The Independent on Sunday

* TowerBrook Capital Partners is planning to put Jimmy Choo on sale, which could be worth up to £500 million.

* British Land is stepping up its retail exposure by buying a Barnstaple shopping centre and a retail development site in Luton, and by bidding for a £150 million stake in a scheme in Bath.

* Ortac Resources, an AIM-listed precious metals group, has secretly raised £15.5 million to redevelop a mine that first produced gold more than 1,200 years ago.

The Sunday Times

* The Canadian property giant Brookfield has sold out of a string of development projects in Britain in a £260 million deal with the Reuben brothers.

* Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earl is bringing Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo to Britain via a tie-up with Village Hotels.

* Private equity firms are trying to lure Britain’s richest music mogul Clive Calder out of retirement to front a fresh bid for EMI.

Comment

* American Account: America has the jobs but not the skills – New job figures fail to provide a boost for Barack Obama but, whatever the weather, there are two sides to every economic recovery.

* Economic Outlook: Pressure for rate rises as inflation hits home – reports of the recovery’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated, with three key sectors bouncing back after a weather-hit December.

* Agenda: Merlin’s magic may yet work a banking miracle – project Merlin may not be able to magic away resentment against banks, but some good may come of it if banks exercise restraint.