About COSTABILE
Built to stay close to the work.
COSTABILE is an international commercial growth firm working with a selective portfolio of luxury and prestige brands. The firm stays close to the business throughout the commercial cycle, combining direct senior involvement with a structured way of working built around each mandate.
Each engagement is shaped around the brand, the commercial objective and the people responsible for delivering it — keeping commercial direction and execution connected.
Senior Accountability
Direct senior involvement from commercial direction through negotiation and agreement.
Built Around the Mandate
Scope and working structure are shaped around the brand, market and commercial objective.
Alongside the Business
COSTABILE works directly with leadership and relevant internal teams throughout the commercial process.
Founder
Experience From Both Sides of the Table.
International commercial experience built inside global brand, retail, ecommerce and technology businesses — negotiating and executing agreements across European and US markets.
Buyer and seller. Licensor and licensee. Brand and retailer. That perspective shapes the commercial judgement behind COSTABILE.
Today, Valerio leads COSTABILE’s work across its focus categories and international markets, staying directly involved in commercial direction, partner development and negotiation.
Valerio Costabile — Founder
Founder’s Previous Operating Experience
The Smiley Company · THG Ingenuity · Kraft Heinz · Amazon · CommerceIQ · Zapp
Education
Bocconi · CEMS (Bocconi & HEC Paris) · Federico II
Operating Experience
The work behind the judgement.
Brand & LicensingGlobal licensing and collaboration agreements, from first approach to signature.
Retail & EcommerceNational accounts and marketplace portfolios, on both sides of the negotiation.
Enterprise & TechnologyClient partnerships for platforms powering international brands.
Negotiation & TermsMulti-year agreements and renewals, structured and negotiated end to end.
Who We Work With
Built for established luxury and prestige brands with a credible proposition and a defined commercial priority.
Best suited to businesses looking for sustained commercial development rather than isolated introductions.
ProvenA credible brand, product and commercial proposition.
DefinedA clear priority across a market, channel or partnership.
EngagedLeadership ready to work closely through the commercial process.
Long TermAn ambition to build durable commercial value over time.
The Next Step
Start a conversation about your commercial priorities.
