Grupo Athisa has been acquired by SASTI a company portfolio of Ufenau Capital Partners

Client nameGrupo Athisa

BDO has advised the shareholders of Grupo Athisa, a Spain-based pest control and animal protection company in the search process for a financial investor to develop its operations and consolidate the pest control industry.

Grupo Athisa is a leading pest control and animal protection company, focused on public administration, leader in the south of Spain and with 175 employees.

Ufenau Capital Partners is a Swiss investment group based near Lake Zurich. Ufenau focuses on majority investments and buy&build strategies in service companies in the DACH region as well as Iberia.

Manuel Bueno, Athisa General Manager: “BDO has contributed very positively throughout the entire competitive process, having prepared marketing materials identifying the company's key areas that have significantly helped to optimize the offers received and for them to be confirmed after the Due Diligence phase, in addition to having assisted the company all along the process up to the closing of the transaction. Having the advice of BDO has given the company a relevant degree of comfort in all the steps that were taken in the transaction”