IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat on Sept. 13 from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with Shari Mager, Partner at KPMG. Ms. Mager spoke to Editor-at-Large Jarrett Banks about the current state of the IPO market and its pipeline, the impact of volatility during the summer and potential interest rate cuts, among other topics.
Watch the full interview below:
About KPMG
KPMG International Limited offers audit and assurance, advisory, tax and legal and other related services. KPMG International serves financial, energy, chemical, media, asset management, and banking industries worldwide.
Through helping other organizations mitigate risks and grasp opportunities, KPMG drives positive, sustainable change for clients, people and society at large.
KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories, and in FY23, collectively employed more than 270,000 partners and people, serving the needs of business, governments, public-sector agencies, not-for-profits and through KPMG firms’ audit and assurance practices, the capital markets. KPMG is committed to quality and service excellence in all that it does, bringing the best to clients and earning the public’s trust through actions and behaviors both professionally and personally.
The company leads with a commitment to quality and integrity across the KPMG global organization, bringing a passion for client success and a purpose to serve and improve the communities in which KPMG firms operate. In a world where rapid change and unprecedented disruption are the new normal, KPMG aims to inspire confidence and empower change in all it does.
About Shari Mager
Shari Mager is a partner in KPMG LLP’s Deal Advisory practice and is the U.S. national leader of the Capital Markets Advisory practice. She specializes in the delivery of capital markets readiness, buy-side and sell-side accounting, finance integration, and separation services in the technology industry.
Shari regularly advises clients on technical accounting matters including business combinations, revenue recognition, lease accounting, debt/equity transactions, consolidation assessments, IFRS/U.S. GAAP conversions and various other accounting and SEC-related issues. She has advised on a number of transformative M&A, IPO and SPAC transactions and has supported the preparation of financial statements and drafting of Forms S-1, S-4, 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K; correspondence with the SEC; and technical accounting support.
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