A consortium of shareholders with over 30 per cent stake in cash-strapped Byju s might approach the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking a management change, if the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for Friday failed to yield an amicable settlement or faced further delays, sources said.
Earlier this month, these shareholders had issued a notice calling for an EGM to address persistent issues , including a change in management. They will vote for a revamp of the existing board, an exercise which would include asking Byju Raveendran to step down as chief executive officer (CEO) and relinquish his operational role, according to sources.
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Byju s is in talks with three-four strategic buyers, including Joffre Capital Ltd and language learning platform Duolingo, to sell one of its key assets, US-based digital reading platform Epic, for about $400-$450 million, according to sources.
With this, the beleaguered edtech firm wants to meet various commitments, including repaying its entire $1.2 billion term loan B (TLB) within six months. The binding offers of the bidders to acquire Epic are expected to come in the next few weeks after the due diligence is complete, said a person familiar with the matter.
Vietnams VinFast Auto, Teslas closest competitor in the electric car space, is looking to set up a manufacturing unit either in Tamil Nadu or Gujarat, sources told us. This and more in todays ETtech Morning Dispatch.