EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 

                    , 2018 

Iron Horse Acquisition Corp. 
 c/o Cerberus Capital Management,
L.P. 
 875 Third Avenue 
 New York, New York 10022 

Re: Initial Public Offering 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

This letter (this “Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the
“Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and among Iron Horse Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC,
as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”), of
50,000,000 of the Company’s units and up to an additional 7,500,000 Units that may be purchased at the option of the Underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Units”), each comprised of one of the
Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Warrant”).
Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units shall be sold in the Public Offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the Company intends to
apply to have the Units listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 1 hereof. 

In order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Cerberus Iron Horse Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and each of the undersigned individuals (each, a
“Founder” and collectively, the “Founders”) hereby agree with the Company as follows: 
 1.
Definitions. As used herein, (i) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more
businesses; (ii) “Capital Shares” shall mean, collectively, the Ordinary Shares and the Founder Shares; (iii) “Founder Shares” shall mean the 14,375,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par
value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding prior to the consummation of the Public Offering; (iv) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the Warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares that will be acquired by the
Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $12,000,000 (or $13,800,000 if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised), or $1.50 per Warrant, in a private placement that shall occur simultaneously with the consummation of the Public
Offering; (v) “Public Shareholders” shall mean the holders of securities issued in the Public Offering; (vi) “Trust Account” shall mean the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the
Public Offering shall be deposited; (vii) “Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or 







 
agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put
equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled
by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b); and (viii) “Charter” shall mean the Company’s Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may be amended from time to time. 
 2. Representations and
Warranties. 
 (a) The Sponsor and each Founder have full right and power, without violating any agreement to which he or it is bound
(including, without limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement, as
applicable, to serve as a director on the Board, as applicable, and each Founder hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus, road show and any other materials as an officer and/or director of the Company, as appropriate. 

(b) Each Founder’s biographical information furnished to the Company (including any such information included in the Prospectus) is true
and accurate in all respects. The Founder’s questionnaire furnished to the Company is true and accurate in all respects. Each Founder represents and warrants that: such Founder is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any
injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; such
Founder has never been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and
such Founder is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and neither such Founder nor the Sponsor has ever been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or
commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked. 
 3. Business Combination Vote. The Sponsor and Founders agree
that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed initial Business Combination, it or he, as applicable, shall vote all Founder Shares and any Ordinary Shares acquired by
it, him or her, as applicable, in the Public Offering or the secondary public market, in favor of such proposed initial Business Combination and not redeem any Ordinary Shares owned by it, him or her, as applicable, in connection with such
shareholder approval. 

  
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 4. Failure to Consummate a Business Combination; Trust Account Waiver. 

(a) The Sponsor and Founders hereby agree that in the event that the Company fails to consummate its initial Business Combination within the
time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor and each Founder shall take all reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more
than 20 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Ordinary Shares sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering (the “Offering Shares”), at a per-share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the trust account (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding
public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such
redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for
claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. The Sponsor and Founders agree not to propose any amendment to the Charter that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem
the Offering Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter unless the Company provides its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Ordinary Shares
upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the trust account and not previously
released to the Company, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares. 
 (b) Each of the Founders and Sponsor
acknowledges that they have no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares. The Sponsor
and each of the Founders hereby further waives, with respect to any Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares held by it, him or her, as applicable, any redemption rights it or he may have in connection with the consummation of an initial Business
Combination, including, without limitation, any such rights available in the context of a shareholder vote to approve such Business Combination or a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Charter that would affect the substance or timing of
the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Ordinary Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter or in the context of a tender offer made by the Company to
purchase Ordinary Shares (although the Sponsor and the Founders shall be entitled to redemption and liquidation rights with respect to any Ordinary Shares (other than the Founder Shares) they hold if the Company fails to consummate an initial
Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter). 
 5. Lock-up;
Transfer Restrictions. 
 (a) The Sponsor and each Founder agree that they shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (the “Lock-up”) until the earlier of (i) one year after the completion of an initial Business Combination and (ii) the date following the completion of an initial Business Combination on which the
Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property (the “Lock-up Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, subsequent to an initial Business Combination, the closing price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share
splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial Business Combination, the
Founder Shares shall be released from the Lock-up. 

  
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 (b) The Sponsor and Founders agree that they shall not effectuate any Transfer of Private
Placement Warrants or Ordinary Shares underlying such warrants, until 30 days after the completion of an initial Business Combination. 

