definiens: means, with respect to a Party, ( a ) a merger, con solidation, share exchange or other similartransaction involving such Party and any Third Part y which results in the holders of the outstanding v oting securities of suchParty immediately prior to such merger, consolidati on, share exchange or other similar transaction cea sing to hold more thanfifty percent ( 50 % ) of the combined voting power of the surviving, purchasing or continuing entity imm ediately after suchmerger, consolidation, share exchange or other simi lar transaction, ( b ) any transaction or series of r elated transactions ( otherthan an investment transaction by an entity not eng aged in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology busines s, the purpose ofwhich is to raise capital for a Party ) in which a T hird Party, together with its Affiliates, becomes t he beneficial owner of fiftypercent ( 50 % ) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such Party, or ( c ) the sale or othertransfer to a Third Party of all or substantially a ll of such Party ’s assets which relate to this Agre ement