Earlier this month, these shareholders had issued a notice calling for an EGM to address "persistent issues", including a change in management
Think & Learn Pvt Ltd, which operates under Byjus brand name, is currently the major shareholder of Akash Education Services, a physical tutorial company
Byju's income grew to Rs 5,298.43 crore in FY22. But its losses widened to Rs 8,245.2 crore in FY22. Its total expenses for FY22 rose by 94 per cent to Rs 13,668.44 crore
"To be clear, this fight is only against a few vested interests who were trying to sabotage the company by impeding the rights issue," CEO Raveendran said in a letter addressed to the employees
US unit of Indian education technology startup Byju's has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. court of Delaware, listing liabilities in the range of $1 billion to $10 bn
The edtech company responded to statements from select investors calling for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to replace founder and group CEO Byju Raveendran
Byju's is facing multiple challenges, including a cash crunch, delays in financial reporting and legal disputes with lenders
Edtech major Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, which operates under the brand name BYJU'S, on Friday said investors have no voting rights on the CEO or management change as per the shareholder's agreement. At least six BYJU's investors have called for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to address issues at the edtech major and oust founders from having control over the firm. "Think & Learn Pvt Ltd has noted with sorrow, statements from a select few investors calling for an EGM to replace founder and group CEO Byju Raveendran. Under these unfortunate circumstances, we would emphasise that the shareholder's agreement does not give them the right to vote on CEO or management change," the company said in a statement. The investors led by Dutch investment firm Prosus in the EGM notice requested the resolution of the outstanding governance, financial mismanagement and compliance issues and the reconstitution of the Board of Directors. "The resolutions being put forward for the EGM to ...
'We are deeply concerned about the future stability of the company under its current leadership and with the current constitution of the Board,' the shareholders said in a statement
This is the first time shareholders have banded together to issue a statement calling for a change in leadership at Byju's
Pai may intend to make additional investments in Aakash to spur business growth and scale the business during the upcoming enrolment season
Equity rights issue likely at post-money valuation of $230-250 million
Byju Raveendran said that Byju's is now less than a quarter away from achieving operational profitability
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The lenders said this was done after over 16 months of efforts on behalf of the Ad Hoc Group to restructure the loans
Aakash Institute's board has approved the conversion of Ranjan Pai's $300 million investment, making him the principal shareholder and rendering the company debt-free
The company has taken various measures to improve the company's operating financial conditions including scaling down the underperforming businesses significantly
Subsidiaries WhiteHat Jr, Osmo contributed to 45% of losses
The company is focusing on rebuilding its core business and will double down on recent attempts to jump on to the next big bandwagon in education
Edtech giant grapples with financial challenges as auditors raise concerns over $1.2 billion term loan