Member Details

Certified Business Appraiser, Accredited Senior Appraiser, and Expert Witness.

Lou Pereira, MBA, CBI, CBA, ASA is a principal in Merrimack Business Appraisers, LLC, a Business Valuation firm, and president of the Herold-Lambert Group, Inc., a Mergers & Acquisitions advisory firm. Merrimack Business Appraisers provides certified business valuations for dispute resolution (Divorce & Partner Disputes), tax filings (Gift, Estate, Income and Capital Gains Taxes), transfer of ownership, estate planning, and ESOPs.

Lou earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Babson College and has over 20 years of experience valuing, buying and selling business entities. He is a Certified Business Intermediary with the International Business Brokers Association, a Certified Business Appraiser with the Institute of Business Appraisers, and an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers.

Lou is also an adjunct professor of Accounting and Finance at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire University where he teaches degree-credited business courses in Accounting and Finance. He is also a faculty member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Other affiliations/positions:
President - Merrimack Valley Estate Planning Council
Past Chair, Institute of Business Appraisers, Education Board

Specialties Include:
Business Valuation and Business Appraisal
Expert Witness
Business Sales
ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plans