{"id":80,"date":"2025-11-09T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:08:45","slug":"founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/?page_id=80","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Valentin Legendre<\/strong> is a Luxembourg-based finance professional and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in private banking, wealth management, and corporate finance advisory<\/strong> across Luxembourg, Brazil, and Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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He is the founder and managing director of V Advisory <\/strong>Luxembourg, an independent firm specialized in corporate structuring, M&A advisory, and business intermediation<\/strong> for entrepreneurs, (U)HNWI, family offices, and institutional investors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Valentin began his career at BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg<\/strong>, where he developed a strong foundation in private banking and credit structuring<\/strong>. He later joined Hedgestone Financial<\/strong> in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, where he advised (ultra) high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs on cross-border wealth planning<\/strong> and investment structuring<\/strong> between Europe and Latin America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Upon returning to Luxembourg, Valentin joined\u00a0Creand S.A. (formerly Banque de Patrimoines Priv\u00e9s)<\/strong>, where he managed international client portfolios, oversaw\u00a0KYC\/AML due diligence<\/strong>, and participated in\u00a0corporate and fund advisory mandates<\/strong>, prior to joining BIL as relationship manager where he stood for 1 year developing key European markets for HNWI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Since October 2025, he operates independently through\u00a0V Advisory<\/strong>, leveraging his experience in\u00a0international wealth management<\/strong>,\u00a0alternative investments<\/strong>, and\u00a0regulatory frameworks<\/strong>\u00a0to support clients in their\u00a0structuring, financing, and business development strategies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Areas of Expertise<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Corporate and Holding Structuring<\/strong> (Luxembourg SOPARFI, LuxCos, AIFs, cross-border vehicles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • M&A and Business Intermediation<\/strong> (sell-side and buy-side mandates, valuation, investor sourcing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Private Banking and Wealth Advisory<\/strong> (bank introductions, onboarding, portfolio structuring)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Regulatory and Compliance Advisory<\/strong> (KYC, AML\/CFT procedures, CSSF frameworks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • International Business Development<\/strong> (Luxembourg\u2013Brazil\u2013Europe cross-border expertise)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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    Education & Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • BSc in Economics & Management<\/strong>, Universit\u00e9 de Nancy, France<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • MBA in Corporate Finance<\/strong>, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Continuous AML\/KYC & Compliance training<\/strong> (2012-2025) via banks, legal firms, and compliance consultants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Certified private banker<\/strong> and investment professional (EIP) by the EFPA (Luxembourg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Fluent in French, English, and Portuguese<\/strong>, Spanish<\/strong>, conversational in Dutch and Luxembourgish \u2014 which enables him to seamless interact with clients across Europe and Latin America<\/strong> – taking Luxembourg as his base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Philosophy & Vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Valentin\u2019s approach is independent, discreet, and client-centric<\/strong>, combining European financial discipline with Latin American entrepreneurial agility.
      His firm, V Advisory<\/strong>, reflects this international vision \u2014 offering bespoke solutions that go \u201cbeyond borders.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      He is the founder and managing director of V Advisory Luxembourg, an independent firm specialized in corporate structuring, M&A advisory, and business intermediation for entrepreneurs, (U)HNWI, family offices, and institutional investors. Valentin began his career at BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg, where he developed a strong foundation in private banking and credit structuring. He later joined Hedgestone Financial in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, where he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions\/137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.v-advisory.lu\/v-advisory.lu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}