Suits & Sayings: Fresh Coat

This technocrat, who straddles both business and public policy, seems to have developed an interest in one of the oldest old-economy businesses around — paints. Buzz is that his family office is steadily increasing exposure to a leading paint manufacturer. The buying has been structured through several tranches; each purchase kept below the mandatory disclosure threshold — effectively keeping the accumulation under the radar.

(For more on our weekly roundup of wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parlours, pick up today's edition of The Economic Times newspaper)