Daniel Ilundain, Cfa

President at Palladium Equity Partners

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 23 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2025
VC🌍 United States20+ investmentsInvested this year
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Board Member
Feb 2022
Health Connect America provides a variety of mental and behavioral healthcare services to those in need. As a community-based provider, we meet individuals and families where they are, which may include community, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and educational settings. Health Connect America serves all patients regardless of ability to pay. Discounts for essential services are offered based on family size and income. For more information, ask at the front desk of your local HCA office or visit our website.
Board Member
Oct 2019
TransForce is the leader in CDL driver solutions. For over 30 years, we have been perfecting and innovating the driver’s employment journey: from obtaining a CDL license and securing the first job, to the very last mile. We take our expertise to market in the form of tech enabled and efficient CDL driver marketing, recruitment and staffing solutions powered by a network of .5 million drivers. In 2022, TransForce launched TF1, a next generation driver recruitment platform that outperforms traditional job boards. With TF1, employers can lower their Cost Per Hire (CPH), increase productivity of their recruiters, and source driving candidates not found on other job boards. More than 3,000 carriers nationwide choose TransForce as a partner for their driver recruitment and staffing.
Board Member
Aug 2016
Elara Caring is one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, with a national footprint in the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest. The company is comprised of 32,000 caregivers serving over 60,000 patients and their families daily, in 225 locations across 16 states and focused on providing our patients with the “right care, at the right time, in the right place.” More information can be found on our website, at www.elara.com
Board Member
Oct 2014
Clarion Industries is a privately held company whose ownership has collectively over 100 years of experience in the fiberboard panel and flooring industry. The joint venture consists of Aconcagua Holdings and the Fairbanks Family Fund with its investors. Our corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Shippenville, PA.
Board Member
Aug 2011
BO Packaging pertenece al Grupo BO conglomerado empresarial diversificado en negocios tan variados como el inmobiliario, food service, producción de papel de diario; vidrios planos; frutas; etiquetas y embalajes. Las empresas que conforman el grupo son: BO Packaging, BO Foodservice, Industrias del Envase, Vidrios Lirquen, Agrofruta, Inmobiliaria Siena y BO Paper. BO Packaging es una compañía dedicada al desarrollo, elaboración y comercialización de soluciones integrales de packaging y foodservice para el mercado nacional y extranjero. Tenemos más de 15 años de experiencia en la industria y nos caracterizamos en la creación de soluciones integrales dirigidas a las más importantes marcas de las industrias donde participamos. Contamos con plantas productivas en Chile, Brasil y Perú y comercializamos nuestros productos en toda América Latina. Tenemos como propósito brindar la mejor solución de embalaje para nuestros clientes para lo cual ponemos a su disposición un servicio de excelencia y toda nuestra capacidad de innovación y desarrollo con los más altos estándares de calidad. Somos impulsores de soluciones sustentables, siendo pioneros en la introducción al mercado de productos más amigables con el medio ambiente como lo vasos de papel biodegradables y las bolsas mono material para la industria de vegetales congelados.
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Jan 2009
Mindgate Media is an educational media company that creates custom eLearning and multimedia instructional materials across academia and industry. Our skills include creating educational websites, building robust multimedia learning tools, consulting for clients on educational strategy, developing effective performance support tools to improve business outcomes, and transforming existing content assets into new and lucrative educational programs. Find Mindgate on the web at http://mindgatemedia.com.
Board Observer
Jul 2005
Prince International Corporation is now part of Vibrantz Technologies. Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global technology leader in color solutions, functional coatings and specialty minerals whose purpose is to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life in countless products across a broad array of end markets.
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2025
Board Member
Sep 2025
The National Association of Investment Companies was founded in 1971. Our 175+ member firms collectively manage more than $447 billion in assets under management. NAIC is the largest trade association of diverse-owned alternative investment firms in the U.S. NAIC is focused on increasing the flow of capital to high-performing diverse-owned investment managers often underutilized by institutional investors by connecting managers to capital, developing skills and competencies, providing data and insights, and propelling careers. Our industry-leading programs and initiatives focus on strengthening the diverse-owned alternatives sector and positioning it for future success.
Board Member
Jul 2025
Quirch Foods is a food distribution company servicing ethnic and national grocers as well as foodservice distribution customers across the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Quirch operates approximately 500 refrigerated trucks and over 2.3 million square feet of combined distribution space through 24 facilities in the continental US and Puerto Rico. Quirch is the exclusive distributor of High River Angus®, McKinneys Beef®, Panamei Seafood®, Diamon Reef® Seafood, Kikiriquirch®, Jackson Farms®, Mambo Foods®, and is a licensed distributor of Certified Angus Beef® and Chiquita Brands® frozen Tropicals and Fruits. Quirch operates through a family of well recognized companies. For more information visit quirchfoods.com. To learn more about our brands, visit: highriverangus.com, panamei.com, diamondreefseafood.com, and mambofoods.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or call (800) 458-5252.
2023
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Dec 2023
Trachte, LLC is a manufacturer of high quality, Prefabricated Substation Control Buildings & Electrical Equipment Enclosures for Electric Utility, Power Generation, and Industrial clients. TRACHTE® pre-assembled, modular steel buildings and integrated packages feature state-of the art design, engineering and materials which provide exceptional protection, energy efficiency, quality and convenience for highly technical customers and applications. Trachte operates manufacturing facilities in Oregon, WI & Eastanollee, GA. Mission Trachte provides the world’s premier innovative engineered solutions. By investing unparalleled resources, we create a results focused, urgency driven, highly accountable environment, yielding unmatched products and services to protect the global infrastructure. Vision To be the investment of choice for our employees, customers, partners, and suppliers for the global engineered structure solutions and services markets. Values Integrity – We have the courage to be respectfully honest, even when faced with adversity and we do the right thing. Accountability – We do what we say we will do. Excellence – We are relentless in the pursuit of ambitious goals and are constantly raising the bar, to exceed customer expectations. Respect – We act in a professional manner and treat others with dignity and honor. Teamwork - We work together to achieve common goals with open communication and a genuine willingness to help each other be successful. Interested in working at Trachte, but not sure which position to apply for? Send your resume to HR@TrachteUSA.com. We are always looking to add more talent to our team!
Board Member
Aug 2023
Superior Environmental Solutions, LLC (SES) is an industrial cleaning service company founded in response to the growing need for a superior and cost effective service provider. We provide waste management solutions with the necessary equipment, materials, and highly trained personnel. SES offers an industrial cleaning service that can be crafted to meet any customers’ need, which includes routine scheduled maintenance, plant outages, plant shutdown projects and emergency response services.
2022
Board Member
Feb 2022
Health Connect America provides a variety of mental and behavioral healthcare services to those in need. As a community-based provider, we meet individuals and families where they are, which may include community, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and educational settings. Health Connect America serves all patients regardless of ability to pay. Discounts for essential services are offered based on family size and income. For more information, ask at the front desk of your local HCA office or visit our website.
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