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.
Culleoka is an unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The Culleoka School, enrolling kindergarten through grade 12, is operated as a unit of Maury County Public Schools. Culleoka was laid out in 1857 in anticipation of the construction of the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, which reached the site in 1859. Culleoka was the original site of Webb School, which is now located in Bell Buckle.