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The Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) team at DLA Piper Middle East has once again been recognised as Tier One by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, two of the most respected, global legal rankings directories. The team have received Tier One ranking in the UAE from the Legal 500, for the fifth consecutive year, and Chambers & Partners, for the second consecutive year since the inception of the TMT category.

DLA Piper Technology Leaders Forecast Survey: 95 percent of tech leaders expect moderate economic growth; 67 percent of tech companies are planning for increased hiring

Baker & McKenzie has advised Investec Bank Plc as arranger of an innovative UK residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) deal. The securities, which are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, were issued by Gemgarto 2012-1 Plc and are worth approximately GBP240 million. It is the first "prime" mortgage backed securitisation that Investec has undertaken on its new Gemgarto platform and represents one of the biggest RMBS deals of its type in the UK market in recent years.