Restaurant chain, Camin Holdings, acquired all of the assets and liabilities of Cheesecakes R Us$.$ The combined firm is known as Camin Holdings and Cheesecakes R Us no longer exists as a separate entity. The acquisition is best described as a:

Question $16$Select one:

a$.$

Merger

b$.$

Consolidation

c$.$

Tender offer

d$.$

Spinoff

e$.$

Divestiture