Lawsuit filed by Byju’s lenders details a string of broken promises

An unredacted copy sourced by The Morning Context lists a series of defaults by the edtech company of the covenants it agreed to when taking a $1.2 billion term loan.

The Morning Context has from an online legal research platform sourced a non-redacted copy of a lawsuit filed against Byju’s by its lenders in a Delaware court. 

The document—all reporting of which has relied on a redacted version so far—has important details and establishes a timeline of events. It mentions how many times the borrowers (i.e. various Byju’s entities) have accepted an event of default, agreed to make amends and done nothing. After a careful reading, we realized it is important in the public interest to talk about the assertions made by the lenders. Because it is not about just …

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