Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2024, by and among Overland Financing MS, LLC, the Company, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., each of the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wilmington Trust, National Association
EXHIBIT 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of November 15, 2024 (the “Amendment Date”), among Overland Financing MS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Overland Advantage, a Delaware statutory trust, as the servicer (the “Servicer”), Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as lender (the “Lender”), and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Lender and the Administrative Agent are party to that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2024 (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented prior to the Amendment Date in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Loan and Servicing Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Servicer, Overland Advantage, as the transferor, the Lender, each of the other lenders from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the collateral agent, as the account bank and as the collateral custodian, providing, among other things, for the making and the administration of the Advances by the lenders to the Borrower; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Lender and the Administrative Agent desire to amend certain provisions of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, in accordance with Section 12.01 thereof and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Definitions
Amendments to Loan and Servicing Agreement
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Representations and Warranties
Conditions Precedent
Miscellaneous
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the Amendment Date.
BORROWER:
OVERLAND FINANCING MS, LLC
By: Overland Advantage, its Designated Manager
By: /s/ Gavin Baiera
Name: Gavin Baiera
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]
SERVICER:
OVERLAND ADVANTAGE
By: /s/ Gavin Baiera
Name: Gavin Baiera
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
By: /s/ Aditya Bhatla
Name: Aditya Bhatla
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]
LENDER:
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Keenan McBride
Name: Keenan McBride
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]
APPENDIX A
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EXECUTION VERSION
Conformed through FirstSecond Amendment dated June 6November 15, 2024
Up to U.S. $300,000,000
LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 22, 2024
among
OVERLAND FINANCING MS, LLC,
as the Borrower
OVERLAND ADVANTAGE,
as the Transferor
OVERLAND ADVANTAGE,
as the Servicer
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as the Administrative Agent
EACH OF THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as the Lenders
and
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Collateral Agent, Account Bank and Collateral Custodian
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ARTICLE I | ||
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DEFINITIONS | ||
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Section 1.01 | Certain Defined Terms | 2 |
Section 1.02 | Other Terms | 6061 |
Section 1.03 | Computation of Time Periods | 61 |
Section 1.04 | Interpretation | 61 |
Section 1.05 | Rates | 62 |
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ARTICLE II | ||
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THE FACILITY | ||
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Section 2.01 | Advances; I/O Notional Loan | 63 |
Section 2.02 | Procedure for Advances | 6364 |
Section 2.03 | Determination of Yield | 65 |
Section 2.04 | Remittance Procedures | 65 |
Section 2.05 | Instructions to the Collateral Agent and the Account Bank | 70 |
Section 2.06 | Borrowing Base Deficiency Payments; Equity Cure | 70 |
Section 2.07 | Sale of Loan Assets; Affiliate Transactions | 72 |
Section 2.08 | Payments and Computations, Etc. | 75 |
Section 2.09 | Unused Fee | 76 |
Section 2.10 | Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Compensation for Losses | 76 |
Section 2.11 | Taxes | 78 |
Section 2.12 | Grant of a Security Interest; Collateral Assignment of Agreements | 82 |
Section 2.13 | Evidence of Debt | 83 |
Section 2.14 | Release of Loan Assets | 8384 |
Section 2.15 | Treatment of Amounts Received by the Borrower | 84 |
Section 2.16 | Prepayment; Termination; Reduction | 84 |
Section 2.17 | Collections and Allocations | 85 |
Section 2.18 | Reinvestment of Principal Collections | 86 |
Section 2.19 | Defaulting Lenders | 87 |
Section 2.20 | Benchmark Replacement Setting | 89 |
Section 2.21 | Inability to Determine Rates | 90 |
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | ||
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Section 3.01 | Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness | 91 |
Section 3.02 | Conditions Precedent to All Advances | 92 |
Section 3.03 | Advances Do Not Constitute a Waiver | 94 |
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Section 3.04 | Conditions to Acquisition of Loan Assets | 94 |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | ||
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Section 4.01 | Representations and Warranties of the Borrower | 96 |
Section 4.02 | Representations and Warranties of the Borrower Relating to this Agreement and the Collateral | 104 |
Section 4.03 | Representations and Warranties of the Servicer | 105 |
Section 4.04 | Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Agent | 109 |
