Piper Jaffray to Host Fourth Annual China Growth Conference in Beijing

Piper Jaffray to Host Fourth Annual China Growth Conference in Beijing

February 22, 2007

    MINNEAPOLIS and BEIJING, Feb. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Piper Jaffray & Co. will host its fourth annual China
Growth Conference March 6-8 in Beijing. The conference will
offer clients panel discussions and management presentations
from a broad spectrum of growth sectors including: the
Internet, technology, education, consumer and solar power. 
More than 60 companies are scheduled to present and
participate in this year's conference. 

    "Our mission at this year's conference is to
provide clients insight into the pace of consumer-driven
growth and its implications for various sectors," said
Joel Denney, head of Investment Research at Piper Jaffray.
"The conference will offer clients unique insight into
investment opportunities and growth plans for numerous
leading public and private companies in China."

    Panel discussion topics include: Internet, hardware and
semiconductors, communications equipment, wireless
technologies, IT services, consumer and retail, education
and solar and alternative energy technologies. Management
teams from some of the leading public and private Chinese
and U.S. growth companies as well as industry visionaries
will engage in panel discussions and presentations on key
topics in each sector. 

    The conference will aim to answer major questions
facing China's media, technology and consumer segments
including: 

    -- Can we expect consumer spending to grow as fast as
investments and 
       exports?
    -- Will the 2008 Olympics provide just a one-time boost
or could it have 
       a longer-lasting impact on the economy? 
    -- Is the search market in China poised to have an
inflection point as 
       it did in the U.S., potentially allowing it to
expand faster? 
    -- Could advertising growth accelerate in 2007? 
    -- Will there be a recovery for wireless services if 3G
becomes a 
       reality in 2007? 
    -- Which key verticals within IC design in China are
developing 
       sustainable competitive advantages?
  
    Companies scheduled to present include: 51job, Inc.;
58.com; 9You.com; Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; adidas
AG; Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation of
Shanghai; Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.; ANADIGICS,
Inc.; Analogix Semiconductor, Inc; Baidu.com, Inc.; Beijing
TOPSEC Ltd.; Canadian Solar Inc.; CDC Corporation; CGen
Media; China Southern Airlines Company Ltd.; China
Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd; ChinaEdu
Corporation; Comtech Group, Inc.; Cree, Inc.; Crocs, Inc.;
CSMC Technologies Corporation; Ctrip.com International
Ltd.; Dangdang.com; Focus Media Holding Ltd.; Grace
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation; Granite Global
Ventures; Himax Technologies, Inc.; Hurray! Holding Company
Ltd.; Huaya Microelectronics, Inc.; JRD Communication Inc.;
Kingsoft Corporation; KongZhong Corporation; Longcheer
Technology Co., Ltd.; Maxthon; NetEase.com, Inc.; New
Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.; Nokia
Corporation; O2Micro International Limited; ON
Semiconductor Corporation; Quest Sports; Quiksilver, Inc.;
Qunar.com; Renesola Ltd.; Shanghai iResearch Company, Ltd.;
SINA Corp.; SinoMOS Semiconductor (Ningo) Inc.; Sipex
Corporation; SmartPay; Sohu.com Inc.; Starcom MediaVest
Group; Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.; Syntax-Brillian
Corporation; The9 Limited; Tudou.com; Venus Information
Technology Inc.; Vimicro International Corporation; Wall
Street English China; Warnaco Group, Inc.; Zhaopin Ltd.;
Zhongsou.

    Company and investor participation in the China Growth
Conference is by invitation only. Clients interested in
attending should contact their Piper Jaffray
representative. Members of the media who would like to
attend should contact Susan Beatty at 612 303-5680 or
[e-mail].

    About Piper Jaffray

    Piper Jaffray Companies is a leading, international
middle market investment bank and institutional securities
firm, serving the needs of middle market corporations,
private equity groups, public entities, nonprofit clients
and institutional investors. Founded in 1895, Piper Jaffray
provides a comprehensive set of products and services,
including equity and debt capital markets products; public
finance services; mergers and acquisitions advisory
services; high-yield and structured products; institutional
equity and fixed-income sales and trading; and equity and
high-yield research. With headquarters in Minneapolis,
Piper Jaffray has 25 offices across the United States and
international locations in London and Shanghai. The firm's
UK operating subsidiary, Piper Jaffray Ltd., is authorized
and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a
member of the London Stock Exchange. Piper Jaffray &
Co. is the firm's principal operating subsidiary. (NYSE:
PJC) ( http://www.piperjaffray.com )

    Since 1895. Member SIPC and NYSE.


    For more information, please contact:

     Susan Beatty, Public Relations and Communications
     Piper Jaffray & Co.
     Tel:    [phone]
     Email:  [e-mail]


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