Common use of Assignment; Successors in Interest Clause in Contracts

Assignment; Successors in Interest. No assignment or transfer by any Party of its rights and obligations under this Agreement will be made except with the prior written consent of the other Party. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party will also be a reference to a successor or permitted assign. For the avoidance of doubt, the conversion of a Party to a different legal form or the merger of a Party with a newly-formed entity for the principal purpose of converting such Party to a different legal form shall not be deemed an assignment of any rights or obligations under this Agreement.