Pinsent Masons advised US-listed security products company Armor Holdings on its £410m buy-out of specialist automotive supplier Stewart & Stevenson Services. Pinsents corporate partner Tom Leman led on the European aspects of the deal and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham acted for Armor in the US. Fulbright & Jaworski corporate partner Charles Still represented Stewart & Stevenson.

Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of ICM Research on the company’s £37.2m sale to marketing services group Creston. Corporate partner Nigel Edwards ( right) led the Lewis Silkin team while Olswang corporate partner Stephen Hermer represented Creston.