Imperial Capital to Sponsor and Present at 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference


LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - April 21, 2010) -  Imperial Capital announced today its sponsorship and speaker participation at the 13th annual Milken Institute Global Conference, a gathering of CEOs, elected leaders, Nobel Prize winners, scientists, educators, philanthropists and other experts who will discuss ideas to cultivate a global recovery. The conference brings together more than 500 speakers to discuss and debate issues such as creation of jobs, health care advancement, and securing energy. The conference will take place April 26-28 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California.

Jim D'Aquila, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Consumer Group will moderate a panel discussion titled, "The Frugal New Consumer," focusing on the new frugal consumer mind-set and whether the recession will permanently shape the spending habits of the next generation; and Brian Wood, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Consumer Group will moderate a panel discussion titled, "Healthy Living Trends and Advances: Responding to Today's Wellness Consumer."

For further information about the conference, please visit the Milken Institute website: http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/

About Imperial Capital, LLC

Imperial Capital, founded in 1997, is a full-service investment banking firm with offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Boston, Houston and Minneapolis. The firm currently employs over 170 professionals and offers a wide range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle market companies, and private equity firms. Imperial Capital provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. The firm provides middle market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, merger and acquisitions, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. More information about Imperial Capital can be found at www.imperialcapital.com.

About the Institute

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, independent economic think tank whose mission is to improve the lives and economic conditions of diverse populations around the world by helping business and public policy leaders identify and implement innovative ideas for creating broad-based prosperity. It is based in Santa Monica, CA. (www.milkeninstitute.org)

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Anna Halloran Jacob, Imperial Capital, LLC
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ahalloranjacob@imperialcapital.com