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Since January 2020, there have been over 420 special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) formed in the U.S. alone, creating over $120 billion in proceeds. While SPACs are not new, recently they have begun to span the globe and attract interest in Asia because this process offers an alternative path to going public from a traditional […]

Connor Group is preparing to launch our three-part CPE webinar series, Back to Basics for ASC 842 Implementation, beginning August 17. For many companies, leasing is a key element to how they obtain tangible assets to use in their businesses and manage cash flows. The accounting for leases has gone through a major overhaul with […]

On the heels of a record year for IPOs and SPACs in 2020 and capital market forecasts suggesting the second half of 2021 will continue to be just as hot, you may be considering making the jump to the public arena. On August 18, Connor Group partners Deepika Sandhu and Rochelle Rausch join IMA to […]

Connor Group will be joining ACS this month for two virtual events covering the latest ASC 606 updates and SPACs. On day one of the ACS Financial Accounting & Reporting Update virtual conference, taking place June 15 through 16, Connor Group’s Aleks Zabrekyo and Jesse Fillerup will lead attendees through an interactive discussion, navigating a […]

Connor Group’s Aleks Zabreyko and Jesse Fillerup are joining ACS and experts from across the industry for a two-day virtual conference, May 19 and 20. The speakers will lead attendees through an interactive discussion on a series of scenarios related to current IPO and SPAC market trends, SPAC transaction basics, and accounting considerations for transactions. […]

Connor Group experts Aleks Zabreyko, Blake Collins, and Ravi Kumar will join ACS on May 13th at their Virtual Life Science Accounting Event, to share their insights on the current IPO and SPAC trends for life science companies. The conference will feature industry experts and life sciences analysts addressing the latest accounting developments including gross […]

This week, Connor Group’s Aleks Zabreyko and Caroline Yan are joining ACS at their two-day Revenue Recognition virtual conference, on March 23 and 24. Aleks and Caroline will lead attendees through an interactive discussion on a series of real-world scenarios related to ASC 606. They will share their recommended solutions and address the latest developments […]

On April 1st, Connor Group partners, Deepika Sandhu and Rochelle Rausch will host a webinar discussing IPOs and SPACs in 2021, exploring how to get ready for life in the public arena. 2020 has been dubbed the year of IPOs and SPACs, as we saw nearly a 100% increase from 2019, with 480 IPOs in 2020. Capital market […]

Connor Group is excited to bring audiences a new webinar series exploring ASC lease accounting guidance. Whether you are looking for an update on recent developments in 2020 for accounting for leases under ASC 840/842 or want to take a deeper dive into understanding and applying the new guidance under ASC 842 in an interactive […]

On November 18th, Connor Group Partner, Dom Kerr, and UBS Head of Strategic Equity Solutions for the Americas, Steve Studnicky will host a virtual executive roundtable. This invitation-only event will outline changes to convertible debt accounting due to ASU 2020-06, exploring the topic from both an accounting and finance perspective. In this session, Dom and […]