Deals of the week - 30.08.2002

Creamiest deals: DLA advised food group Uniq on the 33 million sale of the Shape yoghurts and desserts brand to Danone, represented by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

DLA also acted for Zenith Milk on its merger with The Milk Group, advised by Oxfordshire firm BrookStreet Des Roches, to create Dairy Farmers of Britain, valued at 360 million.

Most odds-on deal: Pinsent Curtis Biddle acted for bookmakers Coral Eurobet on its 860 million sale to Charterhouse Development Capital, advised by Allen & Overy.

Most organised deal: Exeter firm Over Taylor Biggs advised food and beverage machinery manufacturers the Pelcombe Group on a 20 million reorganisation.

East Anglian firm Mills & Reeve advised the Bank of Scotland.

Shirtiest deal: Ashurst Morris Crisp has advised The Sporting Exchange on its one-year shirt sponsorship deal with Fulham Football Club.

Hammond Suddards Edge advised the club.

Most educated deal: London firm Forsters acted for City University in London in securing planning permission for the construction of a new school of social and human sciences in Islington.

Islington Borough Council was advised in-house.

Most caring deal: Newcastle firm Dickinson Dees advised the shareholders of residential healthcare providers Castlebeck Care over its sale for an undisclosed sum to HgCapital, represented by Lovells.

The Bank of Scotland, advised by Eversheds, provided debt facilities.

Best built deal: Manchester firm Cobbets acted for construction company Pentith on its 90 million merger with David Russell Property Holdings, advised by Fruhman Davies Livingston, to create Property Alliance Group.

Most sharing deal: Hammond Suddards Edge advised investment management group BWD Securities on its 4.4 million acquisition of share registration service provider Connaught, represented by Luton-based Machins.

Best branded deal: London firm Olswang advised the founding partners of M&C Saatchi on the formation of a joint venture company with Heinz Europe and the acquisition of majority shares in Heinz brands Complan and Casilan.

Heinz Europe was advised by Birmingham firm Wragge & Co.