Common use of Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions; Hedging Agreements Clause in Contracts

Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions; Hedging Agreements. (a) Other than in the ordinary course of business for a finance company, the US Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, or Guarantee any obligations of , any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit (all of the foregoing, “Investments”), except:

Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions; Hedging Agreements. (a) Other than in the ordinary course of business for a finance company, the US Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, or or, solely with respect to the US Borrower's Subsidiaries, Guarantee any obligations of , any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit (all of the foregoing, “"Investments”)") , except: