The past few years have seen an extreme surge in special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs. These transactions are viewed by some as favorable to traditional IPOs due to certain benefits they offer, such as an expedited timeline, lower transaction … Continue reading
Category Archives: SPACs
Q2 2021 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
There were 181 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between April 1, 2021, and June 30, 2021. Together, these IPOs raised over $85.7 billion – a decrease of $48 billion from last quarter and an increase of over $67 billion … Continue reading
Q1 2021 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
There were 407 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between January 1, 2021, and March 31, 2021; groundbreaking for any quarter since at least 2000. Together, these 407 IPOs raised over $134.6 billion – an increase of over $124 billion … Continue reading
Pledged Securities in SPACs Pose Double Risk
Pledging securities, when a beneficial owner pledges their company shares as collateral, poses significant risks to corporate governance and share price. This risk is heightened when securities related to a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) investment are pledged, due to … Continue reading
2020 IPO Accounting and Legal Fees
There were 474 initial public offerings in 2020 – the highest amount of IPOs in a single year since 2000. Interestingly, as noted in our previous analyses, 2020’s IPO activity was primarily driven by blank checks and special purpose acquisition … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q4 2020
Baker Tilly US LLP, with a net of 29 new SEC audit clients, accounts for the most SEC audit clients gained among auditor changes in Q4 2020. As mentioned in Accounting Today, Friedman LLP and BF Borgers CPA PC had … Continue reading
Q4 2020 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
Overview There were an unprecedented 210 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between October 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. Together, these 210 IPOs raised over $65 billion, an increase of over $56 billion from the same period last year and an increase … Continue reading