OTHER ACTIVITIES OF PARTNERS AND AGREEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES. Except as may otherwise be agreed to in writing, each Limited Partner, and its affiliates, shall be free to engage in, to conduct or to participate in any business or activity whatsoever, including, without limitation, the acquisition, development, management and exploitation of real and personal property (other than property of the Partnership), without any accountability, liability or obligation whatsoever to the Partnership or to any other Partner, even if such business or activity competes with or is enhanced by the business of the Partnership. The General Partner, in the exercise of its power and authority under this Agreement, may contract and otherwise deal with or otherwise obligate the Partnership to entities in which the General Partner or any one or more of the officers, directors or shareholders of the General Partner may have an ownership or other financial interest, whether direct or indirect.
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Samples: Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc, Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc, Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc