Deals of the week 12.07.2001

Most combative deal: London firm Howard Kennedy acted for Sport Entertainment & Media Group on its acquisition of Cloudmanor, which represents the boxing business interests of former world champion Lennox Lewis.

The price was shares in the group.

Clintons acted for Cloudmanor, which has yet to be valued ahead of the group's Alternative Investment Market flotation.Most mobile deal: The Guildford office of Laytons acted for Samsung on its distribution agreement for its mobile phone handsets with Orange, advised in-house.Tastiest deal: City firm Druces & Attlee acted for Henderson Global Investors in its 17 million sale of 20/21 Leicester Square in London - home to Chiquitos Restaurant and the Zoo Bar - to Soho Estates, advised by Amhurst Brown Colombotti.Most prolific deal-makers: It's been a busy time for Australian financial services company AMP and its various outside firms.

It used Lovells on its record-breaking two million pound sponsorship of Surrey Cricket Club's Oval ground, advised by Wedlake Bell; it used Freshfields on the 76 million recommended offer for UK independent financial adviser Towry Law, advised by Norton Rose; and it used Eversheds for the 52 million takeover of Interactive Investor International, advised by Herbert Smith.Most secure deal: Clifford Chance advised Helical Bar on the forward sale of its development at 3 Bunhill Row - let to fellow City giant Linklaters - to a limited partnership formed by Matrix Securities, represented by SJ Berwin.

The complex, tax-driven structure involves a finance leaseback of the site to Helical Bar during the development, with major obligations having to be cash collaterised.Most identifiable deal: London firm Gold Mann & Co acted for The Character Group, which produces branded and character-licensed products, on its 4.2 million rights issue.

Charles Russell advised its sponsor, stockbroker and financial adviser Collins Stewart.Most rubbishy deal: Rowe & Maw acted for Powell Duffryn on its 90 million sale of the Geesink Norba group of companies - which manufactures refuse collection vehicles - to US company Oshkosh Truck Corporation, advised by Nicholson Graham & Jones.