Document:

Exhibit 10.8

 

MASTER SEPARATION AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

MOELIS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP
 (formerly known as Moelis & Company Holdings LP)

 

and

 

MOELIS & COMPANY GROUP LP

 

 

Dated as of [·], 2014

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE I
    
	
 
    
	
DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 1.01
    	
 
    	
Defined   Terms
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 1.02
    	
 
    	
Other   Definitions
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 1.03
    	
 
    	
Absence   of Presumption
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 1.04
    	
 
    	
Headings
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE II
    
	
 
    
	
CONTRIBUTION
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 2.01
    	
 
    	
Contribution   of Transferred Assets
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 2.02
    	
 
    	
Assumption   of Transferred Liabilities
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 2.03
    	
 
    	
Closing
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 2.04
    	
 
    	
Title;   Risk of Loss
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 2.05
    	
 
    	
Further   Documentation
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE III
    
	
 
    
	
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR   WARRANTIES
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 3.01
    	
 
    	
No   Representations or Warranties
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 3.02
    	
 
    	
Group   LP to Bear Risk
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE IV
    
	
 
    
	
COVENANTS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 4.01
    	
 
    	
Further   Assurances
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 4.02
    	
 
    	
Information
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 4.03
    	
 
    	
Production   of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 4.04
    	
 
    	
Confidentiality
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 4.05
    	
 
    	
Protective   Arrangements
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 4.06
    	
 
    	
Intercompany   Agreements
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 4.07
    	
 
    	
Assignment   of Contracts; Leases
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 4.08
    	
 
    	
Expenses
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE V
    
	
 
    
	
SURVIVAL AND   INDEMNIFICATION
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 5.01
    	
 
    	
Survival   of Agreements
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 5.02
    	
 
    	
Pre-Contribution   Releases
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 5.03
    	
 
    	
Indemnification   by Asset Management LP
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 5.04
    	
 
    	
Indemnification   by Group LP
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 5.05
    	
 
    	
Notice   of Indemnity Claim
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 5.06
    	
 
    	
Third-Party   Claims
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 5.07
    	
 
    	
Mitigation
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 5.08
    	
 
    	
Exclusive   Remedies
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE VI
    
	
 
    
	
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 6.01
    	
 
    	
Transfer   of Business Employees
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE VII
    
	
 
    
	
TERMINATION
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 7.01
    	
 
    	
Effect   of Termination
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 7.02
    	
 
    	
Unwinding
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE VIII
    
	
 
    
	
MISCELLANEOUS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 8.01
    	
 
    	
Entire   Agreement
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 8.02
    	
 
    	
Governing   Law; Arbitration
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 8.03
    	
 
    	
Amendment   and Modification
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 8.04
    	
 
    	
Successors   and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 8.05
    	
 
    	
Notices
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 8.06
    	
 
    	
Counterparts
    	
 
    	
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SECTION 8.07
    	
 
    	
Waivers   of Default
    	
 
    	
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SCHEDULE A: Ancillary Agreements
    
	
SCHEDULE B: Transferred Entity Equity Interests
    
	
SCHEDULE C: Transferred Contracts
    
	
SCHEDULE D: Transferred Intellectual Property
    
	
SCHEDULE E: Transferred Tangible Property — Contributed Assets
    
	
SCHEDULE F: Transferred Leased Real Property
    
	
SCHEDULE G: Excluded Claims
    
	
SCHEDULE H: Assumed Indebtedness
    
	
SCHEDULE I: Excluded Liabilities
    

 

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SCHEDULE J: Specific Further Documentation
    
	
SCHEDULE K: Asset Management Employees
    
	
SCHEDULE L: Transferred Tangible Property — Additional Contributed   Assets
    

 

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MASTER SEPARATION AGREEMENT

 

This MASTER SEPARATION AGREEMENT, dated as of [·], 2014 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between Moelis Asset Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (formerly known as Moelis & Company Holdings LP, “Asset Management LP”), and Moelis & Company Group LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Group LP” and, together with Asset Management LP, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Asset Management LP is currently engaged in the Advisory Business (as defined herein) through certain of its Subsidiaries (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS, the general partner of Asset Management LP has determined that it is in the best interests of Asset Management LP and its partners to separate the Transferred Business (as defined herein) from the other business of Asset Management LP (the “Retained Business”) so that, as of the Closing Date, the Transferred Business shall be held by Group LP and its Subsidiaries and the Retained Business shall be held by Asset Management LP and its Subsidiaries;

 

WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, Asset Management LP desires to (and to cause its applicable Subsidiaries to) contribute, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Group LP and its applicable Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, by way of distribution to, and subsequent contribution by, Moelis & Company Manager LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Moelis Manager”), of the Additional Contributed Assets (as defined herein)), and Group LP desires to accept and assume from Asset Management LP and its applicable Subsidiaries, all of Asset Management LP’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in, to and under certain of the Assets and Liabilities relating to the Transferred Business, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (the “Contribution”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties are entering into this Agreement to set forth the principal transactions required to effect, and the principal terms and conditions of, the Contribution.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound thereby, the Parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

 

SECTION 1.01                                      Defined Terms.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Action” means any action, claim, suit, litigation, proceeding (including, without limitation, arbitral) or investigation.

 

 

“Additional Contributed Assets” means the five percent (5%) of the equity interests Asset Management LP owns in the entities set forth on Schedule B (other than Moelis & Company India) as of the date hereof and the equipment and other personal property described in Schedule L not included in the Contributed Assets.

 

“Advisory Business” means the investment banking advisory services of Asset Management LP and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the business of providing investment banking advisory services with respect to mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, recapitalizations and other corporate finance matters.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, provided, however, that, for purposes of this Agreement, as of and after the Effective Time, none of Asset Management LP or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any of Group LP or any of its Subsidiaries, and vice versa, as a result of any control relationship between such Persons.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble, and includes any amendments or modifications to this Agreement after the date hereof.

 

“Ancillary Agreements” means the agreements listed on Schedule A.

 

“Applicable Law” means any Law applicable to any of the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, properties or Assets.

 

“Asset” means any asset, property, right, Contract and claim, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, of any kind, nature and description, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, and wheresoever situated and whether or not carried or reflected, or required to be carried or reflected, on the books of any Person.

 

“Asset Management LP” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Asset Management LP Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).

 

“Business Day” shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions located in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law or other governmental action to be closed.

 

“Business Employee” means any individual who, immediately prior to the Closing, is employed by, engaged directly and primarily in or necessary for the conduct of the Transferred Business (including, without limitation, any such individuals on short-term or long-term disability leave or another approved leave of absence).

 

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

“Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

 

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“Contributed Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

 

“Contribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Copyrights” means any foreign or United States copyright registrations and applications for registration thereof, and any non-registered copyrights.

 

“Covered Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).

 

“Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

 

“Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

 

“Excluded Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).

 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation, state, city, locality or other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.

 

“Group LP” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Group LP Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).

 

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person, all obligations of such Person for borrowed money (including, without limitation, reimbursement and all other obligations with respect to surety bonds, letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, whether or not matured).

 

“Indemnifiable Losses” means all after-Tax Liabilities suffered or incurred by an Indemnitee, including, without limitation, any reasonable fees, costs or expenses of enforcing any indemnity hereunder; provided, however, that “Indemnifiable Losses” shall not include any Special Damages except if and to the extent awarded in an Action involving a Third Party Claim against such Indemnitee; provided further, that, in the event of a dispute concerning any Indemnifiable Losses, no Party shall have any liability with respect thereto except to the extent that such Indemnifiable Losses have been finally judicially determined.

 

“Indemnitee” means any of the Asset Management LP Indemnitees and the Group LP Indemnitees, as the case may be.

 

“Information” means all information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including, without limitation, studies, reports, records, books, Contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys, memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including,

 

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without limitation, attorney work product), and other technical, financial, legal, employee or business information or data.

