
Changing fiscal year-end? Be aware, the impact is much broader than financial reporting
Changing fiscal year-ends can yield many benefits, including providing the opportunity to optimize financial reporting exposure to seasonal fluctuations.
I’m the national leader of PwC’s IPO Services practice — and a husband, dad to an energetic 3-year old girl, travel aficionado and active cyclist, runner and swimmer.
I advise clients looking to access the capital markets, by providing them with technical and project management advice on accounting and financial reporting issues associated with the SEC registration process, initial public offerings, SPAC mergers, direct listings, debt and equity offerings, and divestitures.
During my career, I have worked on several hundred IPOs and similar transactions, for large and many smaller and mid-cap privately-held companies for private equity and other sponsors. Recently many of these companies have gone public through a SPAC transaction.
Changing fiscal year-ends can yield many benefits, including providing the opportunity to optimize financial reporting exposure to seasonal fluctuations.
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Mike Bellin talks about shifts in the capital markets and what companies considering an IPO need to understand and do to succeed in the current environment.
For organizations looking to open paths to capital, it is critical to leverage the right insights to make the right moves at the right times.