During the hearing on Monday, Riju Raveendran's attorney told the appellate tribunal that Raveendran had paid Rs 158 crore from his own funds to settle the dispute with the BCCI
Khaitan & Co, EY refute allegations
Byju CEO Byju Raveendran assures unpaid employees that salaries will be cleared 'not immediately, but eventually', as staff struggle with three months of unpaid wages and financial uncertainty
Lenders may argue that as the ultimate decision-maker, Raveendran had knowledge of or actively participated in the diversion of funds, potentially justifying a 'corporate veil-piercing' claim
Byju's fraudulently transferred at least part of the money to a small hedge fund based in Miami to keep it out of lenders' hands, US Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey also ruled
Raveendran alleges he and employees received proof of criminal collusion involving EY India, GLAS Trust, and the IRP, urging authorities to investigate the evidence
Ajmera will replace former RP Pankaj Srivastava
Edtech firm Eupheus Learning has posted a revenue of Rs 225 crore in the 2024 financial year driven by operational efficiency and growth following the rollout of the National Education Policy 2020, a top official of the company said. Eupheus Learning Co-founder and CEO Amit Kapoor told PTI the company expects to grow revenue by 10 per cent in the current financial year and continue to improve margins. "We introduced several operational efficiency mechanisms in the company which led to improvement in margin. Our revenue grew by about 8 per cent to Rs 225 crore. Our losses have halved from about 18 crore to Rs 9 crore," Kapoor said. The company provides services to around 10,000 schools in more than 725 cities, he said. Kapoor said that the ClassKlap, with threefold growth from FY'22 to FY'24, has become cash flow neutral and SchoolMitra accounts for almost 35 per cent of the company's revenue. Eupheus acquired ClassKlap and SchoolMitra in 2021 and 2022 respectively. These mileston
Riju, the younger brother of founder Byju Raveendran, told the appellate tribunal that the settlement with BCCI had been finalised before the committee of creditors (CoC) was formed
Following Byju's crash-and-burn, both industry players and investors are moving away from a valuations game to larger issues of governance and sustainable growth
On Monday, the NCLT also asked all parties to file their replies concerning allegations that former resolution professional Pankaj Srivastava had failed to discharge his duties properly
The apex court had then asked BCCI to transfer the money in an escrow account, sending the case back to NCLT
Srivastava told the NCLAT that the NCLT, Bengaluru, did not hear him in the absence of his lawyers and that the disciplinary action initiated against him was unfair
Riju, who is the brother of founder Byju Raveendran, has challenged a January 29 order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
He talks of India's edtech sector and the impact of artificial intelligence
Byju's manager Vinay Ravindra and company ally Rajendran Vellapalath failed to answer questions about their roles in stripping software, cash and other assets from Byju's US businesses
Both Glas Trust and Aditya Birla Finance were initially part of the CoC last year in August but were later removed from the reconstituted CoC by the IRP
India's EdTech sector, online and offline, is collapsing due to financial issues, safety concerns, and lack of student engagement, leaving many frustrated
Recoveries will need to come from how Indian courts rule on the company's broader insolvency plan and how it aims to repay creditors; it's unclear how much, may be available to those in US
Edtech platforms, which experienced unprecedented growth during the pandemic-induced lockdown, are now grappling with a funding slowdown