Bootello, José Luis

José Luis Bootello

Associate

joseluis.bootello@lw.com
    Bootello, José Luis

    José Luis Bootello

    Associate

    joseluis.bootello@lw.com

    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

    José Luis' experience includes advising:

    • Doctrine on the acquisition of Maite.AI, Spain’s leading legal AI platform
    • Intuitive Surgical on its acquisition of the distribution business for the Da Vinci robotic systems in Italy, Spain and Portugal
    • Apollo on its public takeover bid for Applus+, a global leader in the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) sector
    • Vivalto Santé Investissement on the acquisition of Ribera Salud, a leading Spanish healthcare services provider
    • Carlyle on the €7.7 billion cross-border acquisition financing of BASF Coatings Business
    • Cox ABG Group, a vertically and horizontally integrated utility of water and energy, on its €805 million IPO
    • The controlling shareholders of Opdenergy in connection with the €866 million takeover bid launched by funds advised by Antin Infrastructure Partners and their subsequent reinvestment in the offeror
    • Enerside on its €35 million IPO on the BME Growth market
    • Brookfield Asset Management on the acquisition of Spanish slate producer Cupa from Carlyle
    • CVC on its €2 billion strategic investment in LaLiga to set in motion LaLiga Impulso, the project to boost the global growth of LaLiga and its clubs
    • Partners Group on the creation of a joint venture with Dunas Capital to invest in real estate assets in Spain
    • Platinum Equity on 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) on the all-cash voluntary friendly tender offer by SIX Group, the Swiss financial markets infrastructure operator, for €2.8 billion
    • Tristan Capital Partners on its joint venture with Acciona to develop an office complex in Barcelona
    • Triton Partners on the acquisition of Fertiberia, a Spain-based company that manufactures and markets fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, from Grupo Villar Mir

    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

    Languages Spoken

    • English
    • Spanish

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