Bio

Mr. Babecki is a Partner at L Catterton focused on Latin America. Previously, Mr. Babecki was a Managing Partner at L Catterton Latin America (LCLA II & LCLA III). Before that, he was a Partner at L Capital, responsible for overseeing the firm’s activities in Spain, Portugal, and Scandinavia. Since joining L Capital in 2007, Mr. Babecki has been actively leading investment opportunities in brands and specialized retail distribution in Europe, including investments in Pepe Jeans, Hackett, and El Ganso. Prior to joining L Capital, Mr. Babecki spent 17 years in investment banking, primarily in mergers and acquisitions, in London. He served as Managing Director of Corporate Finance Spain at BNP Paribas. Before BNP Paribas, Mr. Babecki served as Co-Head of Middle Market M&A for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at Merrill Lynch in London. Earlier in his career, he worked at Morgan Stanley as a Vice President of the European Mergers and Acquisitions and Debt Capital Markets departments based in London. Whilst at L Capital Mr. Babecki has been a Board Member of El Ganso, Parfois, Pepe Jeans & Hackett and S.T. Lonia (Carolina Herrera and Purificación García). Mr. Babecki received a degree in European Business Administration from ICADE in Madrid and Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Reims (France). He also received a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Analysis from Lancaster University (UK). Julio is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.