Transfers by Members. (a) No Member shall transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate its interest without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, if a Member is excepted from the definition of an “investment company” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof, such Member shall not permit any investor in such Member to transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate such investor’s interest in such Member without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary, to the extent not prohibited by the terms of any Facility, each Member may pledge, assign or hypothecate its interest to senior credit facility provider for such Member in compliance with all applicable securities laws with prior written notice to each other Member. In addition, other than in accordance with the preceding sentence, the interest of a Member may not be assigned without first offering the other Member a right of first refusal to purchase the interest as set forth in Section 7.1(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein to the contrary, without Board Approval or the offering of such right of first refusal, SkyKnight or NMFC in its capacity as an initial Member may assign its entire interest to an Affiliate of such Member (which may be reassigned in whole but not in part to one or more additional Affiliates of such Member) with prior written notice to each other Member, if SkyKnight or NMFC (as applicable) in its capacity as the assignor remains liable for its Capital Commitment. No assignment by a Member shall be binding upon the Company until the Company receives an executed copy of such assignment, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Member, and any assignment pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(e).
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (New Mountain Finance Corp)
Transfers by Members. (a) No Member shall transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate its interest without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, if a Member is excepted from the definition of an “investment company” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof, such Member shall not permit any investor in such Member to transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate such investor’s 's interest in such Member without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary, to the extent not prohibited by the terms of any Facility, each Member may pledge, assign or hypothecate its interest to senior credit facility provider for such Member in compliance with all applicable securities laws with prior written notice to each other Member. In addition, other than in accordance with the preceding sentence, the interest of a Member may not be assigned without first offering the other Member a right of first refusal to purchase the interest as set forth in Section 7.1(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein to the contrary, without Board Approval or the offering of such right of first refusal, SkyKnight or NMFC in its capacity as an initial Member may assign its entire interest to an Affiliate of such Member (which may be reassigned in whole but not in part to one or more additional Affiliates of such Member) with prior written notice to each other Member, if SkyKnight or NMFC (as applicable) in its capacity as the assignor remains liable for its Capital Commitment. No assignment by a Member shall be binding upon the Company until the Company receives an executed copy of such assignment, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Member, and any assignment pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(e).
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (New Mountain Finance Corp)
Transfers by Members. (a) No Member shall transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate its interest without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, if a Member is excepted from the definition of an “investment company” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof, such Member shall 26 not permit any investor in such Member to transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate such investor’s interest in such Member without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary, to the extent not prohibited by the terms of any Facility, each Member may pledge, assign or hypothecate its interest to senior credit facility provider for such Member in compliance with all applicable securities laws with prior written notice to each other Member. In addition, other than in accordance with the preceding sentence, the interest of a Member may not be assigned without first offering the other Member a right of first refusal to purchase the interest as set forth in Section 7.1(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein to the contrary, without Board Approval or the offering of such right of first refusal, SkyKnight or NMFC in its capacity as an initial Member may assign its entire interest to an Affiliate of such Member (which may be reassigned in whole but not in part to one or more additional Affiliates of such Member) with prior written notice to each other Member, if SkyKnight or NMFC (as applicable) in its capacity as the assignor remains liable for its Capital Commitment. No assignment by a Member shall be binding upon the Company until the Company receives an executed copy of such assignment, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Member, and any assignment pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(e).. (b) Any Person which acquires a Company interest by assignment in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be admitted as a substitute Member only upon approval of the non-transferring Member. The admission of an assignee as a substitute Member shall be conditioned upon the assignee’s written assumption, in form and substance satisfactory to the other Member, of all obligations of the assignor in respect of the assigned interest and execution of an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the other Member whereby such assignee becomes a party to this Agreement. (c) In the event any Member shall be adjudicated as bankrupt, or in the event of the winding-up or liquidation of a Member, the legal representative of such Member shall, upon written notice to the other Member of the happening of any of such events and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(e), become an assignee of such Member’s interest, subject to all of the terms of this Agreement as then in effect. (d) Any assignee of the interest of a Member, irrespective of whether such assignee has accepted and adopted in writing the terms and provisions of this Agreement, shall be deemed by the acceptance of such assignment to have agreed to be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the same manner as its assignor. (e) As additional conditions to the validity of any assignment of a Member’s interest, such assignment shall not: (i) cause the securities issued by the Company to be required to be registered under the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction; (ii) cause the Company to cease to be entitled to the exemption from the definition of an “investment company” pursuant to Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; 27 (iii) unless the other Member waives in writing the application of this clause (iii) with respect to such assignment (which the other Member may refuse to do in its absolute discretion), be to a Person which is an ERISA Plan; (iv) cause the Company or the other Member to be in violation of, or effect an assignment to a Person that is in violation of, applicable Investor Laws; or (v) cause the Company to be treated as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal tax purposes. The non-assigning Member may require reasonable evidence as to the foregoing, including, without limitation, an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the non-assigning Member. Any purported assignment as to which the conditions set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) are