Milbank LLP's Banking & Finance and Capital Markets teams were named “Law Firm of the Year Banking & Finance” at the JUVE Awards 2025 ceremony held last night at the Alte Oper Frankfurt. Milbank was also nominated in the “Insolvency and Restructuring” category. The renowned JUVE publishing house presents these awards annually to law firms that have shown particularly dynamic development in one or more specialist areas.
With this award, JUVE recognizes, among other things, the leading market position of our Capital Markets team led by Philipp Klöckner and its consistent role in advising on major IPOs. In its laudatory speech, JUVE highlighted the team’s work on the successful IPO of Ottobock and the planned IPO of Brainlab, and highlighted the continuous expansion of market share in a volatile capital market environment through strategically smart networking and a reputation for excellent expertise.
JUVE also recognized that equity capital markets work is just one of several pillars of the practice and that the capital markets lawyers regularly work very closely with the credit finance practice, which has long been one of the key players in the market.
“The award recognizes the outstanding success and corresponding market perception of our practice group. In 2025, we had the privilege of advising on both the then largest European IPO (SMG Swiss Marketplace Group) and the largest German IPO (Ottobock) — alongside advising on other major IPOs as issuer’s counsel, underwriters’ counsel, and shareholders’ counsel,” said Philipp Klöckner, partner in the Capital Markets practice. “This success is above all the result of the close collaboration between our team and Milbank’s leading Banking & Finance and Corporate/Private Equity practice groups in Germany and across our international offices,” he added.
Barbara Mayer-Trautmann and Thomas Ingenhoven, both partners in the Banking & Finance practice, add: “This success is the result of outstanding teamwork, deep professional expertise, and a clear understanding of what truly drives our clients forward. Our sincere thanks go to all our colleagues for their exceptional commitment — and to our clients for their continued trust in our capabilities.”
