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February 2016
Part 1 : Progressive Railroading's 2016 Finance & Leasing Guide: Banks
Part 2 : Progressive Railroading's 2016 Finance & Leasing Guide: Equipment Providers/Equipment Management Services
Part 3 : Progressive Railroading's 2016 Finance & Leasing Guide: Finance Companies
Part 4 : Progressive Railroading's 2016 Finance & Leasing Guide - Investment Banks
Part 5 : Progressive Railroading's 2016 Finance & Leasing Guide - Lessors
Part 6 : Progressive Railroading's 2016 Finance & Leasing Guide: Professional Services/Consulting
155 W. 68th St. - Suite 1117, New York, NY 10023 212-595-0457; Cell: 917-520-7101 Web: www.abhatchconsulting.com Description of services: abh consulting is the business title for Anthony Hatch, an independent railroad analyst with more than 30 years of Wall Street experience. Hatch serves the investment community (both public and private), as well as the railroad industry. Contact: Anthony Hatch, abh18@mindspring.com
5216 Lourcey Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257-1146 352-284-1250 Web: www.advisian.com Description of services: Advisian is a global provider of infrastructure assessments, due diligence, business case modeling and operations management improvement programs. Advisian specializes in the revitalization of existing colonial railways and developing bankable feasibility studies for proposed new railway corridors. Advisian offers sophisticated analytical models to assist clients in analyzing railway financial, operational and pricing performance. The firm provides advisory services to financiers, owners, users and manufacturers. Contact: Larry Shughart, Director Railway Practice, Americas, larry.shughart@advisian.com
1101 W. 31st St. - Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515 630-325-9977 | Fax: 630-325-9978 Web: www.alltranstek.com | Email: info@alltranstek.com Description of services: Rail car: Fleet maintenance management, technical and strategic services consulting, maintenance management software development, regulatory compliance, training and inspection services. Contact: Richard Kloster, SVP, Business Development & Technical Services, 847-544-6760; email: kloster@alltranstek.com
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72 Chamberlain Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1V9 613-237-2500 | Fax: 613-237-4494 Web: www.cpcstrans.com | Email: contact@cpcs.ca Description of services: CPCS is a management consulting firm providing strategic advisory services specific to transportation and power infrastructure, operations, investment, policy and regulation. Founded as Canadian Pacific Consulting Services in 1969 as the railway consulting arm of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the firm specializes in mobilizing private investment for public infrastructure, specifically through public-private partnerships. Rail services include engineering design, market studies, operations/capacity analysis and modeling, rolling stock assessment, infrastructure condition assessment, financial and economic analysis, railway business analysis and planning, and community engagement, according to the company’s website.
1050 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787 631-864-4900 | Fax: 631-864-4932 Web: www.epainc.com | Email: epacorp@aol.com Description of services: Economic and industry consultants. Contact: Peter M. Toja, President
2255 Sumter Lake Drive, Marietta, GA 30062 404-625-4059 Web: www.biggsappraisal.com | Email: biggsappraisal@yahoo.com Description of services: Rail equipment appraisal and inspection. Contact: Edward D. Biggs III, President
1720 N. Kinser Pike - Suite 210, Bloomington, IN 47404 888-988-1699 | Fax: 877-222-9060 Web: www.FTRintel.com/railguide | Email: ftr@FTRintel.com Description of services: For more than two decades, FTR has offered North American freight transportation forecasting and analysis. The company’s forecasters collect and analyze data likely to impact freight movement and issues report for rail, intermodal and trucking transportation. FTR also provides demand analysis for rail-car and commercial vehicles. Contact: Eric Starks, President, 888-988-1699 x41, estarks@FTRintel.com
