Going back to 2004, this post looks at longitudinal trends comparing standard initial public offerings (IPOs) and blank check IPOs, including the overall number of transactions, gross proceeds, auditor market share, and average accounting and legal fees. A blank check … Continue reading
Category Archives: Initial Public Offerings (IPO)
Auditor Changes Roundup: 2019 Annual Summary
Deloitte, with a net of 26 SEC audit clients, accounts for the largest number of new clients among all audit firms in 2019. Prager Metis followed with a net of 21 SEC audit clients. Deloitte’s 37 total engagements in 2019 … Continue reading
2018-2019 IPO Accounting and Legal Fees
How much do IPOs pay in accounting and legal fees? According to our analysis, the average amount of accounting and legal fees paid by initial public offerings in 2019 totaled roughly $2.2 million – with accounting fees averaging just under … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q4 2019
BF Borgers CPA and Wipfli, each with a net of five new SEC audit clients, account for the most new SEC audit clients among all firms in Q4 2019. In terms of new client engagements in Q4 2019, BF Borgers … Continue reading
Q4 2019 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
Overview There were 59 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019. These 59 IPOs raised over $8.7 billion, a decrease of over $800 million from the same period last year and a decrease … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q3 2019
Assurance Dimensions, with a net of nine new SEC audit clients, accounts for the most new SEC audit clients among all firms in Q3 2019. As noted in Accounting Today, the acquisition of Soles Heyn & Company contributed to Assurance … Continue reading
Q3 2019 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
Overview There were 53 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between July 1, 2019, and September 30, 2019. These IPOs raised over $13 billion for the quarter, a decrease of roughly $19 billion from last quarter and a decrease of … Continue reading