Building the future of secondaries

Palico provides what was missing in the secondary market: an efficient, secure, and fully digital marketplace where LP-led transactions can be done seamlessly, offering liquidity/opportunities without the lengthy negotiations.

Fully independent, Palico is owned by seasoned private equity professionals, high-net-worth individuals, and prominent family offices.

Management Team —

Meet the team behind Palico

Founded by private equity veteran Antoine Drean, we combine deep industry expertise with a bold vision for a faster, and more transparent secondary transaction experience.

Antoine Drean

Founder & CEO

Hugo Hasson

Head of Tech

Julissa Bonilla

Head of Marketing

Victor Blanc

Business Development

Myriam Prat

Advisor

Victor Quiroga

Senior Advisor

Media Appearances —

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Palico is now the first FINRA-approved company to facilitate online LP-led secondaries deals

Palico receives regulatory approval to facilitate full LP fund transfers

Buy now pay later beats steep discounts for private fund sellers

FINRA approves Palico as first ETS to execute LP-led PE secondaries transactions

Family offices now comprise a fifth of all secondary deals

Secondary markets and innovation boost private equity liquidity

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Whether you’re a seller, buyer, General Partner, or looking to offer a liquidity solution to your clients, Palico makes transacting private fund positions simple, secure, and fully digital.

Antoine Drean

Founder & CEO

Antoine has been a serial entrepreneur in private markets for more than 30 years. He founded Triago (acquired by Houlihan Lokey in 2024), Mantra Investment Partners, and Palico, launched in 2012 to bring greater transparency and efficiency to private equity transactions. He began his career in 1986, holds an MBA from Wharton (’92), and served on the Wharton EMEA Executive Board from 2010 to 2020.

Hugo Hasson

Head of Tech Engineering

Hugo Hasson is Head of Engineering at Palico. Before joining the team in 2019, he started his career as a Software Developer at Sopra Group, a large IT firm. After 1 year at Sopra Group, Hugo moved into a software engineering position at Viavoo, before spending 4 years at the startup AODocs. Hugo holds cloud expertise and an Engineer’s Degree in computer science from EFREI.

Julissa Bonilla

Head of Marketing

Julissa Bonilla joined Palico in 2026 as Head of Marketing, bringing over 13 years of experience leading marketing initiatives within the finance and banking sectors. She has a strong track record of developing and executing marketing strategies, driving brand awareness and demand generation through integrated campaigns, and balancing data-driven insights with creative execution across branding, web development, SEO, and paid media.

Julissa is a graduate of the University of the Arts, where she earned a BFA in Illustration with a minor in Film / Digital Video.

Victor Blanc

Business Development

Victor Blanc brings 5+ years of experience in private markets, with a focus on secondary transactions and institutional business development across the EMEA region. Having worked with institutional LPs, GPs, and private wealth clients, he has developed a strong expertise in connecting buyers and sellers on the secondary market and structuring tailored private equity solutions. Recognized for his ability to build long-term relationships with sophisticated investors, Victor combines deep market knowledge with a results-driven approach to business development.

Prior to Palico, Victor spent nearly three years at Ardian as an Associate within the Customized & Private Wealth Solutions team.

Victor holds an undergraduate degree from HEC Lausanne, a Master’s in Risk Finance from the University of Westminster, and a Master’s in Investment Management from City, University of London.

Myriam Prat

Advisor

Myriam Prat is an Advisor at Palico. Prior to joining the team, she gained experience at Ardian. There, she started on the Investor Relations team in London before joining the Buyout Investment team in Paris, covering all aspects of a Private Equity fund life cycle. Myriam also worked for Mantra Investment Partners, as head of both business development and investor relations. She attended EDHEC Business School and Lycee Saint Louis.

Victor Quiroga

Senior Advisor

Victor Quiroga has 30 years of experience in private equity, starting in 1996 at Triago in Paris, then from 2004 at Triago in New York, where he was Founding Partner, leading to the successful sale of Triago to the investment bank Houlihan Lokey in 2024.  Victor was then Senior Advisor at Houlihan Lokey in the Capital Solutions group.  Since 2026, Victor is Senior Advisor at Palico.  Over his entire career to date, Victor worked as placement agent in hundreds of private equity fund raises (buyout, venture, private credit, special situations) as well as in numerous LP-led secondary transactions, and as strategic advisor to the owners of private equity firms regarding their GP stakes and management company financing. 

He attended the London School of Economics, and the Université de Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne from where he graduated with a licence (bachelor’s degree) in Economics and a maîtrise (master’s degree) in Econometrics.  Victor is registered with FINRA on Series 7, 14, 24, 63, 79, 99.

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