Antoine Dréan

Founder & Chairman

In 1992 Antoine Dréan founded Triago as the first private equity placement agent in Europe. Antoine is in charge of the group’s business development and also manages strategic advisory missions for clients.

He has some four decades of experience as a private equity entrepreneur and advisor. Antoine began his career in 1986 working at a French advisory firm specialized in distressed situations. Two years later he founded a Mergers & Acquisitions boutique, selling it to an American investment bank in 1990.

Antoine earned a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School and has been a member of the Wharton EMEA Executive Board, serving as its Chairman for four years. He is a French national, fluent in French and English.