Deals of the Week 01.02.2001Most colourful deal: Clifford Chance is advising France Telecom, the parent company of Orange, on the forthcoming retail and institutional offer of shares and exchangeable bonds in Orange on the London and Paris stock exchanges.

It is likely to be one of the largest ever initial public offerings in terms of market capitalisation.

Slaughter and May and US firm Shearman & Sterling are advising Orange.

Freshfields and US firm Davis Polk & Wardwell are advising the global co-ordinators.Slickest deal: Manchester firm Betesh Fox & Co acted for Bermuda-based Sutton Oil Group on its acquisition of Repsol Petroleum, the UK retail fuel operation of Spanish-owned Repsol with 122 petrol filling stations, for an undisclosed sum.

Repsol, which is withdrawing from the UK, was advised in-house and by Ashurt Morris Crisp.Most knowledgeable deal: Memery Crystal acted for AdVal Group and US firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius for FT Knowledge on the two companies' 80/20 joint venture - called AdVal 2001 - created to exploit the growing electronic learning market.Most musical deal: Thomas Eggar Church Adams acted for US concert promoter TBA on a joint venture with entrepreneur Harvey Goldsmith to build a concert promotion and artiste management business in the UK and Europe.

London firm GSC Solicitors acted for Mr Goldsmith.Most accelerated deal: East midlands firm Freethcartwrightacted for Motorpoint of Derby, the UK's largest car supermarket, on a 14 million refinancing which will allow it to begin a UK expansion.

Davies Wallis Foyster acted forfinancier Capital Bank.Most therapeutic deal: Simmons & Simmons acted for US biotechnology company Inhale Therapeutic Systems on its $200 million acquisition of Bradford Particle Design, its first UK acquisition.

Walker Morris advised Bradford.Most obedient deal: Harbottle & Lewis has advised drVet on the structuring of the drVet Network and its 'Internet pet edu-tainment platform', drVet.com.

The site aims to be the leading on-line forum and community for pet owners and lovers, consumers and businesses.