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Bira Beer Maker Appoints Lender Nominees After Founder Exit

Bira Beer Maker Appoints Lender Nominees After Founder Exit
Bira appoints lender nominees to its board after Ankur Jain's exit · livemint.com

Imagine a company that makes beer, called B9 Beverages.

The founder, Ankur Jain, and his family decided to step down from the company after a deal with the banks.

The banks wanted to help the company by putting three of their own people on the board.

These new board members are from a firm called Anicut Capital and two other people who work for the company.

The company has been having money problems, so it stopped making beer for a while.

It also has a big tax bill from the state of Maharashtra.

The deal also means the founder and his family no longer have to pay the banks if the company can't pay back its loans.

The banks and other investors plan to give the company a new amount of money to help it get back on track.

This change is meant to help the company get better and keep making beer again.

Key facts

Company
B9 Beverages Ltd
Founder
Ankur Jain
New board nominees
Ilayaarunachalam Shanmugasamy Balamurugan, Veenu Mittal, Venkatesh Parthasarathy
Date of appointment
29 July 2025
Settlement
Release of claims and personal guarantees

Quotes

Ankur Jain

Founder of B9 Beverages Ltd

“I have now reached that settlement. As part of it, my family and I will be stepping away from the board, and from our executive positions with immediate effect.”
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“I am sorry to every employee who didn't get what they were owed, when they were owed it. That is on me, and I will carry it.”
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