At the end of the day you have to keep emotions away. |
I am confident we will win, I am not even thinking beyond that. I am sure shareholders will make the right decision because they like this (consolidation) in the steel industry. |
I am sure all politicians will be convinced of the merits of this deal. |
I am very confident that we will be able to convince all the stakeholders - the shareholders, the governments and the employees, that this is in their best interests. |
I have confidence that the government of Luxembourg will not make any decision that frustrates this transaction. |
I understand that this has taken a lot of politicians by surprise. But we believe that this is an important and right step for the steel industry. |
I'm cautious about the currency situation, oil pricing and the economies of some countries not performing as we are expecting. |
If I go to a match it doesn't mean I want to buy the stadium or the club. |
In our industry today only a strong company with a global reach can ensure long-term employment and provide acceptable returns for shareholders. |
It is a high for me. It is my biggest and most satisfying deal, |
It is true that we are interested in scale but there are very sound reasons for this. |
It's difficult for them to do a deal at these levels. |
Production cutbacks have remained in place in the third quarter and this has helped to further reduce inventory levels worldwide, |
The danger, though - and there have been signs of this recently - is that Europe begins to demonstrate a return to more nationalist sentiment. To my mind, that would be a great mistake. |
There will be no job cuts arising out of this merger in Europe -- this is in the interest of jobs in Europe. |