CEO / Entrepreneur Through Acquisition
Pubblicato il 02-08-2026 - Altro in Roma
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Entrepreneurs Through Acquisition (’ETA’):
motivated, ambitious and talented mid-career professionals and/or entrepreneurs ready to take the next big career step - without building the company from scratch.
About Us
It all starts with a huge problem SMBs are facing.
As the overall age of the western population increases,
micro and small businesses are struggling with succession planning . Retiring owners often don’t have relatives to pass on their small family business to and exit opportunities to third-parties of employees are rare. Consequently,
the majority of them are shutting down endangering millions of jobs.
In Italy, our first geography of interest, nearly 80%, meaning 4 out of 5 companies below €10M in revenue, will shut down because of a loss of continuity. We’re talking about a huge know-how that won’t be transferred and tens of thousands of employees that will be sent home.
This is why ate’re building a tech platform which:
Acquires these small businesses whose founders are retiring
Gives the majority of the shares back to the employees
Supports these companies in creating a bridge to a solid and scalable future A few insights about the companies we're targeting:
Up to
€5M in revenue ;
10%+ Ebitda margin;
B2b , services and manufacturing;
Based in
Italy ;
Owner looking for retirement ;
No consumer, distressed companies or turnarounds.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for an
Entrepreneur Through Acquisition (’ETA’):
A motivated,
ambitious and talented mid-career professional and/or entrepreneur ready to take the next big career step - without building the company from scratch.
As Equis acquires these SMBs, we offer experienced executives a structured opportunity to become an entrepreneur through acquisition while having the support of a powerful tech platform and an internal ecosystem made of business experts with great expertise.
The partnership between Equis and the successful candidate extends beyond an employment/employer contractual relationship and will be defined by several agreements , willing to turn the candidate into the CEO and new entrepreneur of an acquired company.
Our selection process is highly competitive and includes several interviews ,
case assignments and personality assessments .
Responsibilities
Based on your experience, we will define together the company that best suits your experience , where you’ll become CEO and new entrepreneur (or if you have identified a target company, we can match it with capital);
Definition of the growth strategy of the company, with a 120-day plan and a longer term view, with a goal to grow at least double digit both revenue and ebitda, yoy;
Creation of a culture that embraces innovation and digital transformation ;
Total review of the product and service offerings, strategy, positioning and gaps identification ;
Identification and development of geographical expansions and other value creation opportunities ;
Preserve a profitable growth while looking for automation and efficiencies improvement.
Requirements
Min. 3+ years in leadership roles managing a team of cross-functional employees;
A previous full and demonstrated
P&L; responsibility ;
Lived and worked in
Italy for at least 3 years;
Fluent in
Italian and
English .
Nice-to-have requirements
Experience managing and operating an SME;
Owner, Founder or Co-founder of a Startup;
Experience in Business development on multiple countries;
Experience in International expansion;
Experience in successful Business transformation;
Consulting experience from a top consulting firm (Bain & Company, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group);
Executive MBA (EMBA) or MBA from a top tier business school (IESE, Insead, HEC Paris, LBS, IMD). xkiyazw
What we offer
Salary: up to €80k at day 1, based on the company size, subject to fast growth depending on how fast goals are reached;
from 5% to 8% after a few months;
up to 25%+ in 10 years;
and up to 60%+ in 20 years, based on results;
Start date: based on the acquisition timeline, we’re hiring on a continuous basis;
Geography: Italy, precise location based on the company HQ, on-site;
Type of job: tempo pieno.
Why Equis and not a search fund or another type of SME
We buy the company providing the capital and make it available immediately;
Tangible salary from day 1;
No search period, hit the ground running immediately;
Majority shares in the long term;