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Valentin Wiesner is a managing associate in the Banking & Finance Team of Walder Wyss. He primarily advises domestic and international financial institutions, funds and corporations on corporate and acquisition financing. Another focus of his practice is advice on capital market transactions.

Born in 1992, Valentin Wiesner was educated at the University of Zurich (MLaw 2015) and the University of Amsterdam (LL.M. Law and Finance 2021). Before joining Walder Wyss as junior associate in 2015, he worked in the group legal department of an internationally active Swiss insurance group. Valentin Wiesner was admitted to the bar in 2017.

Valentin Wiesner"s professional languages are German and English. He also speaks French. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Areas of Practice

  • Banking, Finance & Insurance
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Corporate Finance & Capital Markets
  • Financial Products
  • Financial Services
  • Insurance
  • Regulatory

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Swiss Life – EUR 500 Mio. Hybridanleihe

Walder Wyss advises Acronis on sale of majority stake to EQT

Bregal Unternehmerkapital erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung an BSI Software von Capvis

Swixx Biopharma acquires Biopas to enter Latin America

Kauf des Park Hyatt Zürich

Wascosa Group: EUR 240m growth financing

UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 700 million multicurrency credit facility agreement for On (NYSE:ONON)

UBS Switzerland AG - Financing for Capvis' acquisition of Schurter Group

CHF 150 million credit facility agreement for Bauwerk Group

DSM and Firmenich have completed their EUR 35 bn merger, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being

CHF 450 million sustainability-linked facility agreement for Clariant AG

UBS Switzerland AG – Financing of the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in CSD Group

Insmed Closes Strategic Financings

Swiss Life – CHF 500 million Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility

Groupe E platziert CHF 220m Anleihe

Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. - Financing of Unlimitrust Campus

UBS Switzerland AG – USD 175m Credit Facility for Dätwyler Group

AEW Energie AG begibt eine CHF 125m Anleihe

ELSA beabsichtigt, sich an aaremilch zu beteiligen

UBS Switzerland AG - Finanzierung der Rhystadt AG (Klybeckareal)

Trusted Novus Bank Limited to acquire Kaleido Privatbank AG

DDM Group erwirbt Swiss Bankers Prepaid Services AG

Promotions at Walder Wyss

Ford Credit begibt Anleihe über 230 Mio.

Walder Wyss unterstützt Sberbank Moskau bei einer USD 3.9 Mrd. Finanzierung der URALCHEM JSC Russia

Verkauf der «Gries Deco-Gruppe»

UBS Switzerland AG übernimmt Hypothekarportfolio von Bank Julius Bär & Co AG

Die Polygon Gruppe übernimmt die Nettag AG

Walder Wyss assisted Goldman Sachs International Bank, London, on the establishment of a new Swiss residential mortgage business platform

CIC Capital unterstützt die Schweizer MEGA-Gruppe in einer neuen Entwicklungsphase

Akara übernimmt Patrimonial Suisse SA

Cembra Money Bank unterzeichnet Partnerschaft mit Startup Lendico Schweiz AG

Glarner Kantonalbank platziert erfolgreich CHF 100 Mio. Additional Tier 1 Anleihe

Swiss Life – CHF 600 Mio. Hybridanleihen

Metall Zug (SIX: METN) übernimmt Mehrheit an der Haag-Streit Holding AG

Baloise Group platziert erstmals eine Hybridtransaktion über CHF 500 Mio.

Apax / Unilabs

Groupe SEB erwirbt die WMF Gruppe von KKR

Oriflame: Grenzüberschreitende Vermögensübertragung abgeschlossen

Nachfolgeregelung DT Swiss

Verkauf von SIAS, führender OEM Anbieter für Laboratorautomation, an TECN

Arval übernimmt das Flottenservicegeschäft von GE Capital in Europa

Blackstone To Acquire Real Estate Assets from GE Capital

Grenzüberschreitende Going Private Fusion der SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (SIX: SHLTN)

Renaissance KMU und SVC-AG für KMU Risikokapital kaufen Bandi S.A.

EUR 750 Mio. Hybridanleihe – Swiss Life

Swisscard’s Swiss Credit Card Securitisation 2016-1 listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange





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Changes to Swiss Rules on Disclosure of qualified Shareholdings

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