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Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP
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ASECORP, SA
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Private
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2000
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Asesores Corporativos, S.A. (ASECORP) is a privately held Spanish business consulting firm headquartered in Barcelona at Balmes 228-230, founded in 2000 and operating for more than 20 years. The firm delivers professional services across three pillars: Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) compliance, including legal requirements advisory, regulatory audits, and environmental consulting; Human Resources services, encompassing HRBP advisory, the HRadar HR metrics offering, personnel selection, and business coaching; and Leadership Development and Training, covering executive coaching, applied neuroscience, hybrid team management, gamified learning, and customized training programs (Formación CMD). All services are sold on a quote-based, multi-year contract model with no public pricing, delivered by senior technical consultant staff rather than through a software platform.

The company targets enterprise organizations primarily in Spain that require HSE regulatory compliance and organizational change support, addressing use cases such as legal audit preparation, occupational health management, absenteeism reduction, leadership reinforcement, and team development across diverse sectors. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the firm's website, a dedicated subscriber client portal (abonados.asecorp.com), inbound contact forms, and WhatsApp/phone outreach rather than channel partners. Marketing includes blog content on regulatory updates, including analysis of recent Spanish labor prevention law reforms and energy efficiency obligations. The firm operates with approximately 17 employees, no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries, indicating a boutique operating model reliant on senior consultant productivity.

ASECORP's revenue model is professional services with three main streams: HSE consulting and audits, organizational change and HR services, and training and coaching programs, each billed under professional services engagement structures. There is no technology platform product, no SaaS revenue, no AI/ML capability disclosed, and no digital-native distribution. The firm is registered as a Sociedad Anónima (ASECORP, SA), has no public listing, and operates within Western Europe primarily serving the domestic Spanish market.

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ASECORP is a Barcelona-based Spanish consulting firm providing HSE compliance, HR advisory, and leadership development services to enterprise organizations across Spain, with more than 20 years of market experience and a direct, senior-consultant delivery model.

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Operating
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11–50
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HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
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Barcelona
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Spain
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
HSE compliance consulting, environmental consulting services, occupational health consulting, HR management consulting, leadership development training
Industry1 code
PRIMARYBPAHAIAM
Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting
NAICS code3 codes
  • Management Consulting Services54161
  • Human Resources Consulting Services541612
  • Other Management Consulting Services541618
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Management Consulting Services8742
  • Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management8700
Product category
Management Consulting Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model3 records
1HSE Consulting and Audits
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Professional consulting services for legal compliance in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), including audits, legal requirements assessments, and environmental consulting.

asecorp.com
2Organizational Change and HR Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Services including change management, organizational change, occupational health, absenteeism management, HRBP services, and personnel selection.

asecorp.com
3Training and Coaching Programs
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Business training programs including gamified training, soft skills, compliance, executive coaching and mentoring, and custom-designed training programs (CMD).

asecorp.com
Marketing channels2 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others
Pricing details1 tier
1Quote-based professional services
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

No pricing tiers listed publicly; services are customized to client needs. Contact-based pricing through the 'Cliente Area' portal or direct phone/WhatsApp contact.

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GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 of 2 records shown
1HRadar
Description

Human resources radar service for monitoring and managing HR metrics.

asecorp.com
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Core offering1 text field

ASECORP is a Barcelona-based business consulting firm providing specialized technical consulting in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) legal compliance, including legal requirements assessments, HSE audits, and environmental consulting. The firm also delivers organizational change management, human resources services (HRBP, personnel selection, HR analytics), and corporate training and coaching programs covering leadership, soft skills, compliance, and executive mentoring for enterprises across Spain.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

ASECORP is a business consulting company offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized services organized into three main pillars: HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) services including legal compliance, audits, and environmental consulting; Human Resources services including HRBP, HRadar, personnel selection, and business coaching; and Leadership Development including executive coaching, applied neuroscience, impact and influence training, mindset shifts, and hybrid team management. The company also provides corporate training programs including gamified learning, compliance training, design thinking, and mentoring. The services are delivered through a network of expert technical consultants with over 20 years of market experience, primarily serving companies in Barcelona and surrounding regions.

Product and service15 records
1HSE Legal Requirements Assessment (Requisitos legales HSE)
CategoryHSE Compliance Consulting
Description

Specialized consulting to identify, evaluate, and document applicable legal requirements in Health, Safety, and Environment for client organizations.

2HSE Audits (Auditorías HSE)
CategoryHSE Compliance Consulting
Description

Internal and external audits of Health, Safety, and Environment management systems to verify regulatory compliance and identify improvement areas.

