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MoFo Advises SoftBank on US$1.8 Billion Equiv. Senior Term Loan Financing for Acquisition of ABB Robotics

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Morrison Foerster advised SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) in connection with a US$1.8 billion equiv. senior term loan financing. The facilities comprise dual-currency Facility B term loans (an €825 million tranche and a US$800 million tranche) and a €293 million multicurrency revolving credit facility. The financing supports SoftBank’s acquisition of ABB’s global robotics business, a leading provider of industrial robotics, automation and AI-driven solutions.The MoFo deal team advising SoftBank was led by partners Ken Siegel and Ambarish Dash and associate Rakesh Grubb-Sharma, with support from Finance of counsel Oliver Henderson and associate Amber Smith. The wider team included Finance partner Jeff Xu and associates Will Winsett and Morgan Maguire; Tax partners Matthew Lau and Freddie Schwier; and Antitrust partners Marie-Claire Strawbridge and Felix Helmstädter.

MoFo Advises SoftBank on US$1.8 Billion Equiv. Senior Term Loan Financing for Acquisition of ABB Robotics

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Ken Siegel is the managing partner of Morrison Foerster’s Tokyo oﬃce and the head of the oﬃce’s 50-attorney M&A team. Ken’s practice focuses on the representation of high-technology companies in acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.Ken has been consistently ranked as one of the leading U.S. attorneys in Japan. Among other things, he is the only attorney rated as a “Star Individual” for M&A in Japan (the level above Band 1) by Chambers Global, having been ranked at this level for more than a dozen years (2011–2024 editions). According to Chambers Asia-Paciﬁc, Ken is “commercial and pragmatic, an incredible M&A attorney” who “deserves tremendous credit for his M&A practice” and has “outstanding acumen, experience and leadership.”In 2026, Ken and his team were named “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer for their role advising SoftBank on a series of transformative artificial intelligence transactions, including its record-breaking $41 billion investment in OpenAI. He has also been recognized multiple times by the publication – including as “Dealmaker of the Week” for his work on Hitachi’s $5 billion sale of its hard disk-drive business to Western Digital, as well as for representing SoftBank in its $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint, a transaction that was named the Global M&A Deal of the Year by The American Lawyer.He has also been recognized by the Financial Times—receiving its Innovative Lawyers Award in 2022, as one of the most innovative lawyers in the Asia Pacific region, and again in 2025, when he and his team were named Innovative Lawyers in Science and Technology for their groundbreaking AI work on Stargate, a joint venture developing advanced AI infrastructure in the United States.Ken received his B.A. magna cum laude from Amherst College. He studied Japanese language at Stanford University’s Inter-University Center for Japanese Language in Tokyo and at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), receiving a graduate degree in International Aﬀairs. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School.<h4>Select Rankings</h4>Ken’s recent notable awards include:<ul><li>Dealmaker of the Year (The American Lawyer 2026)</li><li>Most Innovative Legal Practitioner in Asia-Pacific (Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Award 2022)</li></ul><ul dir="ltr"><li>Star Individual for Japan: Corporate/M&A (Chambers Global 2024)</li><li dir="ltr">Star Individual for Japan: Corporate/M&A (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024)</li><li>Hall of Fame for Japan: Corporate and M&A (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026)</li><li>Market Leader for Japan: M&A (IFLR1000 2025)</li><li>Corporate, M&A Law, Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law [The Best Lawyers in Japan (Recognized since 2009)]</li><li>Foreign Lawyer of the Year (Asian Legal Business (ALB) Japan Law Awards 2018)</li><li>Tokyo Managing Partner of the Year (Asian Legal Business (ALB) Japan Law Awards 2017)</li></ul>

