Henning Tile von Kalm

CFO & Co-Founder | M&A | Independent Board Director | Investor

Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

About

Two decades on both sides of the table — M&A banker at Deutsche Bank (London, New York, Mumbai), advising on 25+ transactions totalling over $130 billion across infrastructure, industrials and energy sectors; then co-founder and CFO of Alpenglow Rail, building and running a freight rail platform backed by institutional infrastructure and private equity capital. Going forward, I plan to invest in and mentor the next generation of founders and operators, with a particular focus on European search funds and other buy-and-build platforms. Based between Barcelona, Spain and Denver, Colorado.

Experience

  • Chief Financial Officer & Founder at Alpenglow Rail
    Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    Co-founded Alpenglow Rail in 2016 to build a vertically integrated freight rail platform across North America, growing through three platform acquisitions — VIP Rail, USA Rail Terminals, and Alberta Mountain Rail Terminal — with institutional equity sponsors CC&L Infrastructure and Stonecourt Capital. As CFO: raised institutional equity and structured project and corporate debt facilities, led all M&A activity from sourcing through integration, and managed investor relations with institutional sponsors. Guided a planned CEO succession in 2026.

  • Expert Mentor at PortXL
    Jan 2020 - Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Vice President, Corporate Development / M&A at OmniTRAX, Inc.
    Sep 2014 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Deutsche Bank (12 yrs 3 mos)
    • Director, North American M&A Group
      Jan 2011 - Aug 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Focused on execution of M&A mandates in the energy, metals and mining, and infrastructure space. * Solely responsible for execution of transactions in transportation (e.g. sale of Jackson Square), downstream (e.g. MOE of Holly and Frontier) and other natural resources (e.g. sale of largest Botswana greenfield coal asset) spaces, drawing on all products and expertise within bank * Actively sourcing new opportunities and developing client relationships across transportation space (e.g. $3bn take-private of US logistics company) and devising M&A driven growth strategies for clients * Actively involved in training and developing junior members of team and external recruitment

    • Vice President, India M&A Group
      Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 · 2 yrs

      * Relocated to local office to drive and develop Indian banking and advisory capabilities * Executed complex cross-border M&A projects for Indian (e.g. India’s #1 oil company buying oil fields in Venezuela) and non-Indian clients (e.g. AIG selling its domestic consumer finance business) * Utilized global firm-wide network to review new business areas and growth ideas for Indian clients, predominantly in the natural resource and consumer goods space

    • Associate, North American M&A Group
      Oct 2005 - Dec 2009 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      * Conducted detailed analysis and valuations for broad range of projects in consumer and transportation infrastructure industries with quick turnaround times * Day-to-day execution of industry changing transactions: (1) sale of DP World’s US port assets (demanded by President Bush) and (2) advising Inbev on acquisition of American icon Anheuser Busch

  • Summer intern at ABN AMRO
    2001 - 2001 · Less than a year

    * Completed summer analyst program in Corporate Finance group as part of European Telecom Sector