Interpath, the international advisory firm, continues to strengthen its team in Spain with the appointment of Mario Ortega Gutiérrez as a Managing Director. Ortega joins Interpath to lead its new Due Diligence, Transaction Services and Value Creation practice.
Mario brings a strong specialised profile with over 20 years of experience in Transaction Services and Due Diligence in the domestic mid-market, as well as an established international profile for cross-border operations. The appointment reinforces the firm's growth strategy regionally as it looks to double its business volume this year and expand its services and capabilities. The Interpath team in Spain, having completed its first year of operations, has set the goal of doubling its business volume and expanding its services and capabilities across the entire capital structure of Spanish companies, with the aim of becoming the go-to firm for the mid-market.
Mario was a key partner of the Transactions group within the M&A Transaction Services team at Deloitte, and has extensive experience in due diligence, SPA negotiation, M&A-applied analytics, impact & ESG, value creation services, as well as business plan review and debt restructuring processes. In this vein, Mario will bring a distinctly innovative profile of great relevance for private equity transactions, with both a domestic and cross-border focus.
Commenting on the appointment, Gonzalo Montes, CEO of Interpath in Spain, states: "Mario's appointment decisively strengthens our service offering at a key moment of growth for Interpath in Spain. His extensive experience in financial due diligence and deep market knowledge will allow us to consolidate a unique and comprehensive proposition for our clients."
Mario Ortega, Interpath's new Managing Director in Spain, adds: "I'm taking on this new challenge with great enthusiasm. In a very short time, Interpath has demonstrated its ability to build a distinctive and innovative project in the Spanish market, and I am confident that, together with the rest of the team, we will be able to offer our clients an innovative, top-tier service in the transactions space. Our solutions will be tailored to the needs of each client and deal, technologically advanced, and will break through the traditional limits of other types of players."
A unique team with cross-cutting capabilities
Since its arrival in Spain in April 2025, Interpath has committed to a distinctive financial advisory model, built around a team that combines independence, senior-level execution and a partner-led approach, with cross-cutting capabilities and comprehensive solutions in M&A, Debt Advisory and Special Situations, supported by complementary services such as Valuations, Due Diligence and Value Creation, all backed by a truly global international platform.
Led by Gonzalo Montes, Interpath's team comprises more than 40 professionals, backed by Managing Directors including Jordi Castiñeira, head of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Levante region; Juanjo Legarda, head of Debt Advisory; Alfonso Parejo, head of Restructuring; Enrique Aguado, head of M&A and global head of Infrastructure; and Álvaro Ruiz Urrutia, co-head of M&A and head in the Basque Country, now joined by Mario Ortega Gutiérrez as head of the Transaction Services, Due Diligence & Value Creation area.
The firm currently has offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, and also has a presence in Bilbao. Internationally, the company comprises more than 1,000 professionals across more than 35 offices in 11 countries.
Interpath supports clients with Deal Advisory, Restructuring, Value Creation and Forensic services. The firm employs over 1,000 people across 35 locations in the UK, Ireland, France, DACH, Spain Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, South Africa and Algeria.
