Cleanest deal: US/UK firm Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw advised Augean on its acquisitions of Atlantic Waste Holdings and Zero Waste Holdings for £80 million and £26 million respectively. Both companies manage landfill operations with a licence to accept hazardous waste. The acquisitions are being funded by a £100 million placing, underwritten by Numis Securities. Atlantic Waste was advised by US firm O'Melveny & Myers, while Zero waste was advised by City firm Eversheds. Scottish firm Shepherd & Wedderburn acted for Numis.

Most adventurous deal: City firm Campbell Hooper acted for the management of European Venture Partners, the provider of venture debt, on the closing of EVPII, a ¤105 million (£74 million) venture leasing vehicle for Europe. Magic circle firm Linklaters advised Deutsche Bank, the arranger, while City firm SJ Berwin acted for backer European Investment Bank.


Most on-track deal: Milton Keynes firm Kimbells acted for Lloyd's Register Rail on the acquisition of Blue Print Rail, the railway rolling stock consultancy business, for an undisclosed sum. Newcastle-under-Lyme firm Knight & Sons acted for the company's selling shareholders.


Landmark deal: City firm Macfarlanes advised ING Real Estate Development UK on the £200 million redevelopment of the King Alfred Sports Centre on the seafront in Hove, Sussex. The scheme is designed by US architect Frank Gehry, who also designed the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. Brighton and Hove City Council was advised by its in-house team and by City firm Olswang.


Most incredible deal: Bristol-based TLT has advised Parragon Publishing on its appointment by Disney as its chief UK publishing partner. The licence will cover all the main characters in Disney's portfolio, including Winnie-the-Pooh as well as more recent hits such as Toy Story and The Incredibles. Disney was advised by its in-house team.