Fabian D.F. Uebele

Dr. Fabian D.F. Uebele advises clients on all aspects of EU, German and international competition law, including merger control, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance issues and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. In recognition of his work, Dr. Uebele has been repeatedly named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones To Watch.

Dr. Uebele’s experience includes advising:

• Valaris Limited on its $5.8 billion acquisition by Transocean Ltd.
• Janus Henderson Group plc in connection with its acquisition of Rantum Capital
• Mars, Incorporated on its $35.9 billion acquisition of Kellanova
• Qatar Investment Authority, as part of a consortium with The Carlyle Group, on its €7.7 billion acquisition of BASF Coatings GmbH
• Downtown Music Holdings LLC on its $775 million acquisition by Virgin Music Group
• Hermann Rosen, founder of ROSEN Group, a global leader in inspection and integrity management services for energy transmission pipelines, on the antitrust aspects of the carve-out of its New Ventures division, the sale of ROSEN Group to Partners Group AG and a significant reinvestment by Mr. Rosen in the new ownership structure
• Nokia Corporation on its $2.3 billion acquisition of Infinera Corporation
• Castlelake, L.P. on its investment as part of a consortium of bidders for a $1.2 billion debt and equity investment in the reorganized Scandinavian Airlines to be implemented pursuant to a Chapter 11 plan and Swedish reorganization proceeding
• TSG Consumer Partners and Backcountry on the antitrust aspects of the sale of Bergfreunde GmbH, a Germany-based online retailer of premium outdoor apparel and equipment, to DECATHLON S.E., the world’s largest sporting goods retailer

Prior to joining Skadden, Dr. Uebele worked in the London and Frankfurt offices of other major international law firms.