What UON Consulting does

UON Consulting S.A. is a privately-held Portuguese professional services firm founded in 1990, headquartered in Lisbon and operating across nine countries with eleven offices. The company organizes its offering into six core service lines: Real Estate (property auctions, appraisals, energy certification, and loss adjustment), Energy Management (consulting, centralized monitoring, audits, and contract brokerage), Automobile (salvage vehicle auctions, loss adjustment, heavy vehicle services, and aftermarket parts via the TRK Consultores subsidiary), Machinery (equipment auctions, appraisals, and industrial loss adjustment), Claims Management (comprehensive personal, property, transport, and life insurance claim handling through the GIS platform), and Forensic Services (cause investigation and clinical evaluation). Each service line is supported by a dedicated web portal (e.g., salvados.uon.pt, gis.uon.pt, avaliacoes.uon.pt, forensic.uon.pt), giving clients self-service access to quotations, auctions, and case management data.

The company sells exclusively on a B2B basis to enterprise clients — primarily insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, industrial corporates, public administration entities, and investors — through direct sales relationships and a regional office network. Services are delivered by certified technicians holding credentials from RICS, CMVM, CNPR, CILA, and FUEDI, which are required to perform regulated appraisal and loss-adjustment work in the company's core markets. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees across the six service lines, with quote-based pricing for enterprise engagements.

UON's strategic positioning rests on combining regulatory certifications with a multi-country footprint that is uncommon among regional competitors. Geographic reach spans Portugal, Spain, Poland (via UON Polska Sp. z o.o., established 2005), Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Morocco, Panama, and Colombia, giving the firm a rare combined presence across Lusophone Europe, Lusophone Africa, Mediterranean Europe, and Latin America. The company is founder-led under CEO José Caldeira, and operates without external funding or a publicly disclosed parent company.

Name

UON Consulting

Legal name

UON Consulting S.A.

Website

https://uongroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Loss Adjustment and Appraisal Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Loss adjustment services
• Property appraisal services
• Claims management consulting
• Auction brokerage services
• Energy management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisboa

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Real Estate: Revenue generated from property auctions, appraisals, loss adjustment, energy certification, and real estate brokerage services provided to insurance companies, banks, and property owners.
2. Professional Services - Energy Management: Revenue from energy management consulting, energy audits, centralized monitoring systems, and energy brokerage services for industrial and commercial clients.
3. Professional Services - Automobile: Revenue from vehicle salvage auctions, automobile loss adjustment, heavy vehicles assessment, and aftermarket parts distribution services.
4. Professional Services - Machinery: Revenue from machinery auctions, equipment appraisals, and machinery loss adjustment services for industrial clients.
5. Professional Services - Claims Management and Forensic: Revenue from comprehensive claims management across personal accidents, work accidents, property, civil liability, transport, life insurance, and forensic investigation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UON Consulting S.A. is a B2B professional services firm that delivers specialized consulting across six practice areas: real estate (appraisals, auctions, energy certification, loss adjustment), energy management, automobile (salvage vehicle auctions and loss adjustment), machinery (equipment auctions and appraisals), comprehensive claims management (Gestão de Sinistros), and forensic investigation. Services are performed by certified technicians (RICS, CILA, FUEDI, CNPR, CMVM) for enterprise clients including insurance companies, banks, industrial firms and government entities across Portugal, Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Product overview

UON Consulting is a services company operating since 1990 with a multi-product, multi-service portfolio organized into six core service areas: Real Estate (Imobiliário), Energy (Energia), Automobile (Automóvel), Machinery (Maquinaria), Claims Management (Gestão de Sinistros), and Forensic Services. Each service area operates through dedicated web portals and platforms providing specialized functionality such as auctions, appraisals, loss adjustment, and energy management. The company also maintains affiliated platforms like TRK Consultores for cause investigation and automotive services. The overall offering is structured as a platform of specialized consulting services rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UON Leilões: Auction platform for property and equipment sales
• TRK
• GIS (Gestão Integral de Sinistros)

