Amalgamation

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28 February 2014 When two or more companies carrying on similar business go into liquidation and a new company is formed to take over their business, it is called amalgamation. In other words, amalgamation refers to the formation of a new company by taking over the business of two or more existing companies doing similar type of business. In amalgamation, two or more companies are liquidated and a new company is formed to take over the business of liquidating companies. The companies which go into liquidation are called vendor or amalgamating companies where as the new company which is formed to take over the business of liquidating companies is called purchasing or amalgamated or transferee company. The main aim of amalgamation is to minimize the possibility of cut-throat competition and to secure the advantages of large scale production.


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