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.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Renata Valenti

Other key lawyers

Emmanuel Silva, Barros Gaspar Simão, Orlando Buta