Permitted Acquisitions means any transaction or series of related transactions for the direct or indirect (a) acquisition of all or substantially all of the property of any Person, or of any business or division of any Person, (b) acquisition of all or substantially all the Equity Interests of any Person, and otherwise causing such Person to become a Subsidiary of such Person, (c) merger or consolidation or any other combination with any Person, or (d) any Permitted Restaurant Acquisition, if each of the following conditions is met:
Permitted Acquisition means any acquisition by Borrower or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Equity Interests of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided that:
Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness means Indebtedness (including Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such Indebtedness was Indebtedness:
Permitted Acquisition Documents means with respect to any acquisition proposed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, final copies or substantially final drafts if not executed at the required time of delivery of the purchase agreement, sale agreement, merger agreement or other agreement evidencing such acquisition, including, without limitation, all legal opinions and each other document executed, delivered, contemplated by or prepared in connection therewith and any amendment, modification or supplement to any of the foregoing.
Permitted Acquisition Consideration means in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the aggregate amount (as valued at the Fair Market Value of such Permitted Acquisition at the time such Permitted Acquisition is made) of, without duplication: (a) the purchase consideration paid or payable in cash for such Permitted Acquisition, whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and including any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness and/or Guarantee Obligations, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business and (b) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with such Permitted Acquisition; provided, in each case, that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Permitted Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP (as determined at the time of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition) to be established in respect thereof for the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Permitted Acquisition Certificate means a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Permitted Acquired Debt shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(d).
Qualified Acquisition means an acquisition or a series of related acquisitions in which the consideration paid by the Credit Parties is equal to or greater than $50,000,000.
Material Permitted Acquisition means a Permitted Acquisition involving consideration of $300.0 million or greater.
Specified Acquisition means one or more acquisitions of assets or entities or operating lines or divisions in any rolling 12-month period for an aggregate purchase price of not less than $50,000,000.
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all or substantially all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) not previously held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in, or merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a person or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person or division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default under clause (b), (c), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, provided, however, that with respect to a proposed acquisition pursuant to an executed acquisition agreement, at the option of the Borrower, the determination of whether such an Event of Default shall exist shall be made solely at the time of the execution of the acquisition agreement related to such Permitted Business Acquisition; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii) with respect to any such acquisition or investment with cash consideration in excess of $50,000,000, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance immediately after giving effect to such acquisition or investment and any related transaction; (iv) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01; (v) to the extent required by Section 5.10, any person acquired in such acquisition, if acquired by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary, shall be merged into the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party or become upon consummation of such acquisition a Subsidiary Loan Party; and (vi) the aggregate cash consideration in respect of such acquisitions and investments in assets that are not owned by the Borrower or Subsidiary Loan Parties or in Equity Interests of persons that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties or do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties, in each case upon consummation of such acquisition, shall not exceed the greater of (x) $150,000,000 and (y) 0.05 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (excluding for purposes of the calculation in this clause (vi), (A) any such assets or Equity Interests that are no longer owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (B) acquisitions and investments made at a time when, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Net Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 3.15 to 1.00, which acquisitions and investments shall be permitted under this clause (vi) without regard to such calculation).
Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations means such of the representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement made by the Acquired Company with respect to the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrower (and/or its applicable Affiliate) has the right to terminate its and/or such Affiliate’s obligations under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement.
Business Acquisition means the acquisition of a company or any shares or securities or a business or undertaking (or, in each case, any interest in any of them) or the incorporation of a company.
Limited Condition Acquisition means any acquisition, including by way of merger, by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
Limited Condition Acquisition Agreement means, with respect to any Limited Condition Acquisition, the definitive acquisition documentation in respect thereof.
Permitted Lock-Up Agreement means an agreement (the “Lock-up Agreement”) between a Person and one or more holders of Voting Shares (each holder referred to herein as a “Locked-up Person”), the terms of which are publicly disclosed and a copy of which is made available to the public, including the Corporation, pursuant to which such holders agree to deposit or tender Voting Shares to a Take-over Bid (the “Lock-up Bid”) made by the Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates or any other Person referred to in clause (iii) of the definition of Beneficial Owner, whether such Lock-up Bid is made before or after the Lock-up Agreement is signed, provided that:
(i) the Lock-up Agreement permits the Locked-up Person to terminate its agreement to deposit or tender to or to not withdraw Voting Shares from the Lock-up Bid in the event a “Superior Offer” is made to the Locked-up Person. For purposes of this subsection, a “Superior Offer” is any Take-over Bid, amalgamation, arrangement or similar transaction pursuant to which the cash equivalent value of the consideration per share to be received by holders of the Voting Shares under such transaction (the “Superior Offer Consideration”) is greater than the cash equivalent value per share to be received by holders of Voting Shares under the Lock-up Bid (the “Lock-up Bid Consideration”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lock-up Agreement may require that the Superior Offer Consideration must exceed the Lock-up Bid Consideration by a specified percentage before such termination rights take effect, provided such specified percentage is not greater than 7%. For greater clarity, the Lock-up Agreement may contain a right of first refusal or require a period of delay to give the Person who made the Lock-up Bid an opportunity to match a higher price in another Take-over Bid or transaction or similar limitation on the Locked-up Person’s right to withdraw Voting Shares from the agreement, so long as the limitation does not preclude the exercise by the Locked-up Person of the right to withdraw Voting Shares during the period of the other Take-over Bid or transaction; and
(ii) no “break-up” fees, “top-up” fees, penalties, expenses, or other amounts that exceed, in the aggregate, the greater of:
Proposed Acquisition means the proposed acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of any Proposed Acquisition Target, or the merger of any Proposed Acquisition Target with or into the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (and, in the case of a merger with the Borrower, with the Borrower being the surviving corporation).