Products and services

• Real Estate Services (Imobiliário) Comprehensive real estate services including property auctions and brokerage, property appraisals, energy certification, real estate loss adjustment, fire risk rating, and cause investigation, delivered to insurance companies, banks, property owners and government entities.
• Energy Management Services (UON Energia) Integrated energy management consulting including energy audits, centralized consumption monitoring, rationalization plans, and energy contract brokerage for industrial and commercial clients seeking to reduce energy costs.
• Automobile Services (Automóvel) Automobile-sector services including online salvage vehicle auctions, vehicle appraisal, heavy vehicle assessment, and aftermarket auto parts distribution for insurance companies and corporate clients.
• Machinery Services (Maquinaria) Equipment and machinery services including direct sales of machinery, online machinery auctions, machinery and equipment appraisals, and industrial loss adjustment.
• Claims Management (Gestão Integral de Sinistros) Complete claims management services covering personal accidents, work accidents, affinities, audit, consulting, property, civil liability, transport and life insurance, delivered to insurance companies via dedicated management teams and the GIS web platform.
• Forensic Investigation Services Forensic investigation services including fact-finding, bodily injury tracking, loss adjusting, occupational health and safety risk analysis, and clinical evaluation of injured parties for insurers and legal clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maximization of capital realized from asset sales through transparent auction processes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TRK ConsultorescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRK is an autonomous and independent platform in the automotive area. TRK operates in the aftermarket parts distribution market and provides cause investigation services for insurance claims. The company operates salvaged vehicle sales and aftermarket parts sales through TRK platforms.
• TRK AftermarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent entity operating in the aftermarket parts distribution market, providing quality aftermarket parts with effective service and competitive pricing, with total national market coverage through partnerships with major manufacturers/suppliers.
• UON ImobiliáriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated online platform for property auctions (both online and in-person) and real estate mediation services.
• UON EquipamentoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated online platform for machinery and equipment auctions.
• RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)coreOthersProfessional certification body for property and construction professionals. UON displays RICS certification on its real estate services pages.
• CMVM (Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários)coreOthersPortuguese securities market regulator. UON displays CMVM certification demonstrating regulatory compliance for financial-related appraisal services.
• CNPR (Câmara Nacional de Peritos Reguladores)coreOthersNational association of loss adjusters in Portugal, part of FUEDI. UON technicians are members of CNPR.
• CILA (Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters)coreOthersInternational professional body for loss adjusters. UON displays CILA certification.
• FUEDI (The European Federation of Loss Adjusting Experts)coreOthersEuropean federation of loss adjusting experts. CNPR is a member of FUEDI. UON loss adjusters are part of this European network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Crawford & Company: Crawford is one of the world's largest independent loss-adjusting and claims-management firms, serving insurers and corporates across loss adjusting, appraisals and claims triage — directly comparable to UON's core claims and loss-adjustment business.
• Sedgwick: Sedgwick is a global claims management, loss adjusting and risk services firm operating in 80+ countries, with the largest dedicated claims platform in the industry — a near-perfect analogue to UON's multi-country claims management offering.
• McLarens: McLarens is a leading international loss-adjusting firm serving insurance clients in the UK, EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific, with a similar geographic breadth and a heavy emphasis on certified adjuster credentials.
• Charles Taylor: Charles Taylor provides claims management, loss adjusting and insurance support services worldwide, with established presence across Europe, Americas and emerging markets — directly overlapping with UON's claims, forensic and appraisal practices.
• Copart: Copart operates the largest online salvage-vehicle auction platform globally, serving insurance carriers — the closest direct peer to UON's Salvos UON salvage auction and TRK aftermarket parts platform.
• RB Global (Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers): RB Global is the world's leading asset disposition and auction platform for heavy equipment and machinery — directly comparable to UON's Maquinaria auction and equipment appraisal business unit.
• Davies Group: Davies is a specialist professional services and software firm serving insurance, financial and regulated clients with claims, loss adjusting and forensic services — a near-twin of UON's claims, forensic and appraisal offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) leader serving energy, real estate, industrial and government clients with asset verification and certification services — overlapping with UON's appraisal, energy certification and industrial loss-adjustment mandates.
• CBRE Group: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm with a substantial valuation and advisory practice, comparable to UON's property appraisal, auction and brokerage services.
• IAA (Insurance Auto Auctions): IAA is a leading North American salvage-vehicle auction company serving insurance carriers, now part of Ritchie Bros. — directly comparable to UON's Salvos UON salvage and TRK automotive platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uonequipments

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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