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 hold its 5^th Annual China Investor Tour in various cities in China April 6-16, 2010. In conjunction with the Tour, ROTH will also 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.

“We have witnessed a strong revival in US-listed Chinese equities and ROTH is pleased to be a part of it,” says Mark Tobin, Director of Research at ROTH. “More importantly, we are encouraged by the growing interest among our institutional clients in investing in China. We believe China’s economic growth is poised to outpace that of the rest of the world for the foreseeable future and believe US-listed Chinese stocks present one of the most compelling ways to participate in this trend,” Tobin continues. During 2009, ROTH’s US-listed China Research Universe gained 132.2% compared to 23.5% for the S&P500, 43.9% for NASDAQ, 79.5% for the Shanghai composite, and 51.9% for the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index*.

“This event is designed to provide our clients a broad exposure to China’s growing economy and rich culture, enabling them to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals driving the growth of companies operating within China,” says Byron Roth, CEO of ROTH. “Over these ten days, we will travel over 5,000 miles within China and gain exposure to over 100 Chinese companies, most of which were hand-picked by ROTH’s China Research Team.”

The event will begin in Shanghai on Wednesday, April 7th at the Halter Financial Summit, with presentations from 75 Chinese companies to institutional investors from North America, Europe, and Asia. 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). As part of the Summit, Byron Roth will participate in an expert panel on April 9^th entitled Opportunities for Raising Money in Global Capital Markets. For more information on the Halter Financial Summit, please visit:

http://www.halterconferences.com/hfs2010_inf.asp

On Thursday and Friday, April 8 & 9 the travelling portion of the ROTH Tour will begin, with six facility visits in Shanghai and Wuxi. On Saturday, April 10th, ROTH is hosting a mini-conference in Beijing, featuring presentations from ten companies. The tour then continues north to Harbin where the group will conduct two facility visits, and ends in Henan Province and Xi’An on Thursday April 15th, with stops at seven companies.

ROTH was one of the first US-based investment banks to focus on financing US-listed Chinese companies and maintains a Shanghai Representative Office. ROTH helped raise a total of $2.6 billion for US-listed Chinese companies, with approximately $677 million raised in 2009 alone. (Source: ROTH Capital Partners)

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

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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 Shanghai Representative Office 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.

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** Subject to change as of 3/29/2010. This is not an offer or solicitation of the securities herein.

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