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.
Byhalia is a town in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 706 as of the 2000 census. The original field recording of Sea Lion Woman or See Line Woman was recorded by Herbert Halpert on May 13, 1939 in Byhalia, as sung by Katherine and Christine Shipp.