Carlos Martín
Biography
Carlos Martín is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Corporate M&A and Capital Markets practice in Madrid. With more than 15 years of experience, he advises leading Spanish and international companies, investors and financial institutions on M&A, capital markets and general corporate matters. He is ranked in leading legal directories, including Chambers and Partners as Up and Coming and The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner.
Practice Focus
Carlos advises corporates, private capital sponsors and investors on public and private M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, strategic investments and joint ventures. He also acts for issuers and investment banks on capital markets transactions, including IPOs, capital increases and debt offerings, and counsels listed companies on securities law, corporate governance and shareholder relations. He assists clients on their transactions from initial structuring through negotiation and execution and regularly works on cross-border matters involving multiple jurisdictions alongside the Firm's international network.
Representative Legal Matters
Capital Markets
- Represented Banco Santander and JB Capital as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners on the EUR 100 million accelerated bookbuild offering (ABB) of Arteche.
- Represented Minor International in its initial public takeover bid and further delisting takeover bid over the Spanish listed company NH Hotel Group, S.A.
- Represented a syndicate of bookrunners led by Banco Santander on the EUR 150 million share capital increase of Obrascón Huarte Lain, S. A. (OHLA).
- Represented a syndicate of bookrunners led by Banco Santander and Société Générale on the EUR 156 million accelerated bookbuild offering of Millenium Hospitality Real Estate SOCIMI, S.A.
- Represented All Iron RE SOCIMI in its capital raising process and direct listing on BME Growth.
- Represented Santander and Solventis as bookrunners on the accelerated bookbuild offering (ABB) of Greenalia.
- Represented a syndicate of bookrunners led by JB Capital in the IPO of Aspy on BME Growth.
- Represented the Board of Directors of Telepizza in the context of the public takeover bid launched by KKR.
Private M&A/Investment Rounds
- Represented MHP (Ukraine’s largest agribusiness Group) on the acquisition of UVESA, a Spanish agri-food company with over 1,500 shareholders.
- Represented Pluxee (a listed spin-off from Sodexo) on the acquisition of Cobee.
- Represented Westinghouse on the acquisition of Tecnatom from Iberdrola, Naturgy and Endesa.
- Represented Sanifit Therapeutics and its selling shareholders on the exit process and sale of the company to Vifor Pharma.
- Represented the financial and institutional investors on the exit process and sale of Origo Biopharma to AgomAb Therapeutics.
- Represented a syndicate of investors led by Asabys Partners in the EUR 30 million Series A investment round of Ona Therapeutics.
- Represented Caixa Capital Risk on the sale process of Scutum Logistics.
Professional Honors
- Next Generation Partner, Capital Markets: Equity, Legal 500 (2026)
- Up and Coming, Capital Markets: Equity, Chambers and Partners Europe (2026)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Madrid Bar Association
Admissions
- Madrid~Spain (2011)
Education
- IE Business School (Advanced Program in Corporate Legal Practice) (2016)
- Complutense University of Madrid (LLB, Law) (2011)
Languages
- English
- Spanish