Rodman & Renshaw Partners With DreamTeamGroup to Provide Social Media Coverage of 14th Annual Global Investment Conference

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Sep 5, 2012) -  Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, a full-service investment bank, has partnered with DreamTeamGroup, a consortium of unique marketing brands targeted towards investors, to provide the investment community with ongoing social media coverage of the upcoming Rodman & Renshaw 14th Annual Global Investment Conference to be held September 9-11, 2012, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Michael McCarthy, Managing Director of DreamTeamGroup, stated, "DreamTeamGroup will utilize its family of business brands to reach the hundreds of thousands of investors who follow us at various social networking sites. In addition to posting blogs and status updates on attending companies as they begin their presentations, we will be sending a special newsletter profiling the event to our subscribers."

Mark Viklund, Rodman & Renshaw Managing Director & Head of Investment Banking, commented, "DreamTeamGroup will be a key part of next week's conference as the official social media relations sponsor. We are very excited to provide investors at the event and those joining us online with real-time coverage of our most important conference of the year."

About DreamTeamGroup

DreamTeamGroup combines very different, but complementary marketing avenues into one dynamic approach. This interlocking marketing convergence tackles many obstacles in the marketing process by engaging many different types of individuals with compelling content. By providing unique offerings, DreamTeamGroup has become a valuable advertising outlet garnering a top placement in traffic and unique hits.

To learn more about DreamTeamGroup and its family of businesses www.DreamTeamGroup.com

To connect with DreamTeamGroup via Facebook: http://Facebook.com/TheDreamTeamGroup

To connect with DreamTeamGroup via Twitter: http://Twitter.com/DreamTeam_Group

About Rodman & Renshaw, LLC

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC is a full-service investment bank dedicated to providing corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. The company also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. Rodman is the leader in the PIPE (private investment in public equity) and RD (registered direct offering) transaction markets. According to Sagient Research Systems, Rodman has been ranked the #1 Placement Agent by deal volume of PIPE and RD financing transactions completed every year since 2005.

For more information, please visit www.rodm.com

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