Recent Articles from Greg Pfahl
More on the accounting Super Bowl
(This is the second of two parts. Read Part One.) Instead of trying to revise an entire financial reporting model, the PCC’s approach is to hit certain areas of financial reporting to simplify the accounting. But some areas of focus for the PCC are not finalized: Accounting for Identifiable Intangible Assets in a Business Combination […]
The private company accounting Super Bowl
(Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts.) During 2013, the scene was set for significant future changes in financial reporting for private companies, all of which will affect manufacturers. The changes centered on the desire to simplify, and therefore reduce the cost, of accounting for private companies. The question is, however, is simple […]
Going public with renewable energy
Last year proved to be a much better year for the initial public offering (IPO), and renewable energy companies have seen their share of activity. In 2010, there were more than double the number of IPOs than in 2009, and we also saw a significant increase in secondary offerings. While it’s hard to predict if 2011 […]
How to turn a clean tech idea into reality
It’s all well and good to build clean technology that powers the world and makes it better at the same time, but when trying to turn their invention into a business, people run headlong into their biggest challenge: financing. My firm was a sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Cleantech Open this past year because we think […]
Alt-energy companies buoyed by public bucks
The winds are turning favorable for alternative energy companies to seek financing from the public markets. And although going public isn’t for everyone, it’s hard to ignore the capital that is becoming available. For whatever reason – anticipated turnaround in the economy, loads of cash sitting on the sidelines, endowment funds looking to make up […]