To bring to an end by taking care of unfinished business
B.
n. the administration of an insolvent debtor’s property by the court for the benefit of the debtor’s creditors
C.
the joining together of two corporations in which one corporation transfers all of its assets to the other, which continues to exist. In effect one corporation "swallows" the other, but the shareholders of the swallowed company receive shares of the surviving corporation.
D.
n. a member of the governing board of a corporation or association elected or re-elected at annual meetings of the shareholders or members.