Kenneth A. Siegel

Partner

Ambarish is a partner in the Banking and Finance division at Morrison Foerster’s London office. His practice focuses on domestic and cross-border syndicated lending, acquisition finance and a broad range of leveraged finance transactions.  Ambarish regularly advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on acquisition financings, unitranche facilities, bank and bridge loans, refinancings and other complex debt transactions across the capital structure. He also counsels financial institutions and private credit funds on sophisticated cross-border financings, including direct lending and bespoke credit solutions.<h4>Recent Private Equity Sponsor Transactions</h4><ul><li>Flexpoint Ford on financing matters for its portfolio company AFH.</li><li>Aquiline on the financing of its acquisition of Isio.</li><li>Waterland on the financing aspects of its sale of Cooper Parry to Lee Equity. </li><li>Blackstone on the non-US elements of the financing of its acquisition of a majority stake in Emerson’s Climate Technologies business – a deal valuing the business at US$14 billion.</li><li>Fidelio on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Odevo. </li><li>Impilo on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Scantox. </li><li>DWS on its investment and financing for the take-private of GPH. </li><li>Thoma Bravo on financing aspects of its take-private acquisition of Mercell.</li><li>Thoma Bravo on financing aspects of its take-private acquisition of Sophos.</li><li>Triton on financing aspects of its acquisition of Pharmanovia.</li><li>Triton on financing aspects of its acquisition and business combination of AVS, Ramudden, Fero and Chevron (rebranded Work Zone Safety Group).</li></ul><h4>Recent Bank / Direct Lender Transactions</h4><ul><li>Lead Arrangers on the €1 billion refinancing of PHM’s existing indebtedness. </li><li>Barclays on providing financing to Bain Capital-backed Aptia Group.</li><li>Barclays on providing financing in connection with HIG's acquisition of DX Group plc.</li><li>Barclays on providing an RCF to Abry-backed Chambers & Partners.</li><li>Barclays on providing an RCF to HIG-backed The Content Group.</li><li>Acacia on its financing and investment in AMO Pharma.</li><li>Three Hills on its financing and investment in WPI and subsequent exit.</li></ul>

Ambarish Dash

Rakesh Grubb-Sharma is an associate based in the Tokyo office of Morrison Foerster and is a member of the Financial Transactions Group. Rakesh advises leading international banks and financial institutions, major corporations, private equity sponsors, project sponsors, alternative finance providers, corporates and real estate funds in relation to a broad variety of sophisticated financing transactions in developed and emerging markets.Rakesh specialises in multi-jurisdictional matters focusing on project finance, acquisition leveraged finance, syndicated lending, real estate finance, debt structuring and restructuring, and margin lending.Rakesh has also spent time working in the firm’s London and Singapore offices.Rakesh has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Japan in its “Ones to Watch” category for Banking and Finance Law.Rakesh received his degree in Law from the University of Bristol in 2013, and subsequently completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, Moorgate in 2015.Rakesh is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Rakesh Grubb-Sharma

Associate

Oliver Henderson is an Of Counsel in the Banking and Finance division at Morrison Foerster’s London office. He has a range of experience advising on leveraged finance transactions, acquisition financings and bespoke debt arrangements.Oliver regularly works with private equity sponsors, lenders and corporate borrowers. His experience includes public and private acquisition financings (corporate backed and leveraged) and general corporate debt financing, acting for lenders, borrowers and sponsors.

Oliver Henderson

Of Counsel

Amber Smith is an associate in the Banking and Finance group in Morrison Foerster’s London office. She advises borrowers, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as banks and direct lenders, on domestic and cross-border leveraged, private credit, asset-backed and real estate finance transactions. Her practice spans acquisition financings, refinancings, incremental facilities and liability management exercises across the capital structure. Amber regularly works on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions and advises on English law security structuring, guarantor coverage and perfection mechanics, coordinating closely with US and other local counsel to implement cross-border release, accession and collateral mechanics efficiently and cohesively. Recent representative matters include: <ul><li>A global technology investor on the senior secured term loan B and revolving credit facility financing for its acquisition of a multinational robotics business, involving complex cross-border structuring across England, the United States and Switzerland. </li><li>Lead arrangers on a €1 billion refinancing and related incremental term loan B facilities for a multinational healthcare group. </li><li>A leading international gaming and entertainment group on its €1.2 billion and US$2.2 billion term loan B refinancing. </li><li>A US-listed specialty finance company on the UK aspects of the amendment and restatement of a US$150 million credit facility. </li><li>A global eDiscovery and legal technology provider on the English law aspects of a cross-border intercompany debt restructuring. </li><li>A global investment manager, as senior lender, on the disposal of assets from a multi-portfolio real estate financing and associated debt restructuring. </li><li>A sponsor-backed real estate developer on equity injections and partial release mechanics in connection with the redevelopment of a landmark London site. </li><li>A pan-African digital infrastructure group on a US$30 million equity investment by a multilateral development finance institution to support the rollout of fibre, subsea cable and data centre infrastructure. </li><li>A UK-listed engineering and infrastructure group on its US$100 million secured green loan and sustainability-linked loan facility in connection with a major UK government defence procurement programme.</li></ul>

