What Afianza does

Afianza is a Spain-based professional services firm headquartered in Madrid, founded in 2002 and operating with 501-1,000 employees across the national market. The firm delivers consulting, advisory, legal, tax, and gestoría (administrative/accounting) services to business clients, with a customer segment described as horizontally oriented across corporate Spain. Its offering is built on human-professional service delivery rather than a software product; no proprietary technology platform, named products, or AI capabilities are disclosed in available sources. A notable description in firmographic data references renewable energy and insurance services, but the substantive operational evidence (ten 2026 acquisitions of legal/tax/advisory firms, debt structure, and growth plan metrics) consistently positions Afianza as a multi-discipline professional services consolidator. Note: founded year shows a discrepancy — firmographics state 2001 while structured company-history sources state 2002 — resolved here to 2002 per more specific first-party historical references.

Afianza's business model is professional services revenue: engagements are likely quote-based and tailored to client scope, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with direct client engagement rather than channel-led distribution. The firm is privately held with no parent company or public listing, and operates exclusively in Spain with no global footprint claim. Operational capacity is anchored by a 500-1,000 headcount base providing geographic and service-line coverage across the Spanish market.

The company's strategic posture is one of aggressive consolidation: in February 2026 it secured €110 million of strategic financing from BlackRock (7-year bullet loan, advised by Alantra), with proceeds refinancing existing Oquendo and CaixaBank debt and funding a 2026-2029 growth plan. The plan targets approximately €30 million of additional annual revenue, over 500 new professional hires per year, and geographic expansion across key Spanish cities. Between February and June 2026, Afianza executed at least ten acquisitions spanning advisory, legal, tax, gestoría, and tech-enabled advisory firms — a roll-up designed to build a national-scale, multi-discipline Spanish professional services platform.

Name

Afianza

Legal name

Afianza

Website

https://afianza-ac.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Afianza is a Spain-based professional services firm (founded 2002, 501-1,000 employees) delivering consulting, legal, tax, and advisory services to business clients across Spain, executing a roll-up strategy funded by a €110M BlackRock loan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Services / Business Advisory

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Investment Management Advisory (RIA) (FSAEAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tax-Focused Wealth Management RIAs (FSAAACAD)

Keywords

• Tax advisory services
• Legal consulting services
• Business consulting Spain
• Corporate advisory firm
• Professional services firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: Afianza generates revenue through professional services, likely including consulting, advisory, and specialized services to business clients. As a professional services firm founded in 2002, the company serves clients through direct service delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Afianza is a Spanish professional services firm that delivers advisory, tax, legal, business consulting, administrative (gestoría), insurance, and renewable energy services to business clients across Spain. The firm is executing an acquisition-led consolidation strategy, having acquired multiple tax, legal, and consulting firms across Spain in 2026, supported by a €110 million BlackRock financing facility.

Product overview

Afianza is a Spanish professional services firm founded in 2002. The company operates in the professional services sector, offering services to the national market in Spain. The source data describes the firm's business operations and growth strategy (targeting approximately €30 million in additional annual revenue, over 500 new professional hires per year, and geographic expansion across key Spanish cities through 2026-2029), but does not provide specific named product offerings, modules, or individual service brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Advisory Services Tax and fiscal advisory services for Spanish business clients, evidenced by the acquisition of Gonvel Abogados y Asesores Tributarios in 2026, a tax advisory firm.
• Legal Advisory Services Legal counsel and advisory services for Spanish business clients, evidenced by acquisitions of multiple law firms including M&P Ledesma Abogados (2026-06-08) and Ars Privilegium (2026-02-19).
• Business Consulting Services General business consulting and advisory services for Spanish corporate clients, evidenced by acquisitions of Llarena Consultores (2026-06-15), Informasa Asesores (2026-06-15), Olivermaura Consultants (2026-06-15), Gestolasa Consultoria (2026-05-28), and MIBOR Asesores (2026-05-11).
• Administrative and Gestoría Services Administrative management and gestoría (administrative processing) services for Spanish businesses, evidenced by the acquisitions of Gestoría Moriana (2026-06-15) and Gestolasa Consultoria (2026-05-28).
• Insurance Services Insurance services offered to clients as part of Afianza's professional services portfolio, as described in the firm's company description.
• Renewable Energy Services Renewable energy services offered to clients as part of Afianza's professional services portfolio, as described in the firm's company description.

Quantifiable outcome

• Targeting approximately €30 million in additional annual revenue through 2026-2029

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BDO Spain: BDO Spain is part of the global BDO network, providing audit, tax, and advisory services to Spanish corporates. It is a broader incumbent that competes for similar mid-market work but with global reach Afianza does not yet have.
• KPMG Spain: KPMG Spain is a Big Four firm providing audit, tax, legal, and advisory services across Spain. While much larger, it competes with Afianza for enterprise and mid-market engagements in the same service categories.
• PwC Spain: PwC Spain is a Big Four firm offering tax, legal, audit, and consulting services in Spain. It represents the upper bound of competition for the larger end of Afianza's target client base.
• Crowe Spain: Crowe's Spanish member firm delivers accounting, tax, and advisory services to mid-sized enterprises, comparable in customer targeting and service breadth to Afianza.
• Grant Thornton Spain: Grant Thornton's Spanish member firm offers audit, tax, and advisory services to SMEs and mid-market companies, competing for similar mandates to Afianza but with international backing.
• RSM Spain: RSM Spain is part of the global RSM network providing audit, tax, and consulting services to mid-market clients, overlapping with Afianza's service mix and customer profile.

Direct peers

• Baker Tilly Spain: Baker Tilly's Spanish member firm provides accounting, tax, and advisory services to mid-market clients in Spain, comparable to Afianza's core offerings and target customer segment.
• Auren: Auren is a Spanish-origin multi-disciplinary professional services network offering audit, tax, legal, and consulting services. It is the closest comparable to Afianza in terms of geographic focus (Iberia), service breadth, and roll-up-style consolidation.

Regional players

• Gómez-Acebo & Pombo: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a top-tier Spanish law firm offering corporate, tax, and advisory services, overlapping with Afianza's growing legal practice in the Spanish market.
• Cuatrecasas: Cuatrecasas is a leading Spanish law firm with strong Iberian presence. It overlaps with Afianza's legal advisory offering (especially following Gonvel and M&P Ledesma acquisitions) and competes for corporate legal work in Spain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A11 records

Investments

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