ROD Transport division possess expertise in, both, Acquisitions and Asset Management for Private Equity clients. The Acquisitions team pursues deals related to transport logistics, negotiates them for the clients, sets up the financing for the transactions, and provides well diagnostics through an advisory to invest in the transport business. The ROD Transport’s team executes the business plan on behalf of the clients before the transport asset is acquired. Together, the ROD Transport team improves the platforms and warehouse operations and financial performance for the Private Equity clients.
ROD Transport division’s expertise is divided by strategy, sector, geography, capital structure, and deal role:
- Strategy – When it comes to transport assets, the team works on both stabilized and mature assets. It focuses on value-add strategies for major renovations and redevelopments favorable for supply chain properties. We advise on buying morbid properties and turning them around as transport and logistics assets.
- Sector – ROD Transport division works across the transportation sector – Air, water, land, and corporate and industrial logistics towards Private Equity opportunities
- Geography – The Transport industry is location-centric and a lot of rules and regulations that apply are related to specific geographies and strategic location. Hence, the ROD Transport team has a Private Equity specialist for each of the major geographies, operating through its regional offices in London, Brussels, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Hong Kong, and New York
- Capital Structure – ROD Transport division considers “private equity” as “equity investments,” and helps Private Equity clients in structuring logistics-related investments in senior loans, bridge loans, mezzanine, and more
- Deal Role – ROD Transport operates, both, as a General Partner and Limited Partner in deals. We help Private Equity clients in contributing to the equity by running the deal execution and management.
