NH Private Business Valuations

BaldwinClarke Business Valuation credentials include ASA, CVA, and CM&AA designations. 

Typical engagements include business purchase & sale, buy/sell agreements, estate & gift transfers, and option/equity award analysis purposes. BaldwinClarke has experience evaluating entities with revenues ranging from less than $1 million to above $200 million.

New Hampshire-based, our 20-year practice has been responsible for delivering over 700 successful appraisals.

Sergio Alvares

Sergio Alvares

CVA® – Valuation & Investment Banking Analyst

‭ Sergio holds an MBA in Finance, a Master’s in Business Analytics and Information‬ Management, and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA®)

‭His core work included performing valuations for the purchase/sale of business‬ interests, assisting business owners developing exit strategies, and supporting family‬ succession planning.‬

‭ Sergio also served as a Senior Associate at JP Morgan Chase, where he participated‬ in M&A projects, and as a business consultant focused on valuations and transaction‬ advisory.‬

Scott LaValley

CVA® – Managing Director*

Scott is a Managing Director of Baldwin & Clarke Advisory Services, LLC., where he primarily focuses on financial and estate planning, in addition to providing exit planning and business continuity services.

Scott dovetails his individual and personal planning work, by advising business owners on corporate strategies to assist with value creation and risk management.

He is a Certified Valuation Analyst® (CVA®), a credential granted by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) only to qualified individuals with considerable professional experience in the field of business valuation.

Peter Clarke

Peter Clarke

CM&AA – Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director

Peter works actively with valuation clients to provide corporate finance services to BaldwinClarke’s entrepreneurial, and middle market clients. Peter has over 20 years of financial services experience spanning roles in private equity, strategic consulting and investment banking.

He works closely with clients throughout the entirety of the firm’s valuation engagements, largely responsible for client communications, information discovery and due diligence and financial analysis.

Peter is a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor® through the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors®.

Greg Lesoine

ASA – Advisory Principal

With over 30 years of experience in the discipline, Greg supports BaldwinClarke’s valuation practice and is a former Accredited Senior Appraiser in the American Society of Appraisers.

Greg has delivered valuations to a meet a wide range of formal and strategic planning needs across a wide cross section of industries. He specializes in the valuation of fractional and controlling interests in closely-held companies for legal purposes and in connection with mergers and acquisitions.

Greg also has experience in valuing ownership interests in family limited partnerships and other pass-through entities.

BaldwinClarke Experience By Valuation | Revenue | Industry

Experience by Valuation Application
Valuation Purpose and % of Engagements
  • Sale/Purchase 15.0% 15.0%
  • Capital Raising 10.2% 10.2%
  • Buy-Sell 14.1% 14.1%
  • Estate and Gifting 37.1% 37.1%
  • IRS – Other 1.8% 1.8%
  • ESOP 3.6% 3.6%
  • Options 4.5% 4.5%
  • Shareholder Buyout 6.3% 6.3%
  • Other 7.5% 7.5%
  • Total 100% 100%
Engagement by Revenue/NAV
Revenue (NAV) Size and % of Engagements
  • $1mm or less 13.8% 13.8%
  • $1mm – $3mm 12.6% 12.6%
  • $3mm – $5mm 14.1% 14.1%
  • $5mm – $10mm 18.0% 18.0%
  • $10mm – $15mm 6.3% 6.3%
  • $15mm – $20mm 3.9% 3.9%
  • $20mm – $25mm 5.1% 5.1%
  • $25mm – $50mm 14.7% 14.7%
  • $50mm – $100mm 6.6% 6.6%
  • $100mm – $200mm 3.6% 3.6%
  • $200mm – $500mm 1.5% 1.5%
  • Total 100% 100%
Engagement Experience by Industry
Industry Classification and % of Engagements
  • Asset Holding Co. 19.2% 19.2%
  • Manufacturing 15.3% 15.3%
  • Wholesale 7.8% 7.8%
  • Financial 9.6% 9.6%
  • Retail 8.1% 8.1%
  • Software 6.3% 6.3%
  • Services 9.3% 9.3%
  • Distributors 7.2% 7.2%
  • Engineering 4.5% 4.5%
  • Healthcare 4.2% 4.2%
  • Real Estate 3.3% 3.3%
  • Contractors 1.2% 1.2%
  • Communications 0.6% 0.6%
  • Energy 1.8% 1.8%
  • Gambling 0.6% 0.6%
  • Transportation 1.2% 1.2%
  • Total 100% 100%