Most investment firms will offer referral fees to intermediaries that introduce deals that close.  Few firms actually spell it out on their websites, but countless deals have resulted from such.  Certainly a no brainer to do so.  If the demanded referral fee doesn’t make the deal worthwhile, then just don’t do the deal. At least it doesn’t cost anything to consider.

To differentiate it’s referral program from others, Southeast Florida based investment group Trivest has gone one step further.  For anyone that introduces a deal that closes, in addition to standard referral fees, the firm will also throw in a brand new Mercedes S-Class (substitutes available I’m sure).

Trivest has closed two deals (both add-ons) thus far in 2009, and while it’s unclear if their referral program was the cause, a seemingly generous referral program can’t hurt.