The Piacente Group Sponsors the ROTH Capital Partners 25th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Mar 14, 2013) - The Piacente Group, Inc. ("TPG"), a full service investor relations consulting firm with offices in New York, California and Beijing, today announced its 8th consecutive year of sponsorship of the ROTH Capital Partners 25th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference being held March 17-20, 2013 at The Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, Calif.

Brandi Piacente, President of TPG, said, "A critical element of investor relations is to help management teams fortify relationships with existing investors and introduce their value propositions to new investors that can take meaningful positions in their stock. ROTH has been dedicated to providing a forum for these constituencies through its annual institutional investor conference for the past 25 years, and we are proud to be a sponsor of this forum."

TPG clients presenting at the ROTH conference include:

Company   Ticker   Presentation Date   Time
Heckmann Corporation   HEK   Monday, March 18   2:30 p.m. PT
Lihua International, Inc.   LIWA   Monday, March 18   4:30 p.m. PT
UniTek Global Services, Inc.   UNTK   Tuesday, March 19   3:00 p.m. PT
Acacia Research Corporation   ACTG   Wednesday, March 20   8:00 a.m. PT

ROTH's three-day, institutional investor conference is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. and will feature management presentations from hundreds of growth companies, Q&A sessions, expert panels and thousands one-on-one and small group meetings with the institutional investors.

For more information about The Piacente Group please visit http://www.tpg-ir.com.
For more information about ROTH Capital Partners 25th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference please visit http://www.roth.com/main/page.aspx?PageID=7260.

About The Piacente Group
The Piacente Group, Inc. ("TPG") is a full service investor relations and financial communications consulting firm with offices in New York, California and Beijing. Representing a balanced portfolio of U.S. and China-based companies, TPG develops and implements strategic programs aimed at broadening investment community sponsorship through best practice execution. Value-driven communications, proactive outreach to Wall Street, targeted media relations and innovative social media methodologies work in concert to market TPG clients' securities before optimal investment audiences.

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Contact Information:

Contact:
The Piacente Group
Brandi Floberg
212-481-2050