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In 2006 The World`S Two Largest Steel Producers Went Head To Head In A Bitter Struggle For Market Domination, An Epic Corporate Battle That Sent Shockwaves Through The Political Corridors Of Europe, Excited The World`S Financial Markets And Transformed The Steel Industry. Cold Steel Is The Gripping Story Of The Biggest And Most Hard-Fought Industry Takeover Of Recent Years. At The Heart Of The Story Are Two Companies And Two Men Dubbed The "Stallions Of Steel`. Lakshmi Mittal Is A Self-Made Indian Industrialist Who Grew Up Walking On The Bare Floors Of A House Built By His Grandfather And Sleeping On Rope Beds. Today He Is The Richest Man In Great Britain, And The Fifth Richest Man In The World; His London Home Cost &Pound;57 Million. He Could Hardly Have Been More Different From The Brilliant And Mercurial Frenchman Guy Dolle, Ceo Of Luxembourg-Based Arcelor, The World`S Largest Steel Producer By Turnover (Some 30 Billion Euros In 2004). But One Ambition United The Men: That His Company Should Be Pre-Eminent. So When Mittal Called Dolle To Announce That He Was About To Launch A Bid For Arcelor, A Dramatic Takeover Struggle Inevitably Ensued, Involving Billions Of Dollars Of Finance, Secretive Government And Shareholder Manoeuvrings And Accusations Of Double-Dealing - All With Global Consequences. Fast-Paced And Compelling, Cold Steel Brings To Life The Cut And Thrust Of Big Businesses At War With Each Other - Mittal And Dolle Led Armies Made Up Of Hundreds Of The World`S Leading Investment Bankers, Takeover Lawyers, Hedge Funds, Lobbyists And Five Maverick Billionaires. The Authors Have Enjoyed Unprecedented Access To All Of The Major Players, Making This A True Insider Account Of The Takeover That Defined An Era.