Most fleet-footed deal: City firm Slaughter and May advised the Arsenal Group on the 357 million financing of Arsenal Football Club's new stadium at Ashburton Grove in London.

Linklaters advised Barclays Bank on the provision of facilities to the Arsenal Group, while Allen & Overy acted for a syndicate of lenders, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks.

David Cooper & Co and US firm Jones Day advised the Arsenal Group on planning and property issues.

Most cinematic deal: City firm Mishcon de Reya advised investor Screen Investors on the creation of Motion Pictures Partners International, a series of partnerships established to provide 34 million for the production and acquisition of UK/Indian films while creating tax incentives for its partners.

Most factual deal: City firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain acted for Bob Geldof on the acquisition by his media company Ten Alps Communications of independent factual television production company 3BM for an initial 630,000.

Current 3BM programmes include 'Warlords', a history series for Channel 4, and 'Zero Hour', a history series for the Discovery channel.

London firm Lane & Partners advised 3BM's shareholders.

Clearest deal: Bristol-based Osborne Clarke advised a syndicate of investors led by venture capital group Quester on a 5.5 million investment in Mesophotonics, a company that develops disruptive photonic crystal technology.

City firm SJ Berwin advised Mesophotonics' management team.

Most liquid deal: London firm Fladgate Fielder acted for La Soudure Autogene Francaise and other members of the Air Liquide Group on the acquisition of the business of welding products manufacturer Oerlikon for an undisclosed amount from its joint administrators, BDO Stoy Hayward.

City firm Olswang advised the joint administrators.