Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates: (i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 and perform the functions of a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 specified in the BTAS 2016 Agreements; (ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 specified in the BTAS 2016 Agreements; (iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016; (iv) to make the Blackstone Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly through another entity; (v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s respective partnership agreements, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time; (A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (B) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity; (vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iii) or (iv) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time; (viii) any other lawful purpose; and (ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto. (b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following: (i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith; (ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts; (iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not; (iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments; (v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership; (vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness; (vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest; (viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices; (ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers; (x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys; (xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable; (xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies; (xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes; (xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith; (xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and (xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates, subject to the Partnership Act:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VI and perform the functions of a limited partner, special general partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VI specified in the BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VI LP Agreement and, if applicable, the BREP Europe VI Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VI Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VI and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VI specified in the BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VI Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016Associates Europe VI and/or BREP Europe VI or otherwise;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Capital Commitment or a portion thereof, directly or indirectly, and to invest in GP-Related Investments, Capital Commitment Investments and other Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property either directly or indirectly through Associates Europe VI or another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP BREP Europe VI and/or other investment vehicles and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s the respective partnership agreementsagreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (Bvi) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VI LP Agreement, the BREP Europe VI Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iiiv) or (ivvi) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following, provided, that the Partnership shall not undertake business with the public in the Cayman Islands other than so far as may be necessary for the carrying on of business exterior to the Cayman Islands:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, charge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, charge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge pledge, charge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of DelawareCayman Islands, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware Cayman Islands and other applicable law.
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Samples: Agreement of Exempted Limited Partnership (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates, subject to the Partnership Act:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 BUMO (including any Alternative Vehicle, Parallel Fund or other partnership included in the definition of “BUMO”) and perform the functions of a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 BUMO specified in the BTAS 2016 BUMO Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 BUMO Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BUMO (including any Alternative Vehicle, Parallel Fund or other partnership included in the definition of “BUMO”) and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BUMO (including any Alternative Vehicle, Parallel Fund or other partnership included in the definition of “BUMO”) specified in the BTAS 2016 BUMO Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016;BUMO (including any Alternative Vehicle or Parallel Fund),
(iv) to make the Blackstone Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly through another entityBUMO (including any Alternative Vehicle, Parallel Fund or other partnership included in the definition of BUMO) or otherwise;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP BUMO, and perform the functions of as a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of any Other Fund GP, that is (or is hereafter) part of the Blackstone UK Mortgage Opportunities Program and certain other funds or vehicles (including successor vehicles) that are (or are hereafter) part of the Blackstone UK Mortgage Opportunities Program and other investment vehicles and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund Fund’s GP’s respective partnership agreementsagreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (Bvi) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 BUMO Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iiiv) or (ivvi) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following, provided, that the Partnership shall not undertake business with the public in the Cayman Islands other than so far as may be necessary for the carrying on of business exterior to the Cayman Islands:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, charge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, charge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge pledge, charge, or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of DelawareCayman Islands, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware Cayman Islands and other applicable law.
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Samples: Agreement of Exempted Limited Partnership (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership Company shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or the general partner of BTAS 2016 BSSF II (including any Alternative Vehicle and any Parallel Fund) and perform the functions of a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 BSSF II (including any Alternative Vehicle and any Parallel Fund) specified in the BTAS 2016 BSSF II Agreements;,
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 Interest as, as a capital partner (and, if applicable, a and/or limited partner and/or a general partnerof BSSF II (including any Alternative Vehicle and any Parallel Fund) of BTAS 2016 and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a and/or limited partner and/or a general partnerof BSSF II (including any Alternative Vehicle and any Parallel Fund) of BTAS 2016 specified in the BTAS 2016 BSSF II Agreements;,
(iii) to serve as a member, partner or other interest holder of the Capital Commitment Blackstone Entity, if any, and/or the GP-Related Blackstone Entity, if any, and perform the functions of a member, partner or other interest holder of the Capital Commitment Blackstone Entity and/or the GP-Related Blackstone Entity specified in the governing agreement(s) of the Capital Commitment Blackstone Entity and/or the GP-Related Blackstone Entity,
(iv) to make the Blackstone Capital Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly through the Capital Commitment Blackstone Entity and/or the GP-Related Blackstone Entity,
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of other partnerships and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner specified in the respective partnership agreements, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership,
