definiens: of an entity means any corporation, firm, partner ship or other entity, whether de jure or de facto, whichdirectly or indirectly through one or more intermed iaries controls, is controlled by or is under commo n control with aParty to this Agreement . An entity will be deemed t o control another entity if it ( i ) owns, directly o r indirectly, at leastfifty percent ( 50 % ) of the outstanding voting secur ities or capital stock ( or such lesser percentage w hich is themaximum allowed to be owned by a foreign corporatio n in a particular jurisdiction ) of such other entit y, or has othercomparable ownership interest with respect to any e ntity other than a corporation ; or ( ii ) has the pow er, whetherpursuant to contract, ownership of securities or ot herwise, to direct the management and policies of t he entity