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The combination of two or more companies, usually through the acquisition by one of the assets and liabilities of the other. Companies can also merge by creating a new legal entity to combine their assets and operations, with shareholders of the merging companies offered shares in the new entity.

See Acquisition, Takeover, http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/

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-	The ~~fusion~~ of two or more companies through the acquisition by one of the ~~net~~ assets or liabilities of the other.	+	The combination of two or more companies, usually through the acquisition by one of the assets and liabilities of the other. Companies can also merge by creating a new legal entity to combine their assets and operations, with shareholders of the merging companies offered shares in the new entity.

	See [[Acquisition]], [[Takeover\|Takeover]], http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/		See [[Acquisition]], [[Takeover\|Takeover]], http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/