Most popular deal: Yorkshire firm Lupton Fawcett advised entrepreneur Graham Hurd on the acquisition of Kirklees Light Railway, a popular tourist attraction in Huddersfield, for an undisclosed sum. Leeds firm Brooke North acted for the vendor.

Most strategic deal: Marlow-based Moorcrofts advised Fulcrum Pharma, the drug development and strategic outsourcing services company, on its acquisition of regulatory consultancy Quadramed for an undisclosed sum. East Sussex firm Rix & Kay acted for Quadramed, which provides services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.


Most capable deal: London firm Mishcon de Reya acted for Strand Partners as nominated adviser and Teather & Greenwood as broker to the £8.2 million placing and admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of AdEPT Telecom. Advised by UK firm Maclay Murray & Spens, AdEPT provides fixed-line calls, line rental and broadband to business and residential customers.


Friendliest deal: The London office of US firm Jones Day advised Charles Stanley as nominated adviser and broker on the admission to AIM of Bodisen Biotech. A manufacturer of environmentally-friendly fertilisers and pesticides, Bodisen is the largest Chinese company trading on AIM. It was advised by the London office of Reed Smith.


Most literary deal: City firm Clyde & Co acted for French publisher Hachette Livre on the UK side of its $537.5 million (£308 million) acquisition of Time Warner Books, whose imprints include Virago and Little, Brown. US firm Jones Day advised Hachette in the US. Cravath Swaine & Moore acted for Time Warner in the US, with City firm Herbert Smith advising on the UK part of the deal.