Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference Review

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Dec 08, 2017

Investment bank Imperial Capital holds an annual Security Investor Conference where 60+ companies present, including this year:

IPVM bought a ticket and attended the 2017 event.

In this note, we review the key themes of the event, what investors were most interested in, the themes companies were most typically focusing on and our assessment of who would (or would not) benefit from attending this conference.

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Comments (10)

John Honovich

IPVM | 12/08/17 03:02pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 12/08/17 07:08am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

12/08/17 03:39pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 12/08/17 03:47pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Brian Karas | 12/08/17 06:05pm

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**'* * **** ******** #*, *** * ***'* **** ** any ***** ** ** **** ***** ******* ** *** ******** security ******. *********, *********** *** **** ************ *** ********* ** broader *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 12/08/17 10:57pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/17 12:07am

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

12/08/17 08:41pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 12/09/17 11:14pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

12/09/17 02:27am

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