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.
Graytown is an unincorporated community in southwestern Benton Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43432. Graytown is a small town with few business operations. Luckey Farmers Inc. and The Country Keg are two current commercial entities in Graytown. Other areas of interest include a park with multiple baseball diamonds and soccer fields which are used for various leagues and an elementary school which is in the Benton-Carroll-Salem school district.