New Jersey business merger: Articles of Merger explained.
A statutory merger in New Jersey 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 New Jersey merger
Two entities combine into one. The surviving entity absorbs assets, liabilities, and obligations.
LLC + Corporation, LLC + LP, etc. New Jersey allows cross-entity mergers under statute.
Common acquisition structure. Acquirer forms a subsidiary that merges with the target.
Surviving entity domiciled outside New Jersey. 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.
Open the hub → SectionSecretary of State directory
Every filing the state business office takes, state by state.
Open the section → StateNew Jersey business filings
Every filing a business makes in New Jersey, gathered on one page.
Open New Jersey → In New JerseyRegistered agent in New Jersey
Registered agent rules, state by state
Read the guide → In New JerseySecretary of State dissolution in New Jersey
Secretary of State dissolution, state by state
Read the guide → In New JerseyArticles of Amendment in New Jersey
Articles of amendment, state by state
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