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 in the U.S. and China, today announced its 2010 Hawaii Conference, featuring over 50 public companies from the U.S. and China and China sector level panels, scheduled for September 1-3, 2010 at the Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii.

The 2010 Hawaii Conference is the fourth in a series of conferences intended to introduce Chinese management teams to different areas of the U.S. The initial conference was held in Phoenix in 2007, with subsequent meetings in Las Vegas and Miami.

ROTH’s 2010 Hawaii Conference will feature three days of hour-long group meetings with corporate-level executives from over 50 U.S. and Chinese companies. It will also include a series of topical panels focused on addressing macro-economic and sector-level topics that ROTH believes are central to global investment analysis. China’s rise as a global economic power has been nothing short of spectacular, and its economy has been a focal point for U.S. and international investors alike. Our panels will feature economists, analysts, and corporate-level executives that will provide an insider’s view of the outlook for the evolution of China’s vibrant economy, with a focus on identifying compelling investment themes.

Designated panels include: China Macro-economic Panel; China Consumer Panel; China Automotive Panel; China Technology Panel; China Social Infrastructure Panel; China Infrastructure Panel and China Energy Panel.

“We constantly seek to provide institutional investors with differentiated perspectives and value-added insights to help guide their investment process and keep them one step ahead,” stated Mark Tobin, ROTH’s Director of Research. “ROTH’s award-winning China Research team has designed these panels to address the most pressing questions on the minds of China-focused investors and we are excited for a thought-provoking information exchange.”

Additionally, the conference will feature a series of Chinese-language symposia specially intended for management teams of U.S. listed Chinese companies moderated by the conference sponsors.

Conference sponsors include: Loeb & Loeb; DLA Piper; Bernstein & Pinchuk, LLP; Bullivant Houser Bailey PC; Frazer Frost; Friedman LLP; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP; SingerLewak; The Piacente Group; Business Wire; Corporate Stock Transfer; Goodwin Procter and Nixon Peabody LLP.

ROTH strives to be the trusted source for institutional investors for research, due diligence, and industry knowledge within the U.S listed Chinese sector. ROTH’s 12-member China research team, including eight professionals in our Shanghai Representative Office, currently maintains research coverage on 69 U.S. listed Chinese companies. Since 2006, ROTH has accompanied U.S. institutional investors on visits to more than 75 company facilities in mainland China and hosted approximately 500 China company presentations at its U.S. and China conferences. Finally, since 2003, ROTH has raised more than $2.5 billion through 70 transactions for U.S listed Chinese companies.

For more information about this invitation only conference – including agenda, updated list of participating companies and a list of sponsors - 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. 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.

*Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Roth Capital Partners, LLC ("ROTH") expects to receive or intends to seek compensation for investment banking or other business relationships with the covered companies mentioned in this press release in the next three months. For important disclosure information regarding the covered companies in this press release, please contact: The Director of Research at (800) 678-9147 or write to: Roth Capital Partners, LLC, Attention: Director of Research, 24 Corporate Plaza, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

List of Confirmed Presenting as of 08/08/2010