Goyal takes India Inc pitch to Wall Street’s big guns

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• Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held meetings with top executives from prominent investment firms and consumer firms.
• Piyush Goyal steps up US outreach, pitches India to global investors for deeper investment ties.
• Jonathan Gray, President & COO of Blackstone along with Mr.
• The discussions focused on strengthening investment linkages with India and partnerships in financial and wealth management.
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Piyush Goyal steps up US outreach, pitches India to global investors for deeper investment ties. ANILast Updated: Oct 06, 2026, 09: 57: 00 AM IST.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held meetings with top executives from prominent investment firms and consumer firms. He discussed investment opportunities and partnerships with Blackstone, Neuberger Berman, and The Estee Lauder Firms. The discussions included India's manufacturing, sourcing, and its growing beauty and personal care market. Goyal's engagement aimed to strengthen investment linkages and explore further business opportunities.

New York: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stepped up his engagement with global business leaders during his visit to the United States, holding a series of meetings with senior executives from leading investment, financial services and consumer firms to explore opportunities for deeper investment and partnerships with India. Goyal held meetings with senior representatives of Blackstone, Neuberger Berman and The Estee Lauder Firms, with discussions spanning investment opportunities, financial and wealth management, manufacturing, sourcing and India's growing beauty and personal care market. During his session with Blackstone President and COO Jonathan Grey and Prakash Melwani, Chairman of Blackstone's International Private Equity business, Goyal discussed ways to deepen the company's investment and partnership with India.

Sitharaman sees a 'plateau', but India-US trade accord may not be at a dead end yet: GTRI Sharing details of the gathering in a post on X, Goyal noted, "Held a productive gathering with Mr. Jonathan Gray, President & COO of Blackstone along with Mr. Prakash Melwani, Chairman of Blackstone's International Private Equity business. Discussed opportunities to deepen Blackstone's investment and partnership in India and explored avenues throughout key sectors. I look forward our continued engagement and stronger collaboration." Live Events.

Goyal additionally held negotiations with Neuberger Berman Chairman and CEO George Walker, along with Anthony Tutrone, Global Head of Neuberger Markets; Andrew Komaroff, COO; and Zain Naqi, Managing Director. The discussions focused on strengthening investment linkages with India and partnerships in financial and wealth management. " Held a productive session with Mr. George Walker, Chairman & CEO of Neuberger Berman, along with Mr. Anthony Tutrone, Global Head of Neuberger Markets; Mr. Andrew Komaroff, COO; and Mr. Zain Naqi, Managing Director. Discussed opportunities to deepen investment linkages with India and strengthen partnerships throughout financial and wealth management. With resilient macroeconomic fundamentals and deepening capital markets, India offers unmatched scale and long-term value creation for global institutional investors, " Goyal remarked in another post.

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