Terms Used In N.Y. Partnership Law 121-1101

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See N.Y. Partnership Law 121-101

One or more limited partnerships formed under this article or which complies with subdivision (a) of section 121-1202 of this article may merge with, or consolidate into, a limited partnership formed under this article or which complies with subdivision (a) of such section or under the law of any other state. Whenever used in this article, “merger” shall mean a procedure in which two or more limited partnerships merge into a single limited partnership which shall be one of the constituent limited partnerships and “consolidation” shall mean a procedure in which two or more limited partnerships consolidate into a single limited partnership which shall be a new limited partnership to be formed pursuant to the consolidation.