Deloitte, Prager Metis top charts in 2019 SEC audit clients

摘要

While mergers were a major factor in bringing on new Securities and Exchange Commission clients in 2019, they were not a universal one: Of the two firms that led in terms of new clients last year, one got almost all of its new engagements through M&A — and one added none through combinations. Big Four firm Deloitte & Touche led the ranking, adding 37 new clients in 2019 and netting 26, with exactly none coming through M&A. (See "2019 Clients Gains Er Losses," below.) Top 100 Firm Prager Metis, on the other hand, added 28 new clients and netted 21, with 25 of the former from mergers. Nineteen came from its February 2019 merger with Las Vegas-based AMC Auditing, and six from its July merger with MJF & Associates. (See "Net Engagement Leaders," on the opposite page.)