PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados ‘has a clear grasp of the reality of the Angolan market’. It assists private and state-owned entities with regulatory work, due diligence processes and day-to-day legal advice. Renata Valenti is 'an amazing leader’, proficient in handling M&A, employment and real estate issues. Emmanuel da Silva is a corporate lawyer who is active in the insurance and investment sectors, while Barros Gaspar Simão is a skilled negotiator and litigator.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Renata Valenti and Orlando Buta are clearly very knowledgeable, both on an academic and practical level.'
- 'The team provides personalised attention to every matter.'
- 'The team has specialists in every sector.'
- 'Renata Valenti is an amazing leader.'
- 'The team quickly adapts to changes and challenges in the business.'
- 'This practice has a wide array of expertise, with good communication skills.'
- 'The team has a clear grasp of the reality of the Angolan market and how it works.'
- 'Renata Valenti is an excellent lawyer.'
Key clients
- Galp Energia
- SG HEMERA CAPITAL PARTNERS – SGOIC, S.A.
- Afentra PLC
- OLEA Insurance Solutions Africa
- SAS SUEZ International
- Huawei Technologies Angola, Limitada
- Clariant Oil Services UK
- Standard Bank Group
- AMT S.A. Advanced Maritime Transports
- ENSA - Empresa Nacional de Seguros de Angola, S.A.
Work highlights
Advised Afentra on the acquisition of four non-operated interests from Sonangol P&P and INA.
Advising ENSA on the preliminary legal due diligence and the structuring and implementation of the privatisation, through an IPO.
Advising SUEZ on BITA and PROGUA projects.
Lawyers
Practice head
Renata Valenti
Other key lawyers
Emmanuel Silva; Barros Gaspar Simão; Orlando Buta