content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  
                                  
                                                
                                  
                              FORM 8-K
                                  
                           CURRENT REPORT
              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
                Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
                                  
                                               
                                  
                   Date of Report: March 31, 1998
                                  
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                RODMAN & RENSHAW CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
                                  
  (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission            (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)           File Number)          Identification No.)
         Delaware                     1-9143                 33-3111956
  
                                                 
                                  
              (Address of Principal Executive Office)
  233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4500       Alan Nisselson, Esq.
  Chicago, Illinois 60606               Interim Chapter 7 Trustee
  (312) 526-2000                        Brauner Baron Rosenzweig & Klein, LLP
  * this office has been closed due to  61 Broadway, 18th Floor
  bankruptcy filing                     New York, New York 10006
       (212) 797-9100
  
  ITEM 3.  BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP
  
       On March 18, 1998, Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (and its 
  subsidiary Rodman & Renshaw, Inc.) filed for relief under Chapter 7 of the 
  United States Bankruptcy Code, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
  Southern District of New York, case numbers 98 B 41902 (AJG) and 98 B 41901
  (AJG), respectively.  On March 18, 1998, Alan Nisselson, Esq. was appointed
  Interim Chapter 7 Trustee.
  
  
  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
  
       On March 30, 1998, Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. filed with the 
  Securties and Exchange Commission a Form 15 to suspend the duty to file 
  reports pursuant to Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act 
  of 1934.  The Form 15 covered Common Stock with a par value of $.09 per 
  share.                           
  
  				SIGNATURES
                                  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by 
  the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated: March 31, 1998
  
  Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.
                (Registrant)
  
  
  
  
  
  By:/s/_______________________________                       
  Alan Nisselson
  Interim Chapter 7 Trustee
  Brauner Baron Rosenzweig & Klein, LLP
  61 Broadway, 18th Floor
  New York, New York 10006
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  
                                  
                                                
                                  
                              FORM 8-K
                                  
                           CURRENT REPORT
              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
                Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
                                  
                                               
                                  
                   Date of Report: March 31, 1998
                                  
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                RODMAN & RENSHAW CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
                                  
  (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission            (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)           File Number)          Identification No.)
         Delaware                     1-9143                 33-3111956
  
                                                 
                                  
              (Address of Principal Executive Office)
  233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4500       Alan Nisselson, Esq.
  Chicago, Illinois 60606               Interim Chapter 7 Trustee
  (312) 526-2000                        Brauner Baron Rosenzweig & Klein, LLP
  * this office has been closed due to  61 Broadway, 18th Floor
  bankruptcy filing                     New York, New York 10006
       (212) 797-9100
  
  ITEM 3.  BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP
  
       On March 18, 1998, Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (and its 
  subsidiary Rodman & Renshaw, Inc.) filed for relief under Chapter 7 of the 
  United States Bankruptcy Code, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
  Southern District of New York, case numbers 98 B 41902 (AJG) and 98 B 41901
  (AJG), respectively.  On March 18, 1998, Alan Nisselson, Esq. was appointed
  Interim Chapter 7 Trustee.
  
  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
  
       On March 30, 1998, Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. filed with the 
  Securties and Exchange Commission a Form 15 to suspend the duty to file 
  reports pursuant to Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act 
  of 1934.  The Form 15 covered Common Stock with a par value of $.09 per 
  share.                           
  
  				SIGNATURES
                                  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by 
  the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated: March 31, 1998
  
  Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.
                (Registrant)
  
  By:/s/_______________________________                       
  Alan Nisselson
  Interim Chapter 7 Trustee
  Brauner Baron Rosenzweig & Klein, LLP
  61 Broadway, 18th Floor
  New York, New York 10006