Form 10-K, an annual report filed by US-based public registrants, is the most comprehensive source of information regarding a company’s financials and its underlying business. These reports are thoroughly scrutinized by investors and other users, which explains why they need … Continue reading
Category Archives: Corporate + Legal
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
An Update on Law Firm Market Share
Over the past two years, more than 2,500 SEC registered companies disclosed material federal civil litigation.1 With over 1,600 different law firms representing these companies, the competition for litigation market share remains tight. In our previous law firm market share … 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
A Look Back at 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, let’s look back at some of our top posts and topics we’ve covered this year. Quarterly Updates The following posts are updated each quarter: Auditor Changes IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats Annual Updates … Continue reading