Paper chain: US firm Mayer Brown advised publisher Independent News & Media on selling the Independent, the Independent on Sunday and independent.co.uk to billionaire Alexander Lebedev’s publisher Independent Print, advised by London firm Tulloch & Co.

Geared up: Magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Chinese automotive group Zhejiang Geely on its $1.8bn (£1.2bn) acquisition of car manufacturer Volvo from Ford, advised by US firm Hogan & Hartson and Swedish firm Mannheimer Swartling.

Current offering: Magic circle firm Clifford Chance advised Japanese electronics manufacturer Pioneer on a ¥30.5bn (£221m) share offering. US firm Morrison & ­Foerster advised lead ­manager Deutsche Bank.

Throwing a lifeline: Freshfields advised JP Morgan Cazenove and UBS Investment Bank as underwriters on international life assistance business CPP Group’s £396m stock market listing. City firm Ashurst advised CPP.

Listing drive: Clifford Chance advised Morgan Stanley, UBS and BOCI Asia as underwriters on the $387m (£258m) Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing of Chinese car dealership Zhongsheng Group Holdings, advised by Freshfields.

Lottery sale: Mayer Brown advised shareholders Cadbury, De La Rue, Fujitsu, Royal Mail and Thales on selling National Lottery operator Camelot to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, advised by US firm Baker & McKenzie, for £390m.

Nordic goal: Sports law firm Couchmans advised sports rights consultancy Medge Consulting on acquiring Barclays Premier League television, internet and mobile phone rights for the Nordic region, for an undisclosed sum. National firm DLA Piper advised the ­Premier League.