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Where Markets Set The Price

A specialist sales platform designed for high-quality, high-demand property assets that require structured, competitive exposure rather than passive listing.

Every auction has a defined start and end. Instead of months of passive listing, all buyer attention is concentrated into one focused sale date. Decisions are made. Momentum is real.

Qualified buyers compete in the same room – live and online. No backroom negotiations. No hidden offers. Everyone sees the same information and the same bidding.

The market sets the price in the moment. Sellers don’t guess. Buyers don’t speculate. Value is revealed through visible competition.

All due diligence happens upfront. When the hammer falls, the sale is binding. Clear timelines. Clear terms. No endless renegotiation.

Experience control, certainty,
and price discovery.

Equal Access & Visible Bidding

Buy with Galetti

Clarity, fairness, and confidence for buyers.

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The Galetti Ecosystem

Every property has a goal – to be sold, leased, or repositioned. That’s where we start. With a brief, an asset, and a mandate. From there, Galetti activates its full, integrated ecosystem.

We define the strategy.

We identify the target market.

We launch a smart, multi-channel campaign.

Every lead enters our central system: ReBase.

We assign the right dealmaker, instantly.

We track, optimise, and close all in one system.

We begin by defining the auction go-to-market strategy, identifying the asset’s key value drivers, the most relevant buyer segments, and the optimal positioning to achieve price certainty within a defined auction timeline.

We use our internal database of 40,000+ contacts and market intelligence to profile the right audience. This includes real buyers and tenants we’ve transacted with before.

From social media and Google Ads to PR, email, WhatsApp, boards, and listing sites. Each channel is carefully selected based on proven audience responsiveness, ensuring every campaign reaches the right people.

As leads come in, whether from socials, website, a board or a PR article – they’re auto-captured in ReBase. We see who they are, where they came from, and what they want.

The system allocates the lead to a specialist who knows the product and the market. The dealmaker begins qualification, engages the lead, and updates their status in real time.

Our system doesn’t just log activity – it learns from it. If one channel delivers more qualified leads, we shift budget in real time. If performance drops, we adjust messaging or creative immediately. Once a deal is concluded, it’s recorded, billed, and reported with full visibility on what worked, what didn’t, and how we improve.

2006

Galetti Group is established

Founded in Cape Town at The Foundry, Green Point, launching as a commercial real estate brokerage focused on leasing and sales.

Galetti early years
2009

Expansion into Johannesburg

Extending broking services into South Africa’s primary commercial hub.

Expansion into Johannesburg
2010

Leadership strengthened

Appointment of John Jack as Sales Director (Johannesburg).

Leadership strengthened in 2010
2012

First major institutional milestone

Sale of Clairwood Racecourse (77 hectares) for R430 million, later developed into a major logistics park.

  • Galetti begins investing in Rebase, its proprietary live geo-mapping CRM system, laying the foundation for data-led real estate advisory.
  • John Jack appointed Regional Head (Gauteng).
2012 Clairwood Racecourse milestone
2014

Entry into large-scale infrastructure advisory

Galetti represents Alstom on the PRASA passenger rail renewal tender.

Infrastructure advisory milestone
2015

Strategic evolution beyond brokerage

  • Partnership with Knight Frank.
  • Launch of the Corporate Services Division, focused on tenant representation and portfolio optimisation.
  • Appointment of John Jack as Director of Corporate Services.
  • Awarded the Nampak corporate services mandate.
Corporate Services evolution
2016

Landmark proof of scale

Sale of the Nampak property portfolio for R1.744 billion, firmly positioning Galetti as an institutional-grade advisor.

Institutional scale milestone
2017

5 years of continuous investment in technology

  • Rebase capable of embedding technology into deal execution, portfolio intelligence, and client decision-making.
  • Continued high-value transactions: Representation of Caterpillar in the acquisition of a 20,000 sqm distribution centre in Pomona.
Technology investment and growth
2018

Major organisational reset

  • Management buyout and significant private equity investment.
  • Repositioning as Galetti.
  • Appointment of John Jack as CEO.
  • Appointment of Simon Wilkins as Managing Director: Corporate Services.
2018 management buyout
2019

Relocation to Melrose Arch

Supporting expanded teams, systems, and service lines.

2019 relocation to Melrose Arch
2020

Corporate advisory through disruption

Representation of Pearson Education in a 25,000 sqm lease restructure during COVID, reinforcing Galetti’s role as a strategic advisor in volatile markets.

Advisory during disruption
2021

Major investment in marketing and digital channels

Transforming how property is marketed, buyers are educated, and leads are generated.

Marketing and digital growth
2022

Auctions as a third core division

  • Introduction of online auctions.
  • Appointment of Guy Dowling and Ricardo da Silva as Joint Managing Directors (Auctions).
  • Launch of live auctions in Johannesburg.
  • Nicky Austin appointed CFO.
  • Acquisition of New Vantage Properties.
2022 live auctions Johannesburg
2023

Live auctions expand into Cape Town

Refining and scaling the auction model.

2023 live auctions Cape Town
2024

Leadership growth and landmark land sale

  • Appointment of Wesley Cowan as Managing Director: Cape Town Auctions.
  • Sale of approximately 430 hectares of land in George.
2024 Wesley Cowan MD Cape Town Auctions
2025

Fully integrated ecosystem formalised

Technology, CRM, live geo-mapping, marketing, and buyer engagement fully connected—every enquiry, asset, and transaction tracked in one unified system.

Integrated ecosystem
2026

Global expansion

Launch of Galetti’s trialled, proven live auction platform in the UAE—marking entry into international markets—with Jenna Robertson appointed as Managing Director of Dubai Auctions.

Global expansion

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