ROD SMEs division possesses expertise in, both, Acquisitions and Asset Management for Private Equity clients. The Acquisitions team pursues deals related to SMEs’ assets, 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 SMEs’s team executes the business plan on behalf of the clients before the transport asset is acquired. Together, the ROD SMEs team improves the SMEs’ assets and platform operations and financial performance for the Private Equity clients.

ROD SMEs division’s expertise is divided by strategy, sector, geography, capital structure, and deal role:

• Strategy – When it comes to SMEs, the team works on both stabilized and mature assets. It focuses on value-add strategies for major renovations and redevelopments favorable for SME  properties. We advise on buying morbid properties and turning them around as SMEs and related assets.
• Sector – ROD SMEs division works across the various sectors – Multifamily, Commercial Transport, Retail, and Corporate Logistics towards Private Equity opportunities
• Geography – The SMEs industry is location-centric and a lot of rules and regulations that apply are related to specific geographies and Strategic location. Hence, the ROD SMEs 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 SMEs division considers “private equity” as “equity investments,” and helps Private Equity clients in structuring SMEs -related investments in senior loans, bridge loans, mezzanine, and more
• Deal Role – ROD SMEs operate, 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.

ROD SMEs division offers an institutional approach for Private Equity clients with investment opportunities and advice towards corporate investment for venues like warehouses, distribution centers, advanced supplier warehouses, international exposition centers. We have more than 15 years of experience in the confluence of SMEs related to real estate and private equity investment. We adopt a bespoke approach to serve each of our Private Equity clients through our multilingual and cross-expertise team. We work closely with our Private Equity clients in the choice of targets and support them throughout the entire holding period of their investment.