 

“Insurance Proceeds” means amounts (a) received by an insured from an insurance carrier; (b) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured; or (c) received (including, without limitation, by way of set-off) from any third party in the nature of insurance, contribution or indemnification in respect of any Liability, in each of cases (a), (b) and (c), net of any applicable premium adjustments (including, without limitation, reserves and retrospectively rated premium adjustments) and net of any costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof.

 

“Intellectual Property” means, collectively, all Copyrights, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Internet Assets, Software and other proprietary rights.

 

“Internet Assets” means any Internet domain names and other computer user identifiers and any rights in and to sites on the worldwide web, including, without limitation, rights in and to any text, graphics, audio and video files and html or other code incorporated in such sites.

 

“Law” means any federal, state, local, municipal or foreign (including, without limitation, supranational) law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree, arbitration award, agency requirement, license or permit of any Governmental Authority.

 

“Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

 

“Lease Assignments” has the meaning set forth in Schedule J.

 

“Lease Indemnification Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Schedule A.

 

“Liabilities” means any and all losses, liabilities, claims, charges, debts, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, damages, fines, penalties, offsets, obligations, payments, costs and expenses, sums of money, bonds, indemnities and similar obligations, covenants, Contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, omissions, guarantees, make whole agreements and similar obligations, and other liabilities, including, without limitation, all contractual obligations, whether absolute or contingent, inchoate or otherwise, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, and including, without limitation, those arising under any Law, Action or threatened or contemplated Action (including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and attorneys’ fees and any and all costs and expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions), order or consent decree of any Governmental Authority or any award of any arbitrator or mediator of any kind, and those arising under any Contract, commitment or undertaking, including, without limitation, those arising under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person.

 

“Majority Contribution Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Schedule J.

 

“Minority Contribution Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Schedule J.

 

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“Moelis & Company India” means Moelis & Company India Private Limited, a Indian private limited company.

 

“Moelis Manager” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Patents” means any foreign or United States patents and patent applications, including, without limitation, any divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions or reissues thereof, whether or not patents are issued on such applications and whether or not such applications are modified, withdrawn or resubmitted.

 

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, limited liability company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

 

“Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).

 

“Retained Business” has the meaning set forth in recitals.

 

“Software” means any computer software programs, source code, object code, data and documentation, including, without limitation, any computer software programs that incorporate and run any models, formulae and algorithms related to the Transferred Business.

 

“Special Damages” means any special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, damages for lost profits and lost business opportunities or damages calculated based upon a multiple of earnings approach or variant thereof.

 

“Subsidiary” of any Person means, as of the relevant date of determination, any other Person of which 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting equity securities or 50% or more of the outstanding economic equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such first Person.

 

“Tangible Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a)(v).

 

“Taxes” means any federal, state, provincial, county, local, foreign and other taxes (including, without limitation, income, profits, windfall profits, alternative or add-on, minimum, accumulated earnings, environmental, personal holding company, capital stock, capital gains, premium, estimated, excise, stamp, registration, sales, use, license, occupancy, occupation, gross receipts, franchise, ad valorem, severance, capital levy, production, transfer, withholding, employment, unemployment compensation, social security (or similar), payroll and property taxes, import duties and other governmental charges and assessments), whether or not measured in whole or in part by net income, and including, without limitation, deficiencies, interest, additions to tax or interest, and penalties with respect thereto.

 

“Third-Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(a).

 

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“Trade Secrets” means any trade secrets, research records, business methods, processes, procedures, manufacturing formulae, technical know-how, technology, blue prints, designs, plans, inventions (whether patentable and whether reduced to practice), invention disclosures and improvements thereto.

 

“Trademarks” means any foreign or United States trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, brand names, designs and logos, corporate names, product or service identifiers, whether registered or unregistered, and all registrations and applications for registration thereof.

 

“Transferred Assets” means the Contributed Assets and the Additional Contributed Assets.

 

“Transferred Business” means the Advisory Business and any services and operations of Asset Management LP or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date related thereto.

 

“Transferred Business Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

 

“Transferred Entities” means any Person, where a majority of the equity interest of such Person is part of the Transferred Assets, and any Subsidiary of such Person.

 

“Transferred Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

 

SECTION 1.02                                      Other Definitions.  Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. When used herein:

 

(a)                                 the word “or” is not exclusive unless the context clearly requires otherwise;

 

(b)                                 the word “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise;

 

(c)                                  the terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision; and

 

(d)                                 all section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes and schedules to this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 1.03                                      Absence of Presumption.  This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

 

SECTION 1.04                                      Headings.  The section and article headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and will not affect the meaning or  interpretation of this Agreement. All references to Sections or Articles contained herein mean Sections or Articles of this Agreement unless otherwise stated.

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONTRIBUTION

 

SECTION 2.01                                      Contribution of Transferred Assets.

 

(a)                                 At the Closing, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Majority Contribution Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.01(b), Asset Management LP will contribute, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, or cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to contribute, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, to Group LP or one or more of its Subsidiaries, and Group LP will acquire and accept from Asset Management LP or its applicable Subsidiaries, all of the right, title and interest of Asset Management LP or its applicable Subsidiaries in, to and under all Assets relating to the Transferred Business, including, without limitation, the following Assets, other than to the extent any are Excluded Assets or Additional Contributed Assets (collectively, the “Contributed Assets”):

 

(i)                                     Equity Interests.  (A) Ninety-five percent (95%) of the equity interests Asset Management LP owns in the entities set forth on Schedule B (other than Moelis & Company India) as of the date hereof and (B) one hundred percent (100%) of the equity interests Asset Management LP owns in Moelis & Company India as of the date hereof;

 

(ii)                                  Contracts.  Subject to Section 4.07, all right, title and interest in and to each contract, lease, license, mortgage, deed of trust, franchise, certificate, option, warrant, right, instrument, understanding, commitment or other agreement, whether oral or written, together with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto (“Contracts”), which (A) relates primarily to the Transferred Business, (B) is set forth on Schedule C or (C) is set forth on Schedule F (“Leases”), and all employment agreements with any Transferred Business Employee;

 

(iii)                            Accounts Receivable.  All accounts receivable and other receivables (including, without limitation, any claims, remedies and other rights related thereto) of the Transferred Business, whether or not billed, for services prior to the Closing Date or otherwise associated with the Transferred Assets;

 

(iv)                              Intellectual Property.  All Intellectual Property primarily related to the Transferred Business, including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule D;

 

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(v)                                  Tangible Property.  (A) All equipment and other items of personal property owned or leased by Asset Management LP or its Subsidiaries, that (a) are located at the Leased Real Property on the Closing Date or (b) as described on Schedule E and (B) all vehicles, furniture, fixtures, supplies, spare parts, tools and office equipment, whether owned or leased, in each case located at the Leased Real Property on the Closing Date (collectively, “Tangible Property”), and all warranties and guarantees, if any, express or implied, existing for the benefit of Asset Management LP or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Tangible Property, to the extent transferable and related to the Transferred Business, in each case other than the equipment and other items of personal property set forth on Schedule L; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that, all computers, monitors or other computer hardware related to the Transferred Business, wherever located, shall be Contributed Assets;

 

(vi)                              Books and Records.  All books and records, files, papers, tapes, disks, manuals, keys, reports, plans, catalogs, sales and promotional materials, and all other printed and written materials, to the extent available and related to the Transferred Business;

 

(vii)                          Permits and Licenses.  All permits or licenses issued by any Governmental Authority to the extent primarily related to or material to the operation of the Transferred Business and permitted by Applicable Law to be transferred; and

 

(viii)                      Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Not less than $[·] in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities (the “Transferred Cash”).

