B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference to Feature Sessions on Executive Compensation, Non-Recourse Financing Strategies, Company Presentations and Retail Mall Tour.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Executive Compensation and Non-Recourse Financing Strategies will be the subjects of two workshops at the B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Conference, scheduled for March 13-15, 2007 at the Palms Casino casino or cassino (both: kəsē`nō). 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. Resort. These educational sessions are an added feature to what is the main event: presentations from 140 publicly-traded companies competing for the attention of institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. that next investment opportunity. Sectors represented include retail, semiconductors, technology hardware, software, IT services, communications, media and healthcare. The average market cap of the presenting companies is $230 million. Also new to the B. Riley conference is a Retail Mall Tour which will take institutional investors on a tour of retail locations where they will be met by management to discuss recent developments at their concepts. Retailers include: Arden Ar·den An unincorporated city of north-central California, a residential suburb of Sacramento. Population: 101,400. Arden, Elizabeth 1884?-1966. B., Bakers, Cache, Cache Luxe luxe n. 1. The condition of being elegantly sumptuous. 2. Something luxurious; a luxury. [French, luxury, from Latin luxus. , Hot Topic, The Walking Company and Wet Seal Wet Seal is a young women's clothing retailer headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California. It carries moderately priced brand name and company-designed apparel and accessories. The company was founded in Newport Beach, California by Lorne Huycke in 1962 as "Lorne's. . The educational session on "Current Issues and Challenges with Executive Compensation" will provide an overview of the new disclosure rules for executive compensation, including options backdating Options backdating is the practice of granting an employee stock option that is dated prior to the date that the company actually granted the option. This practice raises a number of legal and accounting issues. issues and related litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . The speakers will include Peter M. Stone, Partner, Litigation Department, and Peter J. Tennyson, Partner, Corporate Department of the law firm Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. , Hastings Hastings, city, England Hastings, city (1991 pop. 74,979) and district, East Sussex, SE England. A resort and residential city, Hastings is backed by cliffs and has a 3-mi (4.8-km) marine esplanade, parks, and bathing beaches. , Janofsky & Walker LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . The session is scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, 2007 between 11:45 AM and 12:30 PM. The Non-Recourse Financing Strategies session, entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Using National Bank of Canada This article is about a commercial bank. For Canada's central bank, see Bank of Canada. National Bank of Canada (Banque Nationale du Canada) TSX: NA is the sixth largest bank in Canada, and so is one of the Big Six banks. Non-Recourse Financing Strategies to Obtain Synthetic Exposure to a Fund Management Strategy," will be held Wednesday, March 14, 2007 between 11:45 AM and 12:30 PM. Featured speaker is Richard L. Zack, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equity Derivative In finance, an equity derivative is a class of financial instruments whose value is at least partly derived from one or more underlying equity securities. Market participants trade equity derivatives in order to transfer or transform certain risks associated with the Sales at National Bank of Canada's (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ) Putnam Lovell NBF NBF National Bank Financial NBF National Business Furniture NBF Norsk Bibliotekforening NBF Norges Blindeforbund NBF National Biosafety Framework NBF National Book Festival NBF Neutral Buffered Formalin NBF New Best Friend Securities. He will discuss the NBC strategy, in which the buyer is able to limit its capital at risk and potentially achieve enhanced after tax returns. Potential end-users include high-net-worth investors, hedge funds hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" , hedge fund managers and broker-dealers. "As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, B. Riley continues its success in providing superior investment ideas for institutional investors," said Justin Cable, Director of Research. "We remain focused on discovering under-followed small cap equities that we believe have exceptional potential for appreciation in value. Our conferences showcase many of these companies." Supporting sponsors of the 2007 March Las Vegas conference include Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP; National Bank of Canada's Putnam Lovell NBF Securities; Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. Execution & Clearing, L.P.; Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. Foothill; Mellon Financial  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . Corporation; Capital IQ; Business Wire; Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates; Richardson Patel; Vintage Filings; Factset Mergerstat; Mergermarket and Deal Flow Media. For registration information for this invitation-only conference, contact your B. Riley & Co. representative or write to conference@brileyco.com. For the most current list of presenting companies and presentation schedule, visit: www.brileyco.com. For