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.
Clover is a town in York County, South Carolina, United States located in the greater Charlotte metropolitan area. The population of the town was 4,916 within the town limits, based on 2008 estimates. Clover is twinned with the Northern Irish town of Larne, located on the East Coast of County Antrim.