Prior to joining Walkers in 2012, Mark worked in the London and Singapore offices of Linklaters in their Project Finance team.

He trained and qualified at Linklaters, and advised public and private companies, asset management groups, banks and other financial institutions on project, acquisition and structured financings, syndicated and secured bank loans as well as inbound and outbound financing transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

He was a member of the Linklaters India Group and had a three-month secondment at Rio Tinto plc.

Admitted In:
The British Virgin Islands
England and Wales (not practising)

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts Combined Studies (BACS) History with Politics and Sociology, University of Southampton
Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law in Guildford
Legal Practice Course, Oxford Law School

2020 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Rising Star

2019 Legal 500

"Mark Galazzi is a client’s dream: responsive, practical and will push internally to get the right result for the client."

2018 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer Next Generation Lawyer

"Mark Galazzi is 'a go-to person for on-point and commercial BVI legal advice'."

2017 Legal 500 - (Offshore) Recommended Lawyer

2015 Legal 500 UK – Commentators say that Senior Associate Mark Galazzi “is hands on and very effective.’”

ADVISORY

• The use of Cayman Islands structures in Islamic real estate financings in the UK - The growth of Islamic finance globally during the past decade has been significant with a recent UN ...
  
• Listings Advisory: ESG & Green Bonds - If ever there was a year when ESG bonds would come to the fore, 2020 has proven to be such a year. A...
  
• Jersey’s Aircraft Registry Opens for Business - Jersey’s first aircraft registry has now become operational, following the recent coming into forc...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers maintains Pre-Eminent ranking amongst offshore law firms in London - Walkers' team in London have once again maintained their position as the pre-eminent offshore law ad...
  
• Walkers Retains Market-Leading Ranking Amongst Offshore Law Firms Based in London - Walkers has maintained its position as the leading offshore law firm based in London and retains its...
  
• Walkers London-based BVI, Bermuda & Cayman law teams retain top tier ranking in Legal 500 - Walkers London office has again retained its tier-one status, in the latest edition of Legal 500, fo...
  
• Walkers London Celebrates 20th Anniversary - Walkers is pleased to announce that its London office is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Walkers w...
  
• Walkers London ranked top tier by Legal 500 2020/2021 - Walkers is pleased to announce that its (London based) BVI and Cayman law teams have retained their ...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers' Jersey and London teams advise lenders on Waldencast Acquisition Corp's acquisition of beauty brands OBAGI and Milk Makeup - Walkers' Jersey and London teams have advised JPMorgan (and other global financial institutions) as ...
  
• Walkers have Advised on the Acquisition of Ireland's Largest Building - Walkers Ireland & Walkers London have advised on the acquisition of Ireland's largest buildingW...
  
• Walkers Acts on Financing of 5 Churchill Place Acquisition - Walkers London has acted as BVI law counsel on two fronts in relation to the financing of Cheung Kei...
  
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ARTICLES

• Key Trends for 2022 – Structured Finance - Despite the impact of the Global Pandemic, the structured finance market enjoyed strong performance ...
  
• Aviation Outlook 2022 - The uninitiated may be forgiven for thinking that there has been little activity in the aviation mar...
  
• LIBOR Transition Update: The Impact on Existing Guernsey, Jersey, Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands Security - Introduction2021 is seeing the phasing out of the long established London inter-bank offer rate (LIB...
  
• Mergers and acquisitions involving a BVI regulated entity: navigating the BVI regulatory landscape - Recent years have seen a trend towards consolidation in the financial services industry; the BVI is ...
  
• Private M&A Involving British Virgin Islands Companies - The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) has long been a world renowned international financial centre...
  
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