FRAZIER & DEETER, LLC
ATLANTA, GA

Frazier & Deeter is an award-winning CPA firm with deep technical expertise and an even deeper dedication to our clients. Our CPAs and advisors across the country believe in our brand promise of investing in relationships to make a difference. Our brand promise is Investing in Relationships to Make a Difference. We believe in taking the time to get to know our clients and each other and in making the effort to support each other as we grow. We understand that by supporting people as individuals we can make a difference in their personal and professional lives. Who We Are The foundation for any professional services firm is its people. So who are we at F&D? We are a deliberately developmental organization, which means we seek to help everyone in our firm grow, both as an individual and a member of our team. We are curious and insightful We focus on always getting better than we are today We are engaged every day in how we interact with our people, our clients and our communities. Every day we reinforce each other as: At Frazier & Deeter, our mission is to protect and further the success of our clients and our people. This private company had significant facilities and borrowing relationships in China, as well as intellectual property and R&D operations that added complexity. Our team reported the audit on AICPA standards, but maintained PCAOB and SEC independence standards in the event of an IPO or other capital market transaction. As part of the PKF global network, we were able to seamlessly complete the audit including the Chinese subsidiary. Medical device company with significant intellectual property assets and complex equity structure needs audit This company had a complex equity structure including convertible preferred stock and warrants accounted for as derivatives, and had operations in Europe as well as the U.S. They wanted to file as an accelerated filer. Our team worked closely with management to audit the valuation of the intellectual property to determine whether impairment was required. Our experts with valuations of derivative liabilities enabled the company to prepare for accelerated filer status. This company needed advice in a number of complex accounting areas. Our team assessed a multi-billion Euro contract to determine revenue recognition methods fro each element and assisted with preparation of carve-out financial statements. We prepared MD&A and pro forma disclosures in connection with a Section 144A offering. $1B media company (NASDAQ) needed accounting and financial reporting advisory support for Our team assisted the company with complex transactions, including disclosures related to an acquisition, as well as a debt restructuring. Public company joint venture requires rapid audit of solar energy entity Our team’s valuation specialists were brought in to assess valuations prepared by a Big 4 firm when two public companies acquired solar plants as part of a joint venture. We worked with management and engineers to review inputs and assumptions to the valuation model. We completed the audit within an aggressive 45 day deadline required for inclusion in public parent-company results. Private software company needed PCAOB audit - fast A joint-venture undertaken by a $20 million private software company triggered the need for heightened audits pursuant to Regulation S-X Rule 3-05. Our team was brought in to provide a rapid, cost-effective PCAOB audit to provide interim reporting to a Big 4 firm. Post-acquisition $1.5B public company needed Internal Controls review This highly acquisitive company brought in our team to do an outsourced Internal Audit focused on financial and IT processes and transactions. We led the annual risk assessment and developed the annual audit plan covering both corporate and division levels. We performed an assessment of internal controls for SOX compliance and assisted in the design and implementation of controls at newly acquired businesses. Our network of independent member firms collaborate openly and move rapidly to open up your world to confidence, capability and growth. Jim Frazier and David Deeter established the firm in 1981 with a vision of delivering service excellence. At Frazier & Deeter, we remain committed to that vision, which has helped us serve some of the nation’s most well-respected companies and individuals. As we grow, this vision remains a core component of our culture and our history. Now noted as the nation’s 56th largest CPA & advisory firm, a PCAOB registered firm with over 300 professionals, we work hard to ensure our employees and culture remain a priority. We are proud to have been named the #1 Best Accounting Firm to Work for in the U.S., a Best of the Best CPA firm and a Top 10 Best Public Accounting Firm in the U.S. for Women. In 1981, Jim Frazier & David Deeter decided to make a break from the large firm where they worked together to start an entrepreneurial firm that was more fun and provided more opportunity than other firms. They rented office space in downtown Atlanta and never looked back. The firm surpassed $1 million in fees By 1987, Frazier & Deeter had added partners recruited from Big 8 firms and had begun to grow, attracting clients who wanted the benefits of both top-tier talent and a smaller firm’s attitude toward service. Many of the firm’s early clients are still clients today. By the late 1980s, the firm had clients around the U.S. and Frazier & Deeter joined CPAmerica, one of the world’s largest networks of accounting firms. CPAmerica’s offices in cities across the country helped the firm better serve clients. The firm is recognized as one of Atlanta’s Top 25 CPA firms, a recognition it maintains today In just over 10 years of operations, Frazier & Deeter was delighted to make its debut in the list of the largest firms in Atlanta. The firm had grown to four partners and was continuing to attract both great talent and great clients from larger firms.