We are pleased to announce that Erin Spaulding has joined CriticalPoint where she will be focused on building and leading the firm’s Valuation practice. She will be advising clients on a range of valuation issues, including transaction advisory (fairness opinions, purchase price allocations, shareholder exits, stock-based compensation), tax compliance (transfer pricing, gift & estate planning, minority interests, ESOPs) and consulting (IP and collateral, solvency opinions, third-party report review, buy-sell agreements, restructuring, FP&A). She brings over 20 years of experience in valuation and transaction services across a broad range of industries, including consumer goods & services, media & entertainment, aerospace & defense, fintech, biotech, early-stage tech, among other emerging and highly regulated sectors
Prior to joining CriticalPoint, Ms. Spaulding founded Spaulding Financial LLC, which provides valuation and advisory services for a diverse client base. Before that, she was a Valuation Director at SingerLewak LLP, where she specialized in financial reporting valuations and tax valuations. She also held various key roles, including Financial Planning and Analysis at Optimist Inc., Senior Associate in Valuation and Transaction Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Associate with American Appraisal (a Kroll acquired company), contributing significantly to financial due diligence, financial modeling, and compliance-focused analyses. She started her career as a Valuations Analyst with GurseySchneider LLP, handling high-profile asset divisions and estate planning matters.
Ms. Spaulding holds a B.S. in Applied International Finance from the American University of Paris and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA).
Valuation Overview
Valuation needs can be an ongoing requirement or may surface at critical junctures. Whether it be preparing for a transaction, managing wealth, staying compliant with tax and financial reporting, or arriving at a settlement in connection with a dispute, having a trusted advisor can make the difference in reaching your goals. CriticalPoint has the finance, accounting, and tax experience as well as the technical expertise to deliver an independent and reliable valuation, translating vision into valuable insights. As stewards of the process, CriticalPoint draws from numerous business, industry, and economic data sources to provide a comprehensive framework for valuation compliance. To learn more visit our Valuation page
If you would like more information about CriticalPoint’s valuation capabilities, please contact:
Erin Spaulding
Managing Director, Valuation
Direct: (310) 986-8284
[email protected]
About CriticalPoint
Headquartered in Los Angeles, CriticalPoint is a leading full-service financial M&A firm that uniquely combines the best of investment banking, private capital, and valuation service offerings. CriticalPoint executes, sources, and invests in deals across a wide variety of industries for the traditionally underserved middle market. Since our founding in 2012, our mission has been to serve the needs of owners, entrepreneurs, management teams, and stakeholders with our experience, knowledge, and expert judgment, to help them realize their companies’ greatest potential. From our deep-rooted foundation in private equity and investment banking, and our devotion to deal origination and business development, combined with being entrepreneurs at heart, we believe we are differentiated and well positioned to help companies wherever they are in their life cycle.
