Eighty-four companies conducted initial public offerings (IPOs) on the NYSE and Nasdaq during the first quarter of 2022. These companies raised a total of $11.3 billion. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) continued to outpace traditional IPOs, representing about two-thirds of … Continue reading
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Comment Letters Continue to Decline During 2021
The number of comment letters issued by the SEC continued to decline during 2021. Comment letters that reference quarterly (10-Q) or annual (10-K) reports fell by 14% during 2021. Comment letters that reference current reports (Form 8-K) fell by 10%. … Continue reading
The SEC Focuses on Climate Change in Latest Round of Comment Letters
In the past couple of weeks, the SEC began releasing their first round of climate change-related comment letters to the public. These letters should be used as a template for reviewing current disclosures and assessing whether disclosures should be updated. … Continue reading
Audit Market Following SPAC Mergers
In November, we published a blog looking at the changing auditor environment for initial public offerings (IPOs) of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). In this post, we look at how the audit market changes following the completion of a SPAC … Continue reading
2021 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
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
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
Transfer Agent Market Share – 2021
A transfer agent is assigned by a corporation with publicly traded securities to track individuals that own their stocks and bonds. Transfer agents have several responsibilities, including managing/maintaining records for investors and making sure these investors receive appropriate payments. Here, … Continue reading