Cold Steel: Lakshmi Mittal and the Multi-Billion-Dollar Battle for a Global Empire

Awards:   Short-listed for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2008 Short-listed for FT and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2008 (UK) Shortlisted for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2008.
Author:   Tim Bouquet ,  Byron Ousey
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Edition:   Digital original
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9780349120973


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   23 April 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Cold Steel: Lakshmi Mittal and the Multi-Billion-Dollar Battle for a Global Empire


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Awards

  • Short-listed for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2008
  • Short-listed for FT and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2008 (UK)
  • Shortlisted for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2008.

Overview

When the world s two largest steel producers went head to head in a bitter struggle for market domination, an epic corporate battle ensued that sent shockwaves through the political corridors of Europe, overheated the world s financial markets and transformed the steel industry. Billions of dollars were at stake. At the heart of the battle were two men: Guy Dolle, Chairman and CEO of Luxembourg-based Arcelor, the world s largest steel producer by turnover and Lakshmi Mittal, a self-made Indian industrialist and the richest man in Great Britain. Only one could prevail...

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Author:   Tim Bouquet ,  Byron Ousey
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:   Abacus
Edition:   Digital original
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.252kg
ISBN:  

9780349120973


ISBN 10:   0349120978
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   23 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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'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.' The Economist


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 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. The Economist


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Tim Bouquet is a journalist, writer, editor, broadcaster and traveller. He contributes to leading titles including the Telegraph Magazine and The Times Magazine. Byron Ousey was at the heart of the Mittal v. Arcelor battle, advising the government of Luxembourg, where Arcelor was based.

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