Exclusive financial advisor to Clear Rate Communications, Inc.

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Clear Rate Communications, Inc.

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC is pleased to announce the sale of Clear Rate Communications, Inc. (Clear Rate or the Company) to Linx Partners, LLC (Linx).

Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Clear Rate is an innovative telecommunications and broadband services provider. The Company has built a network comprising fixed wireless facilities, data centers, and over 100 route miles of access fiber with which it offers high-speed internet, cloud solutions, voice over internet, and managed IT solutions to over 30,000 residential and business customers in 26 states.

Our objectives in this transaction were to provide a great outcome for Clear Rate shareholders and to find new ownership who could bring the relationships, experience, and capital necessary to unlock Clear Rate’s long-term potential. As our trusted advisors, KPMG Corporate Finance were singularly focused on finding the right partner to work with Sam and me to drive continued success and growth at Clear Rate,” said Thane Namy, Clear Rate’s founder and COO. CFO Sam Namy added, “The team at KPMG Corporate Finance impressed us early on with their industry knowledge and gave us confidence that they had the experience necessary to facilitate a successful transaction. Thane and I are extremely pleased with the job KPMG did in guiding us through a complex transaction. Moreover, it was a pleasure to work with this team.

About Linx Partners

Based in Atlanta, Linx Partners is a leading middle-market private equity investment firm that focuses on management-led buyouts and growth capital investments in the business services, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics sectors.

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The global Corporate Finance practice of the KPMG International organization of independent firms was ranked number 1 as the top M&A middle-market adviser globally by Refinitiv, based on number of completed transactions, for the past 20 years.

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