Fieldfisher continues to strengthen its capabilities in the financial and transactional field in Spain with the addition of Vanessa Armas as a new partner in Banking and Finance, adding to the team a professional with more than 25 years of experience and outstanding specialization in project finance in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Talmac Bel and Rodrigo Martos, managing partners of the firm, said that “Vanessa’s addition, just one week after announcing the arrival of Ignacio Corujo, clearly reflects the growth strategy we are pursuing in Spain. Vanessa’s experience in project finance, especially in energy and infrastructure, is a perfect fit for this project and also strengthens the synergies between some of the practice areas where we have a particularly strong position.”
“Vanessa’s addition represents a significant boost to our practice. Her deep market knowledge, extensive experience in financing transactions, and specialization in energy and infrastructure projects perfectly complement our current capabilities. We are confident that her arrival will allow us to continue offering our clients top-tier advice on increasingly complex, innovative transactions with a clear international dimension,” said Jacobo Otero, partner in charge of the Banking and Finance practice at Fieldfisher in Spain.
Vanessa Armas stated that she is “very excited to join Fieldfisher and the opportunity to become part of the team led by Jacobo Otero. We are currently in a particularly attractive period for the energy and infrastructure sectors, driven by the advancement of renewable energy, energy storage, and the investment needs associated with the energy transition. In this context, I am confident that I can contribute my experience in project finance to help our clients tackle increasingly complex and sophisticated transactions. I am approaching this new chapter with great enthusiasm and eager to be part of this project and contribute to its growth.”
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He has extensive experience advising sponsors, developers, financing entities and investors on the financing, acquisition and divestment of energy projects and assets, both in Spain and Latin America.
Prior to joining Fieldfisher, he developed his professional career at Freshfields, Jones Day and Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, where he advised national and international clients on complex financing operations, particularly linked to the energy and infrastructure sectors.
His arrival provides a new boost to Fieldfisher’s Banking and Finance practice in Spain, led by Jacobo Otero, and strengthens the firm’s ability to support its clients in increasingly complex and sophisticated financing transactions. This addition is particularly relevant in a context marked by significant investment needs stemming from the energy transition and the development of renewable energy, energy storage, and new infrastructure.
With these moves, Fieldfisher continues to expand its increasingly cross-cutting advisory offering, enhancing synergies between Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Energy and Natural Resources, and Public and Regulatory, with the aim of comprehensively meeting the needs of companies, financial institutions, funds, and investors.
