Company Opportunities. (a) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Purchaser and any related investment funds, the Investor Directors and any of their respective affiliates, have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to (i) invest in, carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as an officer, director, stockholder, equityholder or investor in any person, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Company or its affiliates or (iii) make investments in any kind of property in which the Company may make investments. (b) In the event that Purchaser or any related investment funds, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, none of Purchaser or any related investment funds, or any of their respective affiliates, shall have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Company or to refrain from pursuing or acquiring such corporate opportunity for its own benefit. (c) None of Purchaser, any related investment fund, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates shall be liable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or stockholders of the Company for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that Purchaser or any related investment fund thereof, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Company.
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Samples: Investment Agreement (Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC), Investment Agreement (First Foundation Inc.), Investment Agreement (First Foundation Inc.)
Company Opportunities. (a) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Purchaser and any related investment funds, the Investor Directors and any of their respective affiliates, have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to (i) invest in, carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as an officer, director, stockholder, equityholder or investor in any person, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Company or its affiliates or (iii) make investments in any kind of property in which the Company may make investments.
(b) In the event that Purchaser or any related investment funds, the Investor Directors funds or any of their respective affiliates, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, none of Purchaser or any related investment funds, funds or any of their respective affiliates, shall have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Company or to refrain from pursuing or acquiring such corporate opportunity for its own benefit.
(c) None of Purchaser, any related investment fund, the Investor Directors fund or any of their respective affiliates shall be liable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or stockholders of the Company for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that Purchaser or any related investment fund thereof, the Investor Directors thereof or any of their respective affiliates pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Company.
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Samples: Investment Agreement (New York Community Bancorp, Inc.)
Company Opportunities. (a) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Purchaser and any related investment funds, the Investor Directors and any of their respective affiliates, have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to (i) invest in, carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as an officer, director, stockholder, equityholder or investor in any person, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Company or its affiliates or (iii) make investments in any kind of property in which the Company may make investments.
(b) In the event that Purchaser or any related investment funds, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, none of Purchaser or any related investment funds, or any of their respective affiliates, shall have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Company or to refrain from pursuing or acquiring such corporate opportunity for its own benefit.
(c) None of Purchaser, any related investment fund, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates shall be liable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or stockholders of the Company for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that Purchaser or any related investment fund thereof, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Company.their
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Samples: Investment Agreement (Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC)
Company Opportunities. (a) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each Purchaser and any related investment funds, the Investor Directors and any of their respective affiliates, have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to (i) invest in, carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as an officer, director, stockholder, equityholder or investor in any person, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Company or its affiliates or (iii) make investments in any kind of property in which the Company may make investments.
(b) In the event that a Purchaser or any related investment funds, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, none of a Purchaser or any related investment funds, or any of their respective affiliates, shall have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Company or to refrain from pursuing or acquiring such corporate opportunity for its own benefit.
(c) None of Purchaserthe Purchasers, any related investment fund, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates shall be liable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or stockholders of the Company for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that a Purchaser or any related investment fund thereof, the Investor Directors or any of their respective affiliates pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Company.
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