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.
Patriot is an unincorporated community in southern Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45658. Patriot is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Public education in the community of Patriot is provided by the Gallia County Local School District.