Photo credit: GFG AllianceIn 2013, Sanjeev Gupta began making headlines in the UK as his company Liberty House Group surfaced as the surprise buyer for Mir Steel UK, a troubled steel mill in Newport, South Wales. Photo Credit: ABC NewsHow deep is the Gupta family balance sheet? These were just a few of the questions I had when I met with Sanjeev Gupta, 46, in Sydney in late February. Exposed to industrialist sectors by both his father and grandfather, Gupta went on to establish Liberty House Group in 1992 as an undergraduate at Cambridge University. Modernizing Steel ProductionFor Gupta, the Newport acquisition was the first major step taken by Liberty House to become a major steel manufacturer.

Source: Forbes March 21, 2018 04:41 UTC