Debt Financing Sources. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company agrees that it shall not bring or support any Action (whether based in contract, tort or otherwise) against the Debt Financing Sources in any way relating to this Agreement or the Offer, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to any commitment letter, engagement letter or definitive financing document in connection with the Transactions or the consummation or performance thereof, in any forum other than the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, or, if under applicable Law, exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the federal courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (and the appellate courts thereof). The Company further agrees that all of the provisions set forth in Section 9.08 shall apply to any Action referenced in this Section 9.13(a). (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company agrees that all Actions (whether based in contract, tort or otherwise) against the Debt Financing Sources in any way relating to this Agreement or the Offer, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to any commitment letter, engagement letter or definitive financing document in connection with the Transactions, or the performance thereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York; provided, that on or prior to the Closing Date, the definitions of Company Material Adverse Effect and the representations set forth in this Agreement shall, for the purposes of any commitment letter, engagement letter or definitive financing document in connection with the Transactions, be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees that neither it nor any of its Representatives or Affiliates (for the avoidance of doubt, which shall not include Parent and its Affiliates) shall have any rights or claims against any Debt Financing Source in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Offer or any commitment letter, engagement letter or definitive financing document in connection with the Transactions, or any alternate financing in connection therewith. In addition, no Debt Financing Source shall have any liability or obligation to the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates (for the avoidance of doubt, which shall not include Parent and its Affiliates) or representatives in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Offer or any commitment letter, engagement letter or definitive financing document in connection with the Transactions, including for any consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or indirect damages (including any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) or damages of a tortious nature. Nothing set forth in this Section 9.13 shall modify or alter the rights of Parent or Buyer under any commitment letter, engagement letter or definitive financing document in connection with the Transactions or between or among Parent or Buyer or their respective Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Debt Financing Source, on the other hand, entered into in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement, and in the event of a conflict between the foregoing and any commitment letter, engagement letter or any such definitive financing documentation, as applicable, the provisions of such commitment letter, engagement letter or definitive financing documentation, as applicable, shall govern and control. (d) In executing any certificate or other documentation in connection with this Agreement, directors, officers and employees of Parent and the Company are acting in their corporate or similar capacities and are not assuming personal liability in connection therewith.
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Samples: Purchase Agreement (Patheon N.V.), Purchase Agreement (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.), Purchase Agreement (Patheon N.V.)