Research Analyst Independence Clause Example with 11 Variations from Business Contracts

This page contains Research Analyst Independence clauses in business contracts and legal agreements. An example clause is provided at the top of the page, followed by clauses with minor variations. You can view the text differences by selecting the "Show Differences" option.
Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent's research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Placement Agent's research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking ...divisions. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Placement Agent with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such Placement Agent's 37 investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, rules and regulations, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 16 shall relieve the Placement Agent of any responsibility or liability they may otherwise bear in connection with activities in violation of applicable securities laws, rules and regulations. View More

Variations of a "Research Analyst Independence" Clause from Business Contracts

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent's Agents' research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective its investment banking divisions division and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Placement Agent's research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respectiv...e investment banking divisions. division. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Placement Agent Agents with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their its independent research analysts and research departments department may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such the Placement Agent's 37 Agents' investment banking divisions. division. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent is a Agents are full service securities firm firms and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, rules and regulations, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 16 17 shall relieve the any Placement Agent of any responsibility or liability they it may otherwise bear in connection with activities in violation of applicable securities laws, rules and or regulations. View More