José Luis Bootello

joseluis.bootello@lw.com

+34.91.791.5135

Profile

José Luis Bootello is an associate in the Madrid office of Latham & Watkins. He advises national and international clients from different industries on general corporate, capital markets and contractual matters, and provides day-to-day advice on Spanish corporate and commercial regulations.

He focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, restructuring processes, and corporate finance transactions. He has also assisted companies on restructuring processes and distressed investments.

Experience

Mr. Bootello´s experience includes advising:

Partners Group in the creation of a joint venture with Dunas Capital to invest in real estate assets in Spain
Platinum Equity in the acquisition of Urbaser, a leading provider of environmental services, from China Tianying for an enterprise value of approximately €3.5 billion
Fertiberia, the leading fertilizer and industrial products manufacturer, on the issuance of senior secured bonds in both the Nordic Capital Market and Frankfurt Open Market, for an initial amount of €125 million
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) in the all-cash voluntary friendly tender offer by SIX Group, the Swiss financial markets infrastructure operator, for €2.8 billion
Tristan Capital Partners in relation to the syndicated development financing of a joint-venture development with Acciona Inmobiliaria of an office complex
Triton Partners in the acquisition of Fertiberia, a Spain-based company that manufactures and markets fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, from Grupo Villar Mir
KKR in the takeover bid (OPA) over Telepizza Group SA

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

Spain (Abogado)

Education

MA in Corporate and Commercial Law & Legal Practice, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Bachelor Degree in Law in Management, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain