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...
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets or business of, or all or substantially all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) not previously held by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries in, or merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a person or business unit or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person or business unit or division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if:
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of, or all or a majority of the common Equity Interests in, a person or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (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 $[*], the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be in Pro Forma Compliance after giving effect to such acquisition or investment and any related transactions; (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 the Subsidiary Guarantor, shall be merged into the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor; and (vi) unless immediately after giving effect to such acquisition the Company is in Ratio Compliance, the aggregate cash consideration in respect of such acquisitions and investments in assets that are not owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or in Equity Interests in persons that do not become Restricted Subsidiaries upon consummation of such acquisition shall not exceed the greater of (x) [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets and (y) $[*].
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For the avoidance of doubt, the reimbursement limitations set forth in this clause (f) shall not apply to Field Exams and Inventory Appraisals conducted in connection with a Permitted Business Acquisition (provided that unless agreed otherwise with the Borrower, there shall not be more than one such exam per Permitted Business Acquisition).
The Company may re-designate the Relevant Increase between each of the baskets within each Permitted Basket (which appear in the same provision or the same definition (including the definition of Permitted Business Acquisition, Permitted Disposal, Permitted Financial Indebtedness, Permitted Guarantee, Permitted Loan, Permitted Payment, Permitted Sale and Leaseback and Permitted Security)) at its sole discretion.
With respect to any period during which a Permitted Business Acquisition or an Asset Sale has occurred, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Section 6.7 (but not for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin), Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated with respect to such period on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or Asset Sale.
Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have, create or suffer to exist any Subsidiary of any of them which is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any such Restricted Subsidiary acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 6.11(a) shall not apply to any deposit account that is acquired by a Loan Party in connection with a Permitted Business Acquisition permitted under this Agreement prior to the date that is forty-five (45) days (or such later date as may be consented to by the Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) following the date of such Permitted Business Acquisition.
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Permitted Business Acquisition means a Business Acquisition; provided that:
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in, or merger or consolidation with, a person or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii) with respect to any such acquisition or investment with a fair market value in excess of $20.0 million, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in Pro Forma Compliance 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 a Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary, shall be merged into a Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party or become upon consummation of such acquisition a Subsidiary Loan Party; and (vi) the aggregate amount of such acquisitions and investments in assets that are not owned by the Borrowers or Subsidiary Loan Parties or in Equity Interests in persons that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties or persons that do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties upon consummation of such acquisition shall not exceed the greater (x) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such acquisition or investment for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 and (y) $150 million.
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all or the majority of the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition) if (a) such acquisition was not preceded by, or effected pursuant to, an unsolicited or hostile offer and (b) immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; and (iii) (A) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition or formation, with the covenants contained in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company to such effect, together with all relevant financial information for such Subsidiary or assets, and (B) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness (except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01).
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of, or all or a majority of the common Equity Interests in, a person or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (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 $[*], the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be in Pro Forma Compliance after giving effect to such acquisition or investment and any related transactions; (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 the Guarantor, shall be merged into the Borrower or the Guarantor; and (vi) unless immediately after giving effect to such acquisition the Company is in Ratio Compliance, the aggregate cash consideration in respect of such acquisitions and investments in assets that are not owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or in Equity Interests in persons that do not become Restricted Subsidiaries upon consummation of such acquisition shall not exceed the greater of (x) [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets and (y) $[*].
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors' qualifying shares) in, a person or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition) if (a) such person or division is engaged in the same or a similar line of business as the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of such line of business or a business ancillary to such line of business, (b) such acquisition was not preceded by, or effected pursuant to, an unsolicited or hostile offer and (c) immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii) the Equity Interests of any acquired or newly formed corporation, partnership, association or other business entity are held directly by (A) the U.S. Borrower, (B) a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party or (C) if such corporation, partnership, association or other business entity is incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party and, in each case, such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Loan Party and all actions required to be taken with respect to such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary Loan Party under Section 5.10 shall have been taken and (iv)(A) the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition or formation, with the covenants contained in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries, and the U.S. Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower to such effect, together with all relevant financial information for such Subsidiary or assets, and (B) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness (except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01).
Permitted Business Acquisition means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) 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, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto:
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 Borrowers and their 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, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (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 Borrowers shall be in Pro Forma Compliance 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 Borrowers or a Domestic Subsidiary, shall be merged into the Borrowers 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 Borrowers or Subsidiary Loan Parties or in Equity Interests in persons that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties or do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties upon consummation of such acquisition shall not exceed the greater of (x) 7% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such acquisition for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) and (y) $200,000,000, provided that clause (vi) shall not apply to any acquisition of a Foreign Subsidiary so long as the Borrowers comply with Section 5.10(e); provided, further, that the satisfaction of conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (iii) above may be tested, at the Borrowers’ election, upon the Borrowers’ entry into definitive documentation with respect to such acquisition or on the date a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target company is made in compliance with the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. 5 #92609711v8