Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3447 – Merger or consolidation with foreign entity
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3447
- Constituent entity: means each entity that is a party to a merger or consolidation under this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3441
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- New entity: means the entity into which constituent entities consolidate, as identified in the agreement or certificate of consolidation provided for in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3441
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- Surviving entity: means the constituent entity surviving a merger, as identified in the agreement or certificate of merger provided for in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3441
A. Any one or more domestic partnerships or partnerships in commendam may merge or consolidate with or into a foreign partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, and any one or more foreign partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations may merge or consolidate with or into a domestic partnership or partnership in commendam, if:
(1) The merger or consolidation is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose laws each foreign constituent entity is organized or formed, and each foreign constituent entity complies with that law in effecting the merger or consolidation.
(2) The foreign constituent entity complies with La. Rev. Stat. 9:3445 if it is the surviving entity or the new entity.
(3) Each domestic partnership and partnership in commendam complies with the applicable provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 9:3443 and 3444, and if it is the surviving entity or the new entity complies with La. Rev. Stat. 9:3445.
B. If the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of any state other than this state or of a foreign country, then, upon the effectiveness of a merger or consolidation, the surviving entity or new entity shall be subject to service of process in this state in any proceeding for enforcement of any obligation of any constituent entity party to the merger or consolidation that was organized under the laws of this state and for enforcement of any obligation of the surviving entity or new entity arising from the merger or consolidation.
C. The effect of such merger or consolidation shall be as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 9:3446, if the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of this state. If the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, the effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 9:3446 except insofar as the laws of such other jurisdiction provide otherwise.
Acts 1992, No. 780, §1, eff. July 7, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 847, §2, eff. June 27, 1995.