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.
Colora is an unincorporated community in western Cecil County, Maryland in the United States, near Conowingo and Port Deposit. The zip code of this area is 21917, and has some historic houses and also some new ones, such as some development neighborhoods. It is also home to an apple orchard named "Colora Orchards" and to the school called West Nottingham Academy, from which current NBA player Josh Boone graduated in 2002.