HUMBERTO BOTTI O. IS A PARTNER IN THE FIRM'S MEXICO CITY OFFICE AND A MEMBER OF THE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, PRIVATE EQUITY AND CAPITAL MARKETS PRACTICES.
Humberto represents investment banks, private equity funds, and corporations in both domestic and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures. He also represents underwriters, investors, and issuers in capital transactions, convertible securities, mezzanine loans and other financing and debt investment operations. He has assisted entrepreneurs in raising capital for search-type acquisitions and the development of investment projects in Mexico and has advised on liquidity events for family-owned businesses across several industries.
Humberto's representative experience includes advising AT&T in the sale of its equity stake in América Móvil and in the acquisition of Nextel de México; Grupo Axo in its joint venture with PHV and the acquisitions of The Athlete's Foot, Privalia México and C&A México; Walton Street Capital in the sale of Walton Street Capital México to Ares Management Corporation; Flo Networks in the acquisition of American Tower's tower business in Mexico; Canadian Pacific in its merger with Kansas City Southern; Santander Spain in its US$1.5 billion public offer to acquire the shares of Banco Santander México; Ualá in the acquisition of ABC Capital Bank; Generac in its acquisition of Selmec Equipos Industriales; Ollamani in its sale of a minority interest in the Estadio Azteca and Club America businesses to General Atlantic; Despegar.com in its acquisition of Best Day; AN Global in its acquisition of 4th Source Inc.; Tootsie Roll Industries in its acquisition of KlassCo's confectionery business (Winnies); Grupo ACS in the sale of its shares in a natural gas platform in Mexico; and Merck México in its business restructuring prior to its sale and integration into Procter & Gamble. In private equity, he has represented CDPQ, Apollo, Glisco Partners, Southern Cross, Eton Park, Turnspire Capital, KPS Capital Partners, and Advent International. He also advised CDPQ in its investment in Grupo Diagnóstico Aries (GDA); GDA on its entry into the U.S. market with the acquisition of Access Medical Laboratories; Glisco Partners in its investment in GGTECH Entertainment; Advent International in the sale of Afore Invercap; and Apollo in Aeroméxico's restructuring and the acquisition of Panasonic's automotive systems.
In 2020, he was recognized by Global M&A Network as an Americas Rising Star Dealmaker, the only professional from Mexico and Latin America to receive that distinction.
Humberto obtained his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in 2005 and his MBA with a focus on finance and accounting from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2012. Before joining the Firm, he worked as an investment banker in Goldman Sachs' Mexico City office, where he participated in mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets transactions focused on Mexico and Latin America and was accredited by FINRA Series 79. From 2007 to 2008, he worked as a foreign associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He has been a professor of Corporate and Financial Law at Universidad Iberoamericana and has co-authored several articles on mergers and acquisitions for publications including The Mergers & Acquisitions Review. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
