Deals of the Week - 08.08.2002

Most accessorised deal: Boots was advised in-house on the 427 million sale of motor accessory retailer Halfords to CVC Capital Partners, advised by Clifford Chance.

Pinsent Curtis Biddle acted for Halfords' management, while Allen & Overy advised Barclays Capital, which provided both senior and mezzanine finance.

Best distributed deal: Lichfield firm Keelys acted for Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration - a partnership between St Modwen Properties and Stoke-on-Trent City Council - on the construction of a 300,000 sq ft distribution centre, which will be let to DIY mail-order company Screwfix Direct, advised by City firm Macfarlanes.

Deerest deal: London firm Collyer-Bristow acted as lead solicitors for Antler Property Investments on the 83 million sale of a 33-property portfolio to Alburn Investments, advised by Olswang.

Also acting for Antler were City firm DLA, north London firm Solomon Taylor & Shaw, Scottish firms Tods Murray and McGrigor Donald, and Isle of Man practice Cains.

Waviest deal: London firm Boodle Hatfield acted for an unnamed overseas private client in a multi-million pound investment in telecoms company WaveCrest Communications, advised by Salan Hertzfeld Heilbronn HRK.

Best constructed deal: London firm Memery Crystal acted for property company Country & Metropolitan on its 14 million purchase of north-east housebuilder NorthCountry Homes, advised by Leeds-based Walker Morris.

Northampton firm EMW Law acted for National Westminster Bank, which provided borrowing facilities.

Most graceful deal: Harrogate firm Davidson Webber acted for Grace Hotels, a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers, on the sale of three regional hotels: the Harrogate Spa Hotel for 2.4 million to upmarket hotel chain Hotel du Vin, advised by Bournemouth firm Edge Leyden & Ellis; and the Avon Gorge Hotel, Bristol, and the George Hotel, Wallingford, to Peel Hotels for 9.4 million.

Linklaters advised Peel.

Most enforced deal: London firm Bircham Dyson Bell acted for the management of bailiff and enforcement company Drakes Group on its 12 million buy-out of the company.

Clyde & Co advised the vendors, the Simcox family, and Addleshaw Booth & Co acted for the funders, Gresham Trust.

Best spread deal: London firm Edwin Coe acted for Sporting Index Holdings on the 4.5 million disposal of its fixed-odds sports betting subsidiary Sporting Odds to Sportingbet, advised by Finers Stephens Innocent.