Amber Smith

Jeff Xu is a partner in the Firm’s Finance Group. He advises financial institutions, private credit funds, and public and private companies on a broad range of financing transactions, including secured and unsecured credit facilities, syndicated loans, acquisition financings, subscription line facilities, asset-based lending (ABL), trade and inventory finance, and other complex lending arrangements. Jeff has particular experience in private credit transactions and regularly counsels clients on structuring and negotiating bespoke financing solutions.In addition to his transactional practice, Jeff is committed to pro bono service, with a focus on assisting elderly and low-income New Yorkers with essential life planning documents. He currently serves on the board of Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing pro bono legal services in New York City’s underserved communities.Jeff graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Jeff Xu

Will Winsett is an associate in the firm’s Finance Group in the New York office.He represents lenders and borrowers in a wide variety of secured and unsecured financing transactions, including domestic and cross-border transactions, acquisition and leveraged financings, project financings and asset-based financings.Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Will was an associate in the leveraged finance department of another large New York law firm. His pro bono practice includes assisting low income New Yorkers with legal name and gender marker changes.

Will Winsett

Morgan Maguire is an associate in Morrison Foerster's New York office and a member of the firm's Finance Group.Morgan represents lead arrangers, investment banks, private credit funds, direct lenders, private equity sponsors, and other financial and corporate institutions in leveraged finance transactions and bespoke debt arrangements. Her capabilities include advising on acquisition financings, direct and syndicated lending, asset-based lending, joint ventures, and strategic transactions, as well as junior debt and equity investments.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Morgan was a finance associate at other leading law firms where she advised on complex credit and debt transactions across a variety of industries, including financial services, energy, retail, technology, and entertainment.Morgan earned her J.D. from Columbia Law School where she was designated as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She holds a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in political science, graduating summa cum laude from Virginia Tech.

Morgan Maguire

Matthew’s practice focuses on the structuring of cross‑border M&A transactions and corporate reorganizations, particularly involving the United States, China, Japan, and the rest of the Asia‑Pacific region. He specializes in guiding clients through the intricacies of cross‑border transaction structures and intellectual property management from a tax perspective.Matthew has deep experience advising fund sponsors and institutional investors on tax issues relating to the formation of, and investments in, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, and other alternative investment products. He has particular expertise in the U.S. taxation of government‑linked investors such as sovereign wealth funds and central banks.Matthew has represented multinational corporations and funds in transactions across more than 30 jurisdictions covering a wide range of industries, including technology, telecommunications, healthcare, real estate, consumer, media, and energy.Matthew is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.While at Columbia Law School, Matthew was a three‑year Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

刘恩安（Matthew Lau）律师的业务侧重于跨境并购交易和企业重组的结构设计，特别是涉及美国、中国、日本和亚太地区其他国家的交易。他擅长从税务的角度协助客户处理复杂的跨境交易结构和知识产权管理。刘律师在为基金发起人和机构投资者就私募股权基金、风险投资基金、房地产基金和其他另类投资产品的成立和投资相关的税务问题提供法律咨询方面拥有丰富的经验。他尤其擅长处理美国对政府相关投资者（如主权财富基金和中央银行）的征税事宜。刘律师曾代表多家跨国公司和基金在30多个司法管辖区处理交易，涵盖科技、电信、医疗保健、房地产、消费品、媒体和能源等多个行业。刘律师是香港律师会注册外地律师。在美国哥伦比亚大学法学院就读期间，刘律师连续三年获得哈伦•菲斯克•斯通（Harlan Fiske Stone）奖学金。

