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.
Bonnots Mill is an unincorporated community in northern Osage County, Missouri, USA, formerly known as Dauphine. It is located about seven miles east of Jefferson City near the Missouri River. Also known as Bonnot's Mill, the community was founded in 1852 by French settlers and was named for Felix Bonnot, the owner of a local mill. Millers were an integral part of their communities.