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.
Bentonville is an unincorporated community in northern Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45105. Bentonville is located on State Routes 41 and 136. They run concurrently through the community, splitting into separate routes at the south edge of Bentonville.