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Asset Management LP and its Subsidiaries shall retain ownership of the following Assets, which Assets shall be excluded from the Transferred Assets and shall not be contributed, conveyed, transferred, assigned or delivered hereunder (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”):

 

(i)                                     Cash and Cash Equivalents.  All cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities (including, without limitation, any cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities held by any Transferred Entity) other than the Transferred Cash;

 

(ii)                                  Litigation Claims; Insurance Recoveries.  Any litigation claim or insurance recovery relating to the matters set forth on Schedule G, and any insurance policy and Insurance Proceeds to the extent primarily related to any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Liability;

 

(iii)                               Intellectual Property.  All Intellectual Property or hardware of Asset Management LP and any of its Subsidiaries not primarily used in the Transferred Business, including, without limitation, any rights (ownership, licensed or otherwise), trademarks, service marks, brand names, Internet domain names, logos, trade dress, trade names, corporate names and other indicia of origin, and any derivatives of the foregoing, and all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, in each case, not primarily related to the Transferred Business, and all goodwill associated with and symbolized by the foregoing;

 

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(iv)                              Books and Records.  All books, records and other data that cannot, without unreasonable effort or expense, be separated from books and records maintained by Asset Management LP or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with businesses other than the Transferred Business or to the extent that such books, records and other data relate to Excluded Assets, Excluded Liabilities or Business Employees who do not become Transferred Business Employees, and all personnel files and records; and

 

(v)                                 Retained Business.  Any Asset solely relating to the Retained Business (other than any Asset set forth in clauses  (i) through (viii) of Section 2.01(a)).

 

(c)                                  At the Closing, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Minority Contribution Agreement, (i) Asset Management LP will distribute the Additional Contributed Assets to Moelis Manager, (ii) immediately upon receipt thereof, Moelis Manager will contribute, convey, transfer, assign and deliver the Additional Contributed Assets to Group LP and (iii) Group LP will acquire and accept all of the right, title and interest of Asset Management LP in the Additional Contributed Assets.  Moelis Manager shall be reflected as the owner of the applicable Additional Contributed Assets on the books and records of the entities set forth on Schedule B (other than Moelis & Company India) and shall be regarded as the owner of the other Additional Contributed Assets for commercial law purposes for the period specified in clause (i) above.

 

SECTION 2.02                                      Assumption of Transferred Liabilities.

 

(a)                                 From and after the Closing, Group LP will assume and be liable for (or cause the appropriate Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Group LP to assume and be liable for), and will pay, perform and discharge (or will cause the appropriate Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Group LP to pay, perform and discharge) as they become due, all of the Liabilities set forth in this Section 2.02(a), other than any Excluded Liability (collectively, the “Transferred Liabilities”):

 

(i)                                     Transferred Assets; Transferred Business.  All Liabilities primarily relating to, arising from or in connection with the Transferred Business or any Transferred Asset, regardless of when or where such Liability arose, whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Closing Date, and regardless of where or against whom such Liability is asserted or determined;

 

(ii)                                  Employee Liabilities.  All Liabilities primarily relating to, arising from or in connection with the Transferred Business Employees and their employment, including, without limitation, all compensation, benefits, severance, workers’ compensation and welfare benefit claims and other employment-related Liabilities primarily arising from or relating to the conduct of any Transferred Business; and

 

(iii)                               Indebtedness.  The Indebtedness set forth on Schedule H.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Asset Management LP and its Subsidiaries will retain and be liable for, and will pay, perform and discharge as they become due, the following Liabilities and obligations, and such Liabilities and obligations shall not be assumed by Group LP or any of its applicable Subsidiaries pursuant

 

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to this Agreement and shall be excluded from the Transferred Liabilities (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”):

 

(i)                                     Liabilities Relating to Excluded Assets or Retained Business.  Any Liability of Asset Management LP or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent relating to any Excluded Asset or the Retained Business (other than any Liability set forth in clauses  (i) through (iii) of Section 2.02(a)); and

 

(ii)                                  Other Excluded Liabilities.  The Liabilities set forth on Schedule I.

 

SECTION 2.03                                      Closing.  The closing of the Contribution (the “Closing”) shall take place at 9 a.m., New York, New York time, on [·], 2014 (the “Closing Date”), at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 4 Times Square, New York, New York 10036.

 

SECTION 2.04                                      Title; Risk of Loss.  Title, risk of loss and/or responsibility with respect to, each Transferred Asset and Transferred Liability shall transfer from Asset Management LP and its applicable Subsidiaries to Group LP at 6 p.m., New York time, on the Closing Date (the “Effective Time”).

 

SECTION 2.05                                      Further Documentation.

 

(a)                                 At the Closing, the Parties shall execute and deliver, and shall cause their appropriate Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, one or more agreements of assignment and assumption and/or bills of sale or such other instruments of transfer as either Party may request for the purpose of effectuating the Contribution, including, without limitation, the agreements and instruments set forth on Schedule J.

 

(b)                                 Concurrently with or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties will, or will cause their applicable Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, enter into and execute each of the Ancillary Agreements.

 

ARTICLE III

 

NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES

 

SECTION 3.01                                      No Representations or Warranties.  Group LP, on behalf of itself and all of its Subsidiaries (including, after the Effective Time, the Transferred Entities) and their respective Representatives, understands and agrees that none of Asset Management LP, any Asset Management LP’s Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives or any other Person is, in this Agreement or in any other agreement, document or instrument, making any  representation or warranty of any kind whatsoever, express or implied, to Group LP, any of its Subsidiaries (including, after the Effective Time, the Transferred Entities) or their respective Representatives in any way with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or regarding the Transferred Assets, the Transferred Liabilities or the Transferred Business or as to any consents or approvals required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, it being agreed and understood that Group LP shall take all of the Transferred Assets, the Transferred Liabilities and the Transferred Businesses on an “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis, and all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a specific purpose or

 

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otherwise are hereby expressly disclaimed by Asset Management LP, on behalf of itself and each its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives.

 

SECTION 3.02                                      Group LP to Bear Risk.  Except as expressly set forth herein, Group LP shall bear the economic and legal risk that conveyances of the Transferred Assets shall prove to be insufficient or that the title of Asset Management LP or any of Asset Management LP’s Subsidiaries to any Transferred Asset shall be other than good and marketable and free from encumbrances.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

COVENANTS

 

SECTION 4.01                                      Further Assurances.

 

(a)                                 In addition to the actions specifically provided for in this Agreement, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law, regulations and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, and execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including, without limitation, instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all consents, approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, and take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by any other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms hereof, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Parties agree that, as of the Effective Time, Group LP shall be deemed to have acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership of all of the Transferred Assets, together with all rights, powers and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have assumed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement all of the Transferred Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto, that Group LP is entitled to acquire or required to assume pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(b)                                 Subject to Section 4.01(c) hereof, if at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date,  (i) Asset Management LP or any of its Subsidiaries shall possess a Transferred Asset or (ii) Group LP or any of its Subsidiaries shall possess an Excluded Asset, then Asset Management LP or Group LP, as the case may be, shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Asset to Group LP or Asset Management LP, as the case may be. Prior to any such transfer, the Party possessing such Asset shall hold such Asset in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto), and shall take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party to which such Asset is to be transferred in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position it would have been had such Asset been transferred at the Effective Time.

 

(c)                                  Without limiting the generality of Section 4.01(a) or Section 4.01(b), if the valid, complete and perfected assignment or transfer to Group LP of any Transferred Assets or

 

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Transferred Liabilities to be transferred under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement requires the consent, agreement or approval of or any  filing or registration with any Person or Governmental Authority, and as a result of the failure to make or obtain any such consent, agreement, approval, filing or registration such transfer is not effected as contemplated hereby or thereby despite the provisions hereof purporting to effect such assignment or transfer, then,  (i) the Parties shall cooperate to effect such transfer as promptly following the Closing as is practicable, and (ii) until such time as any impediment to the validity, completeness or perfection of such assignment or transfer shall have been removed, nullified or waived, the Person possessing such Transferred Asset or Transferred Liability shall hold such Transferred Asset or Transferred Liability in trust for the use and benefit of the Person entitled thereto (at the expense of the Person entitled thereto), and shall take such other action as may be reasonably requested by the Person to whom such Transferred Asset or Transferred Liability is to be transferred in order to place such Person, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position it would have been had such Transferred Asset or Transferred Liability been transferred on the Effective Time.

