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.
Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 2,277 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Jacques Rouse, an early settler. The Village of Rouses Point is in northeast part of the Town of Champlain and is north of Plattsburgh.