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.
Arch Cape is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Arch Cape is located along the Pacific coast and is 3.8 miles south of Cannon Beach, which is the closest town to the area. Arch Cape has a post office with ZIP code 97102. The community is in the extreme southwestern part of the county. It was named because of the natural arch in the rocks.