SUIMO’s Services in Mozambique

We take pleasure in presenting to you SUIMO's professional services in Mozambique.

I. Services

SUIMO specialises in legal, administrative and business services for companies and organisations conducting business in Mozambique.

 SUIMO provides its clients with expert professional advice and assistance in virtually every area of law affecting corporate clients. Our primary fields of practice are commercial law (incorporation of companies, drafting of agreements), administrative law (business licensing, investment authorisation), tax law, land law (land registration services, title deed searches), work and resident permit for foreigners and intellectual property law (registration of trade marks and patents).

 SUIMO acts as the Secretary General of the Mozambican Land Surveyors Association. All Mozambican land surveyors and land law specialists are organised in this Association to serve the public with land matters. On behalf of the association we are in close contact with all the governmental institutions, such as Dinageca, dealing with land matters. We also work closely with all the sworn land surveyors in Mozambique.

 Our administrative services department will assist you in dealing with governmental officials in Mozambique on the national, provincial and local level. We have been involved regularly in the set-up and co-ordination of Task Forces to expedite bureaucratic processes in the areas of licensing, land law and labor law on behalf of our international clientele.

 Our business services department provides you with business data, assists in the identification of suitable partners, assists you in tender procedures and establishes contacts with the private sector and government. 

 II. ABOUT SUIMO

 SUIMO has a specialized legal team of international and Mozambican professionals with in-depth knowledge of the commercial and corporate requirements vis-à-vis the operations and activities of companies and/or individuals conducting business in Mozambique. SUIMO's consultants are fluent in English, Portuguese, German and French. SUIMO has permanent offices in Mozambique since 1996.

 SUIMO's client base includes international corporations and organizations, governments, international law firms and local companies.

 Please find attached a more detailed description of our services as well as references from clients.

 We would be pleased to assist you with our professional services in Mozambique.

 Kindly do not hesitate to contact Adrian Frey or Jane Grob for further information.  

SUIMO References

Spoor & Fisher, Pretoria

Marco van der Merwe, a partner in the South African law firm Spoor & Fisher, to whom SUIMO renders legal advice mainly in the area of intellectual property law, states that "The services offered by Suimo, since the initial instruction, have remained of the highest standard. We have been able to rely fully on the honesty, efficiency and speedy execution of all requests and instructions".

PD NAIDOO & Associates, Johannesburg

JA Middleton, Director of the Mozambican branch of PD Naidoo & Associates, a South Africa based Engineering company, writes: "Suimo assisted us in establishing permanent offices in Maputo and to register as a local Engineering Consultancy in Mozambique. Due to excellent references received from other organisations for which they performed similar services, it was decided to appoint Suimo. We are pleased to state that we are more than satisfied with the excellent services provided, not only in the professional manner in which it was performed, but also in the way they constantly kept us up to date on progress, and the small extra services that were provided, without us asking for them, and at no charge."

Swiss Embassy, Maputo

Thomas Greminger, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Switzerland in Maputo, commented on Suimo's services as follows: "The Swiss Embassy in Maputo extended a mandate to Suimo to render services in regard to preparing and accompanying the Swiss private sector and government mission to Mozambique. The mission was considered very successful by both participants of the private sector and government representatives. The services rendered by Suimo were crucial for the success of the mission. Conceptual inputs were sound, logistics reliable and the organisation of events highly professional. Suimo's contribution was proof of an excellent knowledge of local Mozambican reality, its potentials and constraints, as well as of the expectations and needs of foreign investors/exporters.

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD)

Masataka Fujita, Affairs Officer in the Investment Issues Analysis Branch, described Suimo's services as follows: "UNCTAD mandated Suimo to undertake work related to a needs assessment of foreign direct investment into Mozambique by transnational corporations based in Asia. All contributions received from Suimo were delivered timely and to our entire satisfaction. Suimo proved to be a reliable partner, with an excellent knowledge of the local economy, and in particular, issues related to foreign direct investment and the activities of transnational corporations."