definiens: as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that P erson . For the purposes of this definition, ( including, with correlative meanings, th e terms and ), as applied to any Person, me ans the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the manag ement and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract o r otherwise . Notwithstanding the foregoing, ( i ) none of Avista Capital Partners, its associated companies and entities, their respective successor s and assigns or their respective direct and indirect investments ( other than [COMPANY] Holdings, Inc. an d its direct and indirect subsidiaries ) will be deeme d to be Affiliates of LMIC, and ( ii ) none of DW Healthcare Partners, its associated companies and e ntities, their respective successors and assigns or their respective direct and indirect investments ( o ther than Isologic and its direct and indirect subsidiaries ) will be deemed to be Affiliates of Is ologic