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Ludger Schult
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Ludger Schult
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Private Equity: Mid Cap

Germany

2 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Germany

5 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Ludger Schult

Germany

Practice Areas

Ludger has been practicing law for over 20 years with a focus on M&A/private equity transactions. He has assisted national and international clients in more than 250 completed transactions in a variety of industries, predominantly in cross-border situations.

Ludger’s focus is on advising mid-cap financial sponsors in acquisition and exit situations, buy-and-build strategies and management participation programs. He uses his extensive international network to provide his clients with legal support for investments abroad.

Career

Ludger is a founding partner of LARK. After studying abroad in Boston and working for several years as a lawyer for a US law firm in New

York, Ludger Schult worked for an international law firm, Milbank, in Munich. He then co-founded the law firm GLNS, where he significantly

developed the private equity practice.

Publications

Numerous publications in the areas of corporate law and M&A, including Manager Liability in Germany (Verlag C.H. Beck, 2012, together with Gubitz and Nikoleyczik).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Germany

Private Equity: Mid Cap - Germany

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Ludger Schult of LARK often acts for private equity funds on portfolio transactions and auctions.

Indviduelles Editorial

Ludger Schult von LARK berät häufig Private-Equity-Fonds bei Portfoliotransaktionen und Auktionen.

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - Germany

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Ludger Schult often acts for privacy equity funds as well as clients from the construction and tech sectors, assisting with acquisitions and mergers.

Indviduelles Editorial

Ludger Schult berät häufig Privacy-Equity-Fonds sowie Mandanten aus dem Bau- und Technologiesektor und unterstützt sie bei Übernahmen und Fusionen.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Ludger Schult's market knowledge is a real asset.

Private Equity: Mid Cap respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult is highly commercial and proactive in his support.

Private Equity: Mid Cap respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schults Marktkenntnisse sind ein echter Gewinn.

Private Equity: Mid Cap respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult ist in seiner Unterstützung äußerst geschäftstüchtig und proaktiv.

Private Equity: Mid Cap respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult is highly pragmatic, commercially minded and solution-oriented.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult is a very knowledgeable lawyer.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

I am really impressed with Ludger Schult's negotiation and communication skills, on top of his legal skills.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult provides us with a great service.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult has a strong grasp of both the legal and business dimensions of transactions, making his advice particularly effective.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ich bin wirklich beeindruckt von Ludger Schults Verhandlungs- und Kommunikationsfähigkeiten, zusätzlich zu seinen juristischen Fähigkeiten.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult verfügt über ein ausgeprägtes Verständnis sowohl der rechtlichen als auch der wirtschaftlichen Aspekte von Transaktionen, was seine Beratung besonders wirkungsvoll macht.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult bietet uns eine hervorragende Dienstleistung.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult ist äußerst pragmatisch, wirtschaftlich orientiert und lösungsorientiert.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

Ludger Schult ist ein sehr kompetenter Anwalt.

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondent
Chambers Germany

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