OTR Global To Provide Content and Moderate Liquidnet Investor Forums

New York (May 18, 2010)
Institutional Investors continue to show interest in the mobile space amid a flurry of recent acquisitions, partnerships and product announcements by the likes of Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Verizon (VZ). To address that demand, the third conference in a series of Liquidnet Forums is planned in New York on May 25 focusing on Mobile Marketing and Advertising, featuring panels of experts from such companies as Nielsen Company, iLoop, Medialets, Weather.com and TrueAction, moderated by OTR Global's Media Team.

Seth Merrin, Founder and CEO of Liquidnet, said, "Information on Wall Street has largely become a commodity, often providing very little real competitive advantage for many buy-side firms. Liquidnet is bringing our innovative approach to the research model by bringing together leading company executives, academics and industry players to create an intimate forum that provides a 360 degree view of an industry sector."

Panelists at the May 25 conference will explore the changing landscape of the mobile marketing and advertising space from multiple perspectives with a focus on the investment implications. The keynote will be delivered by Maria Mandel, Senior Partner – Executive Director of Digital Innovation & Digital Lab NA and North American Chair of the Mobile Marketing Association.

"Investors can expect to hear what revenue models are in place for mobile marketing spending, as well as, where brand advertisers are currently finding ROI and about their strategic investments for future brand building and mobile commerce," said Rachel Dangermond, Media Director at OTR Global. Panelists will examine where the smartest mobile dollars are being deployed, what barriers exist, and how easily they will be removed to capitalize on the billions of dollars expected to be spent in the next few years.

The Liquidnet Forum series is rapidly gaining momentum by delivering information that is increasingly viewed as "must have" among institutional portfolio managers and analysts. Earlier this year Liquidnet hosted a Health Care research forum in Boston and an Agricultural research forum in New York. Both events were heralded as cutting edge and thought provoking by the investors who attended the day-long sessions and one-on-one meetings with corporate executives.

"Investors who have attended these events have expressed that they see great value in both the targeted content and in-depth level of discussion between carefully selected panelists." said Stanton Green, President and CEO of OTR Global. "Our clients have come to rely on OTR Global's research for unique insight into the marketplace because our investigative reporters speak to nontraditional sources within the channel. OTR Global's Editors contribute topics for these events and participate as panel moderators with the same principles in mind."

Liquidnet's Members include the largest buy-side institutions, who manage approximately 70 percent of U.S. equity assets under management. Liquidnet partnered with OTR Global, a premier provider of industry intelligence for institutional investors, in developing the research forums. Liquidnet also has a minority investment in the parent company of OTR Global.

"Liquidnet is constantly looking for ways to create a competitive advantage for our Members," said Merrin. "We create innovative forums that lead to unique idea generation for our Member community. These exclusive forums, combined with award winning trade implementation create that competitive advantage for those invited to participate."

About Liquidnet

Liquidnet is the premier institutional investment community, bringing together the world's largest asset managers and public companies on a single network that directly connects traders, portfolio managers, analysts and corporate issuers. Liquidnet enables Members of its community to achieve greater performance by moving from investment idea to implementation faster, ultimately retaining more alpha throughout the entire institutional investment cycle. Launched in 2001, the Liquidnet Community™ extends to 34 equity markets across five continents. Liquidnet is headquartered in New York with offices in Boston, London, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore. For more information on the Liquidnet Community™, its liquidity, block executions, and additional investment capabilities, visit www.liquidnet.com.

About OTR Global

OTR Global is the world's largest channel checker to institutional investors, and a leading provider of primary intelligence. Since 1995 OTR Global has been using investigative journalist techniques to extract information that often signals inflection points before they are widely known. OTR Global's agency trading desk offers best execution services with a focus centered around the intelligence delivered via OTR's research services. For more information on OTR Global's research and high-touch execution capabilities, please visit www.otrglobal.com.

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