surviving company

surviving company definition - business

surviving company

The company that emerges in control following a business combination. The surviving company is generally one of the firms entering the combination, but may be a new company formed by the combination. For example, BP, formerly British Petroleum, was the surviving company from the merger of British Petroleum and Amoco Corporation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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