(1) A partnership or limited partnership that has been converted pursuant to sections 67-446 to 67-453 is for all purposes the same entity that existed before the conversion. (2) When a conversion takes effect: (a) All property owned by the converting partnership or limited partnership remains vested in the converted entity; (b) All obligations of the converting partnership or limited partnership continue as obligations of the converted entity; and (c) An action or proceeding pending against the converting partnership or limited partnership may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred.