NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICR, one of the largest independent financial communications firms in North America, concluded the 15th Annual ICR XChange, a leading investor conference for the retail, apparel, restaurant and general consumer industries, with a record turnout and the event’s first-ever remote NASDAQ Market Opening Bell Ringing.
The conference took place January 15 – 17, 2013 in Miami, Florida and included institutional investors, investment bankers, sell-side research analysts, private equity professionals and executives of public and private companies. The conference featured presentations by more than 150 public and private companies and offered timely panels on topics ranging from shareholder activism to trends for teen consumers. More than 2,200 professionals were in attendance, a record for the event.
“ICR extends a sincere thanks to all of our sponsors, presenters and attendees for the role they played in making the 15th Annual ICR XChange a huge success,” said Tom Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, ICR. “We also want to recognize and thank NASDAQ for bringing the opening bell ceremony to the event. It was a truly exciting moment for everyone involved with the XChange.”
The 16th Annual ICR XChange will take place in Orlando, Florida on January 13 – 15, 2014. Registration will begin in early spring with more details to be announced as they become available.
The 15th Annual ICR XChange was sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays; Canaccord Genuity; Citi; Cowen and Company; Credit Suisse; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; ITG; Janney Montgomery Scott LLC; Jefferies; J.P. Morgan; KeyBanc Capital Markets; Lazard; Nomura Securities International; Piper Jaffray & Co; Raymond James; Robert W. Baird & Co.; Stephens Inc.; Stifel Nicolaus Weisel; Wells Fargo Securities; and William Blair.
About ICR
Established in 1998, ICR is consistently ranked as one of the top independent financial communications firms in North America, and in 2011 was ranked as the 8th largest independent communications firm overall. ICR specializes in investor relations, corporate and crisis communications and digital media, and represents more than 350 public and private companies across more than twenty different sectors. The firm maintains offices in Norwalk, Conn., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Beijing.
Learn more at www.icrinc.com.
About ICR XChange
The ICR XChange is a unique platform where public and private company management teams, institutional investors, sell-side research analysts, investment bankers, private equity professionals and select media connect with one another with the goal of understanding consumer trends and public company prospects as the year begins. The event is one of the largest investment conferences of the year, featuring presentations by more than 150 public and private companies, with attendance regularly exceeding 1,500.
For more information please visit www.icrxchange.com. For updates on the conference follow ICR XChange on Twitter @ICRPR and join the conversation using the #icrxchange hashtag.