PCE Valuations, LLC, an affiliate of PCE Investment Bankers, a leading provider of investment banking, ESOP, valuation and advisory services, announced the addition of Paul Vogt as the firm's Business Valuation practice leader. Vogt is based in PCE's Atlanta, Georgia office.

Vogt has more than 20 years of consulting and valuation experience, focusing on the valuation of public and closely held businesses, business interests, intangible assets, and intellectual property for purposes of financial statement reporting, corporate planning, tax planning, litigation support, and other purposes.

"We feel very fortunate to have someone of Paul's caliber and experience join PCE," said Michael Poole, founder of PCE. "As PCE continues to expand, we feel certain Paul's leadership will be integral to our success."

"It's an honor to join PCE and a group of trusted professionals with a long-standing reputation for providing critical financial advice to companies and business owners. I hope to continue building on the firm's success, solving complex client issues through exceptional client service," said Paul.

Vogt has extensive experience advising public and private companies, private equity firms and their investors, nonprofits, attorneys, and government agencies in valuation, investment, and other financial consulting matters. His primary focus has been financial reporting pursuant to FASB ASC 805, 350, 360, and FASB ASC 718 / IRC 409A.

His broad experience includes valuation of business enterprises, intangible assets, privately held equity securities in complex financial structures, debt, performance and market-based equity awards, warrants with price protection features, embedded derivatives, and contingent liabilities. Vogt also has prior experience in litigation support in shareholder disputes, marital dissolution and civil and criminal investigations.

Vogt has worked across multiple industries, including information technology services, software-as-a-service (SaaS), healthcare, manufacturing, consumer products, and automotive retailers.

Prior to joining PCE, Vogt was a Vice President in the Atlanta office of Houlihan Lokey, where he led the complex financial instrument valuation team, focused on valuation and consulting matters for the firm's clients. Prior to that, he was a Director in the Atlanta office of Grant Thornton LLP's Transaction Advisory Services practice, where he performed valuations focused on financial reporting purposes associated with asset allocations, goodwill impairment analyses, and valuations of complex financial instruments.