Neil Prasad is a partner in the Assurance Services Group in the Chicago office. He leads the Capital Markets group for the midwest region and is a member of the Cannabis, Retail & Consumer Products, Technology and Transaction Advisory Service groups.

Mr. Prasad is a trusted advisor to his closely-held entrepreneurial and investor backed private clients. He applies his several years of operational experience in private industry to guide and advise clients with cash flow management; financial projections and forecasting; and understanding and applying complex accounting topics such as revenue recognition, purchase accounting, debt and equity transactions, and stock based compensation arrangements.

He also has more than 21 years experience consulting clients with SEC policies, practices and procedures, and providing assurance services to pre-IPO and publicly-traded companies. Mr. Prasad’s extensive experience includes working with companies through initial public offerings, secondary offerings, comfort letters, reverse mergers, going dark or going private, as well as various other 1934 Act reporting requirements and related transactions. Mr. Prasad works with clients throughout the United States and internationally providing financial statement audits (U.S. GAAP and IFRS), reviews, compilations, agreed upon procedures, cost certifications, and other attest services in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, e-commerce, entertainment, technology, life science, publishing, broker dealer, and various service industries.

Professional & Civic Affiliations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Illinois State Society of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAS)

California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)

LEA/Leading Edge Alliance and ECOVIS

Association for Corporate Growth

Articles & Presentations

Obtain New Financing with Your Projections

Going Public? Five Issues to Consider