 

SECTION 4.02                                      Information.

 

(a)                                 At any time before, on or after the Effective Time  (i) Asset Management LP, on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries, agrees to provide, or cause to be provided, to Group LP and its Representatives, and (ii) Group LP, on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries, agrees to provide, or cause to be provided, to each of Asset Management LP and its Representatives, in each case as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor from such other Party, any Information (in the possession or under the control of such respective Person, if applicable, that the requesting Party reasonably needs (A) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting Party (including, without limitation, under applicable securities or Tax Laws) by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the requesting Party, (B) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative, Tax or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, claims, regulatory, litigation, Tax or other similar requirements, (C) for use in the conduct of the Transferred Business in accordance with past practice or (D) to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; provided, however, that in the event that any Party reasonably determines that any such provision of Information could be commercially detrimental to such Party or any of its Subsidiaries, if applicable, violate any Law or agreement to which such Party or any of its Subsidiaries, if applicable, is a Party, or waive any attorney-client privilege applicable to such Party or any of its Subsidiaries, if applicable, the Parties shall take all reasonable measures to permit the compliance with the obligations pursuant to this Section 4.02(a) in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence (including, if appropriate, by entering into joint defense or similar arrangements); provided, further, that in the event, after taking all such reasonable measures, the Party subject to such Law or agreement is unable to provide any Information without violating such Law or agreement, such Party shall not be obligated to provide such Information to the extent it would violate such Law or agreement. The Parties intend that any transfer of Information that would otherwise be within the attorney-client privilege shall not operate as a waiver of any potentially applicable privilege. Each Party shall make its employees and facilities available and accessible during normal business hours and on reasonable prior notice to provide an explanation of any Information provided hereunder.

 

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(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 4.02(a) or (d), after the Effective Time, Asset Management LP shall provide, or cause to be provided, to Group LP in such form as Group LP shall request, at no charge to Group LP, copies of:

 

(i)                                     all financial and other data and Information in the possession or under the control of Asset Management LP or any of its Subsidiaries as Group LP determines necessary or advisable in order to prepare its financial statements or any other reports, filings or submissions of Group LP or its Subsidiaries with any Governmental Authority; and

 

(ii)                                  all such books, records, other data and personnel files and records that constitute Excluded Assets set forth in Section 2.01(b)(iv).

 

(c)                                  Any Information owned by one Person that is provided to a requesting Party pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing Person (or Person on whose behalf such Information is being provided). Unless specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.

 

(d)                                 The Party requesting Information, consultant or witness services under this Agreement agrees to reimburse the other Party for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs, if any, of creating, gathering and copying such Information, to the extent that such costs are incurred for the benefit of the requesting Party by or on behalf of such other Party or its Representatives or Subsidiaries, if applicable. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Ancillary Agreement, such costs shall be computed in accordance with the providing Party’s standard methodology and procedures.

 

(e)                                  To facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Section 4.02 and other provisions of this Agreement after the Effective Time, the Parties agree to use their reasonable best efforts to retain all Information in their respective possession or control at the Effective Time in accordance with the policies of Asset Management LP as in effect at the Effective Time.

 

(f)                                   No Party shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate, in the absence of willful misconduct or fraud by the Party providing such Information. No Party shall have any Liability to the other Party if any Information is destroyed after using its reasonable best efforts in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02(e).

 

(g)                                  The rights and obligations granted under this Section 4.02 and Sections 4.03 and 4.04 are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of Information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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SECTION 4.03                                      Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.

 

(a)                                 After the Effective Time, except in the case of an adversarial Action by one Party (or, if applicable, any of its Subsidiaries) against another Party (or, if applicable, any of its Subsidiaries) (which shall be governed by such discovery rules as may be applicable thereto), each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to make available to the other Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of its Subsidiaries as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, at the offices of such Party during normal business hours, in each case to the extent that any such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required (and, in the case of any such Person, for reasonable periods of time) in connection with any Action in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, allocated costs of in-house counsel and other personnel) in connection therewith.

 

(b)                                 If an indemnifying party chooses to defend or to seek to compromise or settle any Third-Party Claim, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to make available to the other Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of such Party and, if applicable, its Subsidiaries as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available during normal business hours, to the extent that any such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required (and, in the case of any such Person, for reasonable periods of time) in connection with such defense, settlement or compromise, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, as the case may be, in each case at the indemnifying party’s expense. The indemnifying party shall bear all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, allocated costs of in-house counsel and other personnel) in connection therewith.

 

(c)                                  Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties shall cooperate and consult, and, if applicable, cause each of its Subsidiaries to cooperate and consult, to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions.

 

(d)                                 Without limiting any provision of this Section 4.03, each of the Parties agrees to cooperate, and, if applicable, to cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to cooperate, with each other in the defense of any infringement or similar claim with respect to any Intellectual Property and shall not claim to acknowledge, or permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to claim to acknowledge, the validity or infringing use of any Intellectual Property of a third Person in a manner that would hamper or undermine the defense of such infringement or similar claim.

 

(e)                                  For a period of five years from the Closing Date:

 

(i)                                     Asset Management LP agrees to retain and not destroy or dispose of books, records and other data of Group LP and the Transferred Business prior to the Closing to the extent not transferred to Group LP and, prior to destroying or disposing of

 

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such books, records and other data, to notify Group LP and, at the request of Group LP, to transfer such books, records and other data to Group LP to the extent that such books, records and other data can, without unreasonable effort or expense, be separated from books and records maintained by Asset Management LP or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with businesses other than the Transferred Businesses (unless Group LP shall pay for the full amount of the costs and expenses associated with such separation); and

 

(ii)                                  Group LP agrees to retain and not destroy or dispose of books, records and other data of Asset Management LP and the Retained Business prior to the Closing to the extent transferred to Group LP and, prior to destroying or disposing of such books, records and other data, to notify Asset Management LP and, at the request of Asset Management LP, to transfer such books, records and other data to Asset Management LP to the extent that such books, records and other data can, without unreasonable effort or expense, be separated from books and records maintained by Group LP or any of its Subsidiaries (unless Asset Management LP shall pay for the full amount of the costs and expenses associated with such separation).

 

(f)                                   In connection with any matter contemplated by this Section 4.03, the applicable Parties will enter into a mutually acceptable joint defense agreement so as to maintain to the extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or work product immunity of any Party or, if applicable, any of its Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 4.04                                      Confidentiality.

 

(a)                                 Subject to Section 4.05 and unless otherwise agreed by the Party to whom such Covered Information relates, each of the Parties agrees to hold, and to cause each member of its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, general partners, agents, accountants, managing member, employees, counsel and other advisors and representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) to hold strictly confidential all Information concerning each such other Party (including, without limitation, such Person’s clients, transactions, business, Assets, Liabilities, performance or operations) that is either in its possession (including, without limitation, Information in its possession prior to the date hereof) or furnished by any such other Party or its Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise (collectively, “Covered Information”), except that the following shall not be deemed to be Covered Information: any such Information to the extent that  (i) at the time of disclosure such Information is generally available to and known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the disclosing Party or by any of its Representatives in breach of this Section 4.04) or (ii) such Information has after the Effective Time been acquired from other sources by such Party which sources are, to the knowledge of the Party acquiring such Information, not themselves bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation that would limit or prohibit disclosure of such Information.

