Exhibit 2.3
SECOND AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among (i) Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company, (ii) SIGNA Sports United GmbH, a German limited liability company, and (iii) SIGNA International Sports Holding GmbH, a German limited liability company (collectively, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2021 (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend certain provisions of the Business Combination Agreement (pursuant to and in accordance with Section 12.10 of the Business Combination Agreement), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and understandings herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. | Amendments to the Business Combination Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Date: |
| (a) | The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.01: |
“Olympics Partner” means Olympics Partner, LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company.
| (b) | Section 2.01(a)(ii) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: |
On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the Cayman Islands Act, Yucaipa shall merge with and into Merger Sub at the Effective Time. Following the Effective Time, the separate existence of Yucaipa shall cease and Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity of the Merger and shall succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of Yucaipa in accordance with the Cayman Islands Act, and Merger Sub shall, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by Section 2.01(b), continue as the Surviving Company as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of TopCo.
| (c) | Section 5.03(b) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows (specific amended language is included in bold below solely for presentation purposes): |
The limited liability company interests of Merger Sub are held by TopCo and Olympics Partner as the members of Merger Sub. TopCo has no Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub and Olympics Partner and does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity securities in any Person other than Merger Sub and Olympics Partner, and after giving effect to the Exchange TopCo will have no Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub, Olympics Partner and the Company and its Subsidiaries.
| (d) | Section 11.01(d) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows specific amended language is included in bold below solely for presentation purposes): |
by either Yucaipa or the Company, if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been consummated on or prior to December 31, 2021 (the “Termination Date”); provided that (i) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.01(d) shall not be available to Yucaipa if Yucaipa’s breach of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date and (ii) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.01(d) shall not be available to the Company if the Company’s, TopCo’s or Merger Sub’s breach of any of his, her or its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date;
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