But, for Halloween, he planned an eye-catching change. “I’m going to paint my door orange,” Mr Botero, founder and chief executive of Colombia-based Glasst, told the BBC last month.

The Dutch firm is eyeing an all-cash deal valuing its listed Indian arm at $2.5-3 billion, which would make it the largest ever in India’s paints and coatings sector. JSW Group, Adani Group ...