Recognizing the importance of an effective compensation plan for attracting, retaining, and motivating key executive talent during an initial public offering (IPO), Alvarez & Marsal Tax, LLC (A&M) released its Initial Public Offering Compensation Report (IPO Report) in 2021 and again in 2024. The 2024 IPO Report analyzed Form S-1 statements filed by companies that underwent IPOs between 2021 and 2023. While these IPO Reports provide valuable insights into the typical market practices for executive compensation during the lead up to the IPO, it is also valuable to understand compensation practices immediately after companies transition from private to public. To that end, A&M performed a similar review of recently public companies’ first proxy statements and compared its findings to the data in its 2024 IPO report. READ MORE