Driving force: A look into Onkar S Kanwar's biography

A new biography of the industrialist recounts Apollo Tyres' aborted bid to acquire the US' Cooper Tires

THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL  How Onkar S Kanwar created a global giant Author: Tim Bouquet Publisher: Rupa  Pages: 262 Price: Rs 595 It was a red-letter day, 13 June 2013, for Onkar Singh Kanwar. ‘At age 70, Onkar Kanwar has sealed the biggest deal of his business career,’ Forbes magazine wrote in a feature entitled “The Quiet Rise of Onkar Kanwar — The New Owner of Cooper Tire”. Apollo had indeed signed the biggest acquisition in its history. The marriage with Cooper would cost Apollo $2.5 billion, ...

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Driving force: A look into Onkar S Kanwar's biography