 

(b)                                 Subject to Section 4.05 and unless otherwise agreed by the Party to whom such Covered Information relates, each Party agrees  (i) not to use any Covered Information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement and (ii) not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Covered Information to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such Covered

 

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Information (who shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such Covered Information), except in compliance with Section 4.05. Without limiting the foregoing, when any Covered Information is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each  Party will promptly after request of the Party that provided such Covered Information either return to such Party all such Covered Information in a tangible form (including, without limitation, all copies thereof and all notes, analyses, presentations, extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other Party that it has destroyed such Covered Information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts, analyses, presentations or summaries based thereon). Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Covered Information, such Party will continue to be bound by its obligations of confidentiality and other obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 4.05                                      Protective Arrangements.  In the event that any Party or any of its Subsidiaries determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any Covered Information of any other Party (or any of such Party’s Subsidiaries) pursuant to Applicable Law (including, without limitation, any federal, state, local or foreign regulatory or self-regulatory body or any securities exchange or listing authority to the extent required or requested by such body, exchange or authority, or as necessary and appropriate in connection with filings, or as otherwise legally required) or receives any demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide Covered Information of any other Party (or any of such Party’s Subsidiaries), such Party shall, to the extent practicable and unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, notify the other Party prior to disclosing or providing such Covered Information and shall cooperate at the expense of the requesting Party in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements requested by such other Party. Subject to the foregoing, the Person that received such request may thereafter disclose or provide Covered Information if and to the extent required by such Applicable Law (as so advised by counsel) or by lawful process of such Governmental Authority; provided, however, that the Party shall only disclose such portion of the Covered Information so required to be disclosed or provided in that Party’s sole reasonable judgment.

 

SECTION 4.06                                      Intercompany Agreements.  Other than the Ancillary Agreements, the Leases and any agreement or instrument executed pursuant to Section 2.05(a) (including, without limitation, the agreements set forth on Schedule J), all Contracts, licenses, commitments or other arrangements, formal or informal, written or oral and whether express or implied, between any of Asset Management LP or any other Asset Management LP Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Transferred Entity, on the other hand, shall terminate effective as of the Effective Time, and no Persons party to any such Contract, license, commitment or other arrangement shall have any rights under such Contract, license, commitment or arrangement.

 

SECTION 4.07                                      Assignment of Contracts; Leases.  The Parties shall cooperate, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to assign, or to the extent any third party consents are needed, to obtain such consent, and to cause Group LP to be substituted in all respects for Asset Management LP or an Asset Management LP Subsidiary in respect of all Contracts, including, without limitation, all Leases, to which Asset Management LP or an Asset Management LP Subsidiary is a party, provided, that with respect to each Lease, Asset Management LP shall remain a party to each Lease to extent provided for in the applicable Lease Assignment and as otherwise agreed by Asset Management LP and Group LP. If such

 

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assignment or substitution is not effected by the Effective Time,  (i) Asset Management LP shall continue to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary third party consent and (ii) the Parties agree to cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Group LP would, in compliance with Law, obtain the benefits and assume the obligations and bear the economic burdens associated with such Contracts in accordance with this Agreement, or under which Asset Management LP would enforce for the benefit (and at the expense) of Group LP any and all of their rights against a third party (including, without limitation, any Governmental Entity) associated with such Contracts.

 

SECTION 4.08                                      Expenses.  All legal and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such costs and expenses unless expressly otherwise contemplated herein.

 

ARTICLE V

 

SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

SECTION 5.01                                      Survival of Agreements.  All covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive in accordance with their terms.

 

SECTION 5.02                                      Pre-Contribution Releases.

 

(a)                                 Except as provided in Section 5.02(b), effective as of the Effective Time:

 

(i)                                     Asset Management LP, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective successors and assigns, does hereby release and forever discharge Group LP, its general partner (in such capacity) and each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective successors and assigns, from any and all demands, Actions and Liabilities whatsoever, whether at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any right of contribution), whether arising under any Contract, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(ii)                                  Group LP, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective successors and assigns, does hereby release and forever discharge Asset Management LP, its general partner (in such capacity) and each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective successors and assigns, from any and all demands, Actions and Liabilities whatsoever, whether at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any right of contribution), whether arising under any Contract, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Nothing contained in Section 5.02(a) shall impair any right of any Person identified in Section 5.02(a) pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any

 

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agreement or instrument executed pursuant to Section 2.05(a) (including, without limitation, the agreements set forth on Schedule J). Nothing contained in Section 5.02(a) shall release or discharge any Person from:

 

(i)                                     any Liability, contingent or otherwise, assumed, transferred, assigned, retained or allocated to such Person in accordance with, or any other Liability of that Person under, this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant to Section 2.05(a) (including, without limitation, the agreements set forth on Schedule J); or

 

(ii)                                  any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than Asset Management LP, its general partner (in such capacity) and any of its Subsidiaries, and its and their respective successors and assigns, or Group LP, its general partner (in such capacity) and any of its Subsidiaries, and its and their respective successors and assigns.

 

In addition, nothing contained in Section 5.02(a) shall release any Party from honoring its existing obligations to indemnify any Person who was a Representative of such Party, at or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent such Person becomes a named defendant in any Action involving such Party, and was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to then existing obligations (including, without limitation, under any applicable charter, bylaw or similar provision); provided, however, that to the extent applicable, Sections 5.03 and 5.04 shall determine whether any Party shall be required to indemnify the other in respect of such Liability.

 

(c)                                  Asset Management LP shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, make any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including, without limitation, any claim of contribution or indemnification, against Group LP, its general partner (in such capacity) or its Subsidiaries, with respect to any Liability released pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(i); and Group LP shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including, without limitation, any claim of contribution or indemnification, against Asset Management LP, its general partner (in such capacity) or its Subsidiaries, with respect to any Liability released pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(ii).

 

(d)                                 It is the intent of each of the Parties by virtue of the provisions of this Section 5.02 to provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time between any of Asset Management LP and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of Group LP and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand (including, without limitation, any Contracts existing or alleged to exist between any of the Parties on or before the Effective Time), except as expressly set forth in Section 5.02(b). At any time, at the reasonable request of any Party, the other Parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 5.03                                      Indemnification by Asset Management LP.  From and after the Closing Date, Asset Management LP shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Group LP and

 

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its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, general partners, managers and employees (in their capacity as directors, officers, general partners, managers and employees of Group LP or its Subsidiaries), and each of the heirs, executors, successors and permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Group LP Indemnitees”), from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of such Persons to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (without duplication):

 

(i)                                     any breach of any covenant or agreement of Asset Management LP made in this Agreement; or

 

(ii)                                  any Excluded Asset, any Excluded Liability or the Retained Business.

 

SECTION 5.04                                      Indemnification by Group LP.  From and after the Closing Date, Group LP shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Asset Management LP and its Affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, general partners, managers and employees (in their capacity as directors, officers, general partners, managers and employees of Asset Management LP or its Affiliates), and each of the heirs, executors, successors and permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Asset Management LP Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of such Persons to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (without duplication):

 

(i)                                     any breach of any covenant or agreement of Group LP made in this Agreement; or

 

(ii)                                  any Transferred Asset, any Transferred Liability or the Transferred Business.

 

SECTION 5.05                                      Notice of Indemnity Claim.  Any Indemnitee entitled to indemnification under this Agreement may seek indemnification for any Indemnifiable Loss by providing written notice to the indemnifying party, specifying (a) the basis for such indemnification claim and (b) if known, the aggregate amount of Indemnifiable Loss for which a claim is being made under this Article V. Written notice to such indemnifying party of the existence of such claim shall be given by the Indemnitee as soon as practicable after the Indemnitee first receives notice of the potential claim; provided, however, that any failure to provide such prompt notice of the event giving rise to such claim to the indemnifying party shall not affect the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Article V except to the extent that such failure results in a lack of actual notice of the event giving rise to such claim and such indemnifying party actually incurs an incremental expense or otherwise has been materially prejudiced as a result of such delay.

