The Hand Tool Share Challenge

growth strategy

India-specific
Set in India; the figures and context are India’s.

What this case is about

Your client is Drelvik, a foreign hand tool manufacturer selling in India. The company has 18 months to become one of the top three players in the market or leave it. The leadership wants you to assess its growth options and recommend a path.

Objective

Establish whether an acquisition or organic growth can credibly put Drelvik among India's top three hand tool players within 18 months, and recommend a path with the key diligence and integration safeguards.

Skills this case tests

Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation
Communicating clearly

This is an interview practice scenario. Figures in the brief are case inputs, not current market research.