1492 Capital Management Announces “Top Guns” Rankings and Promotion

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MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 1492 Capital Management is pleased to announce that its Small Cap Value and Small Cap Growth products have made PSN’s Top Guns List which recognizes the top 10 investment managers in each investment category. The 1492 Small Cap Value strategy was named to the “Top Guns” list for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Managed by Rodney Hathaway and Adam France, this product has made the top 10 list within the small-mid cap value category for the second consecutive year.

The 1492 Small Cap Growth strategy, managed by Joe Frohna and Rob Damron, was named to the “Top Guns” list in the small cap growth category for its performance in the fourth quarter of 2010. This product’s strong performance ranked third in the country amongst its small cap growth peers. PSN, produced by Informa Investment Solutions, is one of the leading investment manager search and evaluation databases to be offered industry wide. PSN tracks more than 1,600 money management firms and over 7,000 investment products.

Additionally, 1492 Capital Management announced the following personnel move. Adam France was recently promoted to the role of Co-Manager of the 1492 Small Cap Value strategy.

Tim Stracka, founding partner and head of institutional sales stated, “Adam has proven to be a positive force on the performance of 1492’s equity strategies and brings a tremendous amount of investment experience to the management of our value strategy.”

1492 Capital Management provides investors separately managed accounts in small cap growth, core and value strategies. The firm’s stock selection process focuses on discovering stocks with a thematic catalyst for growth, valuing the company’s businesses, and understanding management’s ability to execute their business plans. Learn more about 1492 Capital Management at our website, www.1492capitalmanagement.com or contact Tim Stracka at 414-224-9160.

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