(b) Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business as a corporation or limited partnership, as applicable, in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization and has obtained all necessary licenses, approvals and qualifications, if any, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where failure to be in good standing or to hold any such qualifications, licenses and approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Power and Authority; Due Authorization. It (i) has all necessary power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity, (B) carry out the terms of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents applicable to it, (C) with respect to the Canadian Originator, sell, assign, transfer and convey the Canadian Trade Receivables and the Related Assets on the terms and conditions herein provided, and (D) with respect to the Buyer, purchase and own the Canadian Trade Receivables and the Related Assets on the terms and conditions herein provided and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited partnership action, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity.
(d) Binding Obligations. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to be signed by it when duly executed and delivered by it will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Applicable Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will not (i) conflict with or result in any breach or (without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (A) its articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation or limited partnership agreement, as applicable, or (B) any indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, or (iii) violate any Applicable Law applicable to it or any of its properties where such violation of Applicable Law could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) No Proceedings. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending, or to its knowledge threatened, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance of any Canadian Trade Receivables and Related Assets or the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement or of any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that has had or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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