SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Instream Partners proudly announces Value Below the Radar, our Fall 2002 institutional equity investor conference. The 1-day event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, Carlsbad, California. The agenda accommodates 16 companies, each giving a 1/2 hour presentation, followed by a breakout session. Additional provocative discussions with key industry leaders, and a special luncheon keynote speaker are planned though out the day.
Value Below the Radar highlights companies exhibiting strong growth and/or value characteristics, with market capitalizations below $500 million. A wide range of small and micro-cap institutional investors, including mutual funds, hedge funds, asset managers and private equity sponsors will be in attendance. Presenting companies include:
Balchem Corporation BCP Building Materials Holding Corp. BMHC MarketWatch.com MKTW Friedman's Inc. FRDM Hoover's, Inc. HOOV I/OMagic Corp. IOMC.OB Labor Ready, Inc. LRW Lexar Media, Inc. LEXR PDF Solutions, Inc. PDFS Quality Systems Inc. QSII Quovadx, Inc. QVDX Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc. RAWL SCM Microsystems, Inc. SCMM Sonic Solutions SNIC SupportSoft, Inc. SPRT Symyx Technologies, Inc. SMMX
Instream Partners LLC is a San Francisco based investment bank providing a variety of financial services including M&A and private placement advisory services to public and private companies across a wide range of industries. Instream Partners also provides small and micro cap sector research. For more information on Instream Partners or the Value Below the Radar Conference please contact Katie Soffey at 415-217-6400 x205 or visit: http://www.instreampartners.com/conference.html