SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wells Fargo Van Kasper today announced that 46 Southern California companies will be featured at its 4th Annual San Diego Growth Stock Conference, June 18, 2001, at the Wyndham Emerald Plaza Hotel in downtown San Diego, 400 W. Broadway.
The gathering is expected to draw more than 500 investment community professionals and individual investors to hear presentations from private and publicly traded Southern California companies. Attendees can register for the conference utilizing Wells Fargo Van Kasper's Web site, www.fsvk.com, or stcincotta@compuserve.com.
"San Diego's economy continues to thrive, in part, because of the presence of these leading pharmaceutical, biotech, technology and telecommunications companies," said F. Van Kasper, president and chief executive officer of Wells Fargo Van Kasper. "We look forward to hearing about the investment opportunities offered by this elite group of companies."
Alan R. Adelman, executive vice president of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) will be the keynote speaker at the luncheon. As chief investment strategist of Wells Fargo's Private Client Services (PCS), which administers more than $133 billion in assets, Adelman provides investment strategy for more than 200 portfolio managers. He also serves on the faculty of the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
"We are especially pleased this year to have the sponsorships of Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, one of the fastest growing law firms in the country, and Bowne, a leading financial printer," Kasper said.
Wells Fargo Van Kasper, LLC is a private brokerage and investment banking firm focusing on high growth technology, gaming & hospitality, healthcare, and consumer product companies. Since its founding in 1978 as Van Kasper & Company, the firm has been providing exceptional services and original investment advice to select groups of investors and businesses. Wells Fargo Van Kasper advises clients on merger and acquisition transactions, private placements, public offerings, and performs fairness opinions and corporate valuations. In addition, the firm manages assets for corporations, retirement plans, trusts, fiduciaries, financial institutions, and individuals
A list of the presenting companies follows.
Wells Fargo Van Kasper is pleased to present
The 4th Annual San Diego Growth Conference
June 18th, 2001
Scheduled Presentations:
TECHNOLOGY
Aperio Technologies, Inc.
Cymer, Inc. (CYMI)
Dot Hill Systems Corporation (HIL)
HNC Software Inc. (HNCS)
JNI Corporation (JNIC)
Kintera, Inc.
Lightspan Inc. (LSPN)
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (MXWL)
MTI Technology Corporation (MTIC)
One Voice Technologies Inc. (ONEV)
Overland Data, Inc. (OVRL)
Procom Technology, Inc. (PRCM)
Sorrento Networks (FIBR)
The Titan Corporation (TTN)
Verance Corporation
Websense, Inc. (WBSN)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ensemble Communications, Inc.
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (LWIN)
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (NVTL)
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
ViaSat, Inc. (VSAT)
Widcomm, Inc.
Wireless Facilities, Inc. (WFII)
CONSUMER GOODS/RETAIL
Callaway Golf Company (ELY)
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. (CHIC)
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. (RUBO)
PHARMACEUTICAL/BIOTECH
Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. (ATIS)
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. (ALLP)
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN)
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (AVN)
Biosite Diagnostics Incorporated (BSTE)
Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. (CLTX)
Corvas International, Inc. (CVAS)
GenStar Therapeutics Corporation (GNT)
Invitrogen Corporation (IVGN)
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ISIP)
Ligand Pharmaceutical Incorporated (LGND)
Nanogen, Inc. (NGEN)
Quidel Corporation (QDEL)
Women first HealthCare, Inc. (WFHC)
MEDICAL DEVICES
Advanced Brain Monitoring
CardioDynamics Corporation (CDIC)
LifePoint Inc. (LFP)
ResMed Inc. (RMD)
MISCELLANEOUS
Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. (PNP)
U.S. Laboratories Inc. (USLB)