Humberto Botti > Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
TORRE VIRREYES, PEDREGAL 24, 24TH FLOOR
COL. MOLINO DEL REY
MEXICO CITY, 11040
Mexico
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Work Department

Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

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, convertible securities, mezzanine and other debt investment and financing transactions. Mr. Botti has represented AT&T in the sale of its equity stake in América Móvil and the acquisition of Nextel Mexico and Grupo Axo in its joint venture with PHV as well as in the acquisitions in its acquisitions of “The Athlete’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 Diagnostico Aries, Ualá in the acquisition of ABC Capital bank, Apollo in the Aeromexico restructuring, Santander Spain in its US$1.5 billion tender offer to acquire shares in its Mexican affiliate, Banco Santander Mexico. He also recently advised Grupo Diagnostico Aries in its incursion into the United States through its acquisition of Access Medical Laboratories Grupo ACS in the sale of 100% of the share’s representative of 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, S.A. de C.V.; Despegar.com in its acquisition of Best Day and Merck Mexico in its pre-sale business reorganization and post-sale integration to Procter & Gamble.

In 2020 he was the only professional in Mexico and Latin America recognized by Global M&A network as Americas Rising Star Dealmaker for his leadership in the M&A and private equity markets.

Languages

Spanish and English

Education

Mr. Botti received his law degree (JD) from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City in 2005 and obtained his M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2012 with emphasis in finance and accounting and has been a FINRA Series 79 accredited financial advisor.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Corporate and M&A

(Next Generation Partners)

Humberto Botti   – Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Lauded as ‘the best M&A team in the country’Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.‘s corporate offering takes in advising domestic and foreign domestic clients on major M&A transactions and providing day-to-day corporate and commercial guidance. The group is frequently instructed by corporations, private equity funds, real estate investment funds, global development institutions and investment banks seeking ‘smart and creative solutions’. Leadership of the practice is shared between Jean Michel Enríquez and Jorge Montaño, both of whom specialise in M&A, capital markets, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as general corporate matters. Carlos del Río focuses on M&A, private equity and real estate, regularly assisting pension funds and private equity funds with real estate investments. Transactional specialist Eduardo González is praised as ‘surely the lawyer with the most experience and quality in M&A matters in Mexico’; Humberto Botti is signalled as an excellent lawyer’ and takes care of domestic and cross-border M&A and debt investment transactions. Additional partners to note include Iker Arriola, who divides his time between the firm’s Mexico City and Madrid offices; Diego Barrera and Esteban Valadez (M&A, private equity and venture capital); and Gerardo Zimbrón, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2024. Edgar Ancona is the key counsel-level contact following his January 2024 promotion from senior associate.