Exploring Byju's sponsorship of the Indian cricket team, its financial performance, and challenges faced. The dispute between BCCI and Byjos over the owed 160 crore rupees and the use of NCLT for debt recovery.
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Byju's took over the Indian cricket team's sponsorship deal to boost its brand and connect emotionally with the Indian audience.
BCCI approached the National Company Law Tribunal to recover unpaid sponsorship dues from Byju's, causing Byju's to express a desire to settle the dispute.
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Why Byjos took over Oppo's deal with BCCI
In 2017, Oppo spent a significant amount of money to sponsor the Indian cricket team's jersey. However, after a few years, Oppo felt that the deal was too expensive and wanted to exit. Byjos, a successful Indian ed tech firm, saw an opportunity and took over the remaining contract by paying millions to BCCI. Byjos, being a made in India brand, aimed to create an emotional connection with the Indian audience and leverage its already high valuation and international expansion plans to boost its brand through sports sponsorship.
Byjos' financial downturn and the dispute with BCCI
After signing the sponsorship deal, Byjos faced financial troubles and published lower revenue and significantly higher losses than projected. This led to investors losing confidence and Byjos trying to cancel the sponsorship deal with BCCI. However, BCCI, not finding an alternative quickly, approached the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) to recover the unpaid dues. NCLT, although primarily focused on bankruptcy cases, has been used as a debt recovery platform. Byjos, fearing a potential takeover by NCLT, expressed a desire to settle the dispute with BCCI.
In today’s episode for 30th November 2023, we explain why the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might have taken the edtech firm to a special court — the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)!
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