Permitted Bid Acquisitions means share acquisitions made pursuant to a Permitted Bid or a Competing Bid.
Exempt Acquisition means a share acquisition in respect of which the Board of Directors has waived the application of Section 3.1 pursuant to the provisions of Subsection 5.1(a) or (h);
business acquisition report means a completed Form 51-102F4 Business Acquisition Report;
Collateral Acquisition Agreements means each of the agreements entered into by the Issuer in relation to the purchase by the Issuer of Collateral Debt Obligations from time to time.
Target Business Acquisition Period means the period commencing from the effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC in connection with the Company's IPO up to and including the first to occur of (i) a Business Combination; or (ii) the Termination Date.
Alternative Acquisition Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(d).
Permitted Convertible Debt means (a) the 2026 Convertible Notes and (b) any other Debt incurred by the Credit Parties that (i) is either (x) a note or other debt instrument issued by a Credit Party which is convertible into Equity Interests of Holdings (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or (y) sold as units together with a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or a Permitted Warrant Transaction that are exercisable for Equity Interests of Holdings (any indenture, promissory note or other instrument pursuant to which such debt securities and/or units are issued or otherwise governed, the “Future Convertible Notes”); (ii) the obligations of all Persons (including all Credit Parties) in respect of such notes and/or units (and any guarantee thereof) are fully unsecured; (iii) does not have a stated maturity prior to the date that is six (6) months following the Maturity Date (without giving effect to clause (b) under such definition); (iv) has no scheduled amortization or principal payments or requires any mandatory redemptions or payments of principal (other than as a result of a conversion thereof into Equity Interests of Holdings) prior to the date that is six (6) months following the Maturity Date (without giving effect to clause (b) under such definition) other than customary payments upon a change of control or fundamental change event (it being understood that conversion of any such Debt shall not be considered a redemption or payment); (v) the rate of interest payable in cash in respect of such notes shall not exceed eight percent (8.00%) per annum (as may be increased by not more than fifty basis points of additional interest under the terms of the related indenture), (vi) to the extent such Debt includes a cross-event of default (other than any cross-payment event of default or cross-acceleration event of default) provision contained therein that relates to indebtedness of any Borrower (such indebtedness, a “Cross-Default Reference Obligation”), contains a cure period of at least fifteen (15) calendar days before an event of default or other event or condition under such Cross-Default Reference Obligation results in an event of default under such cross-default provision, (vii) no Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party shall guarantee the obligations under such notes, and each guarantee of such notes by a Credit Party shall provide for the release and termination thereof, without action by any Person, upon any release and termination of the guarantee by such Credit Party of the Obligations, (viii) the terms, conditions, fees, covenants, and settlement mechanics (if applicable) of such notes shall be such as are typical and customary for Debt of such type (as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith), and (ix) immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Debt and any concurrent use of proceeds thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Proposed Acquisition Transaction means, with respect to a SpinCo, a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7, or any other Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by the management or shareholders of such SpinCo, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which such SpinCo would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which any Person or Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from such SpinCo and/or one or more holders of outstanding shares of Capital Stock of such SpinCo, a number of shares of Capital Stock of such SpinCo that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of Capital Stock of such SpinCo pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, comprise 45% or more of (a) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of such SpinCo as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or (b) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of such SpinCo as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (i) the adoption by such SpinCo of a shareholder rights plan or (ii) issuances by such SpinCo that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d). For purposes of determining whether a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition, any recapitalization resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of stock by the non-exchanging shareholders. This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated into this definition and its interpretation.
Restricted Payment Transaction means any Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 409, any Permitted Payment, any Permitted Investment, or any transaction specifically excluded from the definition of the term “Restricted Payment” (including pursuant to the exception contained in clause (i) and the parenthetical exclusions contained in clauses (ii) and (iii) of such definition).