Humberto Botti Bio

Among others, Mr. Botti represents investment banks, private equity funds, and corporations in domestic and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures. He also represents underwriters, investors, and issuers in equity transactions, convertible securities, mezzanine loans, and other debt financing and investment transactions. Mr. Botti has represented AT&T in the sale of its equity in América Móvil and in the acquisition of Nextel de México, Grupo Axo in its joint venture with PHV, as well as in the acquisitions of The Athelete's Foot, Privalia México, and C&A México. In private equity transactions, he has represented CDPQ, Apollo, Glisco Partners, Southern Cross, Eton Park, Turnspire Capital, KPS Capital Partners, and Advent International. Mr. Botti recently represented Canadian Pacific in its merger with Kansas City Southern; CDPQ in its investment in Grupo Diagnóstico Aries; Ualá in its acquisition of ABC Capital Bank; Apollo in the restructuring of Aeroméxico; Santander España in its public offering for the acquisition of shares of its Mexican subsidiary, Banco Santander México, for $1.5 billion. He also recently advised Grupo Diagnóstico Aries in its entry into the United States with the acquisition of Access Medial Laboratories; Grupo ACS in the sale of 100% of its shares representing the capital stock of a natural gas platform located in Mexico that will provide services to PEMEX; AN Global in its acquisition of the IT company 4th Source Inc.; Generac in its acquisition of Selmec Equipos Industriales, SA de CV; Despegar.com in its acquisition of Best Day; and Merck México in its business restructuring prior to its sale and subsequent integration into Procter & Gamble. In 2020, he was the only professional from Mexico and Latin America recognized by the GlobalM&Anetwork as an Americas Rising Star Dealmaker for his leadership in the mergers and acquisitions and private equity markets. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Botti worked as an investment banker in Goldman Sachs' Mexico City office, where he participated in the execution of various mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions focused on Mexico and Latin America. He has been a professor of Corporate and Financial Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana. Mr. Botti worked as a foreign associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Botti was born in Mexico City. He earned his law degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City in 2005 and his MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2012, with an emphasis in finance and accounting. He has been a FINRA Series 79 accredited financial advisor.