(vi) to serve as a member of limited liability companies and perform the functions of a member specified in the respective limited liability company agreements, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company,
(vii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property (directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016;the Capital Commitment Blackstone Entity and/or the GP-Related Blackstone Entity and/or BSSF II (including any Alternative Vehicle and any Parallel Fund), including, without limitation, in connection with any action referred to in any of clauses (i) through (vi) above,
(iv) to make the Blackstone Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly through another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s respective partnership agreements, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (B) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(viiviii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner Managing Member and as are permitted under the Partnership LLC Act, the BTAS 2016 BSSF II Agreements, the governing agreement(s) of the Capital Commitment Blackstone Entity and/or the GP-Related Blackstone Entity and the respective partnership agreement of any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iiiv) or above and the respective limited liability company agreement of any limited liability company referred to in clause (ivvi) above, in the case of each case of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time;,
(viiiix) any other lawful purpose; , and
(ixx) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership Company shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner Managing Member in the conduct of the PartnershipCompany’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership Company in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the PartnershipCompany;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the PartnershipCompany, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the PartnershipCompany, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners Members cash or investments or other property of the PartnershipCompany, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Blackstone Group L.P.)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 V and perform the functions of a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 V specified in the BTAS 2016 V Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 V Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 V and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 V specified in the BTAS 2016 V Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016V;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly through another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s respective partnership agreements, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (B) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 V Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iii) or (iv) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates IV and perform the functions of a limited partner, special general partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates IV specified in the BTAS 2016 Associates IV LP Agreement and, if applicable, the BREDS IV Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 BREDS IV Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREDS IV and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREDS IV specified in the BTAS 2016 BREDS IV Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016Associates IV and/or BREDS IV or otherwise;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Capital Commitment or a portion thereof, directly or indirectly, and to invest in GP-Related Investments, Capital Commitment Investments and other Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property either directly or indirectly through Associates IV or another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP BREDS IV and/or other investment vehicles and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s the respective partnership agreementsagreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (Bvi) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 Associates IV LP Agreement, the BREDS IV Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iiiv) or (ivvi) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates IX and perform the functions of a limited partner, special general partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates IX specified in the BTAS 2016 Associates IX LP Agreement and, if applicable, the BREP IX Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 BREP IX Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP IX and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP IX specified in the BTAS 2016 BREP IX Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016Associates IX and/or BREP IX or otherwise;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Capital Commitment or a portion thereof, directly or indirectly, and to invest in GP-Related Investments, Capital Commitment Investments and other Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property either directly or indirectly through Associates IX or another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP BREP IX and/or other investment vehicles and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s the respective partnership agreementsagreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (Bvi) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 Associates IX LP Agreement, the BREP IX Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iiiv) or (ivvi) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 IV and perform the functions of a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 IV specified in the BTAS 2016 IV Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 IV Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 IV and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 IV specified in the BTAS 2016 IV Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016IV;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly through another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s respective partnership agreements, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (B) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 IV Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iii) or (iv) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates X and perform the functions of a limited partner, special general partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates X specified in the BTAS 2016 Associates X LP Agreement and, if applicable, the BREP X Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 BREP X Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP X and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP X specified in the BTAS 2016 BREP X Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016Associates X and/or BREP X or otherwise;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Capital Commitment or a portion thereof, directly or indirectly, and to invest in GP-Related Investments, Capital Commitment Investments and other Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property either directly or indirectly through Associates X or another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP BREP X and/or other investment vehicles and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s the respective partnership agreementsagreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (Bvi) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 Associates X LP Agreement, the BREP X Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iiiv) or (ivvi) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx sue and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 2015 and perform the functions of a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 2015 specified in the BTAS 2016 2015 Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 2015 Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 2015 and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 2015 specified in the BTAS 2016 2015 Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 20162015;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Commitment or a portion thereof, either directly or indirectly through another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s respective partnership agreements, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (B) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 2015 Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iii) or (iv) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware and other applicable law.
