Caparo

Caparo plc is a British company involved mainly in the steel industry, primarily in the design, manufacturing and marketing of steel and niche engineering products.[1]

For other uses, see Caparo (disambiguation).

Caparo
Headquarters
Gaydon
,
UK

Current affairs

Caparo was founded by Lord Swraj Paul, in 1968.[1]

Sixteen companies within the group were put into administration in October 2015, leaving three to continue trading as normal.[2][3]

One month later, Sanjeev Gupta, head of Liberty House Group, announced that his family had bought a part of the business from the administrators.[4] Liberty House bought Caparo Merchant Bar - one of the three solvent parts of the business that had continued trading - from the administrators in 2017. While CMB had remained solvent, its ability to develop had been restricted by its ties to a pension scheme of its former parent group.[5] Numerous other deals by the administrators saw many companies within the group sold, with consequent savings in jobs.[6]

History

The group was headed by Angad Paul, the son of Lord Paul, from 1996, until his death on 8 November 2015.[7]

According to a text published 1995, the Caparo group specialized in take-overs. At the time of publishing, the company had fixed assets and investments (having been quoted), of £26 million.[8]

A court case involving Caparo, Caparo Industries plc v Dickman, dated to 1990, has become the standard in cases where it is necessary to establish negligence.[9]

References
  1. Caparo plc. website. published by Caparo plc. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. S. Farrell and D. Hellier - article published by the Guardian 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-09
  3. "Caparo Industries plc and its subsidiaries – collectively the "Caparo Industries group" or "CIP"- in administration". PwC. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. "Gupta family interests buy key UK Caparo business". Liberty House Group. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. "Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty House secures another UK steel plant; protecting jobs and pensions". Liberty House Group. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. "More details emerge on Caparo administration". Insider Media. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  7. V. Ward (8 November 2015). article. published by The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  8. V.J. Kaushal - Corporate Takeovers in India published by Sarup & Sons, January 1995, 211 pages, ISBN 8185431582 [Retrieved 2015-11-10]
  9. A. Mitchell, M. Dadhania - AS Level Law published by Psychology Press, 2003., 344 pages, ISBN 185941785X [Retrieved 2015-11-10]
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