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We have higher acquisition targets in India: Sanjeev Gupta of Liberty House

In a Q&A, the executive chairman of the group dwells on the initial frustrations while entering India, and the road ahead

Sanjeev Gupta Executive chairman, Liberty Stell Group

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China is definitely providing a floor because unlike the rest of the world, steel demand there is doing quite well, says Sanjeev Gupta Executive chairman, Liberty Stell Group

Ishita Ayan Dutt Kolkata

5 min read Last Updated : Jun 23 2020 | 9:40 PM IST

Liberty House Group entered India by acquiring Adhunik and Zion just before the Covid pandemic, and after having examined many assets under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). In an interview, the Group's Executive Chairman, Sanjeev Gupta, tells Ishita Ayan Dutt that there have been frustrations along the way but India is definitely a place where the group would like to grow its business. Edited excerpts:

You set foot in India with Adhunik and Zion acquisitions just before Covid. How has the pandemic impacted your plans for the companies?

It has delayed us, but we have still used this period.

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