“Group Companies” means, collectively, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries.
“Hazardous Substance” means any material, substance or waste, for which standards of conduct or liability may be imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law, including petroleum, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, noise, odor, pesticides, mold or radiation.
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“Indebtedness” means, without duplication, with respect to any Person, all obligations (including all obligations in respect of principal, accrued interest, penalties, prepayment penalties, breakage costs, fees and premiums) of such Person (a) for borrowed money, (b) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, forward contract, currency, other hedging or swap arrangements or similar contracts or instruments, (c) issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price (whether created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or otherwise) with respect to property, assets or service acquired by the Group Companies, including any “earn-outs,” “holdbacks” or other contingent payments (excluding any purchase commitments for capital expenditures or purchase commitments otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business), (d) by which such Person assured a creditor against loss, including letters of credit, performance bonds, surety bonds and bankers’ acceptances, in each case to the extent drawn upon or currently payable and not contingent, (e) for capital leases accounted as such or required to be accounted as capital leases under GAAP and (f) in the nature of guarantees, directly or indirectly, of the obligations described in clauses (a) through (f) above of any other Person, in each case, excluding intercompany indebtedness.
“Intellectual Property” means all rights to intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any type in any jurisdiction throughout the world, including all of the following: (a) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, slogans, social media identifiers and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations therefor, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing (collectively, “Trademarks”); (b) patents and patent applications; (c) copyrights, copyrightable works, works of authorship, and all copyright registrations and applications; (d) Internet domain names, Internet websites and URLs; (e) trade secrets and confidential information, including know-how, processes, methods, techniques, technology, inventions (whether patentable or not), formulae, recipes, and compositions, customer and supplier lists, and business and marketing plans; (f) rights in software (including source code and object code), data, databases and documentation therefor; (g) rights of publicity, including the right to use the name, likeness, image, signature and biographical information of any natural Person; (h) any goodwill associated with each of the foregoing, and (i) any intellectual property rights of any kind or nature arising under any applicable Law.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Key Company Stockholders” means the Persons listed on Schedule B.
“Knowledge of the Company” means the knowledge of Ryan Hartman, Elizabeth Kryst, Mateo Genna and Dale Hipsh, in each case after reasonable due inquiry of direct employee reports.
“Law” means any federal, state, local or municipal constitution, treaty, statute, law, act, rule, regulation, code, ordinance, determination, guidance, principle of common law, administrative interpretation, sub-regulatory guidance, directive, or Orders of, or issued by, applicable Governmental Entities.
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