3HSE Consulting (Consultoría HSE)
CategoryEnvironmental and Safety Consulting
Description

Technical advisory services covering workplace safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health, and environmental management for client companies.

4Environmental Consulting (Medio Ambiente)
CategoryEnvironmental Consulting
Description

Environmental management advisory including regulatory compliance, environmental impact analysis, and sustainability support for organizations.

5HRadar (People Analytics Service)
CategoryHuman Resources Consulting
Description

People analytics and HR data service that monitors workforce indicators and supports evidence-based human resources decisions for client organizations.

6HRBP (Strategic HR Business Partner)
CategoryHuman Resources Consulting
Description

Outsourced strategic human resources business partnering to align HR practices with organizational objectives and support managers in people decisions.

7Personnel Selection (Selección de personal)
CategoryHuman Resources Consulting
Description

Recruitment and selection service to identify and hire qualified candidates for client organizations across various roles.

8Business Coaching (Coaching Empresarial)
CategoryCoaching and Mentoring
Description

Coaching engagements for executives and professionals to develop leadership skills, performance, and personal growth within organizational contexts.

9Executive Coaching (Coaching Ejecutivo)
CategoryCoaching and Mentoring
Description

Targeted coaching for C-level and senior managers on strategic decision-making, leadership presence, and executive effectiveness.

10Organizational Change (Cambio organizacional)
CategoryOrganizational Consulting
Description

Advisory and support services for managing organizational transformation, cultural change, and change adoption programs.

11Occupational Health (Salud laboral)
CategoryOccupational Health Consulting
Description

Workplace health consulting covering occupational health programs, preventive medicine, and employee well-being initiatives.

12Workplace Absenteeism Management (Absentismo laboral)
CategoryOccupational Health Consulting
Description

Consulting focused on measuring, analyzing, and reducing workplace absenteeism through data-driven interventions.

13Human Resources Management (Gestión de Recursos Humanos)
CategoryHuman Resources Consulting
Description

Comprehensive human resources management support, including HR strategy, policy design, and operational HR functions for client organizations.

14Custom Training (Formación CMD)
CategoryCorporate Training
Description

Custom-designed training programs (CMD) tailored to specific organizational needs, covering technical, regulatory, and soft-skill content.

15Business Training (Formación empresarial)
CategoryCorporate Training
Description

Catalogue of business training courses for organizations, covering topics such as applied neuroscience, influence, leadership, mindset change, hybrid teams, and management roles.

Scale indicator1 record

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Recent move5 records

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Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers10 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Spanish arm of SGS, providing HSE inspection, environmental compliance and certification services — competes for the same mid-market HSE/audit budgets as ASECORP but with global reach.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Spain-headquartered global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) firm with direct overlap in HSE audits, environmental consulting and industrial compliance — the closest like-for-like Spanish peer in size and domain focus.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global talent and career consulting arm of ManpowerGroup offering leadership development, coaching and organizational change — directly comparable to ASECORP's executive coaching, change management and CMD training services.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Big Four firm providing management consulting, HR transformation and regulatory compliance services in Spain — comparable to ASECORP's organizational change, HRBP and HSE consulting offerings at the enterprise tier.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Big Four firm with People & Workforce consulting and Sustainability/Climate services in Spain — overlaps with ASECORP's HR advisory, leadership development and environmental consulting pillars.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Spanish subsidiary of Bureau Veritas, a global TIC incumbent offering HSE compliance, environmental audits and certification — overlapping with ASECORP's core HSE pillar but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

German-origin TIC multinational with Spanish operations covering HSE audits, environmental compliance testing and management system certification — directly comparable to ASECORP's HSE legal-compliance and audit services.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Big Four advisory practice with significant Spanish operations in Human Capital, Risk & Regulatory, and Sustainability — overlaps with ASECORP's HR consulting, change management and HSE regulatory work, but serves larger enterprise clients.

TypeRegional player
Description

Spain's leading certification and standards body, providing HSE/quality/environmental certification and training — directly comparable to ASECORP's audit, legal-compliance and HSE training offerings within the Spanish market.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global HR consulting subsidiary of Marsh McLennan with Spanish presence, providing HR transformation, rewards and talent advisory — comparable to ASECORP's HRBP, personnel selection and HR management service lines.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment3 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

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Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP

Management Consulting Servicesasesorescorporativos.com

ASECORP is a Barcelona-based Spanish consulting firm providing HSE compliance, HR advisory, and leadership development services to enterprise organizations across Spain, with more than 20 years of market experience and a direct, senior-consultant delivery model.

What Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP does

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. (ASECORP) is a privately held Spanish business consulting firm headquartered in Barcelona at Balmes 228-230, founded in 2000 and operating for more than 20 years. The firm delivers professional services across three pillars: Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) compliance, including legal requirements advisory, regulatory audits, and environmental consulting; Human Resources services, encompassing HRBP advisory, the HRadar HR metrics offering, personnel selection, and business coaching; and Leadership Development and Training, covering executive coaching, applied neuroscience, hybrid team management, gamified learning, and customized training programs (Formación CMD). All services are sold on a quote-based, multi-year contract model with no public pricing, delivered by senior technical consultant staff rather than through a software platform.

The company targets enterprise organizations primarily in Spain that require HSE regulatory compliance and organizational change support, addressing use cases such as legal audit preparation, occupational health management, absenteeism reduction, leadership reinforcement, and team development across diverse sectors. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the firm's website, a dedicated subscriber client portal (abonados.asecorp.com), inbound contact forms, and WhatsApp/phone outreach rather than channel partners. Marketing includes blog content on regulatory updates, including analysis of recent Spanish labor prevention law reforms and energy efficiency obligations. The firm operates with approximately 17 employees, no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries, indicating a boutique operating model reliant on senior consultant productivity.

ASECORP's revenue model is professional services with three main streams: HSE consulting and audits, organizational change and HR services, and training and coaching programs, each billed under professional services engagement structures. There is no technology platform product, no SaaS revenue, no AI/ML capability disclosed, and no digital-native distribution. The firm is registered as a Sociedad Anónima (ASECORP, SA), has no public listing, and operates within Western Europe primarily serving the domestic Spanish market.

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP
Legal name
ASECORP, SA
Website
https://asesorescorporativos.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2000
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
ASECORP is a Barcelona-based Spanish consulting firm providing HSE compliance, HR advisory, and leadership development services to enterprise organizations across Spain, with more than 20 years of market experience and a direct, senior-consultant delivery model.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP industry classification

Industry
Product category
Management Consulting Services
NAICS
Management Consulting Services (54161), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)
SIC
Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)
akta.pro industry
PRIMARYBPAHAIAM
Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting

Keywords

  • HSE compliance consulting
  • Environmental consulting services
  • Occupational health consulting
  • HR management consulting
  • Leadership development training

Where Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Barcelona
HQ country
Spain
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

  1. HSE Consulting and Audits: Professional consulting services for legal compliance in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), including audits, legal requirements assessments, and environmental consulting.
  2. Organizational Change and HR Services: Services including change management, organizational change, occupational health, absenteeism management, HRBP services, and personnel selection.
  3. Training and Coaching Programs: Business training programs including gamified training, soft skills, compliance, executive coaching and mentoring, and custom-designed training programs (CMD).

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
OtherMulti-year contractQuote-based professional services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP product offering

Product offering

Core offering

ASECORP is a Barcelona-based business consulting firm providing specialized technical consulting in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) legal compliance, including legal requirements assessments, HSE audits, and environmental consulting. The firm also delivers organizational change management, human resources services (HRBP, personnel selection, HR analytics), and corporate training and coaching programs covering leadership, soft skills, compliance, and executive mentoring for enterprises across Spain.

Product overview

ASECORP is a business consulting company offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized services organized into three main pillars: HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) services including legal compliance, audits, and environmental consulting; Human Resources services including HRBP, HRadar, personnel selection, and business coaching; and Leadership Development including executive coaching, applied neuroscience, impact and influence training, mindset shifts, and hybrid team management. The company also provides corporate training programs including gamified learning, compliance training, design thinking, and mentoring. The services are delivered through a network of expert technical consultants with over 20 years of market experience, primarily serving companies in Barcelona and surrounding regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • HRadar: Human resources radar service for monitoring and managing HR metrics.
  • HRBP

