SCI Verkehr is a medium-sized, sustainability-oriented consultancy focussing on strategic issues in the international rail and logistics business. We support our business partners in optimising their processes and evaluating their assets. We help to analyse markets and develop sustainable and tailor-made strategies for the future. This includes, among other things: Accompanying M&A activities, realising climate targets, optimising the portfolio or existing processes, and opening up new markets and business areas.
Customer: European leasing company
SCI Verkehr supported a leasing company operating all across Europe in the reuse of their own regional rail vehicle fleet. For this, suitable sub-networks were identified and analysed. The vehicle requirements of the transport contracts in question were assessed with regard to their technical feasibility and the resulting investments. Additionally, the valuation criteria for the operation of used vehicles were analysed. SCI Verkehr provided additional support in consulting with regional rail transport authorities.
Customer: Private equity investor
On behalf of a private equity firm, SCI Verkehr analysed and appraised the strategic perspectives of a manufacturer of rail vehicle components and railway infrastructure.
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SCI Verkehr supported a financial investor in setting up a market and company monitoring system for a European freight wagon leasing company. This involved both methodological implementation and statistical inputs.
Customer: Cable manufacturer
SCI Verkehr is supporting one of the world?s leading manufacturers of cables in compiling and continuously updating its strategic market analysis. For this purpose, SCI Verkehr analyses the worldwide vehicle and infrastructure markets based on a coordinated data structure.
Customer: Vossloh AG
Continuing the study: The world market for railway technology in November 2003, SCI Verkehr prepared an in-depth study of the central and eastern European markets for Vossloh AG. In addition to market volumes, the study also looks at the opportunities for public-private partnership in the railway sector.
Customer: Rail vehicle maintenance company
The study contains information about the number of the rail-mounted vehicles being used in Germany, including the number of axels and maintenance cycles. It also includes an estimate of current price and cost levels for rail wheels in Germany.
Customer: International bank
On behalf of a refinancing bank, SCI Verkehr ascertains the current vehicle value of a rail freight fleet. Value assessment of these vehicles operated on the Iberian Peninsula is built on the cost-based DRC assessment approach and considers results of a supply and demand analysis of locomotives and freight wagons.
Customer: Globally active investment company
SCI Verkehr valuated a freight wagon fleet based on the Depreciated Replacement Costs. For this purpose, the different wagons types were analysed with regard to their replacement cost. SCI Verkehr relied on its extensive experience in the freight wagon leasing market as well its newly-developed methodology according to the IVSC. This way, SCI Verkehr significantly developed its tried and tested asset value tool further.
Customer: Private equity investor
On behalf of a private equity investor, SCI Verkehr assesses the locomotive fleet of a large national vehicle leasing company. SCI Verkehr assesses the market as well as the competitive environment of the company and the vehicles in addition to conducting a market value appraisal of the fleet.
Customer: Society for the promotion of economic development
The aim of the consulting activities is the development of a multi-industry target client analysis for a planned logistics park in North Rhine-Westphalia. The preparation of location marketing activities is also part of the goal. The main focus of our services is to develop market knowledge about the target industries. Relevant actors and potential companies within the identified industries will be ascertained. These will be primary contact persons for location marketing.
Customer: International leading company in rail freight transport
SCI Verkehr supported a leading European rail freight transport company in central restructuring processes. For this purpose, SCI Verkehr developed own and analysed existing market expectations. At the same time, benchmarks regarding the entrepreneurial organisation of production and sales units were been developed. SCI Verkehr prepared, accompanied and evaluated the processes for implementing the restructuring.
Customer: Railway undertaking company
SCI Verkehr has supported a rail undertaking in the intermodal transport segment at a VDD process. SCI Verkehr has prepared documents for the data room regarding market definition, size and development, including forecast and drivers of the market. Thereby it considered also regulations, innovations and competition. SCI Verkehr has analysed the business model of the client and prepared basic information such as KPI that were relevant for the process.
Customer: Railway transport company
On behalf of a railway transport company, SCI Verkehr compiled an independent assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of various vehicle options in connection with a local transport tender. The realistic consideration of the potential operation of new and/or second-hand vehicles played an important role in this evaluation.
Customer: Financial investor
SCI Verkehr critically examined the business plan of a leasing company in the run-up to a possible due diligence. The focus was on the evaluation of the current portfolio and the management's assumptions regarding growth potential. For this purpose, a benchmark of current and expected future leasing rates and the occupancy rate was also carried out.
Customer: Medium-sized forwarding company
A medium-sized forwarding company is planning to extend its existing railways siding and to improve it by setting up a handling hall. In order to construct these facilities, the company will seek governmental subsidies from the sidings track support programme of the Federal Republic of Germany. SCI Verkehr was commissioned to take a leading part in supporting the company´s application.
Customer: Commuter rail operator
SCI Verkehr supported the transport company in the conceptual and practical preparation of two commuter rail bids in eastern Germany. The services ranged from the development and assessment of a vehicle concept to conceptual, technical and editorial support to operational and organisational support.