What are the procedures for company groups and mergers and acquisitions?

Company merger and reorganization procedures: 1. Resolutions of the shareholders' meeting or general meeting of the merged company; 2. The parties to the merger sign the merger agreement; 3. Prepare balance sheet and property list; 4. Notify and announce creditors; 5. A company dissolved due to merger shall go through cancellation of registration. Article 172 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The merger of companies can adopt absorption merger or new merger. A company absorbs other companies for merger, and the absorbed company is dissolved. The merger of two or more companies to form a new company is a new merger, and the parties to the merger are dissolved. Article 173 When a company is merged, all parties to the merger shall sign a merger agreement and prepare a balance sheet and a list of assets. The company shall notify the creditors within 10 days from the date of making the merger resolution and make an announcement in the newspaper within 30 days. Creditors may, within 30 days from the date of receiving the notice, or within 45 days from the date of announcement if they have not received the notice, require the company to pay off debts or provide corresponding guarantees.