Raincatcher
At a Glance
A credible national option to interview alongside a local CBI; make them state the fee and the minimum in the first call.
- Pricing
- Success Fee, Success-fee model; rates and minimums are not published and require a consultation. Third-party figures circulate, but they are not primary-sourced and we do not repeat them.
- Best For
- Owners preparing a sale in the $3M-plus revenue range who want a national process; buyers meet them through their openly published listings
- Roadmap Stages
- 5. Source Deals6. Screen & Value
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Publishes its active listings openly, which many national shops do not, so buyers can work the book directly
- Team mixes former owners, public accountants, and middle-market bankers rather than pure salespeople
- Offers both a broker opinion of value and certified valuations, useful before committing to a process
- Named to Axial's top-broker lists in 2024 and 2025
Cons
- Fees are consultation-gated: a seller cannot compare their cost against a local broker without getting on the phone
- Success-rate and award claims are self-reported or drawn from lists with their own commercial interests; treat them as marketing
- Sell-side first: a buyer in their process is the counterparty, not the client
What Searchers Say
Recent community threads surface no verified complaint pattern; press coverage (Inc., Axial lists) is consistent but promotional in nature. Fee specifics reported by review sites could not be verified against any primary source and are omitted per the directory's pricing rule.