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.
North Bend is a city in Coos County, Oregon, in the United States. North Bend's estimated population is 9,855 (as of 2010). The city is surrounded on three sides by Coos Bay and borders the city of Coos Bay, Oregon to the south. North Bend is also the seat of the Coquille Indian Tribe's tribal government, which is a United States recognized sovereign tribe.