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IPO Readiness & SEC Services

Prepare for What’s Next

Are you ready to take your company to the next stage? With services to assess IPO readiness, prepare SEC documentation, and bridge the gaps between public and private reporting, we are committed to helping you achieve the smoothest path to success. With the right team on your side, your company can tackle the regulatory and financial hurdles to prepare, complete, and succeed beyond the initial public offering.

Assess IPO Readiness

With our IPO Readiness Assessment, we conduct a detailed review of the majority of your company’s financial and internal “housekeeping” including but not limited to:

  • Drafting financial statements and related sections of registration statements
  • Review internal controls documentation and testing
  • Be a bridge between the company and your auditor or attorney to facilitate your audit, answer questions, and prepare schedules when necessary
  • Enterprise risk management valuation
  • Support corporate strategy and development
  • Complete tax planning and other tax considerations of the transition
  • Prepare accounting memorandums and review the adoption of new accounting pronouncements
  • Ensure accounting standards are PCAOB compliant
Assess IPO Readiness

SEC Support

Compliance and reporting requirements are different as a public company than a private company, this aspect alone can be one of the most intimidating parts of the IPO process. Our SEC Support services include:

  • Assistance in SEC pre-clearance of accounting and financial reporting
  • Written responses to SEC comment letters
  • Assist with external auditor requests
  • Prepare pro forma financial information
  • Prepare amended registration statements that incorporate responses to SEC comments
  • Update registration statements, if financial statements are no longer accurate
SEC Support

Post-IPO Accounting & Financial Reporting Services

Once the registration statements are filed and the IPO is underway, our team can guide new public companies through the complex regulatory environment governed by the SEC. We’ve helped numerous clients entering that next stage of growth with:

  • Preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, footnotes, accounting memos and documents for review
  • Accounting policy development and implementation of new accounting policies
  • SEC reporting
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) readiness and compliance
  • Transaction services and support for future M&A activity
Post-IPO Accounting & Financial Reporting Services

Advisory Services

In addition to our direct accounting services, our professionals can aid in the development of your team or company throughout the IPO process. Our advisory services include:

  • Project management
  • Designing internal control processes and matrices
  • Training for accounting staff, executives, and board members on SEC reporting, SOX compliance, and corporate governance
  • Accounting staff and internal audit support
  • Assistance with underwriters’ due diligence
  • Tax planning services for executives and founders
Advisory Services

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