Team
Team strengths & track record
The founding partners combine 50+ years of collective leadership across multinational operations in related sectors and categories, M&A, and financing. Their complementary backgrounds, one rooted in operational excellence and brand growth, the other in financial strategy and deal execution, position Sapience to identify, acquire, and scale high-quality businesses while generating sustainable long-term value for investors and sellers alike.
In addition, the firm is supported by a proprietary network of senior executives across core industries, which enhances sourcing capabilities and provides hands-on strategic and operational insight throughout the pre- and post-acquisition lifecycle, including diligence, value creation planning, and execution support.
Founding partners & key team
Eddie Miquel — Partner, M&A and General Management
Senior global executive with over 25 years of experience leading international businesses across the U.S., Latin America, and global service markets. Former General Manager at Crayola LATAM (Stationery/Toys), Alberto Culver Mexico (Personal Care), and Bacardi (Tequila). Also served as Head of Strategy and Business Development for LATAM at Bacardi and member of its Corporate Strategy Group. Led and contributed to global strategic acquisitions including Tequila Cazadores, Dewar’s Scotch Whisky, and Bombay Sapphire Gin. Founder and owner of Rescorp Concepts, the holding company for the IHOP franchise in Central Mexico and Greater Mexico City. Actively engaged in nonprofit leadership as Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and President of Fomento Educacional. Holds an MBA and BS from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and is a U.S. citizen with over 20 years of residence in Mexico.
Gilberto Sotelo — Partner, M&A & Financing
Executive with over 28 years of experience in investment banking, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, and debt and equity financing. Spent 14 years at J.P. Morgan, including over five years based in New York advising Latin American corporations, before serving as Head of Investment Banking in Mexico, where he participated in several of the country’s most significant transactions. Later served as Managing Director of Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Mexico for three years. Currently Founder and Managing Director of Alea Capital, a boutique investment banking firm with extensive multi-industry experience, and Founder of independent sponsor Sapience Capital Partners. Holds an MBA from Columbia University, an MS in Structural Engineering from the University of Mexico, and a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.