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  • Byju Raveendran ordered to pay over $1 billion by US court after default ruling

    The Delaware court also directed the Byju’s founder to provide a full accounting of the missing $533 million moved through multiple entities.

  • Missing $533 million was "roundtripped" back to Byju Raveendran, affiliates: alleges Delaware court filing; Byju's denies allegations

    In November 2021, the company raised $1.2 billion Term Loan B through its US financing vehicle, Byju’s Alpha. The money was intended to fuel large international acquisitions and rapid scaling. By mid-2023, lenders alleged major breaches of the credit agreement.

  • Riju Ravindran moves NCLT against TLPL's CCD agreement with Glas subsidiary

    TLPL owns around 25.7 percent stake in AESL, which is now going for a rights issue after the Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, gave a go-ahead, rejecting the petition filed by Glas Trust

  • After Manipal Group, Ronnie Screwvala’s UpGrad submits bid for Byju’s parent; eyes Great Learning

    UpGrad’s bid is focused on higher-education assets such as Great Learning — not the K12 business, sources told Moneycontrol; the move comes as the company is also in talks to acquire Unacademy as part of a wider consolidation strategy

  • NCLAT rejects GLAS Trust plea to stay Aakash EGM and rights issue

    The tribunal held that Aakash’s Board is entitled to raise capital to meet its business requirements and cannot be prevented from doing so merely because one of its shareholders is undergoing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP).

  • Byju's moves NCLAT on Aakash EGM for rights issue

    GLAS Trust, which owns over 90 per cent of the voting rights in the Committee of Creditors of Byju’s, had earlier filed an application before the appellate tribunal against the previous NCLT order, where the NCLAT had declined to pass a stay order.

  • Supreme Court dismisses appeals of BCCI, Byju's  promoters against NCLAT order in insolvency withdrawal case

    The appellate tribunal set aside the insolvency proceedings against Byju's on August 2, 2024 after approving dues settlement with the BCCI, which had entered into a Team Sponsor Agreement with the cricket body in 2019

  • Byju’s sells Tynker to CodeHS, offloads Epic! at heavy discount amid mounting financial woes

    A third US subsidiary, educational gaming firm Osmo, is also up for sale but is yet to find a buyer

  • Riju Ravindran moves NCLT, alleges GLAS Trust has no authorisation to represent its US-based lenders

    GLAS Trust, which is representing Byju's US-based creditor, has the authority to represent merely 17.38 per cent of the voting rights of the consortium of term loan providers, he submitted.

  • Byju’s app taken off Play Store, services disrupted amid AWS payment issues

    Byju’s cloud service suspension affects app functionality, blocks access to paid content, and limits full website availability across platforms

  • Divya Gokulnath says Byju's lacks funds to hire lawyer in US: 'They say, give us a million dollars or...'

    'If we were sitting on $533 million, this would not be the situation, right? We would have been fighting in the courts. We would have thrown money at lawyers,' Byju's co-founder Divya Gokulnath said.

  • Why did bankrupt Byju’s rope in Shah Rukh Khan and Messi? Founder explains

    Once India’s most valued startup, BYJU’S has faced a dramatic fall from its peak valuation of $22 billion in 2022, brought down by mounting debt, regulatory scrutiny, and failed global expansion plans.

  • Unacademy in 'default alive' state, to cut core biz cash burn to Rs 200 crore in 2025: CEO Gaurav Munjal

    With cash burn down, Munjal said that Unacademy is steering clear of acquisition-led growth – calling it a failed strategy in edtech – to focus instead on core business profitability, product innovation, and disciplined execution

  • NCLAT sets aside BCCI and Riju Raveendran's plea on settlement for Byju's

    A two-member Chennai bench of the NCLAT upheld the directions passed by the NCLT

  • Eruditus posts Rs 3,733 crore revenue in FY24, EBITDA loss narrows by 83%

    Eruditus is the largest operational edtech company in India by way of revenue. Its revenue is 1.9-times larger than Noida-based PhysicsWallah (PW), and nearly twice as much as Ronnie Screwvala-led UpGrad.

  • Byju Raveendran vows to revive beleaguered edtech startup: 'Broke, not broken'

    Once a favorite among global investors and valued at $22 billion in 2022, Byju's is now embroiled in a legal dispute with lenders over $1 billion in unpaid debts in both the US and India courts.

  • NCLT orders status quo on Aakash Institute’s shareholding amid legal battle

    Byju’s lenders, including Glas Trust, also objected, stating that Aakash remains a crucial asset for the troubled edtech firm and that any change to its shareholding could affect their interests.

  • Aakash founder joins NCLT battle against changes to firm's AoA

    Founder Jagdish Chand Chaudhary, a minority shareholder in the Byju’s subsidiary, has joined other minority shareholders, including the Glas Trust, to contest changes to the Articles of Association

  • US Bankruptcy court finds Byju’s, Riju Ravindran, and Camshaft Capital liable for fraud

    Judge John T Dorsey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware found that the defendants engaged in a deliberate effort to misappropriate funds meant to repay Byju’s lenders.

  • Should have been here sooner, but was busy saving everything I built: Byju Raveendran

    Raveendran also alleged that he, along with several of his employees, has received a document with “conclusive evidence” of criminal collusion between EY India, US-based lender GLAS Trust, and the interim resolution professional (IRP)

  • Blackstone-backed Singapore Topco withdraws plea against Aakash AoA changes, boosting Byju’s control

    The latest development also paves the way for Byju’s to push through the AoA amendments that were previously blocked by an NCLT stay following minority shareholder's (Singapore Topco) plea.

  • NCLAT declines stay on CoC reviewing Rs 158 crore BCCI-Byju’s settlement offer

    Byju's suspended Director Riju Raveendran had sought to keep his Rs 158 crore settlement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) outside the purview of its Committee of Creditors (CoC), in a bid to evade insolvency

  • Byju's suspended RP, former promoters move appellate tribunal NCLAT

    The tribunal also canceled the reconstitution of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Byju’s, which had been carried out by the Interim Resolution Professional on August 31, 2024. In this reconstitution, Srivastava had excluded Glas Trust and Aditya Birla Finance.

  • NCLT orders probe against Byju's RP, ousted creditors Glas Trust, Aditya Birla back in CoC

    The tribunal has asked the Committee of Creditors, which now includes ousted creditors Glas Trust and Aditya Birla Finance, to take a call on appointing a new RP

  • The downfall of India's hot startup Byju's is wiping out US debtholders

    When debt holders tried to recover over half a billion dollars from Byju’s US accounts, they came up empty after it was whisked out of their reach through a Miami hedge fund, records show.

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