DEALS OF THE WEEK 17.08.2000

Most legal deal: US firm McDermott Will & Emery advised legal recruitment consultancy QD Group on its 45 million purchase by TMP Worldwide.

London firm Orchard acted for TMP.

Crunchiest deal: Travers Smith Braithwaite acted for Bridge-point Capital on the 165 million secondary buy-out of Golden Wonder.

CMS Cameron McKenna advised the principal vendor, Legal & General Ventures, and the management, while Ash-urt Morris Crisp, appropriately enough, acted for Lehman Brothers, which provided capital facilities.

Most revved-up deal: Slaughter and May acted for international automotive services group Inchcape on the 42.1 million sale of its 49% in Toyota (GB) to Toyota Motor Corporation, which now owns all of Toyota (GB).

US firm Jones Day Reavis & Pogue acted for Toyota.

Most spiritual deal: Linklaters and Landwell, the UK correspondent law firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, acted for hi-tech company Zen Holdings on its 240 million Stock Exchange listing.

Linklaters advised on the listing, while Landwell acted on the share exchange offer to existing shareholders, corporate restructuring and intellectual property.

Most shopaholic deal: Almost 100 lawyers advised MEPC and Westfield on the joint venture which will acquire and operate the bulk of MEPC's retail portfolio -- made up of nine major shopping centres -- for 390 million.

Westfield will manage the centres.

Linklaters, acting for MEPC, used 57 lawyers, who produced certificates of title on the properties and more than 1,000 leases in just two months, and also advised on the financing.

A team of 35 lawyers at Nabarro Nathanson acted for Westfield.

Most reviving deal: Lawrence Graham acted for Coffee Republic on its move from listing on the Alternative Investment Market to full listing.

The firm has acted for 10% of all AIM companies achieving full listing.

Most secure deal: Withers advised software security specialist Netlexis on a 3 million refinancing deal.

The group of six investors was advised by Olswang.