. Pinsent Masons head of property Adrian Barlow has advised London & Associated Properties on its acquisition of £50m worth of property assets from APL Ocean. Fladgate Fielder corporate partner Avram Kelman advised APL Ocean shareholders.

. DLA Piper associate Paul Jayson has acted for St James’s Place UK on the £40m purchase of five distribution hubs for the NHS. The hubs were let to DHL/Exel, advised by Brabners Chaffe Street commercial partner James Purves. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the NHS.