KUMAR MANGALAM BIRLA
chairman, A V Birla group
In all of three days last week, Kumar Mangalam Birla, 36, acquired the cement division of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), picked up a 25 per cent stake in Star News channel, took over TransWorks, a business process outsourcing firm, and made an open offer for 20 per cent of Indo Gulf Fertilisers.
The current flurry of action is the second round of Birla