Matthew Lau

Freddie Schwier is a Tax partner based in the London office of Morrison Foerster, advising on UK tax issues, including in connection with M&A, employee option and incentive plans, finance, capital markets, and restructuring transactions.He advises on a wide range of UK tax issues across the firm’s practice, including corporate acquisitions and reorganizations, corporate finance, private equity, restructurings, capital markets transactions, and tax advisory matters.Freddie received his B.A. degree in French and Italian from the University of Oxford, and his Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course from BPP University Law School, London. He is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Clarivate plc in connection with a $500 million incremental term loan facility.</li><li>Barclays Bank PLC as sponsor to Harbour Energy plc in connection with its $11.2 billion acquisition of substantially all of Wintershall Dea AG’s upstream assets from BASF and LetterOne.</li><li>Royalty Pharma plc in connection with its SEC-registered offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes.</li><li>Smith+Nephew in connection with its SEC-registered shelf takedown of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes.</li><li>Roche on its $295 million acquisition of select parts of the LumiraDx group related to LumiraDx group’s innovative point of care technology platform.</li><li>The underwriters in connection with the Province of British Columbia’s $2 billion aggregate principal amount global bond offering.</li><li>MSCI Inc. on the acquisition of Trove Research, a specialist data, analysis, and advisory firm.</li><li>Roivant Sciences Ltd. in connection with a registered direct offering to certain institutional investors of its common shares, generating proceeds used to make a $170 million investment into its subsidiary Immunovant, Inc.</li><li>The underwriters in connection with the Province of British Columbia’s $2.25 billion global bond offering.</li><li>Lucid Group, Inc. in connection with its $232 million long-term strategic technology partnership in which Lucid will provide Aston Martin with powertrain and battery system technology for use in Aston Martin’s initial and certain future electric vehicles.</li><li>NatWest Group plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Scotland, in connection with its SEC-registered shelf takedown of $1.25 billion senior callable fixed-to-fixed reset rate notes.</li><li>Roivant Sciences Ltd. in connection with its debut $150 million SEC-registered equity offering.</li><li>Verisk on the $3.1 billion sale of its energy business, Wood Mackenzie, to an affiliate of Veritas Capital.</li><li>The sales agent in connection with a new $250 million SEC-registered at-the-marketing offering program by Immunocore Holdings plc.</li><li>NatWest Group plc and NatWest Markets N.V. in connection with their $7.34 billion cash tender offers for any and all of certain series of their respective outstanding U.S. dollar–denominated securities.</li><li>The joint book-running managers in connection with a $1 billion Rule 144A / Regulation S offering by Imperial Brands Finance PLC.</li><li>The joint global coordinators and the joint bookrunners in connection with the £150 million initial public offering of Financials Acquisition Corp.</li><li>Viva Wallet in connection with the acquisition by J.P. Morgan of an ownership stake of approximately 49% in the company, subject to regulatory approvals.</li><li>Ding and its founder, Mark Roden, in connection with the sale of a majority stake in the company to Pollen Street Capital and, in partnership with Pollen Street Capital, a substantial investment from Mark Roden.</li><li>Comcast on its partnership with ViacomCBS to launch a new subscription video on demand streaming service called “SkyShowtime.”</li><li>The joint sponsors, bookrunners, and global co-ordinators to Esken on its £55 million capital raising and the joint sponsors to Esken on the proposed £125 million investment by Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund.</li><li>Lightyear Capital on its acquisition of UK wealth management firm Wren Sterling from Palatine Private Equity and others.</li><li>The initial purchasers in connection with a $400 million Rule 144A / Regulation S offering by Paysafe Finance PLC and Paysafe Holdings (US) Corp., wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Paysafe Limited.</li><li>A Ferrero-related company on its acquisition of Burton’s Biscuit Company from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.</li></ul>

