Most entertaining deal: City firm Speechly Bircham advised the sellers of Tell-Tale Productions, the company behind children's programme 'The Tweenies', on its disposal to Entertainment Rights for £3.1 million. City firm Lawrence Graham advised Entertainment Rights.


Most communicative deal: London firm Fladgate Fielder advised World Television Group on its sale to Virtue Broadcasting for £18 million and the simultaneous admission of the combined business to the Alternative Investment Market. World Television Group provides strategic video communications solutions to companies and governments, with clients including BP, Reuters and Sony. City firm Taylor Wessing advised the buyer.



Most rural deal: London firm Olswang acted for the National Farmers Union (NFU) on its decision to take a 250-year lease from the Royal Agricultural Society of England. The move will see the London-based NFU relocate to Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Leamington Spa firm Wright Hassall advised the Royal Agricultural Society.



Most inspired deal: City firm Macfarlanes advised private equity group Alchemy Partners on the sale of its majority interest in InnSpired Group to Punch Taverns, The deal values InnSpired, which owns 1,064 outlets, at £335 million. Magic circle firm Slaughter and May advised Punch, while City firm Nabarro Nathanson acted for management and Milton Keynes-based Kimbells carried out vendor property due diligence.



Best funded deal: City firm Berwin Leighton Paisner advised Norwich Union Life Funds and Morley Fund Management on the creation of a €200 million (£139 million) property logistics parks fund. The Parkridge European Distribution Fund will develop and own distribution-warehousing parks in Central Europe. Birmingham firm Wragge & Co advised Parkridge.