Referral Programme

Recommend a company.
Get paid if we acquire it.

The best acquisitions often start with a personal introduction. If you know an Italian business owner who is thinking about succession, or a company that fits our criteria, tell us about it. If CS Holding completes the acquisition, we pay you a referral fee.

€10,000 Indicative referral fee, paid only if the acquisition is completed
How It Works

Three steps, no cost to you

  1. You recommend a company

    Fill in the form below with the company name and your contact details. A few lines on why you think it fits, and how you know the business, help us assess it quickly.

  2. We assess it and get back to you

    We review every referral confidentially against our acquisition criteria and confirm to you in writing whether the company was already known to us. If there is a potential fit, we agree with you how best to approach the owner.

  3. You are paid at closing

    If CS Holding completes the acquisition of the company you recommended, we pay you an indicative fee of €10,000, on the terms set out below and confirmed in a short written agreement.

We look for Italian companies with €15-70 million in revenue, €2-7 million in EBITDA and an owner facing a succession or a transition. See our full acquisition criteria →

Recommend a Company

Tell us about the company

Only the company name and your contact details are required. Everything you share is treated in confidence and used only to assess the referral.

Prefer to talk first? Write to carlo.salizzoni@cs-holding.it.

Programme Terms

How the referral fee works

  1. Amount. The referral fee is indicatively €10,000 per completed acquisition. The final amount, the timing and the payment terms are confirmed in a written agreement between you and CS Holding, signed before any fee becomes due.
  2. Paid only on success. The fee is due only if CS Holding, or a vehicle it sponsors, completes the acquisition of the company you recommended (closing). Nothing is due if the evaluation or the negotiation does not lead to a completed acquisition, for any reason.
  3. First introduction. The referral counts if the company was not already known to CS Holding or in contact with us when we received it. We confirm this to you in writing. If the same company is recommended by more than one person, the first referral received is the one that counts.
  4. Validity. A referral remains valid for 24 months from the date we confirm it. An acquisition completed within that period qualifies for the fee.
  5. Who can take part. Anyone can recommend a company. The fee is not payable to the company's own shareholders or directors, to advisors or intermediaries already mandated on the same transaction, or to CS Holding's own team.
  6. No obligation. CS Holding assesses every referral at its sole discretion and has no obligation to contact, evaluate or acquire any company. A referral is a simple introduction: it is not a mandate, an agency or a brokerage agreement, and it does not authorise you to act or negotiate on behalf of CS Holding.
  7. Confidentiality. Share only information you are entitled to share. We treat every referral in confidence, and we approach the owner discreetly, in a way agreed with you.
  8. Taxes. The fee is paid against an invoice or a receipt, as applicable, and is subject to the tax and withholding rules in force at the time of payment.
  9. Personal data. The data you send is processed under our Privacy Policy, only to assess the referral and to contact you about it.
  10. Changes. CS Holding may change or end the programme at any time. Referrals already confirmed keep the terms in force on the date of confirmation.

This page describes the programme in summary and is not a binding offer. The terms that apply to each referral are those in the written agreement signed with CS Holding.