Experience

Sylvie is the managing partner of the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) Practice. She leads buy-side and sell-side due diligence engagements for private equity firms, independent sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers.

Prior to joining Citrin Cooperman, Sylvie was the principal-in-charge of the TAS practice at a top 20 national accounting firm, where she also spent more than 10 years with its audit and advisory practices. Previously, she served middle-market private companies across several industries for another public accounting firm.

Sylvie has offered guidance to clients on over 600 middle-market transactions, including platform investments, add-on acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations, carve-outs, and minority investments. Her areas of expertise include analyzing an acquisition target’s quality of earnings, understanding key performance indicators, assessing working capital requirements, and identifying key deal issues and risk areas.

In 2017, Sylvie launched Citrin Cooperman’s Independent Sponsor Report, which was the first of its kind. The subsequent reports continue to be the definitive resource on the state of the independent sponsor community. Sylvie is a frequent speaker for various industry forums including the iGlobal Forum, the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA), and Expert Webcasts. She has been featured in business and industry publications, including Inc. Magazine, Forbes, PE Hub, and Buyouts Magazine.

Sylvie is the recipient of several prestigious industry awards which honor the most accomplished and respected dealmakers, especially from the middle-market segments. In 2023, she received an honorable mention in the Mergers & Acquisitions "Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A" list. Sylvie is also a former recipient of the “40 Under 40” award from M&A Advisors. Sylvie was also honored with the iGlobal Forum "Independent Sponsor Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2026.