DEALS OF THE WEEK 16.11.2000

Most spacious deal: Ashurst Morris Crisp is advising Canary Wharf Group on the leasing of 785,000 sq ft of a new one million sq ft 30-storey stainless steel and glass tower to Clifford Chance.

The agreed rent has been set at 39 per square foot after months of negotiation in the first half of the year; more recent lettings have been set at 42.

Freshfields is acting for Clifford Chance.

Most seaworthy deal: Heathrow-based Curtis Davis Garrard advised Alstom and its subsidiary Chantiers de l'Atlantique on its $870 million (610 million) contract with Carnival Corporation subsidiary Cunard Line to build the world's largest cruise vessel, the Queen Mary II.

The 345-metre vessel, which will be delivered to Cunard in late 2003, will be the longest and widest passenger vessel ever constructed.

Carnival was advised in-house.

Most at-home deal: Morgan Cole acted for Bro Taf Health Authority, on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales, on the 10 million sale of the former Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital and National Blood Transfusion (Wales) Centre in Cardiff to Wilcon Homes and Barratt Homes.

The National Assembly and health authority are to receive a share in the profits made by the developers.

Edwards Geldard and Hugh James represented Wilcon and Barratt respectively.

Smartest deal: Fox Williams advised EU Smart on its successful 20 million capital-raising exercise to help launch a range of secure e-mail and Internet payment systems, in conjunction with the Post Office, early in 2001.

The firm also acted on EU Smart's acquisition of hitbits.co.uk, which operates the Y-Creds on-line payment system for children.

Wragge & Co acted for hitbits' shareholders.

Most oddly-shaped deal: Shoosmiths is acting for Northampton Saints Rugby Club on a share issue to create a company, Northampton Saints plc.

The flotation aims to raise up to 2.5 million with the aim of redeveloping the club's Franklin's Gardens ground.