16 Jan 2026
Gibson Dunn opens Madrid office and hires Armando Albarrán as partner
"Gibson Dunn hires Armando Albarrán as partner in its new Madrid office to work in the venture capital and M&A practices."
Albarrán joins Gibson Dunn from Freshfields, where he was a partner responsible for the commercial, M&A and capital markets areas. He brings extensive experience advising financial sponsors and companies on complex corporate financing transactions, both domestic and cross-border, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and debt issuances. He has worked across the energy, infrastructure, real estate and telecommunications sectors and has participated in numerous landmark transactions with a Spanish component. His regular clients have included Amadeus, Naturgy, MásMóvil and Merlin Properties, as well as investment banks, financial institutions and international private equity funds such as Cinven and KKR.