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Samples: Limited Partnership Agreement (Blackstone Group Inc)
Purposes; Powers. (a) The purposes of the Partnership shall be, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or Affiliates, subject to the Partnership Act:
(i) to serve as a limited partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VII and perform the functions of a limited partner, special general partner or general partner of BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VII specified in the BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VII LP Agreement and, if applicable, the BREP Europe VII Agreements;
(ii) if applicable, to serve as, and hold the Capital Commitment BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VII Interest as, a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VII and perform the functions of a capital partner (and, if applicable, a limited partner, special general partner and/or a general partner) of BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VII specified in the BTAS 2016 BREP Europe VII Agreements;
(iii) to invest in Capital Commitment Investments and/or GP-Related Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property directly or indirectly through BTAS 2016Associates Europe VII and/or BREP Europe VII or otherwise;
(iv) to make the Blackstone Capital Commitment or a portion thereof, directly or indirectly, and to invest in GP-Related Investments, Capital Commitment Investments and other Investments and acquire and invest in Securities or other property either directly or indirectly through Associates Europe VII or another entity;
(v) to serve as a general partner or limited partner of any Other Fund GP BREP Europe VII and/or other investment vehicles and perform the functions of a general partner or limited partner, member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in any such Fund GP’s the respective partnership agreementsagreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such partnership;
(A) to serve as a general or limited partner of any other partnership and perform the functions of a general or limited partner in any such partnership’s respective partnership agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and (Bvi) to serve as a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner of limited liability companies, other companies, corporations or other entities and perform the functions of a member, shareholder or other equity interest owner specified in the respective limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing documents, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, of any such limited liability company, company, corporation or other entity;
(vii) to carry on such other businesses, perform such other services and make such other investments as are deemed desirable by the General Partner and as are permitted under the Partnership Act, the BTAS 2016 Associates Europe VII LP Agreement, the BREP Europe VII Agreements, and any applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, charter or other governing document referred to in clause (iiiv) or (ivvi) above, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time;
(viii) any other lawful purpose; and
(ix) to do all things necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto.
(b) In furtherance of its purposes, the Partnership shall have all powers necessary, suitable or convenient for the accomplishment of its purposes, alone or with others, as principal or agent, including the following, provided, that the Partnership shall not undertake business with the public in the Cayman Islands other than so far as may be necessary for the carrying on of business exterior to the Cayman Islands:
(i) to be and become a general partner or limited partner of partnerships, a member of limited liability companies, a holder of common and preferred stock of corporations and/or an investor in the foregoing entities or other entities, in connection with the making of Investments or the acquisition, holding or disposition of Securities or other property or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the General Partner in the conduct of the Partnership’s business, and to take any action in connection therewith;
(ii) to acquire and invest in general partner or limited partner interests, in limited liability company interests, in common and preferred stock of corporations and/or in other interests in or obligations of the foregoing entities or other entities and in Investments and Securities or other property or direct or indirect interests therein, whether such Investments and Securities or other property are readily marketable or not, and to receive, hold, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such partner interests, limited liability company interests, stock, interests, obligations, Investments or Securities or other property and any dividends and distributions thereon and to purchase and sell, on margin, and be long or short, futures contracts and to purchase and sell, and be long or short, options on futures contracts;
(iii) to buy, sell and otherwise acquire investments, whether such investments are readily marketable or not;
(iv) to invest and reinvest the cash assets of the Partnership in money-market or other short-term investments;
(v) to hold, receive, mortgage, pledge, charge, grant security interests over, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, grant options with respect to, and otherwise deal in and exercise all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to, all property held or owned by the Partnership;
(vi) to borrow or raise money from time to time and to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, to secure payment of the principal of any such indebtedness and the interest thereon by mortgage, pledge, charge, conveyance or assignment in trust of, or the granting of a security interest in, the whole or any part of the property of the Partnership, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired, to guarantee the obligations of others and to buy, sell, pledge pledge, charge or otherwise dispose of any such instrument or evidence of indebtedness;
(vii) to lend any of its property or funds, either with or without security, at any legal rate of interest or without interest;
(viii) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of DelawareCayman Islands, and in connection therewith, to rent or acquire office space, engage personnel and compensate them and do such other acts and things as may be advisable or necessary in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices;
(ix) to open, maintain and close accounts, including margin accounts, with brokers;
(x) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and draw checks and other orders for the payment of moneys;
(xi) to engage accountants, auditors, custodians, investment advisers, attorneys and any and all other agents and assistants, both professional and nonprofessional, and to compensate any of them as may be necessary or advisable;
(xii) to form or cause to be formed and to own the stock of one or more corporations, whether foreign or domestic, to form or cause to be formed and to participate in partnerships and joint ventures, whether foreign or domestic, domestic and to form or cause to be formed and be a member or manager or both of one or more limited liability companies;
(xiii) to enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements and other undertakings as may be necessary, convenient or convenient, advisable or incident to carrying out its purposes;
(xiv) to xxx sue and be sued, to prosecute, settle or compromise all claims against third parties, to compromise, settle or accept judgment to claims against the Partnership, and to execute all documents and make all representations, admissions and waivers in connection therewith;
(xv) to distribute, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time to the Partners cash or investments or other property of the Partnership, or any combination thereof; and
(xvi) to take such other actions necessary, desirable, convenient or incidental thereto and to engage in such other businesses as may be permitted under Delaware Cayman Islands and other applicable law.
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Samples: Amended and Restated Agreement of Exempted Limited Partnership (Blackstone Inc.)
