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February 2018
Part 1 : Progressive Railroading's 2018 Finance & Leasing Guide: Banks
Part 2 : Progressive Railroading's 2018 Finance & Leasing Guide: Equipment Providers/Equipment Management Services
Part 3 : Progressive Railroading's 2018 Finance & Leasing Guide: Finance Companies
Part 4 : Progressive Railroading's 2018 Finance & Leasing Guide: Investment banks
Part 5 : Progressive Railroading's 2018 Finance & Leasing Guide: Lessors
Part 6 : Progressive Railroading's 2018 Finance & Leasing Guide: Professional services/consulting
1230 Park Ave. Suite 4A, New York, NY 10128 212-595-0457; Cell: 917-520-7101 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
1101 W. 31st St., Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515 630-325-9977 | Fax: 630-325-9978 www.alltranstek.com | info@alltranstek.com
Description of services: Rail car: Fleet maintenance management, technical and strategic consulting services, maintenance management software development, regulatory compliance, training and inspection services.
Contact: Richard Kloster, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, 847-544-6760; email: kloster@alltranstek.com
72 Chamberlain Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1V9 613-237-2500 www.cpcstrans.com | 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. The firm specializes in mobilizing private investment for public infrastructure, specifically through public-private partnerships (PPP). Rail services include feasibility assessments of railway investments in new or rehabilitated lines/networks, transaction/PPP advisory, railway master planning, operational analysis and maintenance planning, and infrastructure and rolling stock condition assessment and rehabilitation, according to the company’s website.
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1050 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787 631-864-4900 | Fax: 631-864-4932 www.epainc.com | epacorp@aol.com
Description of services: Economic and rail-car consulting.
Contact: Peter M. Toja, President
Edward D. Biggs III LLC d/b/a Biggs Appraisal 2255 Sumter Lake Drive, Marietta, GA 30062 404-625-4059 www.biggsappraisal.com | 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 www.FTRintel.com/railguide | ftr@FTRintel.com
Description of services: For more than two decades, FTR has offered forecasting and analysis for freight transportation and equipment demand for the North American market. The company’s forecasters collect and analyze data likely to impact freight demand and movement, and issue reports for rail, intermodal and truck transportation. FTR also provides demand analysis for rail cars and commercial vehicles.
Contact: Eric Starks, Chairman and CEO, 888-988-1699 x41, estarks@FTRintel.com
8606 Timber Hill Lane, Potomac, MD 20854 301-983-9098 www.hwtsk.com | winner@hwtsk.com
Description of services: HWTSK provides valuation studies, economic due diligence and market forecasting.
NorthEast Logistics Systems LLC 2 Central St., Framingham, MA 01701 617-418-3570 | Fax: 978-268-5080 www.nels.us.com | info@nelogsys.com
Description of services: NorthEast Logistics Systems LLC (NELS) offers comprehensive data transformation services which utilize the company’s proprietary database of rail network assets and locations, with the ability to integrate GPS and CLM data feeds. NELS provides its clients with analytical tools and diagnostics needed to assess rail traffic performance issues. NELS can improve asset utilization, reduce risk and lower total transportation costs, thus improving operational efficiencies, the company says.
Contact: Richard Flynn, President and Founder, richard.flynn@nels.us.com
1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 202-887-1400 | Fax: 202-466-3215 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 www.oliverwymangroup.com
Description of services: Oliver Wyman provides rail equipment valuation, M&A, transaction due diligence, fleet strategy and market assessment, and fleet risk assessments.
Contact: William J. Rennicke, bill.rennicke@oliverwyman.com
100 S. State St., 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 312-957-7757 www.plgconsulting.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
One Detroit Center - 500 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48226 www.strategyand.pwc.com
Description of services: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLC is a global firm that serves transportation and logistics clients and helps them “solve their strategy to execution challenges” by delivering consulting, tax and audit services, the company says. PwC offers fleet assessment, lease encumbered valuation (discounted cash flow analysis), residual value forecasting, above/below market lease analysis, impairment analysis, assessment of maintenance issues and effect on value, advice/implementation of lease accounting standards and impact to data and systems.
Contact: Sebastian W.L. de Meel, Principal, 248-761-8465, sebastian.de.meel@pwc.com
1914 Springdale Drive Spring Grove, IL 60081 815-675-3300 www.railroadappraisals.com
Description of services: Railroad Appraisal Associates offers rail-car and locomotive appraisals and inspections.
Contact: Patrick J. Mazzanti, President, pat@railroadappraisals.com
8098 Anselmo Ct. Reno, NV 89523 775-825-6570 | Fax: 775-825-6578 www.railroadindustries.com | aas@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 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
Strategic Rail Finance
1700 Sansom St., Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-564-3122 | Fax: 215-564-3288 www.strategicrail.com | cbassman@strategicrail.com
Description of services: Strategic Rail Finance, which has served as an adviser to the railroad industry for 23 years, helps clients plan and finance equipment, infrastructure, growth strategies and acquisitions. The company also implements its Strategic Exit Optimization (SEO) approach to business divestitures to help clients grow their businesses and increase value prior to a sale.
Contact: Michael Sussman, Founder and President, msussman@strategicrail.com
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830-13 A1A North, Suite 204 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904-280-1898 | Fax: 904-280-1898 www.vannesscompany.com | vannessco@comcast.net
Description of services: Strategic and financial consulting for railroads.
Contact: Chris Rooney, President
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