IPO readiness services

Managing the IPO process is complex and includes a number of internal and external stakeholders. As such, establishing a governance structure that includes mechanisms such as steering committees, communication protocols and defined project managers is critical early on. Our team can help by being a central hub for information sharing and by managing interactions between stakeholders as well as third parties.

Services include:

• Steering committee and governance structure set-up
• Enterprise-wide engagement/management structure creation
• Project tracking; dashboard reporting; risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID) tracking
• Information sharing across service providers (e.g., external auditors, investment bankers, legal counsel)
• Roadshow material generation

Navigating complex financial reporting requirements can be challenging. We can help by converting private company financial statements to those that comply with public company standards, conducting audits and preparing regulatory filings, all while evaluating the time to close—critical to ongoing reporting requirements.

Additionally, we can streamline your financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function, enhance forecasting accuracy and help ensure regulatory compliance by developing key performance indicators, establishing efficient budgeting cycles and improving financial reporting.

Services include:

• Annual and quarterly SEC Regulation S-X financial statement preparation
• Technical accounting position papers
• Management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) development
• SEC comment support
• 03-05 financial statement support
• Pro forma financial statements and selected financial data preparation
• US GAAP/IFRS conversion for both U.S.-based filers and foreign registrants
• Financial statement close process optimization
• Equity story and business plan development
• Transaction modeling and business valuation
• Key performance indicator development and analytics

Our teams can help companies prepare the environment to meet the corporate governance requirements of being a public company, including considerations such as SOX, exchange listing requirements, board and committee member composition and best practices, and whistleblower programs. Further, with sustainability requirements evolving, our teams can support compliance efforts.

Services include:

• Exchange listing requirements assessment and future state design
• COSO control framework implementation
• Governance structuring and best practice training programs
• Internal audit program design, implementation and program management
• PCAOB audit readiness and support
• Control framework implementation and testing for SOX 404 requirements
• Process and control documentation creation
• IT and information security governance and compliance strategy advisory
• Sustainability requirements and reporting
• Climate risk integration

We can help minimize your tax liability, optimize your tax structure and ensure compliance with complex tax regulations. Our services include tax planning, M&A tax, international tax and transfer pricing.

Services include:

• Transaction structuring
• Analysis of federal, state and international tax positions
• Umbrella partnership C corporation (Up-C) structuring with tax receivable agreement
• SEC required tax disclosures, FIN 48 reserves and proforma needs
• Review of requirements and tax implications around incentive-based compensation arrangements

Preparing your human resources function for the demands of a public company can be complex. We can help develop compensation plans, implement HR systems and ensure compliance with SEC regulations.

Services include:

• Policy development (e.g., handbook, code of conduct)
• SEC executive compensation requirements and disclosure preparation
• HRIS assessment
• Talent management and skills analysis
• Evaluation of compensation committee and structure
• Total rewards strategy

Aligning your information technology strategy with business goals, enhancing cybersecurity capabilities and improving operational efficiency is essential to success. We can help develop IT strategies, migrate your system to the cloud, conduct cybersecurity assessments and ensure data privacy compliance.

Services include:

• Current state technology stack assessment
• Enterprise resource planning system selection and implementation
• Managed IT and security
• GRC implementation services including ServiceNow, AuditBoard, Workiva and others
• Data automation