BRANDL TALOS advised Indian edtech giant BYJUS’S in connection with its acquisition of GeoGebra

Press release • Corporate Law & Transactions from Thomas Talos, Adrian Zuschmann

Think & Learn Private Ltd. (BYJU'S), one of India's most successful startups backed by marquee investors, including Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global, offers an online learning platform that is used by 115 million students. GeoGebra GmbH is an Austrian edtech company that develops and markets a widely-used interactive and collaborative learning tool designed to improve mathematical understanding.

The acquisition allows Think & Learn Private Ltd. (BYJU’S) to integrate GeoGebra’s services in its offerings and is a further step in Think & Learn Private Ltd. (BYJU’S)’s effort to scale its online learning platform across the globe. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The BRANDL TALOS deal team consisted of Thomas Talos, Adrian Zuschmann and Céline Dobnikar. Think & Learn Private Ltd. (BYJU’S) was further advised by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (Lala Prateek, Singhal Someny) and Bird & Bird (Simon Fielder, Charlotte Pitt).

The shareholders of GeoGebra GmbH were advised by Taylor Wessing (Philip Hoflehner, Armin Assadi).

The team

Thomas Talos

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Partner / Capital Markets, Corporate Law & Transactions, Gaming & Entertainment

Thomas founded the firm in 2000 together with Ernst Brandl. He is co-publisher of the commentary on the EU Merger Act and (co-)author of numerous publications.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 1991, Dr. iur. 1994)
University of Virginia, School of Law (LL.M. 1994)

Adrian Zuschmann

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Partner / Corporate Law & Transactions, Venture Capital & Start Ups

Adrian specializes in corporate transactions, advising institutional and strategic investors, founders, and growth companies.
His practice centers on navigating clients through complex financing rounds, M&A and private equity transactions, portfolio investments, and exit strategies.

JUVE Verlag has recognized Adrian as a "rising star" in M&A for two consecutive years and included him in its inaugural "14 under 40" ranking for Austria.

Queen Mary University of London (MSc Law & Finance 2020)
University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Magister iuris 2015)

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