 

SECTION 5.06                                      Third-Party Claims.

 

(a)                                 If an Indemnitee shall receive notice of the assertion by a third-party of any claim, or of the commencement by any such Person of any Action, with respect to which an indemnifying party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, a “Third-Party Claim”), such Indemnitee shall give such indemnifying party prompt written notice thereof; provided, however, that any failure to provide

 

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such prompt notice of the event giving rise to such claim to the indemnifying party shall not affect the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification pursuant to this Article V or relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Article V except to the extent that such failure results in a lack of actual notice of the event giving rise to such claim to the indemnifying party and such indemnifying party actually incurs an incremental expense or otherwise has been materially prejudiced as a result of such delay. Any such notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail, including, if known, the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss for which indemnification may be available or a good faith estimate thereof.

 

(b)                                 An indemnifying party may elect (but is not required) to assume the defense of and defend, at such indemnifying party’s own expense and by such indemnifying party’s own counsel (provided such counsel is reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party), any Third-Party Claim. Within 30 days after the receipt of notice from an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 5.06(a), the indemnifying party shall notify the Indemnitee of its election whether the indemnifying party will assume responsibility for defending such Third-Party Claim, which election shall specify any reservations or exceptions. After notice from an indemnifying party to an Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, but, as long as the indemnifying party pursues such defense, compromise or settlement with reasonable diligence, the fees and expenses of such Indemnitee incurred in participating in such defense shall be paid by the Indemnitee.

 

(c)                                  If an indemnifying party elects not to assume responsibility for defending a Third-Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 5.06(b), such Indemnitee may defend such Third-Party Claim at the cost and expense of the indemnifying party; provided, however, that the indemnifying party may thereafter assume the defense of and defend such Third-Party Claim upon notice to the Indemnitee (but the cost and expense of such Indemnitee in defending such Third-Party Claim incurred from the last day of the notice period under Section 5.06(b) until such date as the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim shall be paid by the indemnifying party).

 

(d)                                 If an indemnifying party elects not to assume responsibility for defending a Third-Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 5.06(b), and has not thereafter assumed such defense as provided in Section 5.06(c), such Indemnitee shall have the right to settle or compromise such Third-Party Claim, and any such settlement or compromise made or caused to be made of such Third-Party Claim in accordance with this Article V shall be binding on the indemnifying party, in the same manner as if a final judgment or decree had been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction in the amount of such settlement or compromise. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Indemnitee shall not compromise or settle a Third-Party Claim without the express prior written consent of the indemnifying party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that such prior written consent shall not be required in the case of any such compromise or settlement if and only if the compromise or settlement includes, as part thereof, a full and unconditional release by the plaintiff or claimant of the Indemnitee and the indemnifying party from all Liability with respect to such Third-Party Claim and does not require the indemnifying party to be subject to any non-monetary remedy.

 

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(e)                                  The indemnifying party shall have the right to compromise or settle a Third-Party Claim the defense of which it shall have assumed pursuant to Section 5.06(b) or Section 5.06(c) and any such settlement or compromise made or caused to be made of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with this Article V shall be binding on the Indemnitee, in the same manner as if a final judgment or decree had been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction in the amount of such settlement or compromise. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to admit Liability on behalf of the Indemnitee and shall not compromise or settle a Third-Party Claim in each case without the express prior written consent of the Indemnitee (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that such prior written consent shall not be required in the case of any such compromise or settlement if and only if the compromise or settlement includes, as a part thereof, a full and unconditional release by the plaintiff or claimant of the Indemnitee from all Liability with respect to such Third-Party Claim and does not require the Indemnitee to make any payment that is not fully indemnified under this Agreement or to be subject to any non-monetary remedy.

 

SECTION 5.07                                      Mitigation.  Each Indemnitee claiming a right to indemnification shall make commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any claim or liability that such Indemnitee asserts under this Article V.

 

SECTION 5.08                                      Exclusive Remedies.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, except in the case of a fraud or willful misconduct on the part of a Party hereto and except as specifically set forth in this Article V, there shall be no rights, claims or remedies (whether in Law or in equity) available to any Indemnitee for breaches by any indemnifying party of representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements under this Agreement or otherwise relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Parties hereto shall each have and retain all rights and remedies to bring actions for specific performance and/or injunctive relief existing in their favor under this Agreement, at Law or equity, to enforce or prevent a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

EMPLOYEE MATTERS

 

SECTION 6.01                                      Transfer of Business Employees.  No later than immediately prior to the Closing Date, the employment of each Business Employee (other than those Business Employees set forth on Schedule K) shall be transferred to Group LP, any of its Subsidiaries or a Transferred Entity to the extent that such Business Employees shall not already be employed by any such entity; provided, however, that any such Business Employee who is on an approved leave of absence (including, without limitation, disability leave) on the Closing Date shall not be transferred as of the Closing Date if such transfer would result in the loss of healthcare or disability insurance coverage and, in such event, the Business Employee shall commence employment with Group LP, one of its Subsidiaries or a Transferred Entity as of the date such employee returns from such leave. Each Business Employees who becomes employed by Group LP, one of its Subsidiaries or a Transferred Entity in accordance with the preceding sentence, together with the Business Employees, shall be referred to herein collectively as the “Transferred Business Employees.”

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

TERMINATION

 

SECTION 7.01                                      Effect of Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated only by a written agreement signed by all of the Parties. In the event of any termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability of the part of any party to this Agreement, except with respect to Sections 4.04 and 4.05, Article V and Article VIII.

 

SECTION 7.02                                      Unwinding.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the initial public offering of shares of Class A common stock by Moelis & Company, a Delaware corporation, is not consummated within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date, then this Agreement and all other agreements and instruments entered into for the purpose of effectuating the Contribution shall be null and void and all transactions contemplated thereby shall be cancelled with no consideration paid.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 8.01                                      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the agreements and instruments set forth on Schedule A and Schedule J, shall constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter.

 

SECTION 8.02                                      Governing Law; Arbitration.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement, including, without limitation, its existence, validity, construction, and operating effect, and the rights of each of the parties hereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to otherwise governing principles of conflicts of law.

 

(b)                                 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or validity thereof (“Dispute”) shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect (the “Rules”), except as modified herein and such arbitration shall be administered by the AAA. The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York.

 

(c)                                  There shall be one arbitrator who shall be agreed upon by the parties within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. If any arbitrator is not appointed within the time limit provided herein, such arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, striking and ranking procedure in the Rules, with each party being given a limited number of strikes, except for cause. Any arbitrator appointed by the AAA shall be a retired judge or a practicing attorney with no less than fifteen years of experience with corporate matters and an experienced arbitrator. In rendering an award, the arbitrator shall be required to follow the laws of the state of Delaware.

 

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(d)                                 The award shall be in writing and shall briefly state the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which it is based. The arbitrator shall not be permitted to award punitive, multiple or other non-compensatory damages. The award shall be final and binding upon the parties and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the Parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues or accounting presented to the arbitrator. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over any Party or any of its Assets. Any costs or fees (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incident to enforcing the award shall be charged against the Party resisting such enforcement.

 

(e)                                  All Disputes shall be resolved in a confidential manner. The arbitrator shall agree to hold any information received during the arbitration in the strictest of confidence and shall not disclose to any non-party the existence, contents or results of the arbitration or any other information about such arbitration. The parties to the arbitration shall not disclose any information about the evidence adduced or the documents produced by the other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceeding except as may be required by law, regulatory or governmental authority or as may be necessary in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of an arbitral award. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence (other than private disclosure to financial regulatory authorities), the Party intending to make such disclosure shall use reasonable efforts to give the other Party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford the other Party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.

