Byju's Hid Rs 4,400 Crore In Fund Once Run From Pancake Shop In US, Allege Lenders: Report
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Byju's last year transferred half a billion dollars to Camshaft Capital Fund, the investment firm founded by William C. Morton when he was just 23 years old.
One of India's hottest tech companies, Byju's, allegedly hid $533 million in an obscure three-year-old hedge fund that once said its principal place of business was an IHOP pancake restaurant in Miami, according to lenders trying to recover the cash.
Byju's last year transferred more than half a billion dollars to Camshaft Capital Fund, the investment firm founded by William C. Morton when he was just 23 years old, some Byju's lenders claim in a lawsuit. Morton's fund received the money despite an apparent lack of formal training in investing, according to the lenders. What's more, luxury cars - a 2023 Ferrari Roma, a 2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO, and a 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith - have been registered in Morton's name since the transfer occurred, according to court papers.
The allegations are the latest twist in an increasingly public battle between Byju's, an India-based education tech firm, and lenders who claim the $533 million is collateral for a $1.2 billion loan. The two sides have been trading accusations about the loan, with lenders claiming it is in default and Byju's accusing lenders of predatory tactics.
