“Power equipment major Crompton Greaves (CG) has set up a new transformer manufacturing facility at Washington as the $4 billion (Rs 18,400 crore) Gautam Thapar-led Avantha Group steps on the pedal with its go-global drive launched five years ago.”
Hindustan Times, 28th June 2010

“An Indian conglomerate has committed to spending $20 million over the next five years at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.

The company -- Avantha Group -- is setting up what's being called the CG Power Center for Intelligent Power. CG Power is an Avantha subsidiary that specializes in manufacturing equipment for electric utilities”
TimesUnion.com, 26th June, 2010

“Avantha charts a course for its rivals to follow.”
The Economist, 8th April 2010

“The paper-to-power conglomerate fashioned from the erstwhile Thapar Group aims to more than double its revenues in the next three years.”
Hindustan Times, 18th January 2010

“Things happen fast at Avantha; the dither quotient is very low.”
Business India, 2009

“Avantha has been expanding overseas. It operates in ten countries, employing 20,000 people, of which 4,500 are outside India.”
Forbes, 2008

“From among all the enterprises trying to get from ‘good to great’, we believe Avantha will be one that completes the journey.”
Business World, 2008