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.
Forsyth is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States whose population was 2,434 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area pop. 109,456. Although by comparison to Decatur, Forsyth is a small suburb, The Village of Forsyth has seemingly surpassed the larger City of Decatur in terms of retail development, and new housing developments due to business friendly development policies of Forsyth.