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Making Sense of Mergers “Let’s Talk Merger” was held Thursday, September 18. The event co-sponsored by the Departments of Business and Accounting and Economics featured five esteemed panelists. Ken Peterson, economic professor, moderated the event. “This panel discussion offered an opportunity to understand the goals of mergers and acquisitions and to become familiar with the players,” says Kirk Karwan, chair of the business department. “Students also had time to network with the five high-powered participants: an investment banker, a federal regulator, an attorney, a partner in an accounting firm, and a bank CEO.” Panelists included: Alan M. Robinson is an audit partner for Cherry, Bekaert & Hollard’s South Carolina Upstate practice. Alan is a certified public accountant with over twenty-five years of experience. Alan received his Bachelor of Science from The Citadel, and is a member of both the AICPA and the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. Christopher G. Brown is senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Christopher received a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in economics and business administration from Furman, and in 2001 completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School. Chris Scheurer, a partner at McGuireWoods Law Firm, is a member of the American Bar Association and was named one of the Charlotte Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” in 2006. Chris concentrates on complex business transactions with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital investments among others. Chris is a volunteer to the end, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee and having received his J.D. from the University of Tennessee School of Law. Robert R. Hill, Jr., is the current CEO and President of SCBT Financial Corporation, a bank holding company with 2.8 billion in assets and the third largest commercial bank headquartered in South Carolina. Business Week Magazine recently profiled Robert as one of 98 CEOs under 40 in the U.S. and 140 CEOs under 40 in the world who run publicly traded companies that are on the NASDAQ or New York Stock Exchanges. Robert is a graduate of The Citadel and holds an MBA from the University of South Carolina.
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Alumni and Friends. Click on the Alumni box on the upper left and consider sending us some exciting news! Entrepreneurship News. Furman is also making a move to be more visible in the real world of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. On March 25 and 26, twenty-eight Furman students attended Greenville’s INNOVENTURE conference at the Carolina First Center to learn more about start-up companies, venture capital, and economic development in the state and region. Students interviewed budding entrepreneurs, observed 10-minute ‘elevator pitches’ that were made by entrepreneurs to potential investors, and attended inspirational talks about what it takes to be successful. For more information, take a look at www.innoventuresc.com.
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