Bounciest deal: Bristol firm TLT advised Avon Rubber on the £63 million disposal of its automotive division, Avon Automotive, to Petrol Automotive Holdings. US firm White & Case advised the purchaser.


Healthiest deal: London firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain advised Atlas Copco North America on its £51 million acquisition of healthcare sector firm Beacon Holdings, the supplier of medical air equipment. US/UK firm Jones Day acted for Beacon.



Most educational deal: City firm Norton Rose advised Dresdner Bank as underwriter and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities as nominated adviser and broker for a £5.5 million placing by Huveaux. The money has been used to fund the acquisition of Letts Educational and Leckie & Leckie, the providers of study aids and revision guides in England and Scotland respectively. National firm Eversheds advised Huveaux.



Funniest deal: London firm Olswang advised RDF Media, the television producer, on its acquisition of The Comedy Unit, Scotland's largest independent production company for comedy and entertainment, for an undisclosed sum. The Comedy Unit, which was advised by national firm Pinsent Masons, is responsible for shows such as 'Rab C Nesbitt' and 'Still Game'.



Most money-spinning deal: City firm Ashurst is advising Stanley Leisure on the £639 million cash offer by Genting International. Stanley Leisure owns and operates 45 casinos in the UK, and has a number of joint venture interests overseas. Global firm Clifford Chance is acting for Genting.



Most bravura deal: The London office of Osborne Clarke advised Australian company Bravura Solutions on its acquisition of the Rufus software business from The Bank of New York for up to £32 million. The deal is intended to establish Bravura as a major player in the UK wealth management industry. The Bank of New York was advised by its in-house team and the London office of US firm McDermott Will & Emery.



Most entertaining deal: London firm Howard Kennedy is advising leisure company Butlins on its new timeshare project, BlueSkies at Minehead. Blueskies enables members to purchase 30 years of holidays at the centre.



Most hospitable deal: National firm Addleshaw Goddard advised hotel business Travelodge and its management on its acquisition by Dubai International Capital (DIC) for £675 million from Permira. City firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised DIC, while Clifford Chance acted for the vendor.