Disqualified Lenders means (a) competitors of the Borrower identified in writing to the Joint Lead Arrangers prior to December 16, 2016, (b) competitors of the Borrower identified in writing to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date, subject to the consent thereof by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; it being agreed that, if the Administrative Agent has not given the Borrower written notice of its objection to the designation of a competitor within ten Business Days after written notice of such designation, the Administrative Agent will be deemed to have consented to such designation) and (c) any Affiliate of any Person referred to in clause (a) or (b) above that is identified in writing by the Borrower as an Affiliate of such Person or is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of the similarity of its name; provided that (i) “Disqualified Lender” shall not include (x) any bona fide diversified debt fund or (y) any investment vehicle that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business (and in no event shall the Administrative Agent be deemed to have consented to any Person described in clause (x) or (y) being designated as a Disqualified Lender), (ii) a Person shall cease to be a Disqualified Lender when the Borrower delivers a notice to such effect to the Administrative Agent, (iii) the addition of any Person as a Disqualified Lender after the Closing Date shall not be effective until the third Business Day after the Administrative Agent consents (or is deemed to have consented) to the addition of such Person as a Disqualified Lender and (iv) the identification of any Person as a Disqualified Lender after the Closing Date shall not apply to retroactively disqualify any Person that was a Lender or a participant prior to the effectiveness of the addition of such Person as a Disqualified Lender.
Disqualified Lenders means the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01B.
Disqualified Lenders means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Agent prior to the Closing Date, (b) those Persons who are competitors of Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time to the Agent and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are affiliates of the Persons referenced in clause (b) above to the extent that such fund is not controlled by any Person referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Agent by the Borrower from time to time or (ii) readily identifiable solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that no such updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of Term Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (a) the Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders and (b) the Borrower (on behalf of itself Holdings and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings) and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Agent shall have no responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Lender or potential Lender is a Disqualified Lender and that the Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment or participation made to a Disqualified Lender.
Examples of Disqualified Lenders in a sentence
The Borrower hereby acknowledges and consents to the posting and/or distribution of the Disqualified Lenders List pursuant to the terms set forth in this Agreement.
The Disqualified Lenders List will be (i) posted to the Lenders on both the “Public Side Information” and the “Private Side Information” portions of the Platform, subject to the confidentiality provisions thereof in accordance with Section 10.12 hereof, and (ii) made available to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders upon written request to the Administrative Agent.
The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent will not be deemed to be in default under this Agreement or to have any duty or responsibility or to incur any liabilities as a result of a breach of this Section 2.11(f), nor will the Administrative Agent have any duty, responsibility or liability to monitor or enforce assignments, participations or other actions in respect of Disqualified Lenders, or otherwise take (or omit to take) any action with respect thereto.
The Borrower and the Lenders expressly acknowledge that the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such or as a Joint Bookrunner, Joint Lead Arranger or other agent hereunder) shall not have any obligation to monitor whether participations are made to Disqualified Lenders, Defaulting Lenders or natural persons and none of the Borrower or the Lenders will bring any claim to such effect.
More Definitions of Disqualified Lenders
Disqualified Lenders means (a) those Persons identified by the Sponsor, Holdings or the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers in writing prior to November 19, 2019 (and (i) if after November 19, 2019 and prior to the Effective Date, that are reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers holding a majority of the aggregate amount of outstanding financing commitments in respect of the Term Facility and Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) if after the Effective Date, that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), (b) those Persons who are competitors of Holdings and its Subsidiaries or the Target and its Subsidiaries identified by the Sponsor, Holdings or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time in writing (including by email) and (c) in the case of each Persons identified pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, any of their Affiliates that are either (i) identified in writing by the Sponsor, Holdings or the Borrower from time to time or (ii) clearly identifiable as Affiliates on the basis of such Affiliate’s name (other than, in the case of this clause (c), Affiliates that are bona fide debt funds); provided that no updates to the Disqualified Lender list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders. Any supplement to the list of Disqualified Lenders pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above shall be sent by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing (including by email) and such supplement shall take effect on the Business Day such notice is received by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that no such supplement to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall operate to disqualify any Person that is already a Lender).
Disqualified Lenders means (i) those Persons identified by the Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) or the Sponsor to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to February 9, 2017, (ii) competitors (and such competitors’ sponsors and Affiliates identified in writing or reasonably identifiable as such solely on the basis of their names) of the Borrower identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing (x) from time to time prior to the initial syndication of the Facilities prior to the Closing Date and (y) thereafter (including after the Closing Date) from time to time and (iii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) or competitor described in clause (ii) that is identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time or reasonably identifiable solely by name as an Affiliate of such Person, other than an Affiliate of such Person that is a Bona Fide Debt Fund; provided that no updates to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously validly acquired an assignment or participation in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders. The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be made available to any Lender upon request to the Administrative Agent, subject to customary confidentiality requirements.
Disqualified Lenders means such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to August 11, 2014 as being “Disqualified Lenders” and made available to any Lender upon request.
Disqualified Lenders means (a) those Persons identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the Closing Date, (b) those Persons who are competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time in writing (including by email) and (c) in the case of each Persons identified pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, any of their Affiliates that are either (i) identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time or (ii) clearly identifiable as Affiliates on the basis of such Affiliate’s name (other than, in the case of this clause (c), Affiliates that are bona fide debt funds); provided that no updates to the Disqualified Lender list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders. Any supplement to the list of Disqualified Lenders pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above shall be sent by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing (including by email) and such supplement shall take effect on the Business Day such notice is received by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that no such supplement to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall operate to disqualify any Person that is already a Lender).
Disqualified Lenders means (i) certain banks, financial institutions and other entities and their respective affiliates that have been specified to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in writing at any time prior to the date hereof or (ii) competitors of the Company or their respective subsidiaries and affiliates in each case that have been specified to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in writing from time to time.
Disqualified Lenders means (a) those Persons identified by the Sponsors or the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers in writing (including by email) prior to the Effective Date (and after the Effective Date, that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), (b) those Persons who are competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified by the Sponsors or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time in writing (including by email), (c) Excluded Affiliates and (d) in the case of each Person identified pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, any of their Affiliates that are either (i) identified in writing by the Sponsors or the Borrower from time to time or (ii) clearly identifiable as Affiliates on the basis of such Affiliate’s name (other than, in the case of clause (b), Affiliates that are bona fide debt funds); provided that no updates to the Disqualified Lender list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders. Any supplement to the list of Disqualified Lenders pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above shall be sent by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing (including by email) and such supplement shall take effect on the Business Day such notice is received by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that no such supplement to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall operate to disqualify any Person that is already a Lender). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any list of Disqualified Lenders shall only be required to be available to any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant on the Platform or another similar electronic system (i) to the extent the Borrower desires to prevent any such Disqualified Lender from being a Lender or Participant or (ii) upon written request by such Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant.
Disqualified Lenders means (i) such Persons (or related funds of such Persons) that have been specified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to January 17, 2018, (ii) Competitors that have been specified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time and (iii) in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their Affiliates (other than, in the case of clause (ii), Affiliates that are Bona Fide Lending Affiliates) that are (A) specified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time or (B) reasonably identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; it being understood that any subsequent designation of a Disqualified Lender shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any person that has been assigned any Loans or any participation therein.