Mr. Sylvestri is recognized as an expert in advising some of the most successful alternative asset managers in the world on effectively communicating with the institutional investment community.
Mr. Sylvestri is Founder and President of Quail Ridge Asset Management, which provides full service, value added strategic and fundraising assistance to private equity and other alternative asset managers and financial institutions. Since the inception in 2006, the firm has become the premier boutique investment consulting and advisory firm providing marketing and fundraising services for alternative asset managers and advisory services to small and midsized companies. He has built the firm with professionals who possess strong investment/deal skills as well as marketing and client relationship experiences. Mr. Sylvestri is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the firm. He is also the primary relationship manager for the firm’s clients and plays a key role in helping properly structure and position clients’ funds in the market place. Mr. Sylvestri is dedicated to developing deep relationships with institutional investors around the world and in marketing clients’ funds and services. Mr. Sylvestri brings extensive private equity investment and marketing experiences to Quail Ridge Asset Management.
Before forming Quail Ridge Asset Management, Mr. Sylvestri was a Partner at Emerald Capital Partners, where he played a key role in the firm’s worldwide private equity business. During his tenure with Emerald Capital, he was responsible for raising over $2 billion in commitments from institutional LP’s. Mr. Sylvestri assisted in structuring these partnerships as well as raising funds from investors. Mr. Sylvestri also helped develop and evaluate new Private Equity, Hedge and Real Estate products/funds offered by Emerald Capital Partners.
Prior to joining Emerald Capital Partners, Mr. Sylvestri spent seven years at Morgan Stanley, where he had investment, portfolio, and strategic responsibilities at various investment units. At Morgan Stanley, Mr. Sylvestri was primarily involved in the Sales and Marketing of equity research and equity/debt structure products.
Mr. Sylvestri is an active investor in venture and start up companies.
Residing in Manhattan, Mr. Sylvestri has been heavily involved in several charitable organizations: The Children’s Aid Society, NYU School of Medicine MIPC, the Alzheimer’s, Association, and Arthritis Foundation and Friends of Saint Dominic.
Mr. Sylvestri was recently appointed and currently is a member of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division – First Judicial Department Departmental Disciplinary Committee. Mr. Sylvestri earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1996, from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts where he majored in Investments and Economics.