Freddie Schwier

An antitrust specialist with more than 15 years of experience, Marie-Claire advises clients on merger control and foreign investment aspects of complex global transactions, investigations, abuse of dominance, and complex vertical agreements. Drawing on this expertise, she also chairs the firm’s cross-practice Government Strategies group.She has advised corporate clients and financial investors across a range of sectors including technology, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, energy, retail, healthcare, sports rights and industrials. In addition to coordinating complex multi-jurisdictional advice and delivering EU and other global merger control and foreign investment clearances, she has extensive UK CMA experience, having acted for clients on a number of complex CMA investigations, both at Phase 1 and Phase 2 and having delivered multiple informal CMA clearances. She regularly advises on CMA engagement strategy in global deals.She also regularly counsels clients in relation to compliance across all aspects of competition law, including horizontal and vertical commercial agreements and dominance. She has also represented clients before the EU and UK regulators in relation to both cartels and abuse of dominance as well as in the context of market investigations.Marie-Claire is recognized in each of the annual editions of Who’s Who Legal: Competition – Future Leaders from 2017 to 2024.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Advising Unity Technologies in relation to its $4.4B Acquisition of ironSource</li></ul><ul><li>Advising Nikon Corporation, a globally active Japanese manufacturer of optical technology solutions, in connection with the public takeover of SLM Solutions Group AG, a Lübeck-based manufacturer of metal 3D printers</li><li>Advising SoftBank in Connection with $3.4 Billion Combination of Eutelsat and OneWeb</li><li>Advising Endurance Acquisition Corp in connection with its investment in Satixfy</li><li>Advising a major record label in relation to a CMA market study into music streaming</li><li>Advising a major energy company and fund manager, active in retail, generation and fund management in relation to the merger control and foreign investment aspects of strategic investment</li><li>Advising a global software company in relation to a CMA merger control investigation into its acquisition of a key competitor</li><li>Advising a UK grocery retailer in relation to a CMA investigation into a failed merger between two of the four major UK grocery retailers</li><li>Advising a consortium of financial investors on the global merger control and UK and foreign public interest aspects of a takeover of UK-based satellite telecommunications company</li></ul>

Marie-Claire Strawbridge

Felix Helmstaedter possesses more than fifteen years of experience in complex regulatory counselling, compliance, and litigation. He advises major companies, public sector entities, and innovative businesses on EU and German regulatory law, with a particular focus on foreign trade, government contracts, and competition. His clients span a range of industries, including telecoms, digital economy, media, technology, financial services, healthcare, energy, and transportation (automotive, e-mobility, public transport, and railway). Felix regularly represents clients in administrative proceedings and public and civil law disputes before national and European authorities and courts, including in public procurement matters and bid protests.His specific experience in foreign trade matters comprises EU sanctions and export control compliance counselling, representation of Asian or U.S. investors in foreign investment control clearance proceedings, and other complex matters involving cybersecurity or further national security concerns.Felix also oversees large-scale internal investigation or regulatory law-driven transactional projects and is particularly experienced in providing strategic advice to market entrants and representing clients in sophisticated multiparty negotiations.As a member of our leading global National Security, Sanctions and Export Control, Government Contracts, and Antitrust practice groups, Felix works closely with high-ranking experts across three continents.Felix regularly lectures at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His dissertation deals with the market regulation issues of liberalizing the railway sector.Felix studied in Berlin (Dr. iur.) and Geneva, Switzerland (“Certificate in Transnational Law”). He worked as an intern in the Hearing Office of the European Commission (Directorate-General for Competition) in Brussels and at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Department of Competition, Regulation and Privatization Policy) in Berlin.<h4>REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE*</h4><h5>Foreign Investment, Sanctions and Export Control</h5><ul><li>Advising major global businesses and organizations on sanctions, export control compliance and internal compliance programs.</li><li>Representing companies in sanctions related disputes and litigation.</li><li>Counseling EU companies on conflicts of laws relating to U.S. sanctions and EU or EU Member State blocking laws and regulations.</li><li>Secured foreign investment control clearances in global M&A transactions before the German Ministry of Economics and Energy and coordinated with local counsel in multiple jurisdictions on clearance under local foreign investment and national security laws.</li></ul><h5>Regulatory, Government Contracts, Competition and EU State Aid</h5><ul><li>Advising a public transportation company on regulatory laws and regulations.</li><li>Counseling companies on public tenders and bid protests.</li><li>Assisted a tech startup with market access to build loading infrastructure for electric vehicles.</li><li>Advised private railway companies on track access, public tenders and EU state aid matters.</li></ul><h5>Compliance and Investigations</h5><ul><li>Advising a major OEM regarding diesel emissions.</li><li>Conducted an internal investigation at a healthcare company in relation to government contracts, and represented the client successfully in a bid protest and follow-on litigation.</li><li>Conducted multinational government contracts compliance review and associated risk assessment for a Fortune Global 500 company, including recommending process improvements and policy changes.</li><li>Conducted a multinational compliance review regarding conflicts of interest and anti-kickback policies.</li></ul><h5>Transactions</h5><ul><li>Represented 1&1/United Internet in negotiations and advised on establishing the European netID Foundation together with ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL.</li><li>Supported U.S. satellite network operator Planet Labs, Inc. during the acquisition of the German satellite system RapidEye.</li><li>Assisted a Chinese investor in the acquisition of Bochumer Verein, a steel manufacturer with plants in Germany and Brazil, from Georgsmarienhütte.</li><li>Represented Viacom in negotiations and advised on establishing the television and video ad sales marketing joint venture “Visoon” with Axel Springer.</li></ul> * includes prior law firm experience

