The phrase "are expected to merge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing future plans or predictions regarding the combination of entities, such as companies or organizations.
Example: "The two companies are expected to merge by the end of the fiscal year, creating a stronger market presence."
Alternatives: "are anticipated to combine" or "are projected to unite".
Two large wildfires in northwest Colorado have burned a combined 30,000 acres and are expected to merge this week.
To add to that corporate image, Killington and its eight sister resorts are expected to merge next month with an even larger entity -- Meristar Hotels and Resorts -- in a deal orchestrated by Killington's owner, the American Skiing Company.
Books, once they are digitised and hyperlinked, are expected to merge into a world brain.In 2007 this nonsense will subside, and with much less collateral damage than was caused during the dotcom bust.
The commission blamed Coke's production process.Coca-Cola Beverages, a London-listed distributor of the company's soft drinks in Central and Eastern Europe, and Hellenic, which distributes in Greece and the Balkans, are expected to merge in a deal worth £1.8 billion ($2.9 billion).
Three Dorset councils are expected to merge in a bid to save £6m by 2020.
More sophisticated application are expected to merge this data with other sources.
Carnival is expected to merge next year with P & O Princess Cruises, a London company that is also traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Both Citigroup and Banamex had individual pension fund companies, and they were expected to merge the two.
As a consequence, Virgin Atlantic is expected to merge with a larger carrier or join an airline alliance, pending a strategic review being carried out by Deutsche Bank.
Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS, which is expected to merge with Lloyds, will probably be forced to suspend dividends to ordinary shareholders, revamp its compensation, improve loans to small businesses and accept government-appointed managers on its boards.
Meanwhile, Universal, EMI and America Online, which is expected to merge with Warner Music's parent, Time Warner, are developing separate subscription services that would give users access to the individual labels' catalogs for a flat fee.