Section 4.05 | Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Custodian | 110 |
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ARTICLE V | ||
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GENERAL COVENANTS | ||
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Section 5.01 | Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower | 111 |
Section 5.02 | Negative Covenants of the Borrower | 118 |
Section 5.03 | Affirmative Covenants of the Servicer | 121 |
Section 5.04 | Negative Covenants of the Servicer | 125 |
Section 5.05 | Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Agent | 126 |
Section 5.06 | Negative Covenants of the Collateral Agent | 126127 |
Section 5.07 | Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian | 126127 |
Section 5.08 | Negative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian | 127 |
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ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF CONTRACTS | ||
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Section 6.01 | Appointment and Designation of the Servicer | 127128 |
Section 6.02 | Duties of the Servicer | 129 |
Section 6.03 | Authorization of the Servicer | 131 |
Section 6.04 | Collection of Payments; Accounts | 132 |
Section 6.05 | Realization Upon Loan Assets | 134 |
Section 6.06 | Servicer Compensation | 135 |
Section 6.07 | Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer | 135 |
Section 6.08 | Reports to the Administrative Agent; Account Statements; Servicer Information | 135 |
Section 6.09 | Annual Statement as to Compliance | 137138 |
Section 6.10 | Annual Independent Public Accountant's Servicing Reports | 138 |
Section 6.11 | Procedural Review of Loan Assets; Access to Servicer and Servicer's Records | 138 |
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Section 6.12 | The Servicer Not to Resign | 139 |
Section 6.13 | Required Sale Assets | 139 |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT | ||
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Section 7.01 | Events of Default | 139140 |
Section 7.02 | Additional Remedies of the Administrative Agent | 143 |
Section 7.03 | Option to Purchase Collateral | 145146 |
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INDEMNIFICATION | ||
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Section 8.01 | Indemnities by the Borrower | 146 |
Section 8.02 | Indemnities by Servicer | 147148 |
Section 8.03 | Waiver of Certain Claims | 148 |
Section 8.04 | Legal Proceedings | 148149 |
Section 8.05 | After-Tax Basis | 149 |
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | ||
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Section 9.01 | The Administrative Agent | 149150 |
Section 9.02 | Reallocation of Advances | 153 |
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COLLATERAL AGENT | ||
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Section 10.01 | Designation of Collateral Agent | 153154 |
Section 10.02 | Duties of Collateral Agent | 154 |
Section 10.03 | Merger or Consolidation | 157158 |
Section 10.04 | Collateral Agent Compensation | 158 |
Section 10.05 | Collateral Agent Removal | 158 |
Section 10.06 | Limitation on Liability | 158 |
Section 10.07 | Collateral Agent Resignation | 160 |
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Section 11.01 | Designation of Collateral Custodian | 160 |
Section 11.02 | Duties of Collateral Custodian | 161 |
Section 11.03 | Merger or Consolidation | 163164 |
Section 11.04 | Collateral Custodian Compensation | 163164 |
Section 11.05 | Collateral Custodian Removal | 164 |
Section 11.06 | Limitation on Liability | 164 |
Section 11.07 | Collateral Custodian Resignation | 165 |
Section 11.08 | Release of Documents | 165166 |
Section 11.09 | Return of Required Loan Documents | 166 |
Section 11.10 | Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral | 166167 |
Section 11.11 | Bailment | 167 |
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Section 12.01 | Amendments and Waivers | 167 |
Section 12.02 | Notices, Etc. | 168 |
Section 12.03 | No Waiver; Remedies | 170 |
Section 12.04 | Binding Effect; Assignability; Multiple Lenders | 170 |
Section 12.05 | Term of This Agreement | 171 |
Section 12.06 | GOVERNING LAW; JURY WAIVER | 171 |
Section 12.07 | Costs, Expenses and Taxes | 173 |
Section 12.08 | Further Assurances | 173 |
Section 12.09 | Recourse Against Certain Parties | 173174 |
Section 12.10 | Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration | 174 |
Section 12.11 | Characterization of Conveyances Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement | 174175 |
Section 12.12 | Confidentiality | 175176 |
Section 12.13 | Waiver of Set Off | 177 |
Section 12.14 | Headings and Exhibits | 177 |
Section 12.15 | Ratable Payments | 177 |
Section 12.16 | Failure of Borrower or Servicer to Perform Certain Obligations | 177178 |
Section 12.17 | Power of Attorney | 177178 |
Section 12.18 | Delivery of Termination Statements, Releases, etc. | 178 |
Section 12.19 | Non-Petition | 178 |
Section 12.20 | Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 179 |
Section 12.21 | Return of Certain Payments | 179 |
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"Agreement" means this Loan and Servicing Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Amortization Period" means the period commencing on the Commitment Termination Date and ending on the Collection Date.
"Anti-Corruption Laws" means, collectively, (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977, (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010, and (c) any other applicable law, regulation, order, decree
or directive having the force of law and relating to bribery or corruption.
