Common use of Assignments; Third Party Beneficiaries Clause in Contracts

Assignments; Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided below, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure only to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, by merger, acquisition of assets or otherwise (including but not limited to any successor of a party hereto succeeding to the Tax attributes of such party under applicable law). This Agreement is not intended to benefit any person other than the parties hereto and such successors and assigns, and no such other person shall be a third party beneficiary hereof. If, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending upon the expiration of the survival period set forth in Section 17, any Person becomes a Subsidiary of MSCI, such Subsidiary shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement and MSCI shall provide evidence to MS of such Subsidiary’s agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.