Zee Learn raises $20 million through GDRs

Zee Learn raises $20 million through GDRs

MUMBAI: It’s gone the global depository receipts (GDR) route. On 21 May, Essel Group education company Zee Learn Ltd, informed the stock exchanges that it had has raised $20 million (Rs 110 crore) through GDRs,

The company said the GDR issue was fully subscribed and an allotment of 5.6 million GDRs at a price of $3.56 per GDR is to be made. Each GDR represents 10 underlying equity shares and the GDRs are to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Zee Learn runs India‘s largest chain of pre-schools under brand Kidzee with more than 900 centres in more than 330 cities. It also acts as a consultant to local entrepreneurs who wish to set up K-12 schools, under its brand name Mount Litera Zee Schools. It operates vocational education under Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA) – a TV and film training institute and Zee Institute of Creative Art (ZICA) - a classical and digital animation training academy.