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in paragraphs 5(a) and (b), Transfers of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and
Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants are permitted (i) to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Company’s officers or directors, any members of the Sponsor or their
affiliates, or any affiliates of the Sponsor, or employees of or partners in Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. or any entities affiliated therewith, including by means of a forfeiture to the Company and a reissuance to such transferee; (ii) in
the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable
organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (v) by private sales or
transfers made at or prior to the consummation of an initial Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares or warrants were originally purchased; (vi) by virtue of the Sponsor’s limited liability company
agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; (vii) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of an initial Business Combination; or (viii) in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange or
other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of an initial Business Combination;
provided, however, that in the case of clauses (i) through (vi) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions. 

(d) During the period commencing on the date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date (the
“Restriction Period”), the Sponsor and the Founders shall not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, Transfer any Units, Ordinary Shares, Warrants or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable, or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares owned by it, him or her, as applicable. The Sponsor and the Founders acknowledge and agree that, prior to the effective date of any release or waiver of the restrictions set forth in this paragraph 5
in respect of a director or officer of the Company, the Company shall announce the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release
or waiver granted shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and
the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this Letter Agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph
5(d), Transfers of any Units, Ordinary Shares, Warrants or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares shall be permitted on the same basis as in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 5(c) above, provided that
the transferees of such securities must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this paragraph 5(d). Furthermore, it is understood and agreed that the issuance of any securities or profits
interests of the Sponsor that provide the recipient with the right to acquire securities of the Company shall not be prohibited by this paragraph 5(d) so long as such right shall not vest during the Restriction Period. 

  
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 6. Remedies. The Sponsor and each of the Founders hereby agree and acknowledge that
(i) each of the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by the Sponsor or such Founder of its or his obligations, as applicable under paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 7 and 14, (ii) monetary damages may not be an
adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of
such breach. 
 7. Payments by the Company. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, none of the Sponsor, any affiliate of the Sponsor,
the Founders, any affiliate of the Founders nor any director or officer of the Company, shall receive from the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to,
or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). 

8. Entire Agreement. This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.
This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto. 

9. Assignment. No party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter
Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor, each of the Founders and each of their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns. 

10. Governing Law. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of,
or relating in any way to, this Letter Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and
(ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. 
 11.
Notices. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return
receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile transmission. 
 12. Director and Officer Liability Insurance. The Company will
maintain an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and the Founders shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage
available for any of the Company’s directors or officers. 

  
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 13. Termination. This Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the Lock-up Period and (ii) the liquidation of the Company; provided, however, that this Letter Agreement shall earlier terminate in the event that the Public Offering is not
consummated and closed by March 30, 2018. 
 14. Indemnification. In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account, the
Sponsor (the “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services
rendered or products sold to the Company or (ii) a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into an acquisition agreement (a “Target”); provided, however, that such indemnification of
the Company by the Indemnitor shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by a third party for services rendered (other than the Company’s independent public accountants) or products sold to the Company or a Target do
not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per share of the Offering Shares and (ii) the actual amount per share of the Offering Shares held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of
the Trust Account, in each case less taxes payable, if less than $10.00 per share of the Offering Shares due to reductions in value of the trust assets and such indemnification shall not apply to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of
any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account (whether or not such agreement is enforceable) nor shall it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the event that any such executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against such third party, the Indemnitor shall not be responsible for any liability as a result of any such third party claims. The
Indemnitor shall have the right to defend against any such claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Company if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the claim to the Indemnitor, the Indemnitor notifies the
Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense. 
 15. Involvement in Future Blank Check Companies. Each Founder agrees not
to participate in the formation of, or become an officer or director of, any other blank check company (excluding existing affiliations), until the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with respect to an initial Business Combination or
the Company has failed to complete an initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter. 
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	Sincerely,
	
	CERBERUS IRON HORSE HOLDINGS, LLC
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	Stephen A. Feinberg
	Title:	 	Managing Member
	   

	Steven F. Mayer
	   

	Chan W. Galbato
	   

	Frank W. Bruno
	   

	Timothy M. Donahue
	   

	Mark W. Smith
	  



  

			
	Acknowledged and Agreed:
	
	IRON HORSE ACQUISITION CORP.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name: Steven F. Mayer
		 	Title: Chief Executive Officer

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