Deals Partner & U.S. IPO Services Leader
Mike is a Partner in PwC’s Deals practice and leads PwC’s IPO services practice, with over 25 years of experience advising clients with capital market transactions and through complex accounting and reporting issues across the globe.
Mike advises clients looking to access the capital markets, by providing clients 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. Mike helps clients both with their registration process and with the process of preparing to operate as a public company. As a result of his extensive experience with IPOs, he frequently takes on the role of an “IPO Advisor” to help his clients both with their initial registration process, and also with the process of preparing to operate as a public company.
During his career, Mike has worked several hundred IPOs and similar transactions, for both large, as well as IPOs of many smaller and mid-cap privately-held companies for private equity and other sponsors.
He is a frequent speaker at conferences and has written many articles and publications on the IPO process and how companies should prepare. He has worked across all industries, and more recently with an emphasis on fast growing technology, software, ecommerce, fintech and consumer / retail companies.
Mike was named one of Forbes Top CPAs in the State in 2025, and one of America’s Top 200 CPAs in 2024.
Mike is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst. Mike earned his Bachelor of Science and Masters in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.