media inquiries and press credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. to the conference, please call (818) 904-0500. ABOUT B. RILEY & CO. Founded in 1997, B. Riley & Co began by successfully targeting small cap, California-based companies. It has earned a reputation for providing proprietary, unbiased and often contrarian Contrarian An investment style that goes against prevailing market trends by buys assets that are performing poorly and selling when they perform well. Notes: A contrarian investor believes that the people who say the market is going up do so only when they are fully equity and high yield research coverage to institutional and private clients. In addition to providing research on more than 100 companies, it makes a market in approximately 120 securities. The firm provides investment banking services to a wide range of middle market private and public companies. B. Riley is headquartered in Los Angeles and maintains offices in Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor redirects here. For the MTV reality series, see . Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, 10 miles south of downtown Santa Ana. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . It is a member of the NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). and SIPC (Simply Interactive PC) An earlier umbrella term from Microsoft and Intel for a PC that works like a home appliance. For example, it has a sealed case, uses external connectors for expansion and boots in just a couple of seconds. . For more information, please visit www.brileyco.com. Presenting Companies as of March 5, 2007 (subject to change):
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ACR Group Inc. <
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Actuate Corp. <
ACTU
Adaptec Inc. <
ADPT
Adept Technology Inc. <
ADEP
American Software Inc. <
AMSWA
American Vanguard Corp. <
AVD
Answerthink Inc. <
ANSR
Astronics Corp. <
ATRO
ATS Corporation <
ATCT
Avanex Corp. <
AVNX
Aviza Technology, Inc. <
AVZA
AVP Inc. <
AVPI
BabyUniverse, Inc. <
POSH
Bakers Footwear Group Inc. <
BKRS
BUCA Inc. <
BUCA
Cache Inc. <
CACH
Calgon Carbon Corp. <
CCC
Callidus Software Inc. <
CALD
CallWave Inc. <
CALL
CAM Commerce Solutions Inc. <
CADA
Captaris Inc. <
CAPA
Centillium Communications Inc. <
CTLM
Channell Commercial Corp. <
CHNL
CHINA AGRITECH INC. <
CAGC
China BAK Battery, Inc. <
CBAK
China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. <
CSCT
Cholestech Corp. <
CTEC
Chordiant Software Inc. <
CHRD
Clarient, Inc. <
CLRT
ClearOne Communications Inc. <
CLRO
Coinstar Inc. <
CSTR
Corel Corporation <
CREL
Covad Communications Group Inc. <
DVW
Cuisine Solutions Inc. <
FZN
Cybex International, Inc. <
CYBI
Digirad Corporation <
DRAD
Diodes Inc. <
DIOD
Ditech Networks, Inc. <
DITC
Document Security Systems Inc. <
DMC
Edgewater Technology Inc. <
EDGW
eLoyalty Corp. <
ELOY
EMCORE Corp. <
EMKR
Endwave Corp. <
ENWV
Entrust, Inc. <
ENTU
Etrials Worldwide, Inc. <
ETWC
Evolving Systems, Inc. <
EVOL
Exar Corp. <
EXAR
Exponent Inc. <
EXPO
First Consulting Group, Inc. <
FCGI
Foldera, Inc. <
FDRA
Frequency Electronics Inc. <
FEIM
Global Aircraft Solutions, Inc. <
GACF
GP Strategies Corp. <
GPX
Harbin Electric Inc. <
HRBN
Harmonic Inc. <
HLIT
Health Fitness Corp. <
HFIT
Healthstream Inc. <
HSTM
hi/fn Inc. <
HIFN
Highway Holdings Ltd. <
HIHO
I-Many Inc. <
IMNY
Industrial Enterprises of America <
IEAM
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. <
ISSI
Inter-Tel Inc. <
INTL
Interlink Electronics Inc. <
LINK
InterSearch Group, Inc. <
IGO
Iomega Corp. <
IOM
IRIS International Inc. <
IRIS
Iteris Inc. <
ITI
K-Swiss Inc. <
KSWS
K2 Inc. <
KTO
KANA Software Inc. <
KANA
Keynote Systems, Inc. <
KEYN
Landec Corp. <
LNDC
LCC International Inc. <
LCCI
LeCroy Corp. <
LCRY
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. <
LNET
Magnetek Inc. <
MAG
Manatron Inc. <
MANA
Meadow Valley Corp. <
MVCO
Mindspeed Technologies Inc. <
MSPD
MOD-PAC Corp. <
MPAC
Modtech Holdings Inc. <
MODT
Motorcar Parts of America <
MPAA
Moldflow Corporation <
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MSC Software Corp. <
MSCS
MTM Technologies, Inc. <
MTMC
Navarre Corp. <
NAVR
NaviSite Inc. <
NAVI
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NNDS
NetManage Inc. <
NETM
NTN Buzztime Inc. <
NTN
Numerex Corp. <
NMRX
OpenTV Corp. <
OPTV
Oplink Communications Inc. <
OPLK
Optical Communication Products, Inc. <
OCPI
Paxar Corp. <
PXR
PCTEL Inc. <
PCTI
People's Liberation <
PPLB
Pervasive Software, Inc. <
PVSW
PhotoChannel Networks Inc. <
PNWIF
Premier Exhibitions Inc. <
PRXI
Qualstar Corp. <
QBAK
Quovadx, Inc. <
QVDX
Rainmaker Systems Inc. <
RMKR
Ramtron International Corp. <
RMTR
Rentrak Corp. <
RENT
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. <
RUBO
SeaChange International, Inc. <
SEAC
Silverleaf Resorts Inc. <
SVLF
Simpletech Inc. <
STEC
SIMTEK Corp. <
SMTK
Sonic Solutions <
SNIC
St. Bernard Software, Inc. <
SBSW
Stamps.com Inc. <
STMP
Steven Madden, Ltd. <
SHOO
StockerYale Inc. <
STKR
Stratos International Inc. <
STLW
Sutor Steel <
BNZE
Supportsoft Inc. <
SPRT
Sykes Enterprises Inc. <
SYKE
Symmetricom Inc. <
SYMM
SYS Technologies <
SYS
Tag-It Pacific Inc. <
TAG
Tandy Brands Accessories Inc. <
TBAC
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. <
TSYS
Telular Corp. <
WRLS
The Inventure Group Inc. <
SNAK
Think Partnership, Inc. <
THK
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. <
TMWD
UCN Inc. <
UCNN
United Online Inc. <
UNTD
Universal Electronics Inc. <
UEIC
Vertical Branding Inc. <
VBDG
ViaSat Inc. <
VSAT
Wet Seal Inc. <
WTSLA
Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. <
RNIN
Workstream Inc. <
WSTM
Zilog Inc. <
ZILG
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