what is an amalgamation 
an amalgamation is the combination of two or more companies into an entirely new entity amalgamations are distinct from acquisitions in that none of the companies involved in the transaction survive as a legal entity instead a completely new entity with the combined assets and liabilities of the former companies is born the term amalgamation has generally fallen out of popular use in the united states being replaced with terms like merger or consolidation with which it can be synonymous however it is still commonly used in certain countries such as india 