Troubled Indian education provider Byju?s (Think and Learn Private Limited) is in advanced talks to sell its US-based kids? digital reading platform for about $400 million to Joffre Capital Ltd., seeking funds to ease its financial pressures. The potential sale of Epic!

Creations Inc. would help Byju?s raise funds to pay down a disputed $1.2 billion term loan, people familiar with the matter said. Other bidders, including Duolingo, Inc. (NasdaqGS:DUOL), have also expressed interest in buying the platform, they said, asking not to be named as the information isn?t public.