Despachos BK ETL Global

Name

Despachos BK ETL Global

Legal name

BK CONSULTING ABOGADOS Y ASESORES SA

Website

https://bketl.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitoria-gasteiz

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Comprehensive professional services including tax advisory, legal counsel, labor advisory, accounting, and business consulting. Revenue generated through service fees for ongoing advisory relationships and project-based engagements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Despachos BK is a Spanish multidisciplinary advisory firm offering tax and accounting, labor, legal, corporate (mercantil), and strategic consulting services to freelancers, SMEs, middle-market companies, and large enterprises. The firm also delivers specialized advisory in M&A, transfer pricing, family business, foreign-national mobility, audiovisual tax deductions, insolvency administration, and sector-specific consulting (sports clubs, wine industry, agricultural).

Product overview

Despachos BK ETL GLOBAL is a professional services firm — a member of the ETL GLOBAL international network — offering integral business advisory, legal, tax, accounting, labor, and consulting services. The firm operates as a multi-office structure (Bilbao, Logroño, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Oviedo, Burgos, and additional locations) serving SMEs, large enterprises, and individuals. Its core offering is a portfolio of specialized advisory services rather than a unified software product, encompassing Asesoría Fiscal y Contable, Asesoría Laboral, Asesoría Jurídica, Asesoría Mercantil, Consultoría de Recursos Humanos, M&A, and strategic consulting. The firm also provides client-facing digital channels including the Portal del Cliente (Suasor-powered client portal), Portal del Empleado (employee portal), and the online tools Valoración de Puestos and Mi Consulta 360, alongside specialized offerings such as Administration Concursal, Compliance, Intellectual Property, Transfer Pricing, International Mobility, and Wine Sector Advisory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asesoría Fiscal y Contable Ongoing tax compliance, tax planning, and accounting services for businesses and self-employed clients.
• Asesoría Laboral Labor law, payroll, social security, and employment relations advisory for employers.
• Asesoría Jurídica General legal advisory and litigation support for corporate and individual clients.
• Asesoría Mercantil Corporate commercial law advisory covering contracts, governance, and corporate secretarial work.
• M&A (Fusiones y Adquisiciones) Buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions advisory, including due diligence and deal structuring.
• Precios de Transferencia Transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking, and cross-border intra-group transaction advisory.
• Compliance Regulatory compliance, internal control, and corporate governance advisory services.
• Consultoría de Recursos Humanos HR consulting covering compensation, organizational design, and people strategy.
• Consultoría Estratégica Strategic business consulting for corporate clients.
• Dirección Financiera Outsourced financial direction and CFO-as-a-service for SMEs and mid-market companies.
• Gestión de Subvenciones Identification, application, and management of public grants and subsidies for businesses.
• Deducción proyectos audiovisuales Advisory on Spanish tax deductions applicable to audiovisual and cultural production investments.
• Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual Industrial and intellectual property registration, protection, and enforcement advisory.
• Administración Concursal Insolvency administration services acting as court-appointed administrator in bankruptcy proceedings.
• Extranjería y Movilidad Internacional Immigration, work permits, and international mobility advisory for foreign workers and employers.
• Asesoramiento a Empresas Familiares Specialized advisory for family-owned businesses covering succession, governance, and tax planning.
• Asesoramiento Vitivinícola Sector-specific advisory for wine producers and viticultural businesses.
• Valoración de Puestos Job position valuation services for compensation benchmarking and HR planning.
• Portal del Cliente (Suasor) Online client portal for document exchange, advisory queries, and collaboration between clients and the firm.
• Portal del Empleado Online portal for HR and payroll administration access provided to clients' employees.
• Mi Consulta 360 360-degree online consultation tool enabling clients to submit advisory queries to the firm.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful Supreme Court ruling recovering 30,000 euros in inheritance tax for client
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• BK ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026BK Consulting Abogados y Asesores SA is the founding entity that integrated into ETL GLOBAL. Founded in 1999, the company became associated with ETL Global in 2016 and continues to grow through acquisitions.
• ETL GLOBAL GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017German parent company ETL Global is the fifth largest law firm in Germany with approximately 800 offices and more than 7,000 workers, present on five continents. In Spain, ETL Global already had 12 offices and more than 300 employees at the time of SEAIN integration in 2017.
• Correduría de Seguros RiojanosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Insurance brokerage firm integrated with SEAIN, providing comprehensive insurance management and advisory services alongside tax and legal advisory.
• ETL GLOBALflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016ETL GLOBAL is the parent international network of professional services firms. Despachos BK joined ETL GLOBAL in 2016, becoming part of the first international group for tax, legal, and consulting services for SMEs and middle market in Spain and Europe. ETL GLOBAL has 50 years experience, operates in 60+ countries with 1,400 offices and 24,000 professionals worldwide.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grant Thornton Spain: Grant Thornton Spain is an international mid-market audit, tax, and advisory network competing for the same SME and middle-market Spanish client base. Comparable in service mix (tax, legal, advisory) and target customer profile, with similar multi-office regional coverage.
• Auren Spain: Auren is a top-10 Spanish professional services firm offering audit, tax, legal, and consulting services to SMEs and mid-market companies across Spain. Comparable in multidisciplinary services, target clientele, and regional office footprint.
• Crowe Spain (Crowe Global): Crowe Spain is another international mid-market advisory network operating in Spain with audit, tax, legal, and consulting services. Direct competitor for ETL GLOBAL-affiliated firms in the Spanish SME and middle-market segment.
• Baker Tilly Spain: Baker Tilly Spain is part of another international accounting/advisory network competing directly with ETL GLOBAL for Spanish mid-market advisory mandates. Similar positioning: international network, multi-office, multidisciplinary services for SMEs.

Broad incumbents

• RSM Spain: RSM Spain is part of the RSM International network providing audit, tax, and consulting services. Comparable in international mid-market positioning, multi-office Spanish presence, and multidisciplinary service offering targeting SMEs.
• BDO Spain: BDO Spain is a major international accounting and advisory network with extensive Spanish presence. Comparable in service breadth (audit, tax, legal, consulting) and operates in the same Spanish mid-market and SME advisory space, though generally serving larger clients than Despachos BK.
• ETL GLOBAL Spain: ETL GLOBAL Spain is the parent network's Spanish umbrella with 2,500 professionals across 12+ offices, of which Despachos BK is the largest member firm. Comparable as the direct parent/affiliation and the most relevant peer operating in the same tax/legal/consulting space for Spanish SMEs and middle market.
• MAZARS Spain: Mazars Spain operates as part of the international Mazars network offering audit, tax, legal, and consulting services. Comparable in targeting Spanish mid-market clients with international reach, similar to Despachos BK's ETL GLOBAL affiliation.

Regional players

• Cuatrecasas: Cuatrecasas is a leading Spanish law firm specializing in business law (legal advisory). Comparable as a Spanish legal services competitor for the same client base; several Despachos BK partners (e.g., Fernando Canals) trained at Cuatrecasas, indicating overlapping market positioning.
• Gómez-Acebo & Pombo: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a top-tier Spanish business law firm. Comparable in providing legal advisory services to Spanish companies, including in northern Spain where Despachos BK operates; competes for higher-end legal mandates from the same regional SME/mid-market client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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