Global private equity buyout funds General Atlantic and KKR & Co are in separate discussions to acquire about 75% stake in preschool chains EuroKids, Kangaroo Kids and Billabong High, according to two people aware...
Byju’s gets $540 million in funding at $3.6 billion valuation
Online tutoring start-up Byju’s (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd) has raised $540 million at a valuation of $3.6 billion, as robust investor demand swelled the size of its latest funding round and turned the founder of the...
Byju’s raises $300 mn in fresh funding from Naspers, Canada Pension Fund
Think & Learn, which runs India’s largest online tutoring platform Byju’s, has raised $300 million in fresh funding from South African Internet giant Naspers and CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (CPPIB), a...
Edtech startup Eruditus in funding talks to raise $40 million
Executive education service provider Eruditus Executive Education Pvt. Ltd is in advanced talks to raise $40 million in a Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital India, two people aware of the development said...
Australia’s Navitas spurns bidder but stays in play
Australian education provider Navitas Ltd (NVT.AX) on Monday spurned a A$2 billion ($1.4 billion) buyout offer from its founder and an Australian private equity firm as too low, but kept the door ajar for a future deal...
Laureate Education to Sell India Business Valued at Rs 2,500 crore
Laureate Education, arguably the world’s largest for-profit higher education company, is disposing of its India business, including Pearl Academy of fashion, design and media, people familiar with the development said...
UpGrad acquires job skilling startup Acadview
Online education startup UpGrad has acquired job skilling platform Acadview Software Pvt. Ltd for an undisclosed sum, UpGrad said in a statement on Monday. UpGrad, promoted by entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala, aims to...
Australia’s Navitas rebuffs $1.4 billion approach, says open to talks
Australian adult education provider Navitas Ltd on Monday rebuffed a A$1.97 billion ($1.4 billion) approach from its founder and a private equity firm, leaving some investors concerned the tactic may not generate a...
Australian tuition provider Navitas gets $1.4 billion takeover offer
Australian education provider Navitas Ltd (NVT.AX) said on Wednesday it had received a A$1.97 billion ($1.4 billion) takeover bid from an Australian private equity firm and the company’s co-founder, sending its shares...
Aditya Birla Group in talks to buy out IL&FS’s education arm
The Aditya Birla Group is in talks with struggling infrastructure financier Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) to buy out its education and training arm, IL&FS Education and Technology...
Byju’s set to raise funds at over $2 billion valuation
Online tutoring start-up Byju’s is in advanced talks with at least two new investors—private equity firm General Atlantic and Singapore government-owned Temasek Holdings—to raise $200-300 million, according to three...
Imarticus Learning raises $2 million in Series B funding
Imarticus Learning, which offers online and classroom-based educational teaching, has raised $2 million in a Series B funding round from venture capital fund CBA Capital, the edutech startup said today. Imarticus...
