Deals of the Week

17.01.2002

Coolest deal: CMS Cameron McKenna advised Perrier Vittel UK in its $220 million acquisition of water cooler business Aqua Cool from Ionics, advised in the UK by Steele & Co and in the US by Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault.

Sportiest deal: Watson Farley & Williams acted for the sellers - William Balkou and Bradley Kinsella - in the 8 million sale of the Sports Caf to Coliseum Group, advised by Addleshaw Booth & Co.Best financed deal: Fladgate Fielder acted for Capital and Regional in the 336 million creation of a retail park investment fund with Morley Fund Management, advised by Edgerly Simpson Howe & Partners.Most remote deal: Charles Russell advised the Falklands Islands government in the purchase of shares in Stanley Services from the receivers of HRTL 1997 Ltd, advised by Lovells.

Most regenerative deal: London firm Hughes Watton advised Tapton Holdings in its acquisition of the portfolio of surplus brownfield and development land from Hepworth, represented by DLA.

Scottish firm Dickson Minto advised Bank of Scotland, which financed the deal.Most medical deal: London firm Bircham Dyson Bell represented the Hospital of St John and StElizabeth in the funding for a new building in its grounds, housing NHS patients for 25 years.

The funding for the joint venture will be supplied by Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority - advised by Beachcrofts Wansbroughs - and Brent, Kensington & Chelsea and WestminsterMental Health NHS Trust, represented by Trowers & Hamlins.

It is thought to be the first deal where the NHS is paying a capital sum to the hospital to build premises on its land.

Booziest deal: City firm Field Fisher Waterhouse acted for French beverage supplier Castel Freres on its buyout of off-licence chain Oddbins.

The sellers, Diageo and Pernod Ricard, were represented by Slaughter and May and Macfarlanes respectively.

Best dug deal: Marlow firm Moorcrofts advised Greenshields JCB, the south-east UK distributor of JCB products, on its buyout from machinery manufacturer JCB, which was represented by Stoke's Kent Jones & Done.