Vitamins deal:

National firm Pinsent Masons advised ­vitamins and supplements provider NeutraHealth on the disposal of its over-the-counter medicines for £6.2m, to fund its £6.4m acquisition of ­Perrigo UK, which ­manufactures and packages vitamins, minerals, ­supplements, and licensed medicines. Perrigo UK, advised by City firm Lovells, has been renamed Brunel Healthcare.

Metrolink deal:

Manchester firm Pannone advised Greater Manchester Passenger ­Transport Executive on its appointment of M-Pact Thales consortium to design, build and maintain three new Metrolink ­extensions as part of a £575m project. M-Pact Thales was advised by HBJ ­Gateley Wareing’s Birmingham office.

Radiotherapy deal:

Beachcroft advised private hospital provider Spire Healthcare on its joint ­venture with CancerPartners UK, advised by City firm Trowers & Hamlins, to ­establish specialist radiotherapy facilities at its Leeds, Birmingham and Portsmouth hospitals – the first time such facilities have appeared outside London.

Biofuel deal:

Magic circle firm Linklaters advised ­Tereos on the financing of the largest wheat-based bioethanol production unit in Europe, based in Normandy. The 300,000m3 of ethanol produced by the facility will be used as biofuel.

Listing deal:

City firm Nabarro advised John East & Partners on the AIM listing of the £60m Crystal Amber Fund, a closed-ended Guernsey activist ­investment fund. City firm Norton Rose acted for ­Crystal Amber, with Carey Olsen as Guernsey adviser.

Acquisition:

City firm Memery Crystal advised catering firm Gategroup – formerly know as Gate ­Gourmet – on its acquisition of a majority stake in Regional Handling, which provides ground ­handling and catering ­services at two airports, for an undisclosed sum. ­Regional Handling was advised by national firm Eversheds.