Private Company Accounting Elections and IPO Readiness: What Sponsors and CFOs Should Know

Private company accounting elections may simplify reporting today, but they can complicate IPO readiness tomorrow.

Nilufer Usta

Nilufer Usta has more than two decades of experience providing valuation and financial advisory support to privately held and publicly traded companies. She has extensive…

SEC to SPACs: Blank-Check Path to IPO, Warrants, Disclosures Have Liability Risk

The SEC has been clear. They will continue to keep a close watch on SPAC filings and disclosures and their private targets.

Ready. Set. IP-whoa.

Valuations are a requirement throughout the IPO process. Management teams are well-advised to seek professional expertise early to avoid missteps and save time, efforts, and cost.

The Evolution of Section 409A: Valuation Best Practices for Private Companies

As startups stay private for longer periods of time, their common stock valuation (Section 409A) history is likely to be scrutinized if they pursue an IPO.

IPO Readiness: Valuation Issues Related to Taking a Company Public

IPO readiness requires early attention to valuation and tax issues that can impact equity compensation, tax attributes, and transaction structure long before a company enters the public markets.