Deals of the week - 30.05.2002

Pluckiest deal: Nottingham-based Browne Jacobson acted for Brandons, the UK's second largest turkey producer, on its acquisition of competitor Moorland Poultry, advised by Lincolnshire firm Roythorne & Co.

The acquisition - which will produce a business with a turnover exceeding 100 million - was backed by 30 million funding from Bank of Scotland Corporate Banking, advised by Eversheds.

Booziest deal: City firm Maxwell Batley acted for Hermes Property Asset Management on a limited partnership with Quintain and Bank of Scotland Corporate Banking to form a new pub joint venture with respective holdings of 74.7%, 12.9% and 12.4%.

Contracts have simultaneously exchanged for the 43 million sale of a portfolio of 37 pubs from Quintain to the partnership.

Nabarro Nathanson acted for Quintain on the joint venture, and SJ Berwin and Manches acted on the sale of the pubs.

KLegal acted for Bank of Scotland.

Inkiest deal: US firm McDermott Will & Emery advised Centurion Press, the UK's third largest print management business, on its 42 million sale to communisis, represented by Allen & Overy.

Most luxurious deal: London firm Marriott Harrison acted for travel industry entrepreneur Nick Munday and a group of investors on their purchase of luxury specialist tour operator Classic Collection Holidays for an undisclosed sum.

South-east firm Thomas Eggar advised the vendor, Arthur Thomson.

Most shopoholic deal: City firm Bird & Bird advised shopping television channel QVC on a deal which will launch it on channel 19 of the digital terrestrial platform.

This will increase the channel's reach by 1.2 million homes to nearly 11 million users.

SDN, the multiplex operator, was advised by Cheltenham firm Wiggin & Co.

Best refinanced deal: Linklaters advised Bank of Scotland Corporate Banking and Socit Gneral as senior and mezzanine refinancing arrangers and swap counterparties on the 120.5 million refinancing of the Calderdale Hospital private finance initiative project, the first such deal in the hospital sector.

Clifford Chance acted for the borrower, Catalyst Healthcare (Calderdale), and Nabarro Nathanson for the trust, which had to give consent for the project.

Most clinical deal: Taylor Joynson Garrett acted for Synergy Healthcare on its 11.5 million purchase of Hays Clinical Support Services from Hays Commercial Services, advised by Surrey firm Stevens & Bolton.

Most refreshing deal: Regional firm Shoosmiths acted for Frujet Beverages Group on its acquisition of Dartmoor Water, now called Devon Water, advised by Exeter firm Michelmores.