The Piacente Group Participates in the China Seminar Series Panel at the ROTH Capital Partners 24th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Mar 9, 2012) - The Piacente Group, Inc. ("TPG"), a full service investor relations consulting firm with offices in New York, California and Beijing, today announced its sponsorship of the ROTH Capital Partners 24^th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference being held March 11-14, 2012 at The Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, Calif.

TPG President Brandi Piacente will be a panel speaker at the conference's China Seminar Series: Positioning within an Improving Market Environment on Monday, March 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Ms. Piacente will join a group of fellow industry experts to discuss evolving investor sentiment, the current state of the market and other strategies and insights on today's changing climate for U.S.-listed Chinese companies.

ROTH's three-day, institutional investor conference features management presentations from over 400 growth companies and more than 1,000 institutional investors in attendance.

Ms. Piacente said, "ROTH's flagship conference provides an excellent forum for small- and mid cap companies to present their value propositions to new and existing institutional investors. Matching the right stories with the right investors is a critical part of a successful investor relations program, and we are pleased to work with our clients and ROTH to market solid investment opportunities."

TPG clients presenting at the ROTH conference include:

• Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG) -- Monday, March 12 at 12:30 p.m. PT
• Heckmann Corporation (NYSE: HEK) -- Monday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. PT
  • Mr. Richard Heckmann will also participate in the Beyond the Fracking Debate: The Future of Natural Gas in the U.S. panel discussion on Sunday, March 11 at 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. PT
• Trunkbow International (NASDAQ: TBOW) -- Tuesday, March 13 at noon PT
• UniTek Global Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTK) -- Tuesday, March 13 at noon PT

For more information about The Piacente Group please visit http://www.tpg-ir.com.

For more information about ROTH Capital Partners 24th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference please visit http://www.roth.com/main/Page.aspx?PageID=7250.

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 clients' securities before optimal investment audiences.

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