Germany

Awards of Excellence

Western Europe regional awards

Best Bank: ING Best Debt House: Deutsche Bank Best Equity House: JPMorgan Best M&A House: Credit Suisse

For a bank without a single branch, ING has become impressively embedded among Germany’s homeowners. Its internet bank, ING Dirct, is now the number one provider of new mortgages in Germany, with a market share of about 10%. By a head count of customers it is Germany’s third-largest retail bank. As impressive as these numbers is the speed of ING Direct’s growth.