
The takeover titan: Rama Prasad Goenka’s empire-building saga
Through a whirlwind of mergers and acquisitions in the 1970s and ‘80s, he forged a billion-dollar conglomerate, RPG Enterprises, almost entirely through audacious inorganic growth, leaving an indelible mark on India’s industrial landscape. He was born into a lineage of business royalty. His father, Keshav Prasad Goenka, expanded the family business through shrewd acquisitions like…