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ScanSource Acquires Resourcive

Greenville, South Carolina-based  ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud, announced the acquisition of Resourcive, a leading technology advisor.

Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

Resourcive delivers strategic IT sourcing solutions to the mid-market and enterprise, advising clients on value creation strategies that are enabled by technology.

With the acquisition of Resourcive, officials said ScanSource is creating a new channel advisory business to be a platform for the channel model of the future.

This business is separate from ScanSource’s Intelisys business, a technology services distributor.

Resourcive was founded in 2001 in Pelham, New York, by Tom Gesky in an effort to create a symbiotic, strategic partnership with customers, enabling them to integrate new technologies, lower costs and increase profitability to drive business growth.

Resourcive serves more than 300 customers in cloud, IoT, communications, contact center, networking, among other technologies with extensive experience supporting PE backed and public companies.

“When ScanSource announced their strategy to acquire advisors, we were convinced that our management team was ideally suited to play a key role in leading this new business,” said Tom Gesky, founder and CEO, Resourcive. “Being a part of the ScanSource team will allow us to greatly expand the resources and capabilities we can provide to our customers.”

The Resourcive team will report into Mark Morgan a 21-year ScanSource executive

who has been named president of ScanSource Channel Advisors.

Morgan led the research and acquisition teams when ScanSource acquired Intelisys in 2016.

ScanSource sells through multiple, specialized routes-to-market with hardware, SaaS, connectivity and cloud services offerings from the world’s leading suppliers of point-of-sale (POS), payments, barcode, physical security, unified communications and collaboration, telecom and cloud services. 

Apollon Financial Acquires DeHollander Financial Group, Strengthening South Carolina Operations

Apollon Financial announced the addition of the Greenville, South Carolina-based DeHollander Financial Group to its growing network of wealth management firms across the U.S.

Led by wealth management advisor and founder, Rob DeHollander, the DeHollander Financial team adds five new employees to Apollon’s large South Carolina footprint.

DeHollander has been a financial advisor for over 25 years, handling retirement income planning, wealth management, estate planning, and managing retirement plans for businesses.

Upon joining, DeHollander will do business under the Apollon Financial name.

“Rob DeHollander and his team are committed to providing industry-leading service to their clients through a holistic and personalized approach to wealth management, something that the Apollon Financial team holds at the core of what we do,” said Michael Dolberg, founding partner and CEO of Apollon Holdings, the parent company for Apollon Financial and its affiliate Apollon Wealth Management.

Joining DeHollander at Apollon Financial are:

Stephanie Donald - Operations Manager.

Vicky Bryant - Relationship Manager.

Michele Newton - Client Service Associate.

Amy Young - Administrative Associate.

Nelson Mullins Partner Larry Kristinik Becomes Chair of ABA Litigation Section

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP said Columbia, South Carolina, partner Larry Kristinik has become chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Section for the 2024-25 bar year.

Kristinik moves into the new role after most recently serving as chair-elect.

“Larry has been a leader at Nelson Mullins and in the legal profession for many years, and we congratulate him on this remarkable recognition,” said Jim Lehman, managing partner of Nelson Mullins.

Lehman added, “It is an amazing opportunity to lead the ABA Litigation Section, and we know Larry will do a great job in this important role in the ABA.”

The Litigation Section has more than 30,000 members nationwide and is a significant voice for litigators in the legal profession.

The section is one of the largest within the ABA, with more than 30 substantive, procedural, and affinity committees, and serves as the premier association for lawyers in the litigation and trial practice.

Its mission is to provide litigators of all practice areas the resources needed to become successful advocates.

The section is dedicated to upholding the rule of law, advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to offering its members opportunities for business networking and career advancement and a portfolio of professional and business development products.

“It is an honor and a privilege to serve as chair of the ABA Litigation Section,” said Kristinik. “The Litigation Section has been a proponent for significant positive change in the litigation practice the last 50 years."

Kristinik added, "We look forward to continuing the tradition of amazing CLE programming, published content, and networking for our members, the advancement of DE&I, service to the legal profession, and the promotion of the rule of law and access to justice.”

At Nelson Mullins, he serves as the co-chair of the firm’s national insurance practice group as well as one of the assistant group leaders of the firm’s 500 lawyer Litigation Group.

Kristinik’s practice focuses on business litigation, class action defense, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, and the defense of investor securities claims.

He received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is a full-service Am Law 100 firm of more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals with offices across the United States.

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