From billionaire to jail: Why Byju Raveendran is facing prison and how $22B startup with SRK & Messi as ambassadors crashedByju's founder Byju Raveendran has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. The court cited his dis...
27 May, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Byju’s founder Raveendran sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of courtByju Raveendran, founder of the failed Indian tech firm Byju's, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt....
27 May, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
Sharing a credit card? How add-on cards work, who pays & what to watch out forAn add-on credit card is issued against an existing primary credit card account. The primary cardholder remains the account owner and the s...
06 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Ranjan Pai’s stake buy in Byju's Aakash Educational Services gets CCI green signalThe board of Byju’s-owned Aakash Institute earlier approved the conversion into equity of the $300 million Ranjan Pai, chairman of Manipal ...
23 Jul, 2024, 10.31 PM IST
Byju's Aakash Institute appoints Deepak Mehrotra as MD and CEODeepak Mehrotra has been named as the MD and CEO at Aakash Institute. Byju's founder acknowledged his business acumen. Presently, the chair...
08 Apr, 2024, 07.31 PM IST
White knight in control? Ranjan Pai seen setting course at AakashByju’s investors are reconciled to his acquisition of 40% in Aakash, the people said, adding that the Manipal Education and Medical Group c...
25 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Court relief for Byju’s in TLB lenders’ suitThe lenders of Byju’s $1.2 billion term loan had moved the city court last Thursday seeking an ex-parte injunction on the transaction allow...
06 Feb, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Ranjan Pai cuts Rs 1,400 crore cheque for Davidson Kempner debt, books Aakash seatsIn May, Byju’s had signed a Rs 2,000-crore ($240 million) structured credit deal with Davidson Kempner against the cash flows of Aakash Ins...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.34 AM IST
Five key developments at tottering edtech Byju’sThe troubled edtech is mired in multiple issues, such as repayment of a $1.2 billion term loan, and is the subject of a government probe.
16 Oct, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
Chaudhry may return as Aakash CEO, nears stock-swap deal with Byju’sChaudhry served as the CEO till November 2020 as part of the founding family that ran Aakash Institute independently.
16 Oct, 2023, 10.42 AM IST
Manipal group's Ranjan Pai likely to invest $250-300 million in Byju's subsidiary Aakash InstituteThe initial $170 million tranche will pay off Davidson Kempner debt; the Manipal chairman may rope in more PEs.
12 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Byju’s puts Epic, Great Learning on sale to clear $1.2 billion loanByju’s has been working with bankers to sell the two assets to strategic investors and the sources told us it has garnered some interest. S...
12 Sep, 2023, 09.06 PM IST
Byju's interest cost on term loan may jump by $50-60 million a year under new termsEdtech firm Byju's may have to pay an additional $50-60 million annually in interest on its $1.2 billion term-loan facility as part of new ...
09 Aug, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
Byju’s, Davidson Kempner in talks to settle disputeByju’s and New York-based investor Davidson Kempner Capital have begun negotiations to settle their dispute over the breach of a loan coven...
08 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Byju’s weighs IPO of its test prep subsidiary Aakash by mid-2024The announcement on the IPO for Aakash, which Byju’s acquired in 2021 for $950 million, has come amid the company reportedly facing a $40 m...
06 Jun, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
Byju’s is said to seek $250 million in Aakash pre-IPO fundingAakash Educational Services will issue convertible notes that will convert into equity at a discount of 20% to the listing price of the uni...
09 Mar, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Byju’s picks up Rs 300-crore loan from subsidiary AakashLast week, Byju’s closed a financing round of $250 million from existing investors, including Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which led t...
27 Oct, 2022, 09.04 PM IST