Valentine Schnyder is a senior associate in our Banking & Finance team. She advises banks and financial institutions on all regulatory aspects related to their activities as well as financial products and services. Her areas of expertise also include mergers and acquisitions, corporate, commercial law and structured finance.

In addition, Valentine has expertise in the field of sustainable development, specifically in corporate social and environmental responsibility and serves as board member to a non-profit foundation dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of human activity. She regularly advises companies in this area and has a profound understanding of various certifications in the field.

Valentine Schnyder studied at the Geneva University where she obtained a Bachelor of Laws in 2013 and a Master of Laws in 2015 which included two exchanges, the first at the University of Lucerne and the second at the Université du Québec, in Montreal. Furthermore, she completed the program of the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, on Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies.

Prior to joining Walder Wyss, Valentine Schnyder worked in the legal department of a Swiss private bank and in the legal department of one of the Big Fours. She then completed her traineeship at Walder Wyss and was admitted to the Geneva Bar in October 2019.

Valentine Schnyder works in French, English and Spanish. She has a good command of German and Italian.

Significant Accomplishments

Cendres+Métaux Group acquires Lauener & Cie SA

Walder Wyss advised ING Bank N.V., Amsterdam, Lancy/Geneva branch on a USD 20,000,000 financing to Transamine SA

Mora Group acquired Manuplast SA

ITS Kanal Services AG erwirbt die Künzli Gruppe

Swiss medtech company Distalmotion SA closes USD 150m Series F Financing Round

Union Bancaire Privée und The Risk Management Group haben ein Konsortium von institutionellen Anlegern und Family Offices beim Sale-and-Leaseback der Gebäude des Hôpital de La Tour in Genf beraten

IMMOFONDS acquires four real estates in Ticino

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG acquires the remaining 42.5% of the Swiss online bank zweiplus ag

The banking group J. Safra Sarasin acquired a landmark property located at Place de Hollande in Geneva from BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA

Sleepiz AG schliesst Serie A Finanzierungsrunde ab

Komgo SA, die Blockchain-Plattform für Handelsfinanzierungen, erhielt CHF 26 Mio. (USD 29 Mio.)

J. Safra Sarasin Group übernimmt das Privatbankgeschäft von Bank of Montreal (BMO) in Hongkong und Singapur

Beratung der Schweizer Zweigniederlassung von ING im Zusammenhang mit einer internen Reorganisation

Management-Buy-in innerhalb der Romande Energie Services SA

Komgo SA: Industrieunternehmen und Banken lancieren gemeinsam eine Blockchain-Plattform, die die Finanzierung des Rohstoffhandels revolutionieren soll

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