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		<title>Byju’s acquires Akash Education Services at Rs 7300 crore; a great deal in the education sector</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Byju, India&#8217;s largest online education startup, has acquired Aakash Education Services. BYJU&#8217;s confirmed the acquisition of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) on Monday. The deal was finalized at around $ 1 billion (about Rs 7300 crore). It is one of the largest deals in the Ed-tech sector in the world. Akash Education Services is an [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="has-medium-font-size">Byju, India&#8217;s largest online education startup, has acquired Aakash Education Services. BYJU&#8217;s confirmed the acquisition of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) on Monday. The deal was finalized at around $ 1 billion (about Rs 7300 crore). It is one of the largest deals in the Ed-tech sector in the world.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="474" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Enhancing Excellence &amp; Reaching Perfection together!<br>We are excited to announce a new milestone in our journey as we enter into a strategic partnership with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/byjus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#byjus</a> today.  This partnership brings together two of the largest &amp; most-trusted <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/education?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#education</a> brands in India.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edtech?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#edtech</a> <a href="https://t.co/cFE56HWH08">pic.twitter.com/cFE56HWH08</a></p>&mdash; Aakash Education (@AESL_Official) <a href="https://twitter.com/AESL_Official/status/1379105068251635714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size">Akash Education Services is an engineering and medical entrance preparation company. However, even after this acquisition, Aakash Educational Services Limited will continue to operate as a separate entity, to be led by their founders JC Chaudhary and Aakash Chaudhary. Byjus is the most valuable <a href="http://news.jugaadin.com/leading-ed-tech-startups-in-india/">education-technology startup in the country.</a></p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">Bengaluru-based Byju’s is currently has a market value of over $ 12 billion. The demand for online studies has increased significantly due to the epidemic. It acquired a $ 1.25 billion fund from a large portion of VC funds, hedge funds, and asset management firms after the last round in November 2020, led by US-based T. Rowe Price and Blackrock. Byjus is the second most valuable startup in the country and has investments from Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Tiger Global Management, and Silicon Valley investor Mary Meeker&#8217;s company Bond Capital.</p>The post <a href="https://news.jugaadin.com/byjus-acquires-akash-education-services-at-rs-7300-crore-a-great-deal-in-the-education-sector/">Byju’s acquires Akash Education Services at Rs 7300 crore; a great deal in the education sector</a> first appeared on <a href="https://news.jugaadin.com">Jugaadin News  </a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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