Woodford eyes deal to buy large caps from Invesco income funds

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Neil Woodford is considering opening talks with his former firm Invesco Perpetual about a private multi-billion pound deal to bring across his old stakes in the country's largest stocks, and avoid creating havoc in their share prices.

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