 

(f)                                   Barring extraordinary circumstances (as determined in the sole discretion of the arbitrator), discovery shall be limited to pre-hearing disclosure of documents that each side will present in support of its case, and non-privileged documents essential to a matter of import in the proceeding for which a Party has demonstrated a substantial need. The Parties agree that they will produce to each other all such requested non-privileged documents, except documents objected to and with respect to which a ruling has been or shall be sought from the arbitrator. There will be no depositions.

 

SECTION 8.03                                      Amendment and Modification.  This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written agreement signed by all of the Parties.

 

SECTION 8.04                                      Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any rights, interests and obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of each of the other Parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that Group LP may assign its rights and obligations to a Subsidiary of Group LP without the prior written consent of Asset Management LP; provided, further, that no such assignment shall relieve Group LP of any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)                                 This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and is not intended to confer upon any other Persons any rights or remedies hereunder.

 

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SECTION 8.05                                      Notices.  All notices and other communications to be given to any Party hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery service or three days after being mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, or when received in the form of a telegram or facsimile and shall be directed to the address set forth below (or at such other address or facsimile number as such Party shall designate by like notice):

 

If to Asset Management LP:

 

	
399 Park Avenue, 6th Floor
    	
 
    
	
New York, New York 10022
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
[·]
    	
 
    
	
Tel No:
    	
(212) 883-3800
    	
 
    
	
Fax No.:
    	
[·]
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
with a copy to:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    	
 
    
	
4 Times Square
    	
 
    
	
New York, New York 10036
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
Joseph A. Coco, Esq.
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Richard B. Aftanas, Esq.
    	
 
    
	
Tel No:
    	
(212) 735-3000
    	
 
    
	
Fax No.:
    	
(212) 735-2000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Group LP:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
399 Park Avenue, 5th Floor
    	
 
    
	
New York, New York 10022
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
Osamu R.   Watanabe, Esq., General Counsel
    
	
Tel No:
    	
(212) 883-3800
    	
 
    
	
Fax No.:
    	
(212) 880-4260
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
with a copy to:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    	
 
    
	
4 Times Square
    	
 
    
	
New York, New York 10036
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
Joseph A. Coco, Esq.
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Richard B. Aftanas, Esq.
    	
 
    
	
Tel No:
    	
(212) 735-3000
    	
 
    
	
Fax No.:
    	
(212) 735-2000
    	
 
    

 

All such notices, demands and other communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when delivered by courier, if delivered by commercial courier service; five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail,

 

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postage prepaid, if mailed; and when receipt is mechanically acknowledged, if telecopied. Any Party may by notice given in accordance with this Section 8.05 designate another address or Person for receipt of notices hereunder.

 

SECTION 8.06                                      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 8.07                                      Waivers of Default. Waiver by any Party of any default by any other Party of any provision hereof or of any Ancillary Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of such other Party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
MOELIS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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Moelis & Company Holdings GP LLC
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
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Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MOELIS & COMPANY GROUP LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
Moelis & Company Holdings GP LLC
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Ancillary Agreements

 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

Transferred Entity Equity Interests

 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

Transferred Contracts

 

 

SCHEDULE D

 

Transferred Intellectual Property

 

 

SCHEDULE E

 

Transferred Tangible Property — Contributed Assets

 

 

SCHEDULE F

 

Leases

 

 

SCHEDULE G

 

Excluded Claims

 

 

SCHEDULE H

 

Assumed Indebtedness

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

Excluded Liabilities

 

 

SCHEDULE J

 

Specific Further Documentation

 

 

SCHEDULE K

 

Asset Management Employees

 

 

SCHEDULE L

 

Transferred Tangible Property — Additional Contributed AssetsExhibit 10.10

 

TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

THIS TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into, as of [  ], 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Moelis & Company Group LP, a Delaware limited partnership, having an address at 399 Park Avenue, [5th] Floor, New York, NY 10022 (“Licensor”) and Kenneth Moelis (“Principal”).  Licensor and Licensee may be referred to herein individually as a “Party,” and collectively as the “Parties,” to this Agreement.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Licensor and certain of its Affiliates were founded by affiliates of Principal and have conducted their businesses using the corporate name, trade name, trademark and service mark “MOELIS”;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Separation Agreement between Licensor and Moelis Asset Management LP dated [         ], 2014, Moelis Asset Management LP will operate independently from Licensor and, as of the effective date of such Separation Agreement, Principal shall continue to have an ownership interest in and be involved in the conduct of the respective businesses of Licensor and Moelis Asset Management LP;

 

WHEREAS, Licensor owns all right, title and interest in the Licensed Mark; and

 

WHEREAS, Principal’s Progeny (collectively, “Licensees”) desire to obtain from Licensor, and Licensor desires to grant to Licensees, a license under the terms and conditions set forth herein to use the Licensed Mark in the conduct of the Business.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
 DEFINITIONS

 

1.01                        Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them herein, including the following:

 

“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or otherwise.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of this Agreement no Party shall be considered an Affiliate of another Party.  It is acknowledged that after the date of this Agreement, Persons who are not presently Affiliates of a Party may become Affiliates of such Party, and Persons who are presently Affiliates of a Party may cease to be Affiliates of such Party.

 

“Business” means the business of (i) asset management, investment advice, namely, investment management and investment of funds for others, including, without

 

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limitation, private and public equity and debt investment services and (ii) investment banking and financial advisory services.

 

“Control” means (i) ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares or other equity interests in issued or registered capital of such Person, (ii) control, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of such Person or (iii) the power, directly or indirectly, to appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person, or the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.

 

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any government of the United States or any other jurisdiction as appropriate in the context, including the individual provinces, directly administered municipalities, autonomous regions, states or other subdivisions thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including, without limitation, any stock or commodities exchange, industry self-regulatory organization or any other quasi-governmental entity.

 

“Laws” means all statutes, laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, acts or decrees of any governmental entity.

 

“Licensed Mark” means the mark “MOELIS.”

 

“Losses” means all damages, losses, liabilities, penalties, interest, judgments, assessments, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements.

 

“Permitted Sublicensee” means, with respect to any Licensee, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such Licensee Controls or owns, directly or indirectly, more than [20%] of the economic interests of (i) such Person or (ii) its general partner or management company.

 

“Person” means any natural person, legal person, enterprise, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, company limited by shares, trust or joint venture, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise by operation of law) of such entity.

 

“Progeny” means any descendant of Principal, including his children and grandchildren and any of their direct descendants.

 

“Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

 

“Termination Date” means the date upon which the Term ends in accordance with Article VIII.

 

1.02                        Other Definitional Provisions.  As used in this Agreement, neutral pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to include the feminine and masculine and

 

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all terms used in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, and vice versa, as the context may require.  The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedule hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended or supplemented and not to any particular subdivision contained in this Agreement.  The word “including” when used herein is not intended to be exclusive, or to limit the generality of the preceding words, and means “including, without limitation”.  References herein to an Article, Section, subsection, clause or Schedule shall refer to the appropriate Article, Section, subsection, clause or Schedule of this Agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

ARTICLE II
 GRANT OF LICENSE

 

2.01                        Grant of Trademark License.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to each Licensee: a perpetual, irrevocable (except as provided in Article VIII), non-transferable (except as expressly permitted under Section 9.07), sublicensable (solely in accordance with Section 2.04), royalty-free, fully paid, worldwide, and non-exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Mark solely in the conduct of the Business during the Term (the “License”).  Use of the Licensed Mark by any Licensee pursuant to the License as a corporate or trade name, trademark, service mark or reasonably and customarily related uses (e.g., Internet domain name use) shall at all times include such individual’s first name, initial or initials, or other personal identifier.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, a Licensee may make good-faith uses of other words or terms in conjunction or association with the Licensed Mark, provided that such Licensee shall not use “MOELIS & COMPANY,” “MOELIS AND COMPANY,” “MOELIS & CO.,” “MOELIS AND CO.,” “MC,” “MOELIS ASSET MANAGEMENT,” OR “MOELIS CAPITAL PARTNERS” (the “Excluded Marks”) as a name or mark.

