Termination of Alliance. (a) The Alliance Term may be terminated for cause by either Party if the other Party is in breach of any of its material obligations under this Article II and fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days of receipt by the other Party of a written notice from the non-breaching Party that specifies the material breach. (b) In addition, either Party may terminate the Alliance Term, which termination shall occur immediately after written notice of such termination is delivered to the other Party, if: (i) the non-terminating Party or any significant Subsidiary of such Party shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) the non-terminating Party or any significant Subsidiary of such Party shall petition or apply to any tribunal for the appointment of a trustee or receiver of it, or of any substantial part of its assets, or commence any proceeding relating to it under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect; (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar petition or application is filed, or any proceedings are commenced against the non-terminating Party or any significant Subsidiary of such Party and the non-terminating Party or any significant Subsidiary of such Party by any act indicates its approval thereof, consent thereto, or acquiescence therein, or any order is entered appointing a trustee or receiver, adjudicating the non-terminating Party bankrupt or insolvent, or approving the petition in any such proceedings and such order remains unstayed or undischarged for more than sixty (60) days; or (iv) any order is entered in any proceedings against the non-terminating Party or any significant Subsidiary of such Party decreeing the dissolution of the non-terminating Party or such significant Subsidiary and such order remains unstayed or undischarged for more than sixty (60) days. (c) Either Party may terminate the Alliance Term, upon written notice delivered within 90 days of the occurrence of a Change of Control of either Party. Such written notice shall specify the time and date of such termination (or, if not specified, such termination shall be effective 10 days after the delivery of such notice). The Party undergoing the Change of Control shall use its reasonable best efforts to notify the other Party of such event at the earliest time that it is legally permitted and practically able to do so.
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Samples: Business Alliance Agreement, Business Alliance Agreement (Lazard LTD), Business Alliance Agreement (Lazard LTD)