Decades of experience
The team
Resilience Partners has a team of professionals with large experience in the Iberian SMEs market. Our team brings together decades of track record in private equity and debt from some of the leading European and global organizations like 3i, BBVA or JP Morgan.
About us
Adriana
Oller
Partner & FOUNDER
Adriana Oller started her career as a principal investor at 3i Spain, and continued at Axis, providing direct lending solutions to SME’s focused on established and profitable Spanish companies, which could not find suitable financing solutions to their business and growth plans in the traditional banking system and were not willing to give equity away to third party investors. In 2013, Adriana decided to establish Resilience Partners to provide those solutions to SMEs. She has 18 years of investment experience, since 2001 in private equity/debt specifically in midmarket companies in Spain and Portugal, where she has invested over EUR 80 M in 8 companies. She started her career in JP Morgan in Madrid and NYC offices, has an MBA from London Business School, thanks to a scholarship from La Caixa/ British Council, and a BA in Business & Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Paris Dauphine.
Agustín
Pla
Founding Partner
Agustín Pla has more than 32 years investment experience. He started his career at BBVA in Barcelona, where he spent eight years, providing financing solutions to the midmarket customers of the Bank in the Catalan market, and more recently at 3i Spain, where he spent 24 years, ultimately as Partner of the growth/minority investments in 3i Spain. During his tenure both at BBVA and 3i, he developed a deep understanding of the Spanish entrepreneurs and businessmen financing needs and saw the opportunity to provide alternative financing structures, by structuring investments as a combination of both equity and debt. At 3i, he completed 24 investments and was involved in more than 30 board of directors of 3i’s portfolio companies in Spain. He decided joining RSL as founder partner in second half 2014, after leaving 3i. Chairman of ESADE Alumni Entrepreneurship Club, he has an MBA in IESE and BA in Business from ESADE Business School.
David
Vega Rivera
Investment & Operations Director
David Vega joined Resilience Partners in 2018, bringing solid experience in Corporate Finance. Previously, he led the M&A strategy in Spain for a Japanese multinational and managed a EUR 130M debt restructuring at a service company. He holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from La Salle University and a Master’s in Financial Management from the University of Manchester. He speaks Spanish, English, and Italian.
Borja Mericaechevarría
Investment Manager
Borja Mericaechevarría joined Resilience Partners in April 2019. Previously, he worked for two years in a financial boutique as an M&A Analyst advising in mergers and acquisitions and restructuring processes. Borja speaks English and Spanish and has a degree in Business Administration and Management from CUNEF.
Eduardo Bellosillo
Impact
With 16 years of experience, Eduardo Bellosillo has worked in corporate finance in both banking (Banesto, Kutxabank) and in Fintech and debt funds (October, Bolsa Social). He is an expert in business, impact and ESG analysis, with impact measurement training from Duke University. He holds degrees in Economics and Business Administration, with specialized finance courses from IEB, IESE, and ESADE.
Teresa
Pagalday
Investment
associate
Teresa Pagalday joined Resilience Partners in January 2025. Previously, she worked in Transaction Services at Crowe Horwath and was involved in the Bio-Oils and Cepsa joint venture to develop Southern Europe’s largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and BioEnergy facility. She holds a degree in Finance and International Business from Florida International University and is fluent in English and Spanish.
Jorge
Peribañez
INVESTMENT
Analyst
Jorge Peribañez joined Resilience Partners in April 2023. Previously, he worked in Nologin Consulting.
Jorge speaks English and Spanish and has a degree in Business Administration and Management from Universidad de Zaragoza.
We have a unique understanding and capabilities in financing, deal origination, risk assessment and deal execution.
