A merger means that two or more limited companies combine into one. One company takes over the other's assets and liabilities, and the transferring company is dissolved.
In a merger, shareholders in the transferring company may receive shares in the acquiring company as merger consideration. This affects the cap table and requires careful handling of both companies' share ledgers.

An acquisition means a company or person buys shares or a whole company.
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A demerger means a limited company's assets and liabilities are transferred to one or more other companies.
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A corporate group is a group of companies where a parent company owns one or more subsidiaries.
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A limited company is a business form that is its own legal entity and is owned through shares.
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