# Finder's Fee Agreement (template)

Source: Origin Data Partners, https://origindatapartners.com/guides/finders-fee-agreement-template (2026-11-13).
This is a starting point, not legal advice. Fill every bracket and have a lawyer review it for your state and deal type.
It is a generic template; it is not Origin Data Partners' own partner terms.

This agreement is made on [date] between:

- **Payer:** [legal name], [entity type and state], [address] ("Payer"); and
- **Finder:** [legal name], acting [personally / through firm name], [address] ("Finder").

## 1. Introduction

An "Introduction" is a written registration by Finder to Payer that names a company and a contact person at it, made with that company's agreement, at a time when Payer was not already in contact with that company. Payer will confirm each registration in writing, with its date.

## 2. Fee and base

For each company Finder introduces, Payer will pay Finder [X]% of [the deal value / the amount paid to the company / the fee Payer receives for that company], up to [cap] per company. The base excludes taxes and reimbursed expenses.

## 3. When the fee is earned

The fee is earned only when [the company signs a definitive agreement / the company delivers / the company is paid] and Payer has itself received payment for that company.

## 4. When the fee is paid

Payer will pay the fee within [30] days after each payment Payer receives for that company, with a written statement of the amount Payer received. If Payer is paid in instalments, the fee follows each instalment.

## 5. Protection period

An Introduction is protected for [12] months from its registration date. The fee applies to any agreement the company signs within that period[, and to any repeat agreement for the same records within [24] months].

## 6. Competing introductions

The first dated registration wins. If Payer already knew the company, Payer will tell Finder within [5] business days of the registration, with the date of the earlier contact.

## 7. Non-circumvention

Payer will not contact the company to avoid paying the fee and will not ask anyone else to do so.

## 8. Clawback

If a payment to Payer for the company is refunded or reversed within [12] months, the fee for that payment is reduced by the same proportion, and only by the amount actually reversed.

## 9. Disclosure and professional limits

Finder will tell the company in writing that Finder may receive a fee. No fee is payable where law or professional rules bar it, including to a bankruptcy trustee, assignee, receiver, examiner or estate counsel for anything in a case, or to an accountant from a client the accountant's firm audits or reviews. Finder may decline the fee at registration. Finder is responsible for Finder's own regulatory and professional compliance.

## 10. Term and termination

Either party may end this agreement on [30] days' written notice. Introductions registered before notice stay protected for their protection period.

## 11. General

Finder is an independent contractor and has no authority to bind Payer or the company. Finder will provide a [W-9 / tax form] before payment. This agreement is governed by the laws of [state].

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Signed for Payer: ______________________  Name and title: ______________  Date: ________

Signed by Finder: ______________________  Name: ______________________  Date: ________

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**Disclosure line for the company (Finder sends this):** "I may receive a fee from [Payer] if a deal closes and [Payer] is paid. It does not change what your company is paid."