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As a very experienced banking and finance lawyer, Philipp Melzer advises issuers, underwriters and existing shareholders on IPOs, capital increases and secondary offerings. His expertise is also often sought after in the context of bonds (esp. Green Bonds), debt issuance programmes and structured finance, such as asset-backed securities and derivatives. He heads the CMS debt capital markets (DCM) practice and together with Andreas Zanner, he also heads the CMS equity capital markets (ECM) practice in Frankfurt and is a regular speaker on topics regarding ESG compliance and capital market law.
Prior to finishing his law studies in 1998 and completing his lawyers‘ training in Freiburg in 2001, Philipp trained as a banker and financial adviser with Kreissparkasse Ravensburg (until 1994). He joined CMS in 2001 and became a partner in 2008.