Company Opportunities. (a) Purchaser and any related investment funds, the Board Representative, 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 Board Representative 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, the Board Representative 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 Board Representative 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 Board Representative 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. (d) Notwithstanding Section 4.14(a)-(c), if the Board Representative is presented with any potential transaction or corporate opportunity solely and expressly in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors and that is specifically identified as a potential transaction or corporate opportunity for the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Opportunity”), then the Board Representative shall be required to first present such Company Opportunity to the Company prior to the Board Representative’s pursuit of, or investment in, such Company Opportunity.
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Samples: Investment Agreement (Warburg Pincus LLC), Investment Agreement (Banc of California, Inc.)
Company Opportunities. (a) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Purchaser and any related investment funds, the each Board Representative, 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 Board Representative Representatives 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, the each Board Representative 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 each Board Representative 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 each Board Representative 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.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 4.14(a)-(c4.9(a)-(c), if the each Board Representative is presented with any potential transaction or corporate opportunity solely and expressly in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors and that is specifically identified as a potential transaction or corporate opportunity for the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Opportunity”), then the each Board Representative shall be required to first present such Company Opportunity to the Company prior to the each Board Representative’s pursuit of, or investment in, such Company Opportunity. The Company shall not treat the Board Representatives differently with respect to Corporate Opportunities relative to how the Company treats other members of the Board of Directors with respect to Corporate Opportunities.
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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 Board Representative, 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 Board Representative 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, the Board Representative 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 Board Representative 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 Board Representative 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.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 4.14(a)-(c4.9(a)-Section 4.9(c), if the Board Representative is presented with any potential transaction or corporate opportunity solely and expressly in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors and that is specifically identified as a potential transaction or corporate opportunity for the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “Company Opportunity”), then the Board Representative shall be required to first present such Company Opportunity to the Company prior to the Board Representative’s pursuit of, or investment in, such Company Opportunity. The Company shall not treat the Board Representative differently with respect to Corporate Opportunities relative to how the Company treats other members of the Board of Directors with respect to Corporate Opportunities.
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Samples: Investment Agreement (New York Community Bancorp, Inc.)
Company Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Purchaser and any related investment fundsPurchaser, the Board Representative, Purchaser Directors and any of their respective affiliates, affiliates have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to 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, stockholdershareholder, equityholder or investor in any personPerson, 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, any Purchaser or any related investment funds, the Board Representative Director or any of their respective affiliates, 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, each Purchaser or any related investment funds, the Board Representative Director or any of their respective affiliates, 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 Board Representative each Purchaser Director or any of their respective affiliates shall be liable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or stockholders shareholders of the Company for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that Purchaser, each Purchaser or any related investment fund thereof, the Board Representative Director or any of their respective affiliates pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, Person or does not present such opportunity to the Company.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.14(a)-(c4.10(a)-(c), if the Board Representative a Purchaser Director is presented with any potential transaction or corporate opportunity solely and expressly in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors and that is specifically identified as a potential transaction or corporate opportunity for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a “Company Opportunity”), then the Board Representative such Purchaser Director shall be required to first present such Company Opportunity to the Company prior to the Board Representativesuch Purchaser Director’s pursuit of, or investment in, such Company Opportunity. Subject to Section 4.10(a)-(c), the Company shall not treat the Purchaser Directors differently with respect to corporate opportunities relative to how the Company treats other members of the Board of Directors with respect to corporate opportunities.
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Samples: Investment Agreement (Keycorp /New/)