Most jammin' deal: London-based media firm Michael Simkins advised the shareholders of Greensleeves Records on the sale of their shareholding to Zest Group for £3 million and £250,000 in shares. Greensleeves is one of the largest independent reggae publishers and record labels in the world. London firms Charles Russell and Marriott Harrison advised the purchaser, while national firm Eversheds advised broker WH Ireland.

Least dense deal: National firm Pinsent Masons advised SembCorp Simon-Carves on a contract with Huntsman Petrochemicals to design and construct the world's largest single stream, low-density polyethylene plant based on technology provided by ExxonMobil Chemical. Newcastle firm Ward Hadaway acted for Huntsman.


Most sporting deal: London firm Wedlake Bell advised private equity house Intuition Gaming on an £11 million investment in The Sportsman newspaper, which was launched last month. The paper is the first national to be launched since The Independent 20 years ago. City firm Field Fisher Waterhouse advised Sports Betting Media, which owns The Sportsman.


Ballsiest deal: London's Lewis Silkin acted for leisure group Firoka on its £2 million sale of Oxford United Football Club. The Milton Keynes office of Howes Percival acted for the buyers, Woodstock Partners and private investor Nick Merry.


Dirtiest deal: City firm Herbert Smith is acting for Severn Trent, the UK's second largest water management company, on the proposed de-merger of its waste management business, Biffa, which is being advised in-house.


Best-managed deal: Cardiff-based Geldards acted for John Smedley on joining forces with existing executives Justin Weir and Jonathan Heanaghan in the management buy-out of Nottinghamshire-based recruitment company SHG Opportunity Management. SHG was represented by Cobbetts. Funders Natwest and the Royal Bank of Scotland were advised in-house.