Products and services

  • HSE Legal Requirements Assessment (Requisitos legales HSE) Specialized consulting to identify, evaluate, and document applicable legal requirements in Health, Safety, and Environment for client organizations.
  • HSE Audits (Auditorías HSE) Internal and external audits of Health, Safety, and Environment management systems to verify regulatory compliance and identify improvement areas.
  • HSE Consulting (Consultoría HSE) Technical advisory services covering workplace safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health, and environmental management for client companies.
  • Environmental Consulting (Medio Ambiente) Environmental management advisory including regulatory compliance, environmental impact analysis, and sustainability support for organizations.
  • HRadar (People Analytics Service) People analytics and HR data service that monitors workforce indicators and supports evidence-based human resources decisions for client organizations.
  • HRBP (Strategic HR Business Partner) Outsourced strategic human resources business partnering to align HR practices with organizational objectives and support managers in people decisions.
  • Personnel Selection (Selección de personal) Recruitment and selection service to identify and hire qualified candidates for client organizations across various roles.
  • Business Coaching (Coaching Empresarial) Coaching engagements for executives and professionals to develop leadership skills, performance, and personal growth within organizational contexts.
  • Executive Coaching (Coaching Ejecutivo) Targeted coaching for C-level and senior managers on strategic decision-making, leadership presence, and executive effectiveness.
  • Organizational Change (Cambio organizacional) Advisory and support services for managing organizational transformation, cultural change, and change adoption programs.
  • Occupational Health (Salud laboral) Workplace health consulting covering occupational health programs, preventive medicine, and employee well-being initiatives.
  • Workplace Absenteeism Management (Absentismo laboral) Consulting focused on measuring, analyzing, and reducing workplace absenteeism through data-driven interventions.
  • Human Resources Management (Gestión de Recursos Humanos) Comprehensive human resources management support, including HR strategy, policy design, and operational HR functions for client organizations.
  • Custom Training (Formación CMD) Custom-designed training programs (CMD) tailored to specific organizational needs, covering technical, regulatory, and soft-skill content.
  • Business Training (Formación empresarial) Catalogue of business training courses for organizations, covering topics such as applied neuroscience, influence, leadership, mindset change, hybrid teams, and management roles.

Companies that use Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • SGS Spain: Spanish arm of SGS, providing HSE inspection, environmental compliance and certification services — competes for the same mid-market HSE/audit budgets as ASECORP but with global reach.
  • Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Global talent and career consulting arm of ManpowerGroup offering leadership development, coaching and organizational change — directly comparable to ASECORP's executive coaching, change management and CMD training services.
  • PwC Spain: Big Four firm providing management consulting, HR transformation and regulatory compliance services in Spain — comparable to ASECORP's organizational change, HRBP and HSE consulting offerings at the enterprise tier.
  • EY Spain (Ernst & Young): Big Four firm with People & Workforce consulting and Sustainability/Climate services in Spain — overlaps with ASECORP's HR advisory, leadership development and environmental consulting pillars.
  • Bureau Veritas Iberia: Spanish subsidiary of Bureau Veritas, a global TIC incumbent offering HSE compliance, environmental audits and certification — overlapping with ASECORP's core HSE pillar but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
  • TÜV Rheinland Spain: German-origin TIC multinational with Spanish operations covering HSE audits, environmental compliance testing and management system certification — directly comparable to ASECORP's HSE legal-compliance and audit services.
  • Deloitte Spain: Big Four advisory practice with significant Spanish operations in Human Capital, Risk & Regulatory, and Sustainability — overlaps with ASECORP's HR consulting, change management and HSE regulatory work, but serves larger enterprise clients.
  • Mercer Spain: Global HR consulting subsidiary of Marsh McLennan with Spanish presence, providing HR transformation, rewards and talent advisory — comparable to ASECORP's HRBP, personnel selection and HR management service lines.

Direct peers

  • Applus+: Spain-headquartered global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) firm with direct overlap in HSE audits, environmental consulting and industrial compliance — the closest like-for-like Spanish peer in size and domain focus.

Regional players

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP social profiles

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Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP leadership team

Management profile

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Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP

What does Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP do?

ASECORP is a Barcelona-based business consulting firm providing specialized technical consulting in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) legal compliance, including legal requirements assessments, HSE audits, and environmental consulting. The firm also delivers organizational change management, human resources services (HRBP, personnel selection, HR analytics), and corporate training and coaching programs covering leadership, soft skills, compliance, and executive mentoring for enterprises across Spain.

Is Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP a public or private company?

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP founded?

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP based?

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, in the Europe region.

How does Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. HSE Consulting and Audits are the primary driver. The others are organizational Change and HR Services and training and Coaching Programs.

Who are Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are SGS Spain, Right Management (ManpowerGroup), PwC Spain, EY Spain (Ernst & Young), Bureau Veritas Iberia, TÜV Rheinland Spain, Deloitte Spain and Mercer Spain. Applus+ is listed as a direct peer. AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación) is listed as a regional player.

Does Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP have an API?

No public API is recorded for Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP.

What industry is Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP in?

Asesores Corporativos, S.A. ASECORP's product category is Management Consulting Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAIAM, Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting. Its NAICS code is 54161 and its SIC code is 8742.

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