Roth capital partners to host 23rd annual oc
growth stock conference march 13-16, 2011
Newport beach, calif.--(business wire)--roth capital partners (roth), www.roth.com, an investment bank recognized for providing financing and advisory services to emerging growth companies, today announced that their 23rd annual oc growth stock conference will be held march 13-16, 2011 at the ritz carlton, located at 1 ritz carlton drive, dana point, california. the three-day, institutional investor conference will feature management presentations from over 400 small-cap public companies--100 of which are based in china, will be the largest roth conference to date. the presenting companies represent a broad spectrum of sectors, including: business services, cleantech, enterprise software, gaming, global energy and industrials, healthcare (biotech, medical devices and pharmaceuticals), media & internet, semiconductors and retail & consumer. this event will provide investors with unique insight into small-cap growth companies and is formatted to maximize investor/company interaction through a combination of company presentations, q&a sessions, expert panels and one-on-one management meetings. "this is our flagship conference, and we look forward to this event each and every year," said byron roth, ceo of roth. "we hope to provide our investors the opportunity to gain useful insights, fresh new perspectives and the chance to share ideas. as a destination conference, the setting is conducive for focused attention on the presentations and the building of relationships, without many of the normal day-to-day distractions. we look forward to another productive event.” “investor interest in small-cap stocks remained strong in 2010, and we are off to an encouraging start in 2011,” said mark tobin, co-director of research at roth. “small-cap equities posted strong gains in 2010 with the russell 2000 up 26.9%, ahead of broader industry gains of 18.0% for the nasdaq composite, 12.8% for the s&p500 and 11.0% for the dow.” the 2011 lineup of over 400 presenting companies has a median market value of approximately $200 million. the list contains a well-balanced market capitalization distribution: including 49 companies under $50 million, 71 between $51 and $100 million, 80 between $100 and $200 million, 95 between $200 and $500 million, 45 between $500 million and $1 billion, and 51 companies over $1 billion. roth’s research team of 24 analysts publishes research on over half of the approximately 400 presenting companies. * *past performance is not indicative of future returns. source: thomson reuters. a partial list of conference sponsors at the time of this announcement includes: platinumcrowe horwathdla piper us llpfriedman llploeb & loeblowenstein sandler pcmarcum bernstein & pinchuk llpthomson reuterswilliam o'neil + co goldanslow + jaclin llpbusiness wirecapital iqgoodwin procter llpk&l gatesotc markets inc.pillsbury winthrop shaw pittman llprothstein kasssichenzia ross friedman ference llpsingerlewakstradling yocca carlson & rauthvintage filings silveravantairbiocomccg investor relationschina venturecleantech occontinental stock transfer & trust companycorporate stocktransferdorsey & dorseyefp rotenberg llpfinancial dynamicsforefront capitalgrant thornton llpholtz rubenstein reminick llpkpmg llpmoss adamsnasdaq omxnyse euronextprivateraise/dealflow mediasec connectstroock & stroock & lavan llpthe piacente group, inc.wall street webcastingweinberg & companyweintraub genshlea chediakwinston & strawn llp for more information about this invitation-only conference – including agenda, web cast schedule and a list of participating companies – please visit: www.roth.com. about roth capital partners, llc: roth capital partners, llc (roth), is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on identifying opportunities for institutional investors in u.s.-listed equity securities of companies based in the u.s. and china. headquartered in newport beach, ca, with offices throughout the u.s., hong kong and a shanghai representative office, the employee-owned firm provides analytical research, trading, capital raising, and business combination advisory services. roth seeks to implement innovative financing strategies to efficiently meet the liquidity and valuation requirements of both its corporate and institutional investor clients list of confirmed presenting companies at time of this announcement: (please visit roth website at www.roth.com for updates and agenda) company list is subject to change. this is not an offer or solicitation of the securities herein. key words:small-cap stocksmicro-cap stockspipesmediaenergysoftwareindustrialsmediaretailtechnologyhealthcarefinancial servicesconsumer goodschinainstitutional investormedical devicesspec pharmapharmaceuticalsgenericsdrug deliverybiotechnologyregistered direct
