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Hi Jordan, not really. For a full service buy side broker, you are probably looking at a retainer of some kind and a success fee in the 2% to 5% range. As you look at all of your deal costs such as legal and diligence which can add up to around 1% of the purchase price, it begs the question.. is that buy side advisor really providing 2%+ of value on the deal? If you need something more flexible than what is outlined above, we have had fantastic feedback from searchers on our hourly model for acquisition consulting. You get input when you need it and you stay in the driver's seat of what it costs.