Common use of Binding; No Assignment Clause in Contracts

Binding; No Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties, except by operation of Law and except that the Company may assign all or part of this Agreement and its rights hereunder (a) to an Affiliate of the Company or (b) from and after the Closing to a person, not a party to this Agreement, who acquires substantially all of the assets of the Company and who assumes all of the obligations of the Company hereunder, provided in each such case that no such assignment shall release the Company from its duties and obligations hereunder.

Binding; No Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties, except by operation of Law law and except that the Company may assign all or part of this Agreement and its rights hereunder (a) to an Affiliate of the Company or (b) from and after the Closing to a person, not a party to this Agreement, who acquires substantially all of the assets of the Company and who assumes all of the obligations of the Company hereunder, provided in each such case that no such assignment shall release the Company from its duties and obligations hereunder.