Common use of Authority of the Manager Clause in Contracts

Authority of the Manager. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Manager shall have the power on behalf and in the name of the Investing Pool to carry out any and all of the objects and purposes of the Investing Pool and to perform such acts and enter into and perform such contracts and other undertakings on behalf of the Investing Pool that the Manager may deem to be necessary, advisable or incidental thereto. Except for those specific matters identified in this Agreement, the Manager, acting alone and without the consent or approval of the Members, is fully authorized to approve and consent to any matter, and to execute, deliver and perform any document on behalf of the Investing Pool, within the purposes of the Investing Pool, including, without limitation, the Transaction Documents. The Manager shall have the authority to appoint officers and agents of the Investing Pool and to delegate its authority to such officers and agents, including, without limitation, to the Administrator (who, in turn, has employed the Investing Pool Administrator to maintain various records on behalf of the Investing Pool and the Tax Administrator to perform various tax services on behalf of the Investing Pool). The Manager shall have the authority to engage third parties to act at its direction on behalf of the Investing Pool. The Manager shall act as the Tax Matters Partner and exercise any authority permitted the Tax Matters Partner under the Code and Treasury Regulations, and take whatever steps the Manager, in its reasonable discretion, deems necessary or desirable to perfect such designation, including filing any forms and documents with the Internal Revenue Service and taking such other action as may from time to time be required under Treasury Regulations.