A merger is when two or more companies combine into one business. In plain English, the companies join together so that one entity remains or a new entity is formed, and the combining of businesses is treated as a merger or concentration under EU merger law. That legal idea matters because it is the basic framework used to assess certain company combinations, especially where competition rules may apply.
Merger is one of the basic legal words used to describe how companies combine. People search it when they want a plain-English meaning, when they are trying to understand merger-control rules, or when they need to tell the difference between a business combination and the legal review that may follow. Knowing the term helps you read competition-law materials without assuming that a merger automatically means approval, completion, or market harm. In the EU framework, the concept is tied to concentrations between undertakings, and the relevant legislation is available across the listed EU language versions, including Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, and Swedish.
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, and Sweden may use local standards, labels, filing systems, or access rules around merger-related materials. The shared EU concept is the same at a high level, but national treatment can still vary, so check the relevant authority for the jurisdiction that matters to you.