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
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Byju Raveendran said that Byju's is now less than a quarter away from achieving operational profitability
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The company has taken various measures to improve the company's operating financial conditions including scaling down the underperforming businesses significantly
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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
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The firm claimed before the NCLT that it is in talks with the BCCI to settle the payment dispute. However, the BCCI reportedly denied and told the tribunal that no negotiations were underway
The company's net profit increased 82.2 per cent year-on-year (Y-oY) to Rs 79.5 crore in FY22
In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion
Tech investor Prosus NV valued Byju's at under $3 billion in November last year after BlackRock cut its valuation to about $8.4 billion in May
The group is facing an acute liquidity crunch. Amid mass layoffs and deep losses, the former billionaire founder has sold his homes to pay salaries
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