endorsements of notes, bills, checks, and drafts presented for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course of Business) of any type, secured or unsecured, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, known or unknown or otherwise.
(lxxi) “Lien” means any conditional sale agreement, covenant, default of title, easement, encroachment, encumbrance, hypothecation, infringement, lien, mortgage, pledge, reservation, restriction, right of way, security interest, title retention or other security arrangement, or any adverse right or interest, charge, or claim of any nature whatsoever of, on, or with respect to any property or property interest, other than Permitted Encumbrances.
(lxxii) “Litigation” means any suit, action, administrative or other audit (other than regular audits of financial statements by outside auditors) proceeding, arbitration, cause of action, charge, claim, complaint, demand, dispute, compliance review, criminal prosecution, grievance inquiry, hearing, inspection, investigation (governmental or otherwise), notice (written or oral) by any Person alleging potential Liability or requesting information relating to or affecting Seller, its Business, any of its assets or properties or its insurance policies, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(lxxiii) “LLCA Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(f).
(lxxiv) “Loss” means any and all direct or indirect Litigation, payments, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses, material diminution in the value of assets, damages), Liabilities, Taxes, judgment, costs, expenses (including (A) interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, (B) reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses necessary to enforce rights to indemnification hereunder, and (C) consultant’s fees and other costs of defense or investigation), and interest on any amount payable to a Third Party as a result of the foregoing, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, unknown, or otherwise as of the Closing Date or thereafter.
(lxxv) “Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to (a) the Selling Parties, any event, change, development, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Business or the Acquired Assets, taken as a whole and (b) to the Company and its Subsidiaries, any event, change, development, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(lxxvi) “Materiality Scrape” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(d).
(lxxvii) “Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(lxxviii) “Minority Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(b)(iii).
(lxxix) “Net Equity Valuation” (i) in the event of an Public Offering, means the aggregate net equity value of the Publicly Traded Securities and (ii) in the event of a Company Sale, the aggregate net equity value of the Company’s Class A-1 Units and Class A-2 Units and for avoidance of doubt excluding all amounts necessary to satisfy all of the Company’s then outstanding Class A-3 Units, Class A-4 Units and Class A-5 Units and indebtedness.
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