Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup, is in talks with lenders to raise more than $1 billion in acquisition financing as the online education provider looks to expand its business rapidly, people familiar with the...
Byju’s Acquires Singapore Education Firm Northwest
Byju’s has agreed to buy Singapore-based online higher education platform Northwest Education Pte in a cash-and-stock deal, said two people aware of the transaction, as India’s largest online tutoring firm continues to...
YES Bank approaches NCLT to admit Zee Learn under the insolvency resolution process
Private sector lender Yes Bank has approached the dedicated bankruptcy court against BSE listed Essel Group company Zee Learn Ltd under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) for the default of about Rs 468...
Veranda Learning hits 5% upper circuit on TIME acquisition
Shares of Veranda Learning Solutions, a recent debutant of Dalal Street, hit the upper circuit on Tuesday after the company acquired education institute TIME. The Chennai-based Veranda said it has signed an agreement to...
CollegeDekho buys coding platform PrepBytes
CollegeDekho, a student enrollment platform, has acquired coding platform PrepBytes in a cash and equity deal. The acquisition is expected to boost the online platform CollegeDekho Learn, which helps students understand...
Byju’s-owned upskilling platform Great Learning buys recruitment firm Superset
Byju’s-owned upskilling platform Great Learning on Tuesday said it has acquired Superset, a recruitment platform backed by Blume Ventures. The company did not disclose the value of the transaction. Superset will...
Byju’s aims for SPAC merger agreement within a month
India’s most valuable startup, the online education provider Byju’s, is in negotiations with at least three special-purpose acquisition companies and is aiming to unveil plans to go public via a merger with one of them...
Pearson buys certification group Credly in deal valued at $200m
Education group Pearson has agreed to buy the certification company Credly to expand its offering to businesses looking to train and retain workers at a time of tight labour markets and rapid technological innovation...
Byju’s acquires Austria’s math platform GeoGebra in $100 million deal
Edtech major Byju’s on Wednesday said it has acquired Austria-headquartered GeoGebra that runs an interactive mathematics learning tool with a community of over 100 million learners spread across some 195...
upGrad set to acquire Talentedge for Rs 350-400 crore
upGrad, the online higher education company co-owned by Ronnie Screwvala, is set to acquire Talentedge, India’s fourth largest online higher education company, for around Rs 350-400 crore. upGrad has entered into...
upGrad makes first overseas deal, snaps up Australian Global Study Partners
Leading edtech player upGrad on Monday said it will acquire Global Study Partners (GSP), the largest study abroad company in Australia, for AUD 16 million, with a commitment of a further AUD 10 million in future...
Edtech 21K School raises $5 mn from Ronnie Screwala
Edtech platform, 21K School has raised $5 million as part of its Pre-Series A round from upGrad co-founder and chairman, Ronnie Screwvala, the company said on Monday. According to the company, it plans to deploy the...