NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ROTH Capital Partners (ROTH), www.roth.com, a full service investment bank recognized for providing financing and advisory services to emerging growth companies worldwide, today announced that it will act as the exclusive North American Co-Organizer for the First Annual Halter Financial Summit to be held April 7-9, 2010 at the Pudong Shangri-la in Shanghai China.

The company also announced that CEO Byron Roth will discuss equity and debt financing available to US-listed Chinese companies as part of an expert panel entitled “Opportunities and Challenges of Investing in China” that will be held on April 9th.

Themed “China in a Changing World”, The Summit is organized by the Halter Financial Group together with the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).

The Summit will feature a distinguished list of speakers including: former US President George W. Bush, who will give his presidential view of world events; former US Treasury Secretary John W. Snow; former US Ambassador to China Senator James Sasser, who will give his view of Sino-US relations; economist and China scholar Professor Pieter Bottelier; and Dr. Zhang Tao representing the People’s Bank of China.

The Summit will kick-off on April 7th with presentations from 100 Chinese companies to institutional investors from North America, Europe, and Asia. Over 30 of those companies were selected by ROTH’s China Research Team. The event format will also include one-on-one sessions.

For more information on the Halter Financial Summit, please visit: http://www.halterconferences.com/hfs2010_inf.asp

ROTH was one of the first US Investment banks to focus on financing US-listed Chinese companies and maintains Shanghai Representative Office. ROTH helped raise a total of $2.6 billion USD for US-listed Chinese companies, with approximately $1 billion USD raised in 2009 alone. (Source: ROTH Capital Partners)

On March 15-17, 2010, ROTH will hold its 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference in Newport Beach, California. The OC Growth Stock Conference is ROTH’s flagship event and has become a premier forum for institutional investors focused on emerging growth companies. This year’s conference is expected to include over 350 growth companies, including a China Track with 100 Chinese companies.

The China track grows larger each year as a result of increased interest from the institutional investor community, according to Mr. Roth. “That interest is driven by widespread confidence in China’s economic growth outlook, which we believe is poised to outpace that of the rest of the world for the foreseeable future.”

The performance of US-listed Chinese companies in ROTH’s research universe reflects that confidence. The 55 Chinese companies covered by ROTH gained 132.2% in 2009 compared to 23.5% for the S&P500 and 43.9% for NASDAQ*.

*Past Performance is not indicative of future returns. (Source: ROTH Research, Bloomberg 12/31/2009)

About ROTH:

ROTH is a full service investment banking firm dedicated to the small-cap public market. Since its inception in 1984, ROTH has been an innovator in this space. ROTH has participated in underwriting IPOs for small-cap companies, has helped develop the PIPE financing structure, and more recently in underwriting offerings from shelf registration statements. ROTH was one of the first U.S. investment banks to focus on financing small-cap Chinese companies, and established a Representative Office in Shanghai in 2007.

ROTH's experience and capabilities in raising capital for public companies are the hallmarks of the firm. It has raised over $12.6 billion for public companies and completed approximately 160 merger, acquisition and advisory assignments. During 2009, ROTH assisted public companies in raising over $1.8 billion.

Visit the ROTH Capital Partners website at www.roth.com. Member FINRA/SIPC.

** Subject to change as of 2/12/2010. This is not an offer or solicitation of the securities herein.

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