Typically, a corporation extends its operations by combining with another corporation through a merger, a consolidation, a purchase of assets, or a purchase of a controlling interest in the other corporation. This chapter examines these four corporate events. With this in mind, after reading Chapter 41, post your response to following discussion question by starting a thread and post a reply to at least one classmates post. The grading rubric for this discussion can be found in the course syllabus.

What is the difference between a merger and a consolidation?