Dr. Felix Helmstädter berät seine Mandanten seit über fünfzehn Jahren zu komplexen Fragestellungen des Regulierungsrechts, bei Transaktionen sowie bei Compliance-Verstößen und vertritt sie in Verwaltungs- und Gerichtsverfahren.Zu seinen Mandanten zählen führende nationale und internationale Unternehmen, Unternehmen der öffentlichen Hand und neue, innovative Marktteilnehmer. Er berät diese sowohl strategisch als auch in Verhandlungen oder streitigen Auseinandersetzungen in zahlreichen Bereichen des europäischen und deutschen Regulierungsrechts, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Fragen des Außenwirtschaftsrechts, Vergabe- und Beihilferechts sowie Wettbewerbsrechts.Besondere branchenspezifische Kenntnisse besitzt Dr. Felix Helmstädter in den Sektoren Telekommunikation, Digitalwirtschaft, Big Data, Medien, Technologie, Finanzdienstleistungen, Gesundheit, Energie und Transport (Automotive, E-Mobility, Öffentlicher Nahverkehr und Eisenbahn).Er vertritt seine Mandanten regelmäßig in Verwaltungs- und Bußgeldverfahren sowie verwaltungs- und zivilgerichtlichen Prozessen vor nationalen sowie europäischen Behörden und Gerichten. Hierzu zählt auch die Vertretung bei vergaberechtlichen Streitigkeiten und Nachprüfungsverfahren sowie in Investitions- und Fusionskontrollverfahren.Seine spezifische Expertise in Außenhandelsfragen umfasst die Compliance mit EU-Sanktionen und Exportkontrollanforderungen, insbesondere auch im Verhältnis zum US-Sanktions- und Exportkontrollrecht. Dr. Felix Helmstädter vertritt zudem vor allem asiatische und US-amerikanische Investoren bei Verfahren zur Genehmigung ausländischer Investitionen und berät zu komplexen Fragen der Cybersicherheit etwa im telekommunikationsrechtlichen oder außenwirtschaftsrechtlichen Kontext.Weitere Beratungsschwerpunkte von Dr. Felix Helmstädter sind die Koordinierung und Durchführung von umfangreichen internen Ermittlungen, die Beratung zu vergaberechtlicher und beihilfenrechtlicher Compliance, die Betreuung von regulierungsrechtlich geprägten M&A-Transaktionen, sowie die strategische Beratung etwa in Fragen des Marktzugangs oder die Verhandlungsführung bei komplexen Vertragsprojekten.Als Mitglied der führenden globalen Praxisgruppen National Security, Sanctions and Export Control; Government Contracts; und Antitrust arbeitet Dr. Felix Helmstädter eng mit hochrangigen Experten über drei Kontinente hinweg zusammen.Er lehrt an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Seine Dissertation behandelt marktordnungsrechtliche Fragen der Liberalisierung des Eisenbahnsektors.Dr. Felix Helmstädter studierte in Berlin (Dr. iur.) und Genf (Certificat de Droit Transnational). Während seines Referendariats arbeitete er u.a. im Hearing Office der Europäischen Kommission, Generaldirektion Wettbewerb (Brüssel) sowie im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Referat für Wettbewerbs-, Regulierungs- und Privatisierungspolitik (Berlin).