Vadim Tsysin is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement Group in Chicago. He is the Education and Sell-side Lead and specializes in performance improvement, carve-out and TSA advisory and operational due diligence, as well as overall M&A and capital markets advisory.
With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Tsysin has executed 100+ transactions ranging from $1.2 million to $16 billion. He has substantial cross-border deal experience, having executed deals in Brazil, Mexico, Russia, the U.K. and Australia. His engagements center around merger advisory, integration execution, carve-out execution, pre-acquisition synergy assessments, operational due diligence, and integration and separation planning.
Mr. Tsysin has extensive experience working with education clients. His notable EdTech engagements include advising Leeds Equity Advisor on the sale and performance improvement plan of Campus Management Corp and Edcentric; handling buy-side synergy assessment for Edmentum’s acquisition of Apex Learning; and doing buy-side due diligence for San Joaquin Valley College and the Meritas group of private K-12 school in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Tsysin spent six years with DeVry Education Group in Chicago, serving most recently as Head of M&A, Integration and Capital Markets. He directed corporate M&A related activities, worked with the Senior Leadership Team on strategy initiatives and co-led operational assignments.
Previously, Mr. Tsysin worked with Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an Investment Banker, focusing on corporate finance and capital markets advisory in the packaging industry. Before that, he served as an M&A Consultant in the post-merger integration practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP.
Mr. Tsysin earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Roosevelt University and a MBA (with distinction) from the University of Michigan Ross School of business. He is a licensed CPA in Illinois and holds Series 7 & 63 designations. Mr. Tsysin is fluent in Russian.
The Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice within A&M drives tangible results across a spectrum of stakeholders: Our Education/EdTech services focuses on organizations within these sectors – whether publicly-traded, privately-held or not-for-profit – and their investors or other stakeholders. Our goal is always to maximize shareholder value within the context of the principles, mission, and values of each organization.
As a trusted partner to Education/EdTech organizations, we’re committed to unlocking the full potential of each organization to deliver value to its students, lifelong learners and other stakeholder groups. Typical engagements in our practice revolve around pre-acquisition assessments, post-acquisition planning or day-to-day performance improvement in an ongoing (i.e., non-transaction) environment. We strive to enhance the operations of each of our clients, so they are better positioned financially to deliver on promises to students and lifelong learners.
Our practice is built with former industry operators who have helped to run (and, in some instances, turn around) educational organizations. As a result, we come with a point of view that is informed by multiple experiences in this industry – and we are always ready to partner with management teams to help drive their vision forward.
Our work in education is steered by our collective experiences, comprising of working alongside influential thought leaders across the education landscape and making a positive, tangible impact. This collective expertise enables us to pioneer innovative solutions to education's most pressing challenges, benefiting our clients and improving educational outcomes.
