Chartwell Capital

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Rob Smith has extensive experience in corporate finance, real estate, law and business management. He has invested in and owned a number of diverse operating concerns; including a wholesale distribution facility, a chain of restaurants, convenience and gas stations, manufacturing, construction, technology and retail oriented businesses. As managing partner of Chartwell he has provided corporate finance advisory services and executed large capital realizations events for a diverse clientele which includes: a $100 million in revenue cigarette manufacturer, a worldwide military parts distributor, a hedge fund startup, a retail chain of hair salons, a Canadian mining company; lumber, timber and wood products industries, metal fabricators, furniture manufacturers, a hydro-electric plant, U.S. manufacturing concerns in Mexican miquiladora operations, a national medical education company and various other service, manufacturing, technology and internet companies. Mr. Smith obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, where he majored in history and minored in government. He attended graduate school at Emmanual College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England and graduated from the University of Richmond Law School. He was admitted to practice law in Virginia and the federal courts in 1985. He holds various licenses to sell insurance, real estate, securities. He is currently teaching a class at the University of Richmond in Human Nature, History and Economics. He is a father of three children, Ella (19), Coleman (18) and Sally (13) and lives in Richmond Virginia. He is an avid reader and an enthusiastic supporter of University of Virginia athletics. He has coached over 50 youth sports teams and is an active member of St. James Episcopal Church Robert H. Mitchell Rob brings long experience in venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial banking. He has spent the last 19 years working with companies and venture funds at the board and CEO level. He has helped numerous business owners sell their businesses, acquire other ones, obtain capital, restructure debt, and investigate strategic options. Rob has facilitated numerous transactions, the largest being the sale of Intelogistics and a debt raise for American Family and Fitness. Rob directed the operations of Centura Capital, a venture capital fund of RBC Centura Bank. Centura Capital invested in a broad range of companies that were active in physical security, software, IT services, furniture and hand-tool manufacturing, healthcare services, investment management, and aviation. He also invested in many well regarded venture funds located in the Southeast. Prior to Centura Capital, Rob was a Vice President for Emergent Equity Advisors in Greenville, SC. Emergent operated two venture funds and made investments throughout the Southeast. Prior to Emergent, he worked as a Vice President in commercial lending at Carolina First Bank and predecessor banks of Bank of America. At both banks, he worked closely with numerous entrepreneurs and middle market companies located in the Carolinas. Mr. Mitchell began his career in the U.S.

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