Galadari strengthens capital markets and funds practice with Luke Stowe appointment
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants has announced the appointment of Luke Stowe as partner in its Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Funds practice, reinforcing the firm’s capabilities across debt and equity capital markets, securitisation, structured finance, private credit and funds matters.
Stowe joins Galadari with extensive international experience advising leading financial institutions, private equity firms, asset managers, alternative investment funds, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds on complex financing, capital markets and funds transactions. His experience spans MTN programmes, IPOs, sukuks, securitisations of a vast array of assets (including trade receivables, credit cards and consumer loans, collateralised loan obligations and non-performing loans), structured finance and private credit transactions and fund establishment and fund financing matters, as well advising clients on related regulatory issues.
He has experience advising clients in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, Asia and Latin America. Prior to joining Galadari, he was a partner at Rimon in Dubai and previously served as counsel at Sidley Austin LLP. He trained and qualified at Clifford Chance and has also practised with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Stowe is recognised as a “Key Lawyer” by Legal 500.
Commenting on the appointment, Ahmed Galadari, managing partner, said, “Luke’s arrival is a significant strengthening of our corporate and finance practice. His extensive experience across capital markets, structured finance and securitisation, combined with an international perspective and a strong track record advising major financial institutions and investment firms, will substantially enhance our ability to support clients on complex, cross-border transactions.”
Luke Stowe, partner – Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Funds added, “I am extremely pleased to join Galadari at a particularly active moment for both capital markets and asset backed financing and private credit in the UAE and the wider region. With debt capital markets issuance at record levels, an increasing appetite for private credit lenders to provide alternative capital solutions to corporates in the region, and a continued commitment from international fund managers to raise capital in the region, the demand for sophisticated, commercially grounded legal advice has never been greater. The continued upward trajectory of the UAE’s rapidly evolving financial market is clear to see, and I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to help clients navigate and contribute towards this evolving and exciting landscape.”
