People: Chris Owen, CPA/ABV, CEIV, has joined the investment banking services firm PCE to lead and grow the business valuation practice in St. Louis; his experience includes hundreds of business valuations conducted for public and privately held businesses, business interests, intangible assets, and intellectual property involving financial statement reporting, corporate tax planning, gift and estate tax planning, and mergers and acquisitions … Kelly Mandell-Klumpp has been promoted to senior analyst at Brisbane Consulting Group LLC (Buffalo, N.Y.); she is responsible for valuation, forensic accounting, and litigation support services.

Firms: Houlihan Lokey’s European Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services practice has earned the title of “Best Valuations Firm for Hard-to-Value Assets” in this year’s HFM European Services Award … Naperville, Ill.-based Sikich LLP is adding quality management and insurtech consultancy Process Stream of Princeton, N.J. … New York-based Prager Metis International is expanding both its presence in South Florida and its Latin American services group with the opening of a new office in Miami … Three firms have joined PrimeGlobal, an international association of independent accounting firms: Fairhope, Ala.-based Avizo Group, Houston-based McConnell & Jones LLP, and Lane Gorman Trubitt of Dallas.

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