Shashi and Ravi Ruia

[8] Essar Group is a multinational conglomerate and a leading player in the sectors of steel, oil and gas, power, communications, shipping, ports and logistics, projects and minerals.

The international standards of safety, health, environmental protection and corporate governance are maintained by the companies which operate with more than 50 assets across the globe.

[11] Essar businesses in the telecom, BPO and oil & gas sectors have involved more than $30 billion in Foreign Direct Investment by monetizing its portfolio to global majors, like Vodafone, Rosneft and Trafigura.

[14] After a lengthy legal process, in December 2017, the Indian Courts acquitted Ruia of any impropriety in the case, holding that the prosecution had "miserably failed to prove any charge against any of the accused".

[15] In the summer of 2023, Ravi Ruia purchased the famous London mansion Hanover Lodge from Russian businessman Andrey Goncharenko for £113 million.