Maxim Group LLC to Hold Its Annual Growth Conference on March 26, 2012 in New York

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jan 31, 2012) - Maxim Group LLC, a leading full-service investment banking, securities and wealth management firm will host its fifth annual growth conference on Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in NYC.

"Our mission is to add value at every level, of every client relationship. As such, the goal for the Growth Conference is to provide clients with new ideas and new relationships that they will find useful through 2012 and ensuing years," said Michael Rabinowitz, Chairman and CEO of Maxim Group.

The Maxim Group Growth Conference is a senior level, interactive conference experience designed to meet the needs of the firm's existing and potential institutional clients. This one-day event will feature more than 80 presentations across nine designated tracks from a diverse selection of both domestic and international companies.

Presenting companies will be showcased through a combination of company presentations, Q&A sessions, and management one-on-one meetings designed to provide investors with an in-depth perspective on the issues affecting the growth of their companies. The Maxim Group Growth Conference will also feature three specialized 50-minute panel sessions moderated by senior Maxim Group executives. The panel discussions and their respective moderators are:

• Dynamic Growth Sectors in The Global Infrastructure Market; Moderated by William Bremer, Senior Infrastructure Analyst
• Perspectives on the Global Economic and Political Landscape; Moderated by Paul LaRosa, Chief Market Technician
• Biotechnology: Then, Now and Beyond; Moderated by Christopher Brothers, Director of Venture Capital

Maxim Group has established a Maxim Group Growth Conference website at www.maximgrp.com/growthconf to provide conference and travel information, process registrations and update attendees. The conference website can also be accessed by clicking on the Maxim Group Growth Conference button located on the homepage of the firm's corporate website: www.maximgrp.com.

About Maxim Group LLC
Maxim Group LLC is a full-service investment banking firm headquartered in New York. Maxim Group provides a full array of financial services including investment banking; private wealth management; and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivatives sales and trading as well as equity research. The investment banking group focuses on middle market and emerging growth companies within the shipping, energy, health care, technology, retail, and business and financial services sectors. The institutional coverage of Maxim Group spans North and South America, Europe and Asia. Maxim Group LLC is a registered as a broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the following: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA); Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB); Securities Insurance Protection Corporation (SIPC); NASDAQ Stock Market and the NYSE Arca, Inc. To learn more about Maxim Group, visit www.maximgrp.com.