ABOUT PALICO
VISION & MISSION
Palico provides what was missing in the secondary market: an efficient, secure, and fully digital marketplace where small LP-led transactions can be done seamlessly, offering liquidity/opportunities without the lengthy negotiations.
Founded by Antoine Drean, a pioneer with decades of experience in private equity, Palico draws on his deep expertise and understanding of the industry’s inefficiencies. Investors trust Palico to simplify the process by offering speed, transparency, and security. Palico is not just solving today’s problems. It’s building the future of the secondary market.
Palico’s game-changing approach to secondaries in the news
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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
Lack of liquidity is hamstringing Europe’s PE market
Family offices now comprise a fifth of all secondary deals
Secondary markets and innovation boost private equity liquidity
LP stakes trade on wider discounts amid liquidity crunch – Palico
Innovators reshaping private fund secondaries
Meet the leaders behind Palico
Antoine Dréan
Founder & Chairman
Antoine Dréan has been a “serial entrepreneur” in the Private Equity space for over thirty years, founding both Triago and Mantra. In March 2024, Triago was successfully sold to Houlihan Lokey. Convinced that Private Equity should leverage technology more effectively, Antoine launched Palico in 2012 and now serves as Chairman, driving these advancements. Antoine began his career in 1986, earned his MBA from The Wharton School (Class of ’92), and served on the Wharton EMEA Executive Board from 2010 to 2020.
Christopher Jeffery
General Manager
Chris Jeffery is the acting General Manager of Palico since July 2022. He originally joined Palico in 2019 as the Head of Marketing after getting his MBA at INSEAD. He brings over 10 years of specialized experience, recently working as Marketing Director for MKG, a startup experiential marketing agency. Chris also worked at international communications conglomerate, WPP. Chris received a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University Daniels School of Business and has been a member at Bpeace for the past 7 years.
Myriam Prat
Chief Operating Officer
Myriam Prat is Chief Operating Officer 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.
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.
Paloma Hernandez
Head of Sales
Paloma Hernández Fernández is the Head of Sales at Palico. She is focused on driving client growth and establishing key commercial partnerships with Private Equity actors. Prior to joining Palico in 2021, she worked at Preqin as an Enterprise Account Manager and in Operations and Account Management for Thomson Reuters for over two years. Paloma earned a Master’s degree in International Political Economy from King’s College London and holds two Bachelor of Arts from UP Comillas ICADE-ICAI in Madrid.