Cleanest deal: Stockport-based Gorvins acted for shareholders of Clean Air Ltd - a Bolton-based manufacturer of fumigation systems - in their £6.3 million sale of the entire share capital to Havelock Europa, a supplier of hardware to school science laboratories, advised by the Edinburgh-office of Dickson Minto.


Best tailored deal: City firm Herbert Smith acted for Standard Life Investments in its acquisition of the partnership interest in 198-200 Piccadilly, London and 33-34 Jermyn Street from TR Property Investment Trust for £23.3 million. London-based Manches acted for TR Property on the sale; Herbert Smith also acted for TR Property in re-gearing the Crown Estate head lease.



Most relaxing deal: Cheltenham-based Rickerbys was the principal adviser to PGL Voyages Ltd in its £12 million acquisition of 3D Education and Adventure from Center Parcs (UK) Group. PGL is a 'learning and leisure' company. Midlands-based Gateley Wareing acted for Center Parcs.



Booziest deal: London-based Howard Kennedy acted on the £6.3 million sale of BDC Holdings - the principal assets of which are 'Bel and the Dragon' country pubs and restaurants - to Gourmet Holdings. City firm Dechert acted for Gourmet.



Most chilled-out deal: London-based Kimbells acquired cold store company Chill It for asset rental and finance company Dawsongroup for £4.6 million. Birmingham law firm Martineau Johnson acted for Chill It.



Best-housed deal: City-based Addleshaw Goddard acted for insurance group Aviva on its £42 million sale of the Your Move estate agency and e.surv surveying business to Lending Solutions Ltd, a new company backed by Barclays Private Equity. National firm DLA acted for Lending Solutions Ltd.



Most syndicated deal: City-based Stephenson Harwood redocumented a $1.3 billion (£700 million) loan for the Worldwide Group from a syndicate of 17 banks for whom HSBC acts as agent and security trustee. The redocumentation covered eight jurisdictions.



Most herculean deal: The London office of US law firm Jones Day acted for the trustees of the Hercules Unit Trust on the £124 million sale and purchase of interests in retail parks in Banbury, Orpington, Torquay and Oxford. The deal involved creating three Jersey unit trust companies, of which two are joint ventures with HSBC Pension Trust. Jersey-based Mourant Du Feu acted for Hercules in the Channel Island and City-based Clifford Chance acted for HSBC Pension Trust.