241 Pizza

Lloyds plans to muscle in on market with Execution

The banking group aims to take a slice of forthcoming takeover activity with a move into the broking market

Anger over bill for investment fund’s wind-up

Investors to bear brunt of costs after J O Hambro Capital Management is put into voluntary liquidation by management

Private sector fall in commercial developments

Number of new building projects drops 20 per cent from same time last year because of lack of construction contracts

Sharewatch: Barratt Developments

Nestlé joins queue for Cadbury

Kraft has said it would consider raising its bid if a rival offer from the likes of Nestlé were to emerge

Graham Mackay of SAB Miller

Graham Mackay saw SAB Miller’s shares hit a record high last week. Just don’t expect him to stand down before nailing another deal

EADS executives try to overturn ruling

Seventeen present and former EADS executives are to be questioned but there are claims evidence has been overlooked

Flexlife to expand into manufacturing

Subsea technology company to open new offices in Brazil and Malaysia

Vicks nasal spray recall over bacteria fears

Up to 120,000 bottles could be affected after health and beauty products group finds traces of bacteria

Ouch! Dentist chief is extracted

Founder and owner of James Hull Associates forced to step down after a bust-up with investors over his expenses

Tata casts net wide as it seeks new chairman

Indian giant prepared to look outside the family, outside the company and outside the country for successor to Ratan Tata

Buyers balk at 'world's most expensive show'

New deals at the Dubai Air Show fall short of previous years as economic reality bites deeper into airline industry

With rivals in the rough, it is time to advance

As several online golf holiday retailers fail to last the course, one partnership is quick to take advantage

Business digest

The Reuben brothers are poised to snap up Ayr racecourse, home to the Scottish Grand National, in a £12.5m deal

Norman set to conquer at ITV

Investors are delighted at the arrival of the ex-MP and Asda chief

Archie Norman to shake up ITV boardroom

New chairman is planning a root-and-branch shake-up of the boardroom and a possible break back into the pay-TV arena

Heritage boss to pocket £80m

Tony Buckingham has agreed to sell the Uganda fields to Eni of Italy in a deal that will bring him an £80m windfall

Opec wants lost revenue if oil use diminishes

Chief of the oil cartel says that oil-producing countries should not lose out after UN climate talks in Copenhagen

PwC is in the Big Four, but it's getting bigger

Ian Powell sees Britain’s recession-ravaged landscape as a land of opportunity for the professional services firm

£100m deal fattens up Compass figures

Compass will announce a £100m contract with Lloyds Banking Group alongside its full-year results this week

With rivals in the rough, it is time to advance

As several online golf holiday retailers fail to last the course, one partnership is quick to take advantage

Why opportunities will keep popping up for big brands

Concept plays to shopper who is individualistic, in search of unique fast-paced, constantly evolving shopping experience

Cult acts cash in with MySpace deal

MySpace is allowing Arctic Monkeys, Basement Jaxx and Bjork to sell songs on the social networking site’s music service

The geeks’ dilemma

The brains behind Britain’s best start-ups often sell out early rather than build their brands

Vodafone tries out premium data tariff

Mobile phone giant to experiment in Spain with plan to offer business users priority data access, at a premium price

Vodafone asks for $2bn tax feud extension

Mobile phone giant needs more time to respond to Indian tax department's demands for $2bn in capital gains

Commuters in a spin as Circle becomes a tadpole

One of the oldest Tube lines is being extended to Hammersmith in West London with a tail added to the existing track

National Express fundraising in hands of creditors

Action by leading creditors likely to fuel concern about growing influence of hedge funds over fate of British companies

Thames ready for legal challenge to Ofwat

Ofwat’s ruling will fix the amount Britain’s water companies can charge consumers and spend on networks between 2010-15

Sharewatch: Aggreko

Power supplier boosted after being given green light for manufacturing facility