Aakash shareholders approve share capital increase ahead of rights issueRaising the share capital is an important step before floating a rights issue. Glas Trust, which represents Byju’s US lenders, had earlier ...
29 Oct, 2025, 10.19 PM IST
CCI clears Manipal Group's stake purchase in Aakash, Bain Capital's deal with Manappuram FinanceThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Bain Capital's stake acquisition in Manappuram Finance and Manappuram Asset Finance....
24 Jun, 2025, 08.26 PM IST
CCI clears Manipal Group's stake purchase in Aakash Educational ServicesThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the Manipal Group's acquisition of a stake in Aakash Educational Services from found...
24 Jun, 2025, 07.39 PM IST
Aakash to invest Rs 100 cr to rebuild Aakash Digital in two yearsAakash Educational Services plans to invest Rs 100 crore to scale up its edtech unit, Aakash Digital, following its exit from BYJU'S contro...
22 Oct, 2024, 05.12 PM 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
Exclusive: Chaudhry unlikely to return to steer Byju's-owned Aakash InstituteAakash Institute, under Byju's, shifts focus from Aakash Chaudhry's return as CEO. Ranjan Pai emerges as the largest investor, with ongoing...
28 Mar, 2024, 09.57 AM 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 may put $50-60 million more to grow Byju’s AakashManipal chief Ranjan Pai will invest the new tranche of capital sooner in Aakash ahead of key student enrolment season, people aware of the...
30 Jan, 2024, 04.31 PM 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
Ranjan Pai’s big Aakash stake; Meesho, Pine Labs fair value cutManipal group head Ranjan Pai will soon become the largest shareholder in Aakash—one of the few remaining valuable assets of troubled edtec...
25 Jan, 2024, 07.34 AM IST
Ranjan Pai has a ‘Powar’ plan for family office Claypond CapitalClaypond Capital, Pai's family office, is in talks with veteran banker Shyam Powar to head the family investment office as the Manipal chie...
17 Nov, 2023, 06.01 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
Ranjan Pai rides to Byju’s rescue; Ten IT firms to secure PLI nod soonManipal Group boss Ranjan Pai has pumped Rs 1,400 crore into Bjyu’s subsidiary Aakash Institute, enabling the embattled edtech major to cle...
10 Nov, 2023, 08.03 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
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