The Department of Economics and Business & Accounting invite you to attend an exciting event that is open to all Furman students. We are hosting five important attorneys and business professionals who will talk about the strategies and communications involved in "making a deal".
Event Summary
Mergers are the talk of today's business world. They are complex, often involve hundreds of millions of dollars, and involve an array of professionals. This panel discussion offers an opportunity for you to understand the goals of mergers and acquisitions and to become familiar with the players, the behind-the-scenes strategies, and communications in a business "deal". Students will also have 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
A certified public accountant with over twenty-five years of experience, Alan M. Robinson is an audit partner for Cherry, Bekaert, & Holland's South Carolina Upstate practice. 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.
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 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.
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. Mr. Scheurer 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 reaceived his J.D. from the University of Tennessee School of Law.
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.
James C. Mabry, IV is Managing Director and Manager of the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. office in Richmond, Virginia. There he is responsible for directing the firm's investment banking activities in the Southeastern U.S. Mr. Mabry received his B.A. from UNC-Charlotte and an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. After a stint as the co-head of corporate finance for Wachovia Securities, Jim rejoined Keefe in 2000.
