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Law firms weigh up merger
Field Fisher Waterhouse and Lawrence Graham said they were considering a tie-up that would put the new entity among the top 25 law firms in the UK

G4S hires former Deloitte executive
World?s biggest security company by revenues looks to draw a line under last year?s aborted £5.2bn bid for Danish cleaning group ISS

US natural gas prices to soar, says Shell
The oil and gas group?s chief executive, Peter Voser, says it forecasts prices to double by 2015 on the back of growing US domestic demand

Peppa Pig brings home theme park bacon
A big capital outlay is needed to keep attracting visitors at attractions around the UK in the face of dwindling consumer spending

M&B profits under the weather
Pub and restaurant group hit by £26m in exceptional costs but says its year-long search for a permanent chief executive is ?almost there?

M&S set to scale back new stores
Full-year results are expected to herald a rollback of the aggressive growth targets set 18 months ago

Notonthehighstreet gets funding to branch out
Marketplace for British artesan business wins £10m in a funding round with technology venture capital

Alarm delay ?critical? says Concordia probe
Captain of giant cruise ship took more than an hour to alert the passengers after ship hit rocks off Italian island of Giglio

Chinese ?firewater? comes to UK
Potent white spirit customarily used to toast business deals will arrive next month, despite westeners having yet to acquire a taste for it

Mr & Mrs Smith retail bond launched
Four-year bond from the boutique hotel guide and booking service will pay 7.5% in half-yearly instalments with a minimum £1,000 investment

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