DEALS OF THE WEEK

10.01.2002

Best connected deal: Ashurst Morris Crisp advised BT on outsourcing its 2.38 billion UK property portfolio to Telereal Holdings - the UK's largest property transaction.

Freshfields acted for Telereal.Most black and white deal: London firms Lawrence Graham and Davenport Lyons - which provided the due diligence - represented Entertainment Rights on the 5.1 million acquisition of Woodland Animations, the owner of 'Postman Pat', advised by Campbell Hooper.Best stored deal: Buckinghamshire firm BP Collins acted for US on-site storage provider Mobile Storage Group in its 50 million purchase of UK container company Ravenstock Tam, which was advised by Pinsent Curtis Biddle.Most moving deal: Morgan Cole acted for Consumer Supplies Trading on the transfer of land in Islington, north London, to Arsenal Football Club as a site for its new stadium, for an undisclosed sum.

Gouldens represented Arsenal.Best seated deal: Bracher Rawlins acted for the management of Furniture Village on their 25 million buyout of the company from Cadogan Estates, represented by Pemberton Greenish.

The buyout was funded by the Bank of Scotland, advised by DLA.Sportiest deal: Taylor Johnson Garrett advised digital media company 365 Corporation on its joint venture with Chrysalis Group, to merge their Internet sports businesses, Rivals.net and 365.com, and become Rival Digital Media.

Harbottle & Lewis acted for Chrysalis and Berwin Leighton Paisner for 365's management.

Most charitable deal: London firm RadcliffesLeBrasseur acted for The Cancer Research Campaign on its merger with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, advised by Denton Wilde Sapte, in the biggest ever charities merger.

Farrer & Co represented Cancer Research UK, the new charity set up for the purposes of the merger.Cosiest deal: Leicester firm Harvey Ingram Owston acted for Richards Roberts Knitwear on the purchase of the knitwear division of clothing group Charnos for an undisclosed sum.

Browne Jacobson advised Charnos.

Most secure deal: Allen & Overy advised Marks & Spencer on its lease securitisation of 45 commercial retail properties, worth 350 million, to special purpose company Amethyst Leasing.

Wragge & Co and Denton Wilde Sapte advised on due diligence in relation to English stores.

Clifford Chance acted for lead manager of the securitisation, Morgan Stanley.