Byju’s lenders eye loan amendment proposal for disputed TLB

While the lenders remain open to negotiations and resolve litigations, the group is now not looking to adhere to the Indian edtech’s proposal for one-on-one meetings, the people quoted above added.

Bloomberg first reported on the development on Tuesday night.

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The lender group signed a cooperation agreement earlier that requires them to act together in negotiations, a source said.

It was reported earlier that the lenders and the Indian edtech were expected to meet on Monday this week to discuss a loan amendment proposal, as one of the possible solutions to recover the disputed loan. Other options being explored by creditors included litigating or attempting to seize its collateral, as recovery.

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Last week, Byju’s said the lenders’ demands were “high-handed” while filing its suit in the New York Supreme Court against American investment management firm Redwood and its entities over the TLB.Also read | Byju’s misses $40 million loan payment, sues term loan lender Redwood

Byju’s missed its quarterly interest payment of about $40 million on the TLB, which was due by June 5, even as it sought to “disqualify” lender Redwood, which has allegedly resorted to “predatory tactics”, and consistently increased its exposure to the loan by acquiring a sizable stake in the TLB with “the intent of making windfall gains”.

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In response, a group of lenders, who claim to collectively own more than 85% of a $1.2 billion term loan taken by Byju’s, said the suit filed against their demand for an “accelerated” repayment was “meritless”.

The group, comprising “21 highly respected global institutional investors”, said it has sought to work “constructively with the company over the past nine months to cure its numerous defaults” and will continue to do so in good faith.

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