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Edtech company Byju's goes ahead with cutbacks, fires 500 staffers

Sales, marketing, and teaching roles feel the biggest impact

Byju's laying off employees via phone calls, dropping notice period: Report

The latest round of layoffs at edtech firm is estimated to affect between 100 to 500 employees

Byju's delays salaries for 2nd month in a row amid rights issue dispute

Cash-strapped Byju's and its investors are involved in a dispute at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) over the company's $200 million rights issue

Byju's gets 50% vote on rights issue, asks miffed investors to participate

Raveendran says firm's priorities remain with existing shareholders

Byju's EGM: Shareholders don't object to raising authorised share capital

Shareholders of edtech major Think and Learn, owner of Byju's brand, raised no objection to the resolution to increase authorised share capital of the company in the extra-ordinary general meeting held on Friday, company sources said. According to the sources, none of the miffed investors, who proposed to oust Byju's founder and family from the management seat, took part in the meeting. "Meeting started at 10 am with approximately 20 investors representatives in attendance along with Think & Learn management. The requisite quorum required for EGM was there. Few questions regarding the postal ballot were asked and answered by the chairman and CS. Resolutions were called out. No objections raised," sources said. Byju's held the EGM (extra-ordinary general meeting) to increase authorised share capital of the company to complete the process for raising USD 200 million through rights issue. A group of four investors -- Prosus, General Atlantic, Sofina, and Peak XV -- along with support

NCLT refuses to stay Byju's EGM to raise capital through rights issue

According to sources at Byju's, the court was convinced by evidence submitted and arguments made by Byju's counsels, who made a case that the "only objective of the petitioners is to be restrictive"

Aggrieved investors will participate in Byju's EGM on Friday morning

Aggrieved investors of edtech major Think and Learn, owner of Byju's brand, will participate in the extraordinary general meeting of the company to be held on Friday morning, sources aware of the development said on Thursday. Byju's EGM is scheduled to start at 10 AM IST on Friday to seek shareholders' approval to increase the authorised share capital of the company, following the USD 200 million rights issue. "Most of the investors, especially those who have gone to the NCLT, will participate in the EGM as it is the place to record their vote and raise issues," a source from the group of discontented Byju's investors said. A group of four investors - Prosus, General Atlantic, Sofina, and Peak XV - along with support from other shareholders, including Tiger and Owl Ventures, have approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) against Byju's EGM. The source said investors want to access the financial books of Byju's which they can get through EGM. The NCLT Bangalore bench on ..

NCLT declines to stay EGM called by Byju's over $200 million rights issue

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru Bench, on Thursday declined to grant a stay on the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on March 29 called by 'Think and Learn', owner of the Byju's brand. The EGM was called to increase the authorised share capital of the embattled edtech firm, following the recent USD 200 million rights issue. A group of four investors of Byju's has filed an oppression and mismanagement suit against the management of the company before the NCLT, Bangalore Bench, seeking to oust the founders, including CEO Byju Raveendran, and appoint a new board. On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court said that it will deliberate on the case involving the investor group's efforts to oust Raveendran only after two months. Besides, the suit filed by the group of investors also sought to declare the just-concluded rights issue as void. The petition has been signed by four investors Prosus, General Atlantic, Sofina, and Peak XV along with support from other ...

Edtech major Byju's says now 262 tuition centres operate across India

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Investors oppose Byju's March 29th EGM, NCLT denies any immediate relief

A group of aggrieved investors have opposed an extraordinary general meeting on March 29, called by Think and Learn, owner of Byju's brand, before company tribunal NCLT, Bangalore but failed to get any immediate relief, according to sources. Byju's has called the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on March 29, to increase authorised share capital of the company following the recent USD 200 million rights issue. "Investors who are miffed by Byju's approached NCLT, Bangalore to stay the EGM called by the company, but the court denied any immediate relief. The tribunal has listed the matter for hearing on March 28," a source said. Query sent to Byju's and some of the lead investors elicited no reply. A group of four investors of Byju's has filed an oppression and mismanagement suit against the management of the company before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru Bench, seeking to oust the founders, including CEO Byju Raveendran, and appoint a new board. Besides, the s

US bankruptcy court issues ruling in favour of Byju's term loan lenders

In making its ruling, the ad hoc group stated that the Court confirmed that the transfer of funds from Byju's Alpha, and their continued concealment, likely constitutes a fraudulent conveyance

Funds safe, claims edtech major Byju's after US court's freeze order

In Delaware hearing, Judge rejects lenders' request for mandatory injunction, said Byju's. Instead orders a preliminary injunction, effectively seeking to maintain status quo

Byju's must freeze $533 million in mixed win for lenders, says judge

Dorsey's order was aimed at Riju Ravindran, one of the company's directors and the brother of founder Byju Raveendran

Fund manager who helped Byju's hide $533 mn from its lenders to be jailed

Byju's Alpha, a subsidiary controlled by Byju's lenders, filed for U.S. bankruptcy in February after the Bangalore-based startup defaulted on $1.2 billion in debt

KITES Senior Care raises Rs 45 crore from Ranjan Pai's family office fund

Pai recently invested $168 million (Rs 1,400 crore) in edtech firm Byju's test-prep subsidiary AESL and was in discussion to invest about $350 million in Byju's in both equity and debt

Karnataka HC extends interim protection to Byju Raveendran till March 28

At the February 23 EGM, Byju's investors including Prosus, General Atlantic, and Peak XV voted to remove Byju Raveendran as CEO. However, a Karnataka HC order prevented its implementation

Karnataka HC extends interim protection for Byju's CEO amid ousting threat

Four investors of Byju's filed the suit to oust Raveendran from the company, alleging mismanagement

Byju's shuts all regional offices, asks 15,000 employees to work from home

The move has been in place for the past few months as part of a restructuring exercise as the struggling edtech giant faces a severe funding crunch and battles lenders, according to the sources

Byju's shuts down offices across India amid cash crunch; implements WFH

Amid legal battles and financial disruptions, the edtech has gradually rolled back its office leasing to prioritise financial stability and paying employees

Byju's processes part of pending salaries, aims to pay balance soon

Edtech company will pay the balance once the issue's funds are available