Deal focus: Carlyle targets consumerism in ceramics
The Carlyle Group, like many investors, sees premiumisation as a natural outcome of the expansion of India’s middle class. It could be the first to test this thesis in the local building materials industry
The homebuilding materials market in India is tilted 60-40 in favour of consumer retail over sales to construction companies. Families and individuals pour their life savings into an emotional, one-shot...
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