Fieldfisher has strengthened its Corporate M&A practice in Spain with the addition of Carlos Blanco Morillo as a new partner. With this appointment, the firm continues to drive growth in one of its strategic practices, particularly in advising on M&A, private equity, and complex corporate transactions. Carlos Blanco joins Fieldfisher’s Corporate M&A team in Spain, led by Rodrigo Martos, and which also includes Paloma Mato, Pablo Vinageras, Javier Fuentes, and Rafael Durán.
Carlos Blanco has 19 years of experience advising private equity funds, portfolio companies, and industrial groups on national and international transactions. His practice focuses on M&A, private equity, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, executive incentive plans, and complex corporate transactions, with a particular sectoral focus on telecommunications and mobility.
Before joining Fieldfisher, Carlos Blanco was an M&A and Private Equity partner at Squire Patton Boggs in Madrid. Previously, he was a partner at Roca Junyent, where he headed the Madrid office and the corporate department; a founding partner of a boutique firm specializing in corporate advisory services; and a senior associate at Uría Menéndez.
“I am thrilled to join Fieldfisher, an international firm with a strong European focus, and to contribute to the period of significant growth the firm is experiencing in Spain and Europe. Its international reach provides an excellent platform to further develop my M&A and private equity practice in complex transactions,” said Carlos Blanco.
“From Fieldfisher I will continue to support venture capital funds, portfolio companies and industrial groups in strategic operations, with a special focus on telecommunications and mobility,” he added.
Rodrigo Martos , co-managing partner of Fieldfisher in Spain and head of Corporate M&A, noted that “Carlos has a highly regarded track record in M&A and private equity, as well as in-depth knowledge of key sectors such as telecommunications and mobility. His arrival will allow us to continue expanding our capabilities and supporting our clients in increasingly sophisticated transactions, both in the Spanish market and internationally,” he added.
“The addition of Carlos Blanco reflects Fieldfisher’s ambition to continue building a leading firm in Spain, capable of attracting top-tier professionals and offering them a solid, international, and long-term project. Our growth is based on talent, specialization, and a collaborative culture that allows our teams to develop their full potential and deliver maximum value to our clients,” said Talmac Bel , co-managing partner of Fieldfisher in Spain.
This latest appointment strengthens Fieldfisher’s position in the Spanish M&A and private equity market and consolidates the firm’s commitment to growing its transactional capabilities, in a context of particular dynamism for the practice both in Spain and internationally.