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws" means laws, regulations and sanctions, state and federal, criminal and civil that: (a) limit the use of and/or seek the forfeiture of proceeds from illegal transactions; (b) require identification and documentation of the parties with whom a financial institution conducts business; or (c) are designed to disrupt the flow of funds to terrorist organizations. Such laws, regulations and sanctions shall be deemed to include applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, and
the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, including the laws relating to prevention and
detection of money laundering under 18 USC Section 1956 and 1957.
"Applicable Law" means for any Person, all existing laws, rules, regulations, to the
extent applicable to such Person or its property or assets, all statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders, licenses of and published interpretations by any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs,
awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial
tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.
"Applicable Margin" means (a) during the Ramp-Up Period, 1.70% per annum, (b)(i)
after the Ramp-Up Period through the threeeight-month anniversary thereof, 2.10% and (ii) after
the threeeight-month anniversary of the Ramp-Up Period and during the Revolving Period,
2.35% per annum, and (c) during the Amortization Period, 2.85% per annum; provided that, at any time during the existence of an Event of Default or after the automatic occurrence or declaration of the Facility Maturity Date, the Applicable Margin shall be increased by an
additional 2.00% per annum, which shall be reflected in the notice provided pursuant to Section 2.03.
"Approval Notice" means, with respect to any Eligible Loan Asset (other than a Specified Loan Asset), the written notice, which may be distributed via email, substantially in the form attached hereto, or otherwise containing the same representations and information, as Exhibit A, evidencing (i) the approval by the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, of
the acquisition or origination, as applicable, of such Eligible Loan Asset by the Borrower, and
(ii) the determination of the Advance Rate in respect of such Eligible Loan Asset, by the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion.
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"Approved Broker/Dealer" means any of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch; Barclays Bank plc; Citibank, N.A.; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs & Co.; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.;
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Loan Assets that are Cov-Lite Loan Assets issued by any Obligor that has a most recently
reported EBITDA as of the Cut-Off Date of less than $75,000,000;
Loan Assets that are Recurring Revenue Loans;
than 6.50:1.00 as of the date of determination;
Loan Assets that are PIK Loan Assets (other than any PIK Loan Asset that has a minimum cash spreadMinimum Cash Spread of at least 5.0% and such spread is payable at least quarterly);
"Constituent Documents" means in respect of any Person, the certificate or articles of formation, incorporation or organization, the limited liability company agreement, operating agreement, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable agreement of formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable constituent documents), articles of association and other organizational documents and by-laws and any certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership and other agreement, similar instrument filed or made in connection with its formation or organization, in each case, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the "Constituent Documents" of the Borrower
include, the Borrower Consent, the Borrower Certificate of Formation and the Borrower LLC Agreement.
"Control Agreement" means that certain Control Agreement, dated as of the Closing
Date, among the Borrower, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the securities
intermediary and the Collateral Agent, which agreement relates to the Controlled Accounts, as such agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Controlled Accounts" means the Collection Account, the Unfunded Exposure Account and the Payment Account.
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Diversity Score (x) | Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate |
x < 6.0 | 0.0% |
6.0 ≤ x < 8.0 | 25.0% |
8.0 ≤ x < 10.0 | 40.0% |
10.0 ≤ x < 15.0 | 50.0% |
x ≥ 15.0 | 65% (70.0% during the Ramp-Up Period only) |
"Measurement Date" means each of the following dates: (a) the Closing Date; (b) each Reporting Date occurring in a calendar month in which a Payment Date does not occur; (c) each Payment Date; (d) each Determination Date; (e) the last day of each Remittance Period; (f) the date as of which an Advance or reduction of the Advances Outstanding is requested; (g) the date as of which a release of Principal Collections is requested pursuant to Section 2.18; (h) the date
of any Discretionary Sale described in Section 2.07(a); (i) the date as of which the Servicer
obtains actual knowledge of any Value Adjustment Event; (j) the date as of which a Borrowing Base Deficiency occurs; (k) the last day of the Revolving Period; and (l) any other date
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
"Minimum Cash Spread" means, with respect to any PIK Loan Asset (i) which is a
floating rate Loan Asset, the minimum contractual required per annum applicable margin (excluding the related benchmark or index rate) at which it must pay interest in cash as set forth
in the related Underlying Instruments, and (ii) which is a fixed rate Loan Asset, the minimum contractual required per annum rate at which it must pay interest in cash as set forth in the
related Underlying Instruments minus the Benchmark applicable to such fixed rate Loan Asset. By way of illustration, if a floating rate Loan Asset bears interest at Term SOFR plus an
applicable margin of 6.00% per annum, and the related Obligor has the right to elect to defer or capitalize interest under the Underlying Instrument up to 2.50% of the applicable margin component of such interest for any interest period (plus any required step-up to such applicable margin), then the Minimum Cash Spread with respect to such Loan Asset shall be 3.50% per annum. By way of further illustration, if a fixed rate Loan Asset that is a PIK Loan Asset bears interest at an applicable fixed rate of 9.00% per annum, the applicable current Benchmark is
3.00% per annum, and the related Obligor has the right to elect to defer or capitalize interest up
to 2.50% of such interest for any interest period, then the Minimum Cash Spread with respect to such Loan Asset shall be 3.50% per annum.
