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.
Success is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located about twelve miles northwest of Houston at the southern intersection of Routes 17 and 32. The community was founded in 1883 and was originally known as Wye City. The Success R-VI School District has a K-8 enrollment of 100 students. The students attend Houston, Plato and Licking for high school.