from clinics to hospitals to highly specialized care and a wide range of acute medical services. It is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and has a wide geographical footprint throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, India, Greater China (including Hong Kong) and across Asia and, Central and Eastern Europe. The group has over 65,000 employees across 90+ hospitals in 11 countries. It is listed on Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Exchange. In recent years, the company has expanded significantly in India and mainland China.

Great River International Corporation owned 13% ownership stake of the company following IHH's acquisition of Great River Parkway Hospital Group, a joint venture between Great River International and IHH's subsidiary Parkway Pantai through stock swap, allwoing Great River International to rename IHH Healthcare Group into the current company it was today. Dr. Desiree Bakker-Smith BMBS, MD, MSc, MPH, MMed is the CEO of Great River Parkway Hospital Group and part of the chairperson board of Great River IHH Healthcare Group.

### GR8MEDIA

GR8MEDIA is a media holding company based in Indonesia. It owns two digital FTA televisions (GR8TV & GR8NEWS Channel), production company, news portal, advertising & OOH agency, and its own streaming service.

#### GR8TV

GR8TV is a general entertainment FTA digital television station in Indonesia, broadcasting anything except sports and Indonesian soap opera; while its news programming broadcasted simultaneously with its news-oriented sibling GR8NEWS Channel. Modelled after ABC/CBS, it is the only FTA TV station that broadcasted *Drag Race* franchise in Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia (Johor Bahru) respectively. For overseas broadcast, it did not play subuh and maghrib callings but music videos was played in its place. Its logo was displayed in the bottom-right hand corner and always on transparent light grey. It has 70 digital transmitters across the archipelago.

GR8TV is one of three Indonesian free-to-air TV channels to be broadcast free-to-air outside Indonesia, alongside rival RCTI and sibling GR8NEWS Channel. GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel disabled their analogue transmission on 1 November 2022 00:00 Jakarta time, following government instruction to switch off per 2 November 2022. GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel are the only associate members of European Broadcasting Union from Indonesia, and second associate members from ASEAN, with RTM from Malaysia as the first associate member from ASEAN.

#### GR8NEWS

GR8NEWS Channel (stylised as GR8NEWS on screen) is FTA digital television station that focuses on news, edutainment, and factual documentaries. Modelled after BBC World News and France 24, it is one of three Indonesian free-to-air TV channels to be broadcast free-to-air outside Indonesia (it was broadcasted in East Timor, Philippines, Singapore, entire state of Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam), alongside rival RCTI and sibling GR8TV, and currently, the only FTV news channel that broadcasted its program entirely in English. It has 72 digital transmitters across the nation. It is also operates news portal GR8NEWS.com.

Via cable/satellite TV providers Spectrum, DirecTV and Xfinity in the US, DD Free Dish, airtel digital and Tata Play in India, GMM-Z in Thailand, Astro in Malaysia, Starhub and Singtel in Singapore, Shaw and Bell Satellite in Canada, and Sky Cable in Philippines, GR8NEWS Channel also broadcasted its programs outside Indonesia via cable and satellite, and the only Indonesian TV channel to do so. Its logo was displayed in the bottom-left hand corner.

GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel disabled their free-to-air analogue transmission on 1 November 2022 00:00 Jakarta time, following government instruction to switch off per 2 November 2022. GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel are the only associate members of European Broadcasting Union from Indonesia, and second associate members from ASEAN, with RTM from Malaysia as the first associate member from ASEAN.

#### GR8THRU

GR8Thru (sometimes written as GR8THRU>) is a subscription-based streaming service focusing on programs created by GR8MEDIA such as *Change Me*, *A.I. Doctor*, *Hankyu Supermarket Stakeout* and *Judge Nagita*, as well as licensed distributor for overseas programs that broadcasted on GR8TV and GR8NEWS Channel.

Overseas programs broadcasted on GR8TV such as the *Drag Race* franchise, *Grey's Anatomy* and *The Graham Norton Show* are also licensed to simulcast alongside other streaming services. For example: Grey's Anatomy is broadcasted on GR8TV every Thursday, and the episode that was broadcasted uploaded two hours later to Disney+ Hotstar and GR8Thru simultaneously.

### Great River Capital Ventures

Great River Capital Ventures is an Indonesian venture capital and private equity firm based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and New York City, United States. The firm invests in lucrative small businesses, growth-stage technology, software and internet businesses. In 2021, the company appointed U.S. based investors Lori Greiner and Barbara Corcoran, famous for their Shark Tank investments, as the company's first Independent Chairwomen and spokesperson.

### Florence Elizabeth Winery

Florence Elizabeth Winery is a winery in the Stags Leap District of California's Napa Valley, The Hamptons in New York, and Bordeaux and Épernay, France. Wine varieties grown include Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot noir, and Merlot. It also produced champagne under 'Château Florence Élizabeth Champagnes' using Arbane, Petit Meslier, and Pinot gris (called Fromenteau in Champagne region) grapes in Épernay, which is part of Champagne region in France.

### GRAIL (Great River Aircraft Leasing Corporation)

GRAIL-Great River Aircraft Leasing Corporation is one of the world's largest commercial jet aircraft leasing companies headquartered in Singapore. It owns a fleet of over 250 commercial aircraft, primarily Airbus and Boeing types, which it leases to more than 100 airlines worldwide. It also operated various private aircrafts for VIP flights, and two Boeing 777-300ER exclusive for Bakker-Smith family members and relatives.