"Minimum Equity Amount" means 15% of the Facility Amount.
"Minimum Utilization" means (a) on any day following the Ramp-Up Period and prior to the end of the Revolving Period, 65% of the Facility Amount, and (b) at all other times, 0%.
"Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (or its successors in interest).
"Morgan Stanley" means Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., and its successors and assigns.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the applicable Person or any ERISA Affiliate of that Person contributed or had
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such duties immediately prior to such assignment, (d) for which the Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent have received all “know your customer” documentation and information requested in its sole discretion or required by regulatory authorities and (e) that shall assume the obligations of the Servicer.
"Qualified Jurisdiction" means any of the United States and Canada.
"Ramp-Up Period" means the period beginning on the Closing Date and (i) with respect
to the definition of “Applicable Margin”, ending on the six (6)-month anniversary thereof, (ii)
with respect to the definitions of “Diversity Test” and “Minimum Utilization”, “ending on the
nine (9)-month anniversary thereof and (ii) with respect to the definitions of “Concentration Denominator”, Diversity Test”, “Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate”, “Minimum Utilization”, “Portfolio ICR Test” and “Weighted Average Spread Test”, ending on the ninefourteen
(914)-month anniversary thereof.
"Recipient" means the Administrative Agent and any Lender, as applicable.
"Recipient Lender" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.21(a).
"Records" means all documents relating to the Loan Assets, including books, records and other information executed in connection with the origination or acquisition of the Loan Assets
or maintained with respect to the Loan Assets and the related Obligors that the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer have generated, in which the Borrower has acquired an interest
pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement or in which the Borrower or the Transferor have otherwise obtained an interest.
"Recoveries" means, with respect to any Defaulted Loan, the proceeds from the sale of
the Related Collateral, the proceeds of any related Insurance Policy, any other recoveries with respect to such Loan Asset (without duplication) or the Related Collateral, and amounts representing late fees and penalties, net of any amounts received that are required under such
Loan Asset, as applicable, to be refunded to the related Obligor.
"Recurring Revenue" means, with respect to any Eligible Loan Assets that are Recurring Revenue Loans, the definition of annualized recurring revenue used in the Underlying
Instruments for each such Eligible Loan Asset, or any comparable term for "Revenue",
"Recurring Revenue" or "Adjusted Revenue" in the Underlying Instruments for each such
Eligible Loan Asset or if there is no such term in the Underlying Instruments, all recurring maintenance, service, support, hosting, subscription and other revenues identified by the Servicer (including, without limitation, software as a service subscription revenue), of the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Eligible Loan Asset pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication
in accordance with GAAP).
"Recurring Revenue Loan" means any Loan Asset that otherwise satisfies all of the requirements set forth in the definition of "First Lien Loan" except that (i) it is underwritten
based on the Recurring Revenue of the Obligor, as determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Servicer, and designated as such in the related Approval Notice, and (ii)
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Borrower has all necessary consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations and permits to purchase and own such Loan Assets and enter into Underlying Instruments pursuant to which such Loan Asset was created, in the State where the Obligor is located (to the extent required by Applicable Law).
Asset or the Underlying Instruments which creates such Loan Asset is illegal or unenforceable.
maintenance, repair, insurance and taxes, together with all other material ancillary costs and expenses, with respect to the Related Collateral.
each such Loan Asset has not, and will not, be used by the related Obligor in any manner or for any purpose which would result in any material risk of liability being imposed upon the
Transferor, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under any federal, state, local or foreign laws, common laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits,
judgments, agreements or order related to or addressing the environment, health or safety.
(7) years or, if such Loan Asset is a Second Lien Loan, an original term to maturity of not
greater than eight (8) years.
Asset.
re-underwritten, by the Transferor or the Servicer including, without limitation, the completion
of a due diligence and, if applicable, a collateral assessment and (b) is being serviced by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
Obligor for the purpose of (a) making any past due principal, interest or other payments due on such Loan Asset, (b) preventing such Loan Asset or any other loan to the related Obligor from becoming past due or (c) preventing such Loan Asset from becoming defaulted.
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