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.
Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,835 at the 2006 census. It is home to Country Music star David Lee Murphy. It was also the hometown of baseball's legendary Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman. It is also the home town of San Diego State University men's basketball coach Steve Fisher as well as Medal of Honor recipient Joseph William Ozbourn.