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Duff & Phelps Business Services M&A Advisory Team Advised Centralized Showing Service, Inc. on Its Sale to ShowingTime.com, Inc.
Centralized Showing Service

In September 2019, Centralized Showing Service, Inc. (“CSS”) has been acquired by ShowingTime.com, Inc. (“ShowingTime”). The transaction closed on September 5, 2019.

Duff & Phelps served as an exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of CSS and provided M&A advisory services in connection with the sale transaction.

About Centralized Showing Service, Inc.
Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, CSS provides personal service and online productivity tools for residential real estate agents to easily book and manage showings. Over its 20+ year history, CSS has grown to four contact centers that schedule nearly 21 million showings each year, servicing more than 200,000 members in 90+ markets across the nation. Payne & Jones Chartered served as legal advisor to Centralized Showing Service, Inc.

About ShowingTime.com, Inc.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, ShowingTime provides showing software and market stats services for the residential real estate industry. ShowingTime products automate the showing scheduling and management process for MLSs, associations, offices and agents; simplify the report generating process using MLS data; and deliver buyer leads generated from real estate websites. Clark Hill PLC served as legal advisor to ShowingTime.com.



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