Cold Steel: Lakshmi Mittal and the Multi-billion-dollar Battle for a Global Empire (Paperback)

Tim Bouquet was the first British journalist to write a major profile of Mittal, while Byron Ousey was a PR adviser to the Luxembourg government, one of Arcelor’s biggest shareholders. Together they are admirably qualified to guide us through the myriad twists and turns of this compelling business saga and have produced an enormously entertaining read.’ Christopher Silvester, Daily Express ‘Tim Bouquet and Byron Ousey have written an account of the takeover in the style of a thriller. Cold Steel describes the often brutal and chaotic five-month battle between Mittal and Arcelor. The combatants are described as though starring in a fictional work of industrial espionage.’ Bob Jones, Management Today ‘A rare, insider’s account of lots of people making millions… The book reads like a thriller, with each side trying to rope in other steel companies on both sides of the Atlantic as allies… As this book shows, money and business logic prevailed in the end over politics and protection.