8606 Timber Hill Lane, Potomac, MD 20854 301-983-9098 (U.S.) | +44 207-354-3451 (U.K.) Web: www.hwtsk.com Description of services: HWTSK provides management consulting services to railway enterprises, governments, rail industry suppliers, investors, entrepreneurs, and financial institutions involved in transactions in the rail sector. The firm specializes in reforming and restructuring state-owned railways, including urban and suburban transport systems, and freight and passenger railways. HWTSK provides due diligence services in rail acquisitions, and equipment financing transactions including evaluation of fleet condition, future value, and earning potential of acquired assets. Since 2000, HWTSK has acted as advisers on a number of public and private financing transactions, including more than $20 billion in transactions for rolling stock, locomotives, maintenance equipment, and infrastructure. Contact: John H. Winner, President and CEO, 301-983-9098, winner@hwtsk.com; Jonathan H. Klein, Managing Director, Equipment, 215-917-2552, klein@hwtsk.com; Jeremy R. Drew, Managing Director, Europe, +44 207-354-3451, drew@hwtsk.com
59 Fountain St., Suite 300, Framingham, MA 01702 617-418-3570 | Fax: 978-268-5080 Web: www.nels.us.com | Email: info@nelogsys.com Description of services: NorthEast Logistics Systems LLC (NELS) provides its clients with data and the analytics needed to assess rail economics and address performance issues. NELS can improve asset utilization, reduce risk and lower total transportation costs, thus improving operational efficiencies, the company says. Contact: Richard E. Flynn, President and Founder, richard.flynn@nels.us.com
777 South Figueroa St. - 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 202-887-1400 | Fax: 202-466-3215 Web: www.nossaman.com Description of services: Nossaman LLP’s railroad attorneys have “in-depth transactional and regulatory experience on a wide range of freight and passenger rail projects,” the company says. The railroad attorneys advise freight and passenger railroads, ports, shippers, rolling stock and equipment manufacturers and lessors and service companies on rail sector mergers and acquisitions; a wide range of STB, FRA and FTA compliance issues; and procurement of construction, maintenance, operations and professional services.
200 Clarendon St., Boston, MA 02118 617-424-3510 | Fax: 617-424-3871 Web: www.oliverwymangroup.com Description of services: Oliver Wyman provides asset valuation, fleet strategy, due diligence and M&A services. Contact: William J. Rennicke, bill.rennicke@oliverwyman.com
200 W. Madison St. - Suite 1820, Chicago, IL 60606 312-957-7757 Web: www.plgconsulting.com | Email: info@prologisticsgroup.com Description of services: Consulting services for the bulk logistics, freight-rail, energy and chemical industries. Contact: Taylor Robinson, President, 508-982-1319, trobinson@plgconsulting.com
1575 Delucchi Lane - Suite 106, Reno, NV 89502 775-329-4855 | Fax: 775-329-4844 Web: www.railroadindustries.com | Email: rii@railroadindustries.com Description of services: The company offers equipment and track inspections, and appraisals; rail-line evaluations; maintenance costing and lease term valuations; repair and upgrade costing; rail equipment and service forecasting; and equipment utilization planning based on operations and railroad service.
1307 Jamestown Road - Suite 101, Williamsburg, VA 23185 757-903-4606 | Fax: 757-903-4705 Web: www.railsolutionsinc.com Description of services: RailSolutions Inc. provides a variety of railroad equipment-related consulting, technical and advisory services to financial institutions, railroads, shippers and fleet operators, with a primary focus on equipment valuation and appraisal services. Additional services include rail-car and locomotive inspections, remarketing services, equipment repair and overhaul cost analyses, and portfolio valuations. Contact: James D. Husband, President, jhusband@railsolutionsinc.com
1700 Sansom St. - Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-564-3122 | Fax: 215-564-3288 Web: www.strategicrail.com Description of services: Strategic Rail Finance is a specialized rail industry capital and business advisory firm, and a partner in a $350 million rail investment company. Acquisitions and divestitures, high-level industry guidance, market development and financing of rail-related companies, projects, and equipment with 21 years of client case studies available at www.strategicrail.com. Contact: Michael Sussman, President, msussman@strategicrail.com
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830-13 A1A North - Suite 204, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904-280-1898 | Fax: 904-280-1899 Web: www.vannesscompany.com | Email: vannessco@comcast.net Description of services: Strategic and financial consulting for railroads. Contact: Chris Rooney, President
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