Most well-oiled deal: The London office of US/UK firm Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw and the in-house team at Unilever advised on the disposal of the consumer goods giant's seed oils and cooking fats business in the UK and Ireland to Princes for an undisclosed sum. The disposal included the Crisp 'n Dry and Mazola seed oil brands, as well as the licensing of its Flora and Olivio brands for use on seed oils. North-west firm DWF acted for Princes.

Most flowery deal: Birmingham firm Wragge & Co acted for private equity group 3i on its £20 million investment in Interflora, the florists' network. National firm Addleshaw Goddard acted for Interflora's members, while Nottingham firm Browne Jacobson advised the management.


Liquid deal: Regional firm Osborne Clarke advised United Business Media on its £21 million acquisition of the licensed trade assets of Quantum Business Media, including the trade title 'The Publican', for an undisclosed sum. CMS Cameron McKenna advised Quantum.


Most communicative deal: Birmingham firm The Wilkes Partnership advised communications business Marconi on a £150 million contract from Tube Lines to install new passenger communication systems on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines on the London Underground. The London office of Hammonds advised Tube Lines.


Most concrete deal: London and south-east firm Penningtons advised Deryn Hemmett, the owner of Spiral Cellars, on the sale of the company to a new management team for an undisclosed sum. Spiral Cellars supplies prefabricated concrete wine cellars. Guildford firm TWM Solicitors advised the purchasers.


Most educational deal: London firm Olswang acted for the Department of Education and Skills on the launch of Teachers' TV, the new 24-hour channel for people working in education. The channel will carry programmes on training and development, education news and resources for the classroom. London firm Simons Muirhead & Burton advised Education Digital, the consortium which will run Teachers' TV.


Cleanest deal: City firm CMS Cameron McKenna advised Zenith Hygiene Group on its admission to the Alternative Investment Market and an associated £4.5 million fundraising. Zenith manufactures cleaning, hygiene and non-food ancillary products for the food service and hospitality markets. City firm Nabarro Nathanson advised Oriel Securities, the nominated adviser and broker.