NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ROTH Capital Partners, www.roth.com, an investment bank recognized for providing financing and advisory services to emerging growth companies, today announced that it will co-host the ROTH ChinaVenture Investment Conference in Shanghai, China on April 27-28, 2011 with ChinaVenture, one of the leading information and data providers in the private equity arena. The event will be held at the Ritz Carlton Shanghai, Pudong Hotel.

This fifth annual conference, with more than 600 participants consisting of private equity and venture capital professionals and members of Chinese company management, will include keynote sessions and panels on China’s media, healthcare, industrial, clean energy and consumer industries. The conference will feature keynote presentations from ROTH Capital ChinaVenture, Sina, Hony Capital, Primavera Capital, Sequoia Capital, Northern Light Venture Capital, IDG, and Bain Capital, among others. Conference attendees will review the key highlights of China’s VC and PE sectors from 2010 and recognize top performers of the year in an awards ceremony to be held on April 27th, including the top venture capital and private equity firms and the top boutique investment bank.

“U.S. investor confidence in small cap Chinese companies has deteriorated over the past year, causing sector-wide valuation depression. However, interest by Asia-based venture capital and private equity funds in solid small caps remains high as they recognize the opportunities current valuations offer,” said John Ma, CFA, Head of Asia Equity Capital Markets at ROTH. “An investment by a major PE fund is a strong validation of a company’s business, and this event presents a unique opportunity for firms and management to meet. These firms can also be pivotal in assisting the companies they invest in with operational enhancements, corporate governance and the efficient deployment of capital.”

“ROTH is proud to team up with ChinaVenture to create this two-day forum that will allow for the high quality exchange of ideas, and perspectives on the opportunities that exist in the sector,” said Byron Roth, CEO and Chairman of ROTH. “As the Chinese economy continues to grow at a rapid pace, private equity and venture capital will undoubtedly play an increasingly important role. We look forward to expanding our relationships with these firms and working with them to help facilitate investments in the U.S.-listed Chinese company space, as well as to identify high quality private companies.”

Since 2003, ROTH has executed 82 financings in the U.S.-listed China space, raising over $3.1 billion for its China clients, and has significantly increased its market position in this sector. ROTH is one of the most dedicated U.S. investment banks to focus on financing U.S.-listed Chinese companies and has maintained a Shanghai Representative Office since 2007 and opened a Hong Kong Office in December 2010. ROTH’s China research team consists of 11 professionals who currently cover over 60 U.S.-listed Chinese companies.

As co-organizer, ROTH is participating on the following panels and industry breakouts:

April 28^th, 2011

PANEL:

11:20 am - 12:20 pm Panel 2: Glorious Mission of the PE Industry – Bob Stephenson – Managing Director – ROTH Capital Partners

AFTERNOON BREAKOUTS:

Investments in Healthcare Sector – A Bullish Market

Industrial Investments - Blue Seas in Traditional Territories

Investments in Clean Energy /Environmental Protection Sector

Value Discovery in a Challenging Market of US -Listed Firms

Investments in Consumer Goods/Consumption Service Sector

For more information on the ROTH ChinaVenture 2011 Investment Conference please visit:

http://events.chinaventure.com.cn/2011sh-en/index.shtml

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. 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.

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