In the law of corporations, a merger is effected when one or more corporations becomes a part of, or merges, with another corporation so that one ceases to exist and the other continues to exist. In a merger, the company that continues to exist retains its name and identity and acquires the assets, liabilities, franchises, and powers of the corporation that ceases to exist. Attorneys who practice in mergers and acquisitions (sometimes called M & A) represent corporations and other business entities in strategizing, negotiating, and carrying out transactions in which two or more companies or corporations combine into a single new entity, a merger, or where one business purchases and absorbs the assets of another, an acquisition.
Mansfield is a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 392 at the 2000 census. As of the 2004 census, the city had a population of 476. NOTE: Mansfield actually goes through two counties. Beginning in Newton County, snake through the tip of Jasper County, and then back into Newton County.