First Charter: If We Make Deal, We'll Be the Buyer
Tags: FIRST Charter Corp.; CONSOLIDATION & merger of corporations; ARBITRAGE; BUSINESS brokerage; BUYOUTS; CONGLOMERATE corporations; CORPORATE reorganizations; CORPORATIONS -- Growth; KIMBROUGH, Lawrence; FITZSIMMONS, Kevin; SUNTRUST Banks Inc.; PRESIDENTS; CHIEF executive officers
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