The fintech startup won’t be filing criminal charges against its ousted co-founder, who won’t contest a clawback of unvested shares.
BharatPe’s board of directors has settled its fight with ousted co-founder and former managing director Ashneer Grover, according to two people with direct knowledge of the development.
The fintech startup will not press criminal charges against Grover over alleged malpractices, says one of the two people, both of whom asked not to be named; Grover, in turn, seems not to be contesting the company’s move to claw back shares that had yet to vest.
In a statement on 10 May 2022, BharatPe, along with announcing a slew of measures to enhance governance standards, said that it “has initiated necessary action …
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