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From $22 billion to zero: Success, not failure, brought Byju downByju's, once a $22 billion edtech giant, has collapsed. Founder Byju Raveendran faces jail for contempt. The company's downfall stems from ...
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...
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...
Exclusive: Manipal group’s Ranjan Pai expresses interest in bidding for bankrupt Byju’s parentRanjan Pai’s Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG) has emerged as a potential bidder for Think & Learn, the bankrupt parent of edtech fi...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Byju’s forms executive committee for new leadership at Aakash after exit of CEO, CFOByju Raveendran– chief executive officer at Byju’s, Ajay Goel–group chief financial officer of Byju’s, Anup Kumar Agrawal, chief business o...
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...
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 ...
Byju’s clears pending dues of $234-million to Blackstone for Aakash acquisitionThe payment made on Thursday was for a stake of about 38% owned by Blackstone in the learning center chain that Byju's acquired in April 20...
Byju's said to offer more than $1 billion for 2U to expand in USByju’s made the offer of about $15 a share to 2U’s board last week. The offer represents a 61% premium to 2U’s closing price of $9.30 on th...
Byju’s looks to invest $200 million to grow its offline playThe company conceptualised its offline foray last year after the acquisition of tutorial chain Aakash Education Services for an estimated c...
Byju's acquires Aakash Educational Services in nearly $1-billion dealByju’s buyout of AESL is among the largest acquisitions by an Indian startup — bigger than Snapdeal’s purchase of Freecharge for $400 milli...
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.