Most fertile deal: Birmingham and London-based Wragge & Co, together with London firm Nabarro Nathanson, advised The Peabody Fund, a joint venture between O'Connor Capital Partners and JP Morgan, on the £400 million sale of the Cutlers Garden Estate in the City. City firm Herbert Smith acted for the purchaser, private equity firm Rockpoint.

Most electronic deal: The Luton office of Taylor Walton advised the management team of Fujifilm Electronic Imaging UK on a buyout of the business for an undisclosed sum. Crawley firm Rawlison Butler acted for Fujifilm.


Most beautiful deal: City firm Kemp Little advised Pi Capital on a £3 million development capital fundraising for MediSpa that will help its plans to grow a national network of personal beauty and cosmetic surgery clinics. National firm Hill Dickinson advised MediSpa.


Most receptive deal: The London office of US firm White & Case acted for JSC Kazkommertsbank on its offering of global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange. The offering to institutional investors raised $845 million (£446 million) and is considered the first significant international equity offering by a bank from a former Soviet Union state. City firm Linklaters advised the managers of the offering, JP Morgan and UBS.


Sportiest deal: Clifford Chance advised private equity firm Duke Street Capital on the disposal of Esporta, the fitness chain, to the Halabi family trust for an undisclosed sum. London firm Olswang advised the trust, while City firm Travers Smith acted for management.


Most non-conforming deal: City firm Lawrence Graham advised Rooftop Mortgages, a lender in the UK non-conforming market, on a £500 million residential mortgage backed securitisation. The London office of Baker & McKenzie acted for the lead arranger, Bear Stearns International, with Tods Murray advising on Scottish law.


Most informative deal: The London office of US firm McDermott Will & Emery acted for the senior management of The Stationery Office on its acquisition by Williams Lea, a Deutsche Post company advised by US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, for an undisclosed sum. The London office of US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges advised the vendor, Apax Partners.