Common use of Limitations on Loans, Advances, Investments and Acquisitions Clause in Contracts

Limitations on Loans, Advances, Investments and Acquisitions. Purchase, own, invest in or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Capital Stock, interests in any partnership or joint venture (including, without limitation, the creation or capitalization of any Subsidiary), evidence of Indebtedness or other obligation or security, all or substantially all of the business or assets of any other Person (or any portion of the business or assets of any other Person that constitutes a line of business, a business unit or a division) or any other investment or interest whatsoever in any other Person, or make or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or any investment in cash or by delivery of property in, any Person (collectively, “Investments”) except:

Limitations on Loans, Advances, Investments and Acquisitions. Purchase, own, invest in or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Capital Stock, interests in any partnership or joint venture (including, without limitation, the creation or capitalization of any Subsidiary), evidence of Indebtedness or other obligation or security, all or substantially all of the business or assets of any other Person (or any portion of the business or assets of any other Person that constitutes a line of business, a business unit or a division) or any other investment or interest whatsoever in any other Person, or make or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or any investment in cash or by delivery of property in, any Person (collectively, “"Investments”") except: