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
UpGrad to acquire Unacademy for Rs 2,055 crore, 90% below peak valuationAfter on-again, off-again talks, Ronnie Screwvala-run edtech firm UpGrad is acquiring UpGrad in a cut price deal. UpGrad is also raising an...
05 May, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
NCLAT rejects Byju's lenders' plea to halt Aakash EGM on rights issueThe National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has rejected a plea from Glas Trust, Byju's largest lender, to stop Aakash Educational Services...
28 Oct, 2025, 07.22 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
Ranjan Pai turns white knight for Byju’s with 40% stake in AakashThe Aakash board has approved the conversion into equity of the $300 million Pai invested during 2023, they added. This values the company ...
25 Jan, 2024, 09.18 AM IST
Byju’s-owned Aakash Institute reports 82% rise in FY22 profit to Rs 79.5 croreOperating revenue during the period grew 45% to Rs 1,421 crore, as per the company’s filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on Satu...
16 Jan, 2024, 09.52 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
Byju's CFO Ajay Goel quits in seven months, Nitin Golani to take chargeGoel to go back to Vedanta; help with big restructuring at the mining group.
24 Oct, 2023, 11.01 PM 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
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, 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
Davidson Kempner sends legal notice to Byju's arm Aakash for loan covenant breachIn the legal notice which was sent to the company last week, Davidson Kempner said it reserves the right to invoke Aakash’s pledged shares ...
02 Aug, 2023, 10.39 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
Byju's signs billion-dollar deal to acquire Aakash Educational Services: ReportThe deal for what will be one of the largest edtech acquisitions in the world should close in the next two or three months.
13 Jan, 2021, 10.44 AM IST