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: Rail vehicle leasing company
SCI Verkehr supported an investor in the context of a pre-CDD on a rail vehicle leasing company together with other advisors. The market environment, market development and KPIs of the targets core business were examined. Models are developed as part of the project, SCI Verkehr evaluated the assumptions and results.
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SCI Verkehr supported an investment fund in the run-up to a due diligence of a rail vehicle leasing company in the analysis of the transport and infrastructure markets, rail vehicle and leasing fleet and general financial figures in the leasing business.
Customer: Private equity firm
SCI Verkehr supports a private equity investor in acquiring a rolling stock leasing company. Focus of SCI Verkehr´ s activities in the context of the due diligence process lies on analysing various submarkets in the European leasing business and prospects of the targets. In addition to that, the customer will be supported with regards to preparing a detailed financial model including relevant parameters and market mechanisms.
Customer: Supplier
For a supplier in the rolling stock segment, SCI Verkehr annually provides data on market shares and market volumes for its strategic planning. The figures are both differentiated by vehicle segments and regional aspects.
Customer: International subsystems supplier
On behalf of an international subsystems supplier, SCI Verkehr analysed the supplier and value creation structures in the market for rail vehicles and trolley buses. To evaluate the market SCI Verkehr carried out interviews with selected rolling stock manufacturers and subsystems suppliers. A detailed report about market intelligence and business development was compiled for the client, enabling them to position themselves in the future market environment by approaching customers early on and implementing customer loyalty measures.
Customer: Investment Bank
On behalf of a financing bank, SCI Verkehr assessed the fair value for a fleet of electric multiple units (EMU). The valuation based on the Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) method. In this context, long-term possibilities for reuse of the multiple units in Europe were also considered. A particular focus of the evaluation was the assessment of the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the market environment in rail passenger transport.
Customer: Rolling stock financing company
On behalf of a large rolling stock financing company, SCI Verkehr develops a cost-based valuation tool for different rolling stock types. SCI Verkehr determines different value progressions and input parameters and develops a special value determination method, which considers individual revision cycles.
Customer: German financial institute
In the context of planned financing of hopper wagons (covered hoppers) in North America, SCI Verkehr carries out a residual value appraisal for a German bank. Fair market value and orderly liquidation value are determined based on asset and market analysis.
Customer: LOG-IT Club e.V.
Since the foundation of the LOG-IT Club e.V. in November 2002, SCI Verkehr has conducted the business of the association. This includes the support of the association committees, account management, budgetary control and acceptance of new members.
Customer: Congress Society
Acquisition and support of exhibitors during a congress in Spain. SCI Verkehr will gather current background information on the Spanish rail transport market and prepare an up-to-date, exclusive information file for participating companies.
Customer: Germany Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology
Requirements for the maintenance and improvement of the mid-sized railway supplier industry?s competitive ability in Germany are being studied. The investigation is taking place in the context of a worldwide concentration process of railway engineering system providers. It includes both an extensive empirical study of the mid-sized rail industry, benchmarking with reference industries and concrete action recommendations for a political-economic structural transformation of railway engineering.
Customer: Asset appraiser
SCI Verkehr supports a liquidation process of a freight wagon fleet in Eastern Europe. It analyses the economic feasibility of the process and checks the plausibility of costs in different scenarios.
Customer: Transport authority
SCI Verkehr evaluated the economic feasibility of the selected bids for a transport authority in the context of a procurement of new urban transport vehicles. To this end, SCI Verkehr evaluated the tender documents and carried out a price benchmark to determine market prices for metro vehicles and e-buses.
Customer: Rail infrastructure manager
A public rail infrastructure manager (terminal and tracks) envisages further business development and better financial positioning. SCI Verkehr was commissioned to submit an application on increasing track fees - based on an in depth status analysis - to the federal railway authority on behalf of the company.