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
Category Archives: Market Share
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
The Audit Firms of Broker-Dealers
In 2018, 400 audit firms competed for market share among 3,661 total broker-dealers. The Big Four audited 16.7% of this population. PwC led the way with 172 broker-dealer clients, followed by EY with 168 clients, KPMG with 145 clients, and Deloitte with … 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
2019 Transfer Agent Market Share
Transfer agents are appointed by companies with publicly traded securities to track individuals that own their stocks and bonds. Audit Analytics annually examines the market share of transfer agents appointed by active SEC registrants, looking at the absolute number of … Continue reading