Alaska business merger: Articles of Merger explained.
Alaska has no Secretary of State. Business filings go to the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, part of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, at commerce.alaska.gov. A statutory merger in Alaska combines two or more entities into one surviving entity. The non-surviving entities cease to exist. This guide explains the structure, the Plan of Merger, the state filing, and the things founders most often miss after the merger closes.
Talk to merger specialist →Types of Alaska merger
Two entities combine into one. The surviving entity absorbs assets, liabilities, and obligations.
LLC + Corporation, LLC + LP, etc. Alaska allows cross-entity mergers under statute.
Common acquisition structure. Acquirer forms a subsidiary that merges with the target.
Surviving entity domiciled outside Alaska. Requires coordinated filings in both jurisdictions.
Up a level, or across to the neighbors.
Business merger filing by state
The national explainer above this page: what changes between jurisdictions, and why.
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Every filing the state business office takes, state by state.
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Every filing a business makes in Alaska, gathered on one page.
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The state filing office, state by state
Read the guide → In AlaskaAlaska Name Reservation
Name reservation, state by state
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Reinstatement, state by state
Read the guide → In AlaskaSeries LLC in Alaska
The series LLC, state by state
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