It was another quiet quarter in terms of SEC-client auditor changes. KPMG brought in four new SEC clients, the most for Q4 of 2016. Crowe Horwath and RSM US were the only firms to see a net increase in SEC … Continue reading
Category Archives: Emerging Growth Companies
Q4 2016 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and More
Overview There were 33 initial public offerings in U.S. markets in the fourth quarter of 2016, representing a decrease of 25% from the same period last year when there were 44 IPOs. The total amount raised this quarter was $7.8 … Continue reading
White Paper Highlights EGC Characteristics
In a recently released white paper, staff at the Office of Research and Analysis of the PCAOB provided some insight into so-called “Emerging Growth Companies”. Emerging Growth Companies are a relatively new class of SEC registrants. Defined under the JOBS … Continue reading
Q3 2016 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and More
Overview There were 44 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between July 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016, raising $7 billion. That is a slight increase from the $6.2 billion raised by 40 IPOs last quarter. All told, there have been … Continue reading
Q2 2016 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and More
Overview There were 40 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between April 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016, raising a total of $6.2 billion. Overall, there were more than three times as many IPOs and twice the amount raised compared to last … Continue reading
Q1 2016 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and More
Overview There were 13 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016, which raised a total of $2.9 billion. That is considerably lower than the $7.9 billion raised by 44 IPOs last quarter. IPOs have … Continue reading
Q4 2015 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and More
Overview There were 44 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between October 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015, representing a decrease of 45% from the same period last year when there were 80 IPOs. The total amount raised this quarter was $7.9 … Continue reading