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Paul Dalla Torre

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Managing Director | M&A Advisor at DISTINCT Capital Partners Inc.
📍 Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Paul Dalla Torre is the Founder of Ironlane Partners, where he focuses on logistics value creation and transactions. With a background as a CFO in freight forwarding and as a Chartered Professional Accountant, he specializes in strengthening the financial and operational foundations of logistics businesses to drive enterprise value.

He earned his Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand.

He believes freight acquisitions often fail not due to price, but because the underlying business economics, like working capital and cash cycles, are not strong enough to support the deal.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Managing Director | M&A Advisor
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
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Freight M&A
Advises on freight deals, emphasizing that strong underlying economics, not just price, are critical for a successful acquisition.
Working Capital
He frequently writes about how tightening working capital discipline can materially improve a company's valuation and appeal to buyers.
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Career

Work history

2-2021
Managing Director | M&A Advisor
DISTINCT Capital Partners Inc.
5-2020
Founder | CFO
Ironlane Partners
9-2017 - 4-2020
Chief Financial Officer (Canada)
Panalpina
7-2016 - 8-2017
Strategic Planner and Business Development Manager
Dejero
9-2008 - 6-2016
Chief Financial Officer (South Africa)
Bidvest International Logistics
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Education
1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and Bachelor of Accounting (Honours)
University of the Witwatersrand
CPA
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
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