not satisfied shall be void ab initio. An assigning Member shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by the Company, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses, in connection with any assignment or proposed assignment. (f) Each Member hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the other Member or its designee a right of first refusal to purchase all, but not less than all, of any interest in the Company that such assigning Member may propose to assign to another Person, at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as those offered to the prospective assignee. Each Member proposing to make an assignment that is subject to this Section 7.1(f) must deliver a notice to the other Member not later than thirty (30) days prior to the proposed closing date of such assignment. Such notice shall contain the material terms and conditions (including, without limitation, price and form of consideration) of the proposed assignment and the identity of the prospective assignee. To exercise its right of first refusal under this Section 7.1(f), the other Member must deliver a notice to the selling Member within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice, stating that it elects to exercise its right of first refusal and, if applicable, providing the identity of any Person(s) (including third parties unaffiliated with the exercising Member) that the non-assigning Member designates as the purchaser(s). (g) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each Member acknowledges and agrees that in the event such Member is entitled to transfer its interest in the Company, prior to the effectiveness of such transfer, such Member shall be obligated to take such actions as are required to satisfy any restrictions on such transfer under any Facility (e.g., funding such Capital Contributions as may be required under the terms of a Facility as a result of such transfer; provided that in no event shall any amounts funded by such Member exceed the remaining amount of its uncalled Capital Commitment). Section 7.2
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Transfers by Members. (a) No Member shall transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate its interest without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, if a Member is excepted from the definition of an “investment company” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof, such Member shall not permit any investor in such Member to transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate such investor’s interest in such Member without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary, to the extent not prohibited by the terms of any Facility, each Member may pledge, assign or hypothecate its interest to senior credit facility provider for such Member in compliance with all applicable securities laws with prior written notice to each other Member. In addition, other than in accordance with the preceding sentence, the interest of a Member may not be assigned without first offering the other Member a right of first refusal to purchase the interest as set forth in Section 7.1(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein to the contrary, without Board Approval or the offering of such right of first refusal, each of SkyKnight or NMFC I, SkyKnight III and NMFC, in its capacity as an initial Member of the Company, may assign its entire interest to an Affiliate of such Member (which may be reassigned in whole but not in part to one or more additional Affiliates of such Member) with prior written notice to each other Member, if SkyKnight I, SkyKnight III or NMFC (as applicable) ), in its their capacity as the assignor assignor, remains liable for its Capital Commitment. No assignment by a Member shall be binding upon the Company until the Company receives an executed copy of such assignment, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Member, and any assignment pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section Sections 7.1(e) and 7.1(g).
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (New Mountain Finance Corp)
Transfers by Members. (a) No Subject to the requirements of this Article VIII, (i) all or a portion of the Entire Interest of a Member shall transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate its interest without may be Transferred with either Board Approval (or the approval of the other Members, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, if a Member is excepted from or (ii) all of the definition of an “investment company” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) thereof, such Member shall not permit any investor in such Member to transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise hypothecate such investor’s interest in such Member without Board Approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary, to the extent not prohibited by the terms of any Facility, each Member may pledge, assign or hypothecate its interest to senior credit facility provider for such Member in compliance with all applicable securities laws with prior written notice to each other Member. In addition, other than in accordance with the preceding sentence, the interest Entire Interest of a Member may not be assigned without first offering Transferred to an Affiliate of the other transferring Member a right of first refusal to purchase who remains liable for the interest as set forth in Section 7.1(f)transferring Member’s Capital Commitments. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein to the contraryforegoing, without Board Approval or the offering approval of such right of first refusalthe other Members, SkyKnight or NMFC in its capacity as an initial (A) any Member may assign its entire interest to an Affiliate make a Transfer in accordance with Section 9.03(e) if the Transfer is otherwise in accordance with the requirements of such this Article VIII, and (B) equityholders in each Member (which may be reassigned in whole but not in part to one Transfer or more additional Affiliates redeem their ownership of such Member) with prior written notice to each other , if permitted by such Member, if SkyKnight provided, that in the case of Newtek or NMFC (Peak Rock, such Transfer or redemption does not result in a Newtek Change in Control or Peak Rock Change of Control, as applicable. (b) in its capacity as the assignor remains liable for its Capital Commitment. No assignment Transfer by a Member shall be binding upon the Company until the Company receives an executed copy of such assignment, the documentation as reasonably requested by the other Member to show the Transfer is in accordance with this Article VIII. (c) Any Person which acquires an interest in the Company by Transfer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be admitted as a substitute Member, provided the requirements of this Agreement are satisfied. The admission of a transferee as a substitute Member shall be conditioned upon the transferee’s written assumption, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Member, of all obligations of the transferor in respect of the Transferred interest and any assignment pursuant execution of an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the other Member whereby the transferee becomes a party to this Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to satisfaction of Agreement and makes the conditions representations set forth in Section 7.1(e).2.01 of this Agreement. (d) In the event any Member shall be adjudicated as bankrupt, or in the event of the winding up or liquidation of a Member, the legal representative of the Member shall, upon written notice to the other Member of the happening, become a transferee of the Member’s interest, subject to all of the terms of this Agreement as then in effect. (e) Any transferee of the interest of a Member, irrespective of whether the transferee has accepted and adopted in writing the terms and provisions of this Agreement, shall
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Samples: Newtek Business Services Corp.