Mergers and Acquisitions Regulations

Mergers and Acquisitons are interchangeably used although they have different legal meanings. Mergers means integration of two entities into one. In short in India mergers are called Amalgamation. In Amalgamation, at least two entities are needed to form a new entity. The acquisition means absorbing or buying the entity. Basically, taking over the assets and liabilities of one entity and influencing the voting rights. Both the entities separately exist whereas in mergers there is the dissolution of one entity.