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Rodman & Renshaw Announces Participants for the Community & Regional Bank Panel Discussion at its Annual Global Investment Conf

^{Published on 2010-08-19 05:41:31 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, a subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RODM), today announced the participants for the community and regional bank panel discussion to be held at the companya™s upcoming Annual Global Investment Conference. The panel will be moderated by Nathan Stovall, Senior Reporter at SNL Financial and include Gordon Bava, Co-Chairman of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Thomas Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Second Curve Capital, William J. Ruh, Managing Principal of Castle Creek Capital, and Robert Sznewajs, Chief Executive Officer of West Coast Bancorp. The panel discussion will take place at 2:00 PM on September 13th in the Adams Salon at the New York Palace Hotel.

Craig Schwabe, Managing Director, Investment Banking at Rodman & Renshaw commented, aAs we bring leading community and regional banks from throughout the country together with an exceptional audience of institutional investors, our second annual State of the Banking Industry Panel Discussion will shed light on how the industry is navigating a challenging economic environment as well as an evolving regulatory framework. We are delighted to have such distinguished panel participants.a

The Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference will be held at the New York Palace Hotel September 12th a" 15th. Mr. Henry M. Paulson, Jr., 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury (2006-2009), will open the conference as the keynote speaker on Monday, September 13, 2010 in a moderated interview hosted by Mr. Lawrence Kudlow, renowned free market, supply-side economist and host of CNBC's The Kudlow Report. Mr. William Isaac, former Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and author of the 2010 book Senseless Panic: How Washington Failed America, will also be a special guest speaker at the conference on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 5:30 PM.

Following Mr. Paulson's opening program, more than 550 public and private companies from around the world are expected to present to an audience of over 3,500 attendees. The conference will also feature tracks dedicated to Healthcare, China, Metals & Mining, Energy, Technology, Cleantech, and REITs. To register for the conference, please visit: [ http://www.rodm.com/conferences ].

AboutRodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RODM) is a holding company with a number of direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Rodman & Renshaw, LLC.

Rodman & Renshaw is a full-service investment bank dedicated to providing corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. Rodman also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. Rodman is the leader in the PIPE (private investment in public equity) and RD (registered direct offering) transaction markets. According to Sagient Research Systems, Rodman has been ranked the #1 Placement Agent in terms of deal volume of PIPE and RD financing transactions completed every year since 2005.

For more information visit Rodman & Renshaw on the Internet at [ www.rodm.com ].

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