Deals of the week

Well travelled deal: City firm Masons advised the Arrow Consortium on the Nottingham Express Transit System, which achieved financial close earlier this month.

Linklaters & Alliance advised Bankgesellschaft Berlin, ABN AMRO and Dresdner Bank, which provided 200 million of debt finance, while Eversheds acted for the promoters.Most convenient deal: Birmingham firm Edge Ellison acted for convenience store operator T&S Stores on its 25.5 million purchase of Day & Nite Stores, which has a 100-plus chain of convenience stores in the north of England and was represented by Hammond Suddards.Most virginal deal: Davenport Lyons advised Virgin Media Group on the $40 million (26.5 million) sale of its world-wide media post-production businesses to 4MC, part of Liberty Media, represented by US firm Latham & Watkins.Healthiest deal: Beachcroft Wansbroughs acted for the Charterhouse/Kier/SSL/Tilbury Douglas consortium on the 30-year private finance initiative (PFI) contract entered into by Baglan Moor Healthcare with the Bro Morganwwg NHS Trust, advised by Bevan Ashford, for a new hospital at Neath Port Talbot.

It is the largest PFI deal to date in Wales.

Freshfields acted for Greenwich NatWest and Financial Security Assurance, which provided the bond finance.Newsiest deal: Lewis Silkin acted for Newsplayer, an Internet provider of news archives and footage, on its Alternative Investment Market flotation which valued the company at 55 million.

Berwin Leighton acted for shareholder Hollinger Telegraph New Media and Lawrence Graham for nominated adviser and underwriter Investec Henderson Crosthwaite.