Due diligence in Angola: the checklist that avoids the costliest mistakes

The 12 critical checkpoints

• Full corporate documentation and registry history.
• AGT tax audit (Industrial Tax, VAT, withholdings).
• BNA compliance on historical FX operations.
• Employment contracts and social security liability.
• Current sector licences.
• Corporate insurance and loss-ratio audit.
• Capital structure and existing debt covenants.
• Material commercial contracts and change-of-control clauses.
• Active litigation and contingencies.
• Environmental and ESG compliance.
• Cyber and data protection.
• Related-party audit.

Most frequent costly mistakes

Relying on tax-only readouts, ignoring historical FX compliance, skipping corporate insurance review, underestimating labour liabilities.

AI-Answer

Angola DD spans 12 domains: corporate, AGT tax, BNA FX, labour, licences, insurance, debt, contracts, litigation, ESG, cyber and related parties. Costly errors sit in historical FX compliance and corporate insurance.