Imperial Capital to Present at 2009 Milken Institute State of the State Conference

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - October 6, 2009) - Imperial Capital announced today its support of the Milken Institute California Center, which hosts the upcoming 2009 Milken Institute State of the State Conference, a gathering of leading lawmakers, senior business executives, investors, academic experts, journalists and other decision-makers for an extraordinary day of discussion, debate and analysis about the state's future. The conference will take place October 20, 2009, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California.

Jason Reese, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Imperial Capital Group, LLC, will participate in a panel discussion titled, "Getting the Real Estate Market Back on Its Feet."

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, and San Francisco. The firm provides a wide range of sophisticated capital markets, financial advisory, institutional sales and trading, and institutional research. 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, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. More information about Imperial Capital can be found at www.imperialcapital.com.

Contact Information: For more information regarding Imperial Capital, please contact: Press: Anna Halloran Jacob Imperial Capital, LLC (310) 246-3675