Deals of the week - 07.11.2002
Most kicking deal: Regional firm Laytons acted for Samsung Electronics on its mobile sponsorship agreement with Arsenal Football Club, advised by south London firm Lawrence Jones, which will involve the UK division of the global technology company becoming the official mobile handset supplier for the club.
Most private deal: City firm Macfarlanes acted for Langholm Capital in establishing a private equity fund which will invest in European consumer-related business with the aim of raising 191 million by the middle of next year.
Slaughter and May advised the sponsors, Unilever and Rabobank.
Best delivered deal: Regional firm Shoosmiths acted for the management team of Special Delivery Services (SDS) on its 8 million buy-in, buy-out.
Cheltenham firm BPE acted for SDS, with London-based Marriott Harrison acting for the consortium of funders.
Most borrowed deal: City firm Richards Butler acted for the Commercial Bank of Qatar on its 120 million three-year loan from a group of international banks including Arab Banking Corporation, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and National Bank of Abu Dhabi, represented by Clifford Chance.
Most angelic deal: Surrey firm Robbins Olivey acted for buyers JR Cooper and IP Wells on the purchase for an undisclosed sum of hotel chain Cherub Hotels from Historic Sussex Hotels, advised by Brighton's DMH.
Underwood & Co represented the financier, Bank of Scotland.
Most international deal: Birmingham's Wragge & Co - along with seven overseas firms - acted for Grove Industries on its 11 million management buy-in of agricultural machinery distributor Tractiv Group.
The other firms involved were: Blake Dawson Waldron (Australia), Coudert Brothers (Belgium), Gide Loyrette Nouel (France), Graft von Westphalen Bappert & Modest (Germany), Nauta Dutilh (Holland), Gomez- Acebo & Pombo (Spain) and Werksmans (South Africa).
Bristol firm Osborne Clark acted for funder Close Brothers Private Equity, with Hammond Suddards Edge advising the other financial backer, Barclays Leveraged Finance.
Private individual sellers and the existing venture capitalist Kleinwort Benson were advised by Ashurst Morris Crisp.
Norton Rose acted for HSBC.
Most secure deal: Oxford-based Linnells acted for network security and infrastructure services company Internetworking Strategies on its merger with infrastructure management business Concise Group, advised by Macfarlanes.
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