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.
Hardeeville is a city in Jasper County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,793 at the 2000 census but has since experienced rapid growth due to new development. Census estimates as of 2008 have the city's population at 2,763. Hardeeville is included within the Hilton Head Island–Beaufort Micropolitan Statistical Area.