Cruttenden Roth Conference to Bring Together Companies, Investors
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ - Approximately 135 mostly emerging growth companies will participate in a giant investor "road show" when underwriter Cruttenden Roth holds its Tenth Annual Growth Stock Conference, scheduled for March 1-3, 1998 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Laguna Niguel, California.
The only one of its kind in Southern California, the conference provides a forum where top management from publicly held companies can tell their financial stories to institutional investors, portfolio and money managers as well as sophisticated investors.
"Our goal in sponsoring this annual event is to ensure that emerging growth companies can meet with some of Wall Street's most active institutional investors," said Cruttenden Roth president Byron Roth.
In the same light, this conference allows time constrained institutional investors "to meet face-to-face with over 100 new financial opportunities in a very short time period," continued Roth.
Over 1,000 conference attendees will hear presentations from top
executives representing industry sectors such as biotechnology, entertainment, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, consumer products/services and retail.
Corporate co-sponsors of the Tenth Annual Growth Stock Conference include Deloitte Touche LLP; Ernst & Young, LLP; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP; Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth; Imperial Bank; and Merrill Corporation.
Media sponsors include Investor's Business Daily, PR Newswire, and the Orange County Business Journal.
Institutional investors, financial advisors, analysts and portfolio
managers will be hosted on a space available basis. For registration information contact Cruttenden Roth's conference desk at (714) 757-5786. For a background on Cruttenden Roth and a listing of its other investor conferences, please visit this company's website at crut.com.
Cruttenden Roth is a regional investment bank and brokerage specializing in emerging growth companies. One of the most active regional underwriters in the west, the firm has won recognition as one of the best performing underwriters in the nation, based on aftermarket performance. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Company maintains regional offices in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Seattle and Denver. It is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), the Securities Industry Association (SIA), and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
PARTIAL LIST OF PRESENTING COMPANIES:
Acacia Research Corporation (ACRI)
+ Accelr8 Technologies, Inc. (ACLY)
Align-Rite International, Inc. (MASK)
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corporation (ALLP)
Allstar Systems, Inc. (ALLS)
AlphaNet Solutions, Inc. (ALPH)
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (ASE)
Antigua Enterprises, Inc. (ANTGF)
Ashworth, Inc. (ASHW)
ATL Products, Inc. (ATLPA)
Atrix Laboratories, Inc. (ATX)
Authentic Specialty Foods, Inc. (ASFD)
Bonded Motors, Inc. (BMTR)
Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. (BDE)
Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation (KDUS)
California Amplifier, Inc. (CAMP)
Ceradyne, Inc. (CRDN)
Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (CIR)
CKE Restaurants, Inc. (CKR)
Compass Plastics & Technologies, Inc. (CPTI)
Cypros Pharmaceutical Corp. (CYPR)
+ Data Dimensions, Inc. (DDIM)
Dental/Medical Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (DMDS)
Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (DDRX)
Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. (HIR)
Eco Soil Systems, Inc. (ESSI)
Eltron International, Inc. (ELTN)
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (EMIS)
Emulex Corporation (EMLX)
ENDOcare, Inc. (ENDO)
ErgoBilt, Inc. (ERGB)
4Front Technologies, Inc. (FFTI)
FEI Company (FEIC)
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF)
First Cash, Inc. (PAWN)
ForeFront Group, Inc. (FFGI)
General Automation, Inc. (GA)
Hansen Natural Corporation (HANS)
Harvey Entertainment Company (The) (HRVY)
Hooper Holmes, Inc. (HH)
ImClone Systems, Inc. (IMCL)
InfoNow Corporation (INOW)
InnerDyne, Inc. (IDYN)
International Aircraft Investors (IAIS)
InterVu, Inc. (ITVU)
IWL Communications, Inc. (IWLC)
King World Productions, Inc. (KWP)
K-Tel International, Inc. (KTEL)
Kushner-Locke Company (The) (KLOC)
Labor Ready, Inc. (LBOR)
Laser Power Corporation (LPWR)
Marketing Services Group, Inc. (MSGI)
Matria Healthcare, Inc. (MATR)
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (MXWL)
MedQuist, Inc. (MEDQ)
Metro One Telecommunications (MTON)
MGM Grand, Inc. (MGG)
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (MIR)
ModaCAD, Inc. (MODA)
Modtech, Inc. (MODT)
Molecular Biosystems, Inc. (MB)
Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NAII)
NeoRx Corporation (NERX)
NetSpeak Corporation (NSPK)
Noise Cancellation Technology, Inc. (NCTI)
Odetics, Inc. (ODET.A/ODET.B)
OSI Systems, Inc. (OSIS)
Pacific Research & Engineering Corp. (PXE)
Percon Incorporated (PRCN)
+ Peritus Software Services, Inc. (PTUS)
Pixar Animation Studies (PIXR)
PMR Corporation (PMRP)
PolyMedica Corporation (PM)
Price Communications Corporation (PR)
Primadonna Resorts, Inc. (PRMA)
Procom Technology, Inc. (PRCM)
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. (QEPC)
Quality Systems, Inc. (QSII)
Rally's/Checker (RLLY)
RCM Technologies, Inc. (RCMT)
Remedy Temp, Inc. (REMX)
Richey Electronics, Inc. (RCHY)
Rockford Industries, Inc. (ROCF)
Rural Cellular Corporation (RCCC)
Safeguard Health Enterprises, Inc. (SFGD)
+ Sapiens International Corporation (SPNSF)
Scheid Vineyards, Inc. (SVIN)
Schuff Steel Company (SHUF)
+ SEEC, Inc. (SEEC)
Semiconductor Packaging Materials Co., Inc. (SEMX)
Sigma Circuits, Inc. (SIGA)
SkyMall, Inc. (SKYM)
Smartflex Systems, Inc. (SFLX)
Spatial Technology, Inc. (STY)
Sportsmans Guide, Inc. (The) (SGDE)
STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)
Star Buffet, Inc. (STRZ)
STRATESEC, Inc. (SFT)
Summa Industries (SUMX)
Tag-It Pacific, Inc. (TAG)
+ TAVA Technologies, Inc./TOPRO, Inc. (TPRO)
Tekelec (TKLC)
Thoratec Laboratories, Corporation (THOR)
ThrustMaster, Inc. (TMSR)
Todd AO Corporation (TODDA)
TransAct Technolgoies, Inc. (TACT)
Transcrypt International, Inc. (TRII)
Ugly Duckling Corporation (UGLY)
Unapix Entertainment, Inc. (UPX)
+ UniComp, Inc. (UCMP)
Unique Mobility, Inc. (UQM)
+ Viasoft, Inc. (VIAS)
Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIR)
VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS)
VocalTec Communications, Ltd. (VOCLF)
WPI Group, Inc. (WPIC)
SOURCE Cruttenden Roth
CONTACT: Sue Sherry, conference, 714-757-5786, or Nevena Orbach, media, 818-904-0500
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