merger of corporations

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• merger of corporations — A combination whereby one of the constituent companies remains in being, absorbing the other or all the other constituent corporations. 19 Am J2d Corp § 1492. A union or combination of pre existing corporations wherein all but one go out of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• merger — The fusion or absorption of one thing or right into another; generally spoken of a case where one of the subjects is of less dignity or importance than the other. Here the less important ceases to have an independent existence. Contract law. The… …   Black's law dictionary

• merger — The fusion or absorption of one thing or right into another; generally spoken of a case where one of the subjects is of less dignity or importance than the other. Here the less important ceases to have an independent existence. Contract law. The… …   Black's law dictionary

• merger — merg·er / mər jər/ n 1: the absorption of a lesser estate or interest into a greater one held by the same person compare confusion 2: the incorporation and superseding of one contract by another 3 a: the treatment (as by statute) of two offenses… …   Law dictionary

• merger — [mʉr′jər] n. a merging; specif., ☆ a) a combining of two or more companies, corporations, etc. into one, as by issuing stock of the controlling corporation to replace the greater part of that of the other or others b) the absorption of one estate …   English World dictionary

• merger — /merr jeuhr/, n. 1. a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation. 2. any combination of two or more business enterprises into a single enterprise. 3. an act or instance of… …   Universalium

• Merger mania — For the 1970 book, see Merger Mania. The term merger mania is used, as in financial and law journals, to describe a period of high activity in corporate mergers and acquisitions (M A),[1][2][3] with some merged companies then merging yet again… …   Wikipedia

• merger — The combining of two (or more than two) organizations that results in the creation of a new legal and economic entity. In contrast to an *acquisition, a merger generally implies a voluntary combination by both parties. Following a merger, a new… …   Auditor's dictionary

• Merger doctrine (antitrust law) — In U.S. antitrust law, the phrase merger doctrine is used to broadly describe the approaches that courts have taken to address mergers between corporations which might tend to reduce competition and raise prices. More specifically, courts tend to …   Wikipedia

• merger — noun /ˈmɚdʒɝ/ a) The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit. Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half b) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being… …   Wiktionary

• merger — merg·er || mÉœrdÊ’É™ / mɜːd n. result of the collaboration of two or more corporations into a single corporation, integration; fusion, agglomeration …   English contemporary dictionary