LARK promotes Eva-Maria Bayer to counsel

LARK has promoted transaction lawyer Eva-Maria Bayer (PICTURED) to counsel. With this promotion, LARK further strengthens its private equity and M&A practice.

“We are proud to have appointed Eva as our first counsel from within our own ranks in the LARK private equity practice,” says Dr Ludger Schult, private equity partner and co-founder of LARK. “With her high level of professional expertise, entrepreneurial thinking, and strong team spirit, she embodies the values our firm stands for. Eva’s appointment as counsel demonstrates LARK’s consistent focus on internal development and long-term perspectives.”

Eva-Maria Bayer began her career in 2019 as part of Dr Ludger Schult’s team and moved to LARK with his team at the beginning of 2024. From the outset, she advised national and international private equity firms – including Afinum, EMERAM Capital, and FSN Capital – as well as companies on complex transactions. In addition, she has built up particular expertise in corporate law, especially in advising on management and employee participation programs.

LARK’s private equity practice currently has 5 partners, 2 counsels, and 7 associates.