Tatiana Serrão is a Partner at FBL Advogados, with her practice focused on Administrative and Tax Law, Corporate, Commercial Law, and Private Investment Law. She co-coordinates the Corporate, M&A, and Private Equity practice area, assisting clients from multiple sectors and jurisdictions looking to establish operations in Angola. Tatiana has extensive experience advising international companies and individual clients on company incorporation, corporate restructuring, and M&A transactions across industries such as commercial services, industrial sectors, mineral resources, and public procurement. She also provides legal consulting to government institutions, including the Ministry of Commerce and the Constitutional Court of Angola, and has taught Administrative Law, International Trade Law, and Civil Procedural Law at Universidade Católica de Angola.

Practice Areas

• Corporate, M&A, and Private Equity
• Administrative and Tax Law
• Corporate Restructuring
• Foreign Investment Advisory
• Public Procurement

Professional Experience

• Partner at FBL Advogados, co-coordinator of the Corporate, M&A, and Private Equity practice area.
• Advisor to foreign investors in establishing companies in Angola, including leading tin can and detergent manufacturers (investments of USD 19 million and EUR 10 million respectively).
• Assisted leading beverage and diamond cutting companies in restructuring and establishing operations, including M&A and joint ventures with Angolan partners.
• Advises Angolan state-owned companies on bond issuances, including transactions of approximately USD 150 million.
• Provides legal consultancy to government institutions, including the Ministry of Commerce and Constitutional Court of Angola.

Education & Qualifications

• Law Degree, Universidade Católica de Angola (2006)
• Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Law, Universidade Agostinho Neto (2006)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Contract Law, Universidade Católica de Portugal (2006)
• Master in Law, Universidade Católica de Portugal (2009)

Notable Matters / Representative Work

• Assisted Angola’s leading tin can manufacturer in establishing operations with an initial investment of USD 19 million.
• Supported Angola’s leading detergent manufacturer in setting up operations with an initial investment of EUR 10 million.
• Led restructuring for a leading beverage company in Angola, including M&A transactions totaling approximately USD 20 million.
• Advised foreign investor groups in restructuring approximately 20 companies, involving M&As and dissolutions.
• Assisted a leading diamond cutting multinational in establishing operations in Luanda with an initial investment of USD 10 million.
• Advised Angolan state-owned company in bond issuance of approximately USD 150 million.

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

• Member of the Technical Group for Legal and Legal Issues of the Council of Ministers since 2014