Steadiest deal: City firm Berwin Leighton Paisner advised Supercart on its 10 million flotation and associated 4 million placing.

Supercart designs recyclable, all-plastic shopping trolleys which virtually eliminate wheel wobble and are lighter and easier to maintain than traditional wire trolleys.

Lawrence Graham advised the nominated adviser and broker, Charles Stanley.

Foodiest deal: City firm Orchard acted for the founders on the disposal of Catering Alliance to Aramark, US-listed caterer, for an undisclosed amount.

Catering Alliance is a contract caterer with over 200 contracts and an annual turnover in excess of 50 million.

The London office of US firm Dechert advised Aramark.

Most highly rated deal: Reading firm Pitmans advised the founders of Brunel Mortgages & Home Loans on the sale of the Swindon-based business to Phipps & Company for an undisclosed price.

Brunel provides services to the sub-prime lending market, especially customers with low credit ratings.

Cobbett Lee Crowder acted for the purchaser, while Pinsents advised finance provider Barclays.

Best-served deal: North-west firm DWF acted for ISP Business Serve on the placing of its share and its admission to the Alternative Investment Market.

The placing raised 4 million and gave the Internet service provider a market capitalisation of 17.5 million.

City firm Olswang advised the nominated adviser and broker, Teather & Greenwood.

Most electric deal: City firm Herbert Smith and its Benelux ally Stibbe jointly advised electrical materials distributor Hagemeyer on its 460 million (310 million) rights offering and 150 million subordinated convertible bond offering.

Norton Rose advised ABN AMRO Rothschild, the sole global co-ordinator and joint bookrunner, and Linklaters advised ABN AMRO Rothschild on the convertible bond offering.

Most exploratory deal: London firm Atlantic Law advised exploration company Palladex on a 5.5 million placing and the admission of its shares to trading on the Alternative Investment Market.

Nicholson Graham & Jones advised the nominated adviser and broker, WH Ireland.

Most private deal: City firm Macfarlanes advised Bank of Butterfield on its 51.5 million offer for Leopold Joseph, the independent private bank, advised by Pinsents.