Deals of the week - 18.07.2002

Most towering deal: London firms Courts & Co and Hughes Watton provided corporate and property advice respectively for Bell Holdings on its 44 million sale of the Tower Casino Group and its five provincial casinos to Stanley Leisure, advised by Eversheds' Manchester office.

Most secure deal: Clyde & Co's Guildford office acted for Securicor on a 200 million, ten-year deal with Alliance & Leicester, advised by Allen & Overy, for the outsourcing on the bank's cash processing business.

Most electrifying deal: Nicholson Graham & Jones advised Alba on the 2.25 million sale of its Dreamland electric blanket business to Imetec (UK), represented by Manchester firm Turner Parkinson.

Most licensed deals: Liverpool-based Weightman Vizards acted for Grosvenor on obtaining the first new gaming licence granted in Manchester for more than 30 years, allowing the Hard Rock casino to open for the first time outside of Las Vegas.

The firm also acted for Liverpool City Council in a successful application for a liquor licence for the town hall.

Wettest deal: Brabners Chaffe Street acted for High Peak Borough Council on new terms with Buxton Mineral Water Company, advised in-house, for the company's rights to abstract, sell and package Buxton Mineral Water.

It could see a threefold increase in the council's income.

Most ethnic deal: Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw acted for the management of the Ethnic Media Group (to be renamed GPG Media) on its 11 million buy-out from Trinity Mirror, advised by Addleshaw Booth & Co.

Gouldens advised the Botts Capital Partners II LP Fund, which has taken a 50% stake in the buy-out vehicle, while Denton Wilde Sapte represented NM Rothschild & Sons, which provided the senior debt.

Rockiest deal: Macfarlanes advised Legal & General on its conditional 131 million sale of Legal & General Bank and Legal & General Mortgage Services to Northern Rock, represented by Freshfields.

Best deal: Ashurst Morris Crisp acted for Peacocks on its purchase of clothing retailer Bon March, advised by Hammond Suddards Edge, in a deal worth 75 million.

Most popular deal: London firm Harbottle & Lewis advised Capital Radio, which also had in-house support, and The Prince's Trust on the staging and broadcast of this year's Party in the Park, run by the radio station in aid of the trust.

It is Europe's biggest one-day pop event.