A host of foreign cement companies, private equity funds and domestic players are in the race to acquire cement assets of Lafarge Ciments SA (CBSE:LAC) in India and have submitted expressions of interest (EoI) for the forthcoming sale. The bids have been submitted by KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Piramal Enterprises Limited (BSE:500302), HeidelbergCement AG (DB:HEI), Votorantim Participações S.A., CRH Medical Corporation (TSX:CRH) and JSW Energy Limited (BSE:533148).