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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Fraser Perring has said the Belgian firm’s investment in Byju’s is overvalued, sending Sofina’s shares into a slump.
Editor's note: “It is not an edtech company now, is it?” That’s Viceroy Research’s Fraser Perring speaking to me about Byju’s on the phone from London. It has been a few days since Perring announced his next short target: Belgian venture investment firm Sofina Group. With a net worth of 11.4 billion euro, or about $12.3 billion, and a 120-year history, Sofina Group has investments in Europe, Asia and the US. As of December 2021, Bengaluru-based edtech giant Byju’s is among Sofina’s top 10 investments. Perring believes Byju’s is an unsound business, and so he has put a short position on Sofina, saying the company is overvalued. Short selling is a trading strategy that speculates a stock’s price will decline. It involves a seller taking a short position by borrowing shares from a broker and selling them, planning to buy them back at a lower price later. If short selling can be considered an art, Perring would be a prolific artist. He is best known for calling out the Wirecard fraud much before the world caught on to it. It was in …
Fraser Perring has said the Belgian firm’s investment in Byju’s is overvalued, sending Sofina’s shares into a slump.
Editor's note: “It is not an edtech company now, is it?” That’s Viceroy Research’s Fraser Perring speaking to me about Byju’s on the phone from London. It has been a few days since Perring announced his next short target: Belgian venture investment firm Sofina Group. With a net worth of 11.4 billion euro, or about $12.3 billion, and a 120-year history, Sofina Group has investments in Europe, Asia and the US. As of December 2021, Bengaluru-based edtech giant Byju’s is among Sofina’s top 10 investments. Perring believes Byju’s is an unsound business, and so he has put a short position on Sofina, saying the company is overvalued. Short selling is a trading strategy that speculates a stock’s price will decline. It involves a seller taking a short position by borrowing shares from a broker and selling them, planning to buy them back at a lower price later. If short selling can be considered an art, Perring would be a prolific artist. He is best known for calling out the Wirecard fraud much before the world caught on to it. It was in …
The platform’s pre-IPO debt funding raises fresh questions about cash flows and SEBI’s role. Investors will do well to take note.
The UAE-based school operator is making a move into Saudi Arabia as it enters its biggest expansion phase yet.
The investment signals a shift from structured learning to bite-sized, bingeable learning that mixes entertainment with education. But can it deliver real-world skills?
The platform’s pre-IPO debt funding raises fresh questions about cash flows and SEBI’s role. Investors will do well to take note.
The UAE-based school operator is making a move into Saudi Arabia as it enters its biggest expansion phase yet.
The investment signals a shift from structured learning to bite-sized, bingeable learning that mixes entertainment with education. But can it deliver real-world skills?
