Standard Research Consultants is a New York City-based consulting firm that has extensive experience in the valuation of all types of businesses and securities, including those of both private and public companies, for taxation, financing, merger and acquisition, litigation, and privatization purposes.  We have valued common stocks on a majority and minority interest basis, preferred stocks, general and limited partnership interests, debt instruments, and intangible assets.  We have performed valuation consulting engagements in the United States, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Poland, Guyana and Uganda.   

 We specialize in strategic and financial advisory services relating to the valuation, commercialization and privatization of railways.  We have performed numerous going concern valuation assignments related to the railroad industry, including merger and acquisition studies, dissenting shareholder actions, and valuations for corporate planning purposes.  We are also experienced in the valuation and appraisal of railway fixed assets, including track, bridges, buildings, signaling and communication systems, and all improvements necessary to maintain railroad operations.  

 The firm has extensive experience in the design, planning, and implementation of privatization programs.  Advisory services include concession design, identification of investors and selection of concessionaires, development and implementation of sales strategy, development of commercial structure and privatization terms, creation of the selling memorandum and prospectus, advice in the development of contracts and concession agreements, and prequalification of candidates and evaluation of offers.  

 We have recently served as the Communications Advisor to the Government of Uganda in the privatization of Uganda Railways Corporation, and as the Strategic Advisor to the Government of Bolivia relative to the capitalization of the Bolivian State Railway.  We also advised the Brazilian Federal Railway concerning privatization options and the development of a privatization strategy, and we were the lead advisor for the team engaged in the valuation of the Railway.