Delaware business merger: Articles of Merger explained.
A statutory merger in Delaware 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.
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Two entities combine into one. The surviving entity absorbs assets, liabilities, and obligations.
LLC + Corporation, LLC + LP, etc. Delaware allows cross-entity mergers under statute.
Common acquisition structure. Acquirer forms a subsidiary that merges with the target.
Surviving entity domiciled outside Delaware. 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.
Open the section → StateDelaware business filings
Every filing a business makes in Delaware, gathered on one page.
Open Delaware → In DelawareFederal EIN in Delaware
The federal EIN, state by state
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Secretary of State dissolution, state by state
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Certificate of Good Standing, state by state
Read the guide → In DelawareSecretary of State annual report in Delaware
The annual report, state by state
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