More than 1,000 companies conducted an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq and NYSE exchanges during 2021. Together, these 1,046 companies raised $668 billion, an average of $639 million per offering. Building on recent trends, special purpose acquisition companies … Continue reading
Category Archives: Accounting Firms
Q4 2021 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
There were 259 initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Nasdaq and NYSE exchanges between October 1 and December 31, 2021. More than $65 billion was raised, an increase of $15 billion from the previous quarter. This was in line with … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q3 2021
BF Borgers had the most new SEC audit clients for the second quarter in a row, with a net of eight new engagements in Q3 2021. As mentioned in Accounting Today, it was a strong quarter overall for new engagements. Total new … Continue reading
Auditor Changes in Canada During First Half of 2021
Note: All amounts stated are in Canadian dollars Throughout the first half of 2021, there were 142 new audit engagements and 145 departures among audit firms in Canada. Of these auditor changes, 27 accounting firms posted a net gain in new … Continue reading
AQRM Red Flags: Auditors
The Audit Analytics Accounting Quality + Risk Matrix (AQRM) makes it easy to identify accounting, audit, and governance red flags for public companies. This blog series breaks down the risks associated with specific firm-level events included in the AQRM. A public company’s … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q2 2021
BF Borgers, with a net of nine new SEC audit clients, gained the most SEC audit clients in Q2 2021. As mentioned in Accounting Today, Denver-based Gries & Associates followed with seven new SEC clients, five of which came from AJ … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies, by Market Cap – 2021 Edition
In recent analyses, Audit Analytics explored audit firm market share for SEC registrants, based on company-reported filer status. This snapshot provides a look at the audit firm market share based on market cap. The varying filer statuses – Large Accelerated, … Continue reading