IPOs

Andersen Group, the U.S. arm of the firm that succeeded the shuttered accounting giant Arthur Andersen, is seeking an initial public offering.

The business travel and expense management software maker and some of its shareholders raised $923.1 million in an initial public offering.

With no deal to end the congressional impasse on the horizon, industry lawyers are advising IPO clients to sit tight.

Over 90% of SPACs were audited by firms outside of the six largest firms, according to the PCAOB.

Founded by ex-partners from Arthur Andersen, the firm expects to trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

The firm founded by Arthur Andersen alumni is working with Morgan Stanley and UBS who are leading the planned initial public offering.

Issuers must meet regulatory requirements, including SEC filings and compliance with auditing standards set by the PCAOB.

The resurrected version of former accounting giant Arthur Andersen plans to go public, submitting a draft registration statement with the SEC.

OneStream Inc. is seeking to raise $465.5 million in a U.S. initial public offering for the cloud-based platform. which includes accounting and budgeting.

The deal saved hundreds of Chinese companies in the U.S. from being booted off American stock exchanges but has done little to revive the flow of initial public offerings.

The number of companies that have restated their financial results or disclosed accounting problems has increased significantly in recent years.

The board issued a staff report warning of high rates of deficiencies at special purpose acquisition companies.

Companies that went public before the slowdown in the IPO and SPAC markets have been having trouble complying with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

EY Chief Executive Officer Carmine Di Sibio said "it's business as usual" when it comes to hiring, with a tight jobs market even as several big firms begin to cut staff.

A provision imposing a 1% excise tax on corporate stock buybacks in this year's Inflation Reduction Act is likely to have an impact on the use of special purpose acquisition companies.

Private companies looking to go public will need to be ready to prepare periodic financial reports, demonstrate effective internal control over financial reporting and manage investor relations

Finance pros are looking for an exit strategy, but many don't feel prepared to do an IPO.

A tax receivable agreement, popular in public offerings but controversial in some eyes, would regularly send extra money to insiders.

Zepz called allegations about accounting issues “speculative and factually incorrect,” and the company hasn’t announced a timeline for an IPO.

EY’s potential IPO of its consulting activities could trigger stock windfalls of as much as $8 million each for the consulting partners, compared to $2 million on average for audit partners.