Wis. Stat. § 181.1100
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In this subchapter: (1c) “Acquired entity” means the entity all of one or more classes or series of interests of which are acquired in an interest exchange. (1e) “Acquiring entity” means the entity that acquires all of one or more classes or series of interests of the acquired entity in an interest exchange. (1g) “Business entity” means a domestic business entity and a foreign business entity. (1j) “Constituent entity” means a merging entity or a surviv- ing entity in a merger. (1m) “Conversion” means a transaction authorized by ss. 181.1161 to 181.1165. (1o) “Converted entity” means the converting entity as it continues in existence after a conversion. (1q) “Converting entity” means an entity that engages in a conversion. (1s) “Domesticated entity” means the domesticating entity as it continues in existence after a domestication. (1u) “Domesticating entity” means either a non-United States entity or a Wisconsin corporation that engages in a domestication. (1w) “Domestication” means a transaction authorized by ss. 181.1171 to 181.1175.
“Domestic business entity” means a corporation, as de- fined in s. 180.0103 (5), a limited liability company, as defined in s. 183.0102 (8), a foreign partnership, as defined in s. 178.0102 (6), a partnership, as defined in s. 178.0102 (11), a limited part- nership, as defined in s. 179.0102 (12), or a corporation, as de- fined in s. 181.0103 (5).
“Foreign business entity” means a foreign limited liability company, as defined in s. 183.0102 (5), a foreign partnership, as defined in s. 178.0102 (6), a foreign limited partnership, as de- fined in s. 179.0102 (6), a foreign corporation, as defined in s. 180.0103 (9), or a foreign corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (13).
“Interest” means any of the following: (a) A share in a business corporation. (b) A membership in a nonprofit or nonstock corporation. (c) A partnership interest in a general partnership. (d) A partnership interest in a limited partnership. (e) A membership interest in a limited liability company. (f) A membership interest or stock in a general cooperative association. (g) A membership interest in a limited cooperative association. (h) A membership in an unincorporated association. (i) A beneficial interest in a statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust. (j) A comparable interest in any other type of unincorporated entity.
“Interest exchange” means a transaction authorized by ss. 181.1131 to 181.1135.
“Interest holder” means any of the following: (a) A shareholder of a business corporation. (b) A member of a nonprofit or nonstock corporation. (c) A general partner of a general partnership. (d) A general partner of a limited partnership. (e) A limited partner of a limited partnership. (f) A member of a limited liability company. (g) A member or stockholder of a general cooperative association. (h) A member of a limited cooperative association. (i) A member of an unincorporated association. (j) A beneficiary or beneficial owner of a statutory trust, busi- ness trust, or common-law business trust. (k) Any other direct holder of an interest.
“Interest holder liability” means any of the following: (a) Personal liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of an entity which is imposed on a person under any of the following circumstances: 1. Solely by reason of the status of the person as an interest holder of the entity under its governing law. 2. Under the organizational documents of the entity in accor- dance with its governing law which make one or more specified interest holders or categories of interest holders liable in their ca- pacity as interest holders for all or specified liabilities of the entity. (b) An obligation of an interest holder of an entity under its organizational documents to contribute to the entity.
“Merger” means a transaction authorized by ss. 181.1101 to 181.11055.
“Merging entity” means an entity that is a party to a merger and exists immediately before the merger becomes effective.
“Non-United States entity” means an entity whose gov- erning law is the law of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any state, but does not include an entity that has domes- ticated under the law of any other state.
“Organizational documents” means, with respect to an entity, whether in a record or, to the extent permitted under the entity’s governing law, other than in a record, the following or its equivalent under the entity’s governing law: (a) For a domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not for profit or stock or nonstock, its articles of incorporation and bylaws. (b) For a domestic or foreign partnership, its partnership agreement and, in the case of a domestic or foreign limited liabil- ity partnership, its statement of qualification as a limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership. (c) For a domestic or foreign limited partnership, its certifi- cate of limited partnership and partnership agreement. (d) For a domestic or foreign limited liability company, its certificate or articles of organization and operating agreement. (e) For a business trust, its agreement of trust and declaration of trust. (f) For any other entity, the basic records, agreements, or other items that create the entity and control its internal gover- nance and the relations among its interest holders.
“Plan” means a plan of merger under s. 181.1102, a plan of interest exchange under s. 181.1132, a plan of conversion un- der s. 181.1162, or a plan of domestication under s. 181.1172.
“Surviving entity” means the entity that continues in ex- istence after or is created by a merger.
“Type of entity” means a generic form of entity that is any of the following: (a) Recognized at common law. (b) Recognized under a governing law.
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