7. Entire Agreement; Nature of Relationship; Severability. This letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, proposals, undertakings, understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, among the Parties. The obligations of the Investors under this letter agreement are solely contractual in nature and this letter agreement is not intended to, and does not, create any agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture relationship between any Party and any other Party and neither this letter agreement nor any other document or agreement entered into by any Party relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed otherwise. The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that: (a) the conditions set forth in Section 2 and the limitations set forth in Section 3 and elsewhere in this letter agreement are an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) without such agreements, the Investors would not have entered into this letter agreement; and (c) therefore, this letter agreement may not be enforced without giving effect to such limitations.
8. Amendments; Waivers. No amendment of this letter agreement will be valid or binding unless it is in writing and signed by the Investors, Parent and the Company. No waiver of any term of this letter agreement will be valid or binding unless it is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective (and, where such Party is Parent, by the Company). No waiver by any Party of any breach or violation of, or default under, this letter agreement, whether intentional or not, will be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent breach, violation or default hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any such prior or subsequent occurrence. No delay or omission on the part of any Party in exercising any right or remedy under this letter agreement will operate as a waiver thereof.
9. Assignment. None of the Investors or Parent may assign this letter agreement or any of their respective rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other Person without the prior written consent of each of the other Parties hereto and of the Company, and any attempted assignment without such required consent shall be null and void and of no force or effect, provided, however, that each Investor reserves the right to assign any portion of its Commitment to one or more of its Affiliates (provided, that only upon the actual funding of such assigned portion of such Commitment to Parent in accordance with this letter agreement effective upon the Closing will such Investor have no further obligation to Parent (or any other Person) with respect to such funded assigned portion). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investors acknowledge and agree that, except to the extent otherwise agreed in writing by Parent and the Company, any such assignment shall not relieve such Investor of its obligations hereunder.
10. Third Party Beneficiaries. This letter agreement is for the benefit of, and is enforceable by, only the Investors and Parent (“Parties”) and is not intended to, and does not, confer on any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder; provided that (a) the Company is a third party beneficiary of this letter agreement entitled to enforce its consent rights expressly set forth in Sections 8 and 9 hereof and, subject to the limitations set forth herein and in the Agreement, to specifically enforce the obligations of each Investor hereunder against such Investor, and the Company shall have no other rights or remedies hereunder and (b) if Parent or any other Person makes any claim, or brings any lawsuit, action or other proceeding, against any former, current or future direct or indirect equityholder, equity financing source, Affiliate, member, partner, manager, controlling person, director, officer, employee, agent, representative, advisor, trustee or creditor of Investor or any Affiliate, member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer, employee, agent, representative, advisor or creditor of any of the foregoing (each, a “Non-Recourse Person”), then such Non-Recourse Person shall be entitled to enforce the terms hereof. The Company’s consent rights expressly set forth in Sections 8 and 9 hereof and its rights to specific performance under this letter agreement shall be, and are intended to be, the sole and exclusive direct or indirect rights of and remedies available to the Company or any of its Affiliates against the Investors and any Non-Recourse Person in respect of this letter agreement. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this letter agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, and
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