Most luxurious deal: The Basingstoke office of Penningtons advised Martin and Brigitte Skan on selling Chewton Glen hotel in Hampshire for an undisclosed sum. City firm Herbert Smith advised the private buyer.

Most private deal: National firm Pinsent Masons advised the shareholders of private jet operator Gold Air International on the sale of the company to Air Partner, the air charter broker, for £4.4 million. Milton Keynes firm Kimbells acted for the purchaser.


Most underground deal: The London office of US firm McDermott Will & Emery and Australian firm Freehills advised Orica on its acquisition of UK-based mining services company Minova from Close Brothers for £343 million. Minova, which was advised by City firm Richards Butler, provides chemical products for mining and civil engineering activities.


Most integrated deal: City firm Lovells has advised Cornwall County Council on an integrated waste management private finance initiative contract with SITA UK, which is being funded by the Royal Bank of Scotland and the European Investment Bank. The contract, which took five years to put together and is worth £425 million, will see SITA acquire and refurbish the council's waste disposal infrastructure. City firms Allen & Overy and Ashurst advised SITA and the funders respectively.


Dirtiest deal: Media and entertainment firm Harbottle & Lewis has advised Australian company Jacobsen Entertainment on the West End production of Dirty Dancing, which opens this week with record advance ticket sales of £11 million. London firm Clintons advised investors in the show.


Steeliest deal: City firm Herbert Smith is advising Indian business Tata Steel on its £4.3 billion bid for steelmaker Corus. Slaughter and May and US firm Shearman & Sterling are acting for the target, while Ashurst is advising the Corus Group board.


Gamest deal: London firm Seddons advised the administrators of World Gaming, Peter Kubic and Andrew Andronikou of UHY Hacker Young, on the sale of its business for $7.6 million (£4 million) to Buronomic, which was advised by US/UK firm Reed Smith.