Investments, Loans, Etc. The 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 common stock, evidence 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, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”), or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Subsidiary, except:
Investments, Loans, Etc. Make, permit or hold any Investments in any Person, or otherwise acquire or hold any Subsidiaries, other than:
Investments, Loans, Etc. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted 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, evidence 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, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”), except:
Investments, Loans, Etc. Make any Investment, except:
Investments, Loans, Etc. At any time purchase or otherwise acquire, hold or invest in the stock of, or any other equity interest in, any Person, or make any loan or advance to, or enter into any arrangement for the purpose of providing funds to, or make any other investment, whether by way of capital contribution or otherwise, in, to or with any Person (all of which are referred to as "Investments"), except:
Investments, Loans, Etc. Make, permit or hold any Investments other than:
Investments, Loans, Etc. At any time, purchase or otherwise acquire, hold or invest in the Stock of, or any other interest in, any Person, or make any loan or advance to, or enter into any arrangement for the purpose of providing funds or credit to, or make any other investment, whether by way of capital contribution, time deposit or otherwise, in or with any Person, or permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower so to do, (all of which are sometimes referred to herein as "Investments") except the following (to the extent that maintaining any thereof would not at any time violate the requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code):
Investments, Loans, Etc. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Capital Stock, evidence 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, any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”), or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Subsidiary, except: Investments (other than Permitted Investments) in Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Closing Date and other Investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4; Permitted Investments; Permitted Acquisitions; Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Subsidiary Loan Party and by any Subsidiary Loan Party to the Borrower or in or to another Subsidiary Loan Party; loans or advances to employees, officers, stockholders or directors of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding; loans to franchise operators and owners of franchises acquired or funded pursuant to the Loan Facility Agreement and the other credit facility agreements referenced in Section 7.1(f); Guarantees permitted under Section 7.1(f); the acquisition or ownership of stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts (created in the ordinary course of business) owing to any Subsidiary Loan Party or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries; loans to and other investments in Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, the aggregate amount of such outstanding loans to and investments in such Foreign Subsidiaries do not exceed the amount permitted under Section 7.1(i); Investments in investment grade corporate bonds and variable rate demand notes having a rating of BBB+ (or the equivalent) or higher, at the time of acquisition thereof, from S&P or Xxxxx’x and in either case maturing within two years from the date of acquisition thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any time; other Inv...
Investments, Loans, Etc. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Equity Interests, evidence of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make any loans or advances to, or make any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit or division of such another Person, or purchase or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”) other than Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Taurus Acquisition); provided, that:
Investments, Loans, Etc. The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary prior to such merger), any common stock, evidence 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, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”), or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, except:
