Deals of the week - 07.06.2002

One amazing deal: Clifford Chance advised Meridian Delta consortium and three firms acted for Anschutz Entertainment Group on their free acquisition of the Millennium Dome and surrounding area for refurbishment and redevelopment.

Holme Roberts & Owen and Herbert Smith advised Anschutz, with Denton Wilde Sapte providing specialist intellectual property advice.

Nabarro Nathanson acted for Quintain, a member of the Meridian consortium, and Australian firm Freehills represented Lend Lease, another member.

Berwin Leighton Paisner acted for English Partnerships, while Linklaters advised the government.

Booziest deal: Lovells and US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton acted for South African Breweries on its acquisition of Miller Brewing Company from Philip Morris in a deal which values Miller at $5.6 billion and will create the world's second largest brewer.

Clifford Chance and US firm Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz acted for Philip Morris.

Most Polar deal: City firm Mishcon de Reya acted for Limemark Films on the 10.5 million sale and leaseback of the television rights for 'Shackleton' from Channel 4, represented by SJ Berwin.

Most on-line deal: London firm Olswang advised on-line marketplace eBay on its agreement for an undisclosed sum to advertise through Yahoo! in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

Yahoo!, which has independently decided to close its auction service, was represented by Bristol-based Osborne Clarke.

Most informative deal: City firm Field Fisher Waterhouse acted for Who's Who publisher A&C Black on the 750,000 acquisition of the Whitaker's Almanack series from The Stationary Office, advised by Macfarlanes.

Most paid and displayed deal: Ashurst Morris Crisp acted for Parking International and Cinven on Parking International's 820 million acquisition of car park company NCP from New York-based property group Cendant, advised by US firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and, on the property aspects, City practice Davies Arnold Cooper.

Clifford Chance and Berwin Leighton Paisner represented financier The Royal Bank of Scotland, while Travers Smith Braithwaite acted for the management.

Most mob-resistant deal: Milton Keynes firm Kimbells advised Tensator Group in its management buyout of crowd control and barrier system manufacturers Tensabarrier and Tensator for an undisclosed sum.

Fennemores represented the vendors.