 

2.02                        Notice to Licensor.  Each Licensee shall promptly notify Licensor in writing prior to such Licensee’s first use of the Licensed Mark as a corporate or trade name, trademark or service mark in connection with the Business pursuant to the License.

 

2.03                        Rights Reserved.  Licensor hereby reserves the right to use and grant others the right to use the Licensed Mark alone or in association with any other name, trademark, service mark or other term, matter or material for any purpose whatsoever in any jurisdiction.

 

2.04                        Sublicensing.

 

(a)                       The License includes the right of any Licensee to grant sublicenses of the Licensed Mark solely to Permitted Sublicensees.  Such Licensee shall ensure that its Permitted Sublicensees comply with all provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Licensee.

 

(b)                       At Licensor’s request, each Licensee shall promptly provide Licensor with a list of names and addresses of its Permitted Sublicensees.

 

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ARTICLE III
 OWNERSHIP OF THE LICENSED MARK

 

3.01                        Acknowledgments and Covenants of Licensee.  Each Licensee agrees that its use of the Licensed Mark under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Licensor, and this Agreement does not confer on any Licensee any goodwill or ownership interest in the Licensed Mark.  Nothing herein shall be deemed, intended, or implied to constitute a sale or assignment of the Licensed Mark to any Licensee.  No Licensee shall acquire any ownership rights in the Licensed Mark or any other right adverse to Licensor’s interests by virtue of this Agreement or by virtue of such Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark, regardless of how long this Agreement remains in effect.

 

3.02                        Use of the Licensed Mark.  No Licensee shall pursuant to the License:  (i) use the Licensed Mark in any way that impairs their validity as a proprietary trademark or service mark; (ii) take any action that would jeopardize or impair Licensor’s ownership of the Licensed Mark, or their enforceability; (iii) register or apply for the registration of the Licensed Mark as a trademark or service mark; or (iv) use the Licensed Mark in any jurisdiction after such time that Licensee knows or has reason to know that such use infringes or otherwise violates the trademark rights or other proprietary rights of another Person.   The Parties acknowledge that uses of the Licensed Mark (but excluding the Excluded Marks) by Licensees as a corporate or trade name, trademark or service mark or reasonably and customarily related uses (e.g., Internet domain name use) in connection with goods or services other than financial services and goods or services that do not compete with the business of Licensor at such time are presumed to be unlikely to create confusion and, accordingly, shall be permitted in the absence of bad faith use by a Licensee or evidence of actual consumer confusion.

 

3.03                        No Other Rights or License.  Except for the License expressly granted to the Licensed Mark, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a grant to any Licensee of any right or license, express or implied, in or to any other intellectual property rights owned, licensed or controlled by Licensor.

 

ARTICLE IV
 MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY CONTROL

 

4.01                        Promotion and Goodwill.  No Licensee shall take any action that tarnishes, disparages or diminishes the value of the Licensed Mark.  Each Licensee acknowledges that upon any termination of this Agreement, no monetary value shall be attributable to any goodwill associated with the use of the Licensed Mark by such Licensee.

 

4.02                        Quality of Licensee’s Services.  Licensor shall have the right to reasonably review the manner in which Licensee uses the Licensed Mark in the Business and the quality of services provided by such Licensee under the Licensed Mark, including the right to periodically request samples of materials bearing the Licensed Mark.

 

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ARTICLE V
 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; LICENSES, PERMITS, REGULATIONS, REGISTRATIONS, ETC.

 

5.01                        Compliance with Law.  Each Licensee shall comply with all applicable Laws in connection with its operation of the Business, use of the Licensed Mark and the performance of its other obligations under this Agreement.

 

5.02                        Government Licenses, Permits, and Approvals.  Each Licensee shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all licenses, permits, and regulatory approvals which are required by any Governmental Authority with respect to this Agreement and the Business of Licensee, and to comply with any requirements of such Governmental Authorities.  Each Licensee shall furnish Licensor and/or its Affiliates written evidence from such Governmental Authorities of any such licenses, permits, clearances, authorizations, or regulatory approvals at Licensor’s request.

 

ARTICLE VI
 DISCLAIMER

 

6.01                        DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  LICENSOR HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY, REGISTRABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE), REGARDING THE LICENSED MARK.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EACH LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LICENSE GRANTED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LICENSED MARK ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.”

 

ARTICLE VII
 REMEDIES FOR BREACH

 

7.01                        Specific Performance and Injunctive Relief.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of a material breach of this Agreement, monetary damages may be insufficient and the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to seek any and all relief, including specific performance of the obligations hereunder and injunctive relief.  Each Licensee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Licensed Mark constitute valuable property of Licensor and have acquired valuable reputation and goodwill; (ii) violation by any Licensee of any provisions of this Agreement may cause Licensor irreparable injury not compensable by money damages for which Licensor may not have an adequate remedy at law; and (iii) if Licensor institutes an action or proceeding to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and seeks injunctive or other equitable relief as may be necessary to enjoin, prevent or curtail any breach thereof, threatened or actual, then Licensor shall be entitled to seek such relief without the posting of any bond or other security.  The foregoing shall be in addition and without prejudice to or limitation on any other rights Licensor may have under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

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7.02                        Dispute Resolution.  Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or validity thereof (“Dispute”) shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect (the “Rules”), except as modified herein and such arbitration shall be administered by the AAA.  The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York.  There shall be one arbitrator who shall be agreed upon by the parties within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration.  If any arbitrator is not appointed within the time limit provided herein, such arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, striking and ranking procedure in the Rules, with each party being given a limited number of strikes, except for cause.  Any arbitrator appointed by the AAA shall be a retired judge or a practicing attorney with no less than fifteen years of experience with trademark or related intellectual property matters and an experienced arbitrator.  In rendering an award, the arbitrator shall be required to follow the laws of the state of New York.  The award shall be in writing and shall briefly state the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which it is based.  The arbitrator shall not be permitted to award punitive, multiple or other non-compensatory damages.  The award shall be final and binding upon the parties and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues or accounting presented to the arbitrator.  Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over any party or any of its assets.  Any costs or fees (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incident to enforcing the award shall be charged against the party resisting such enforcement.  All Disputes shall be resolved in a confidential manner.  The arbitrator shall agree to hold any information received during the arbitration in the strictest of confidence and shall not disclose to any non-party the existence, contents or results of the arbitration or any other information about such arbitration.  The parties to the arbitration shall not disclose any information about the evidence adduced or the documents produced by the other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceeding except as may be required by law, regulatory or governmental authority or as may be necessary in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of an arbitral award.  Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence (other than private disclosure to financial regulatory authorities), the party intending to make such disclosure shall use reasonable efforts to give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford the other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall have the right to seek preliminary injunctive relief in aid of arbitration in appropriate courts of competent jurisdiction located in New York County, New York, in accordance with Section 7.01 and Licensee submits to the jurisdiction of and waives any objection to venue in any such court.

 

ARTICLE VIII
 TERM AND TERMINATION

 

8.01                        Term.  This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall be perpetual and remain in effect, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 8.02 through Section 8.03 (the “Term”).

 

8.02                        Licensee’s Right to Terminate.  Any Licensee may terminate this Agreement as to such Licensee for any reason upon providing ninety (90) days’ written notice to Licensor.

 

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8.03                        Material Breach.  If any Licensee fails to discharge a material obligation or to correct a material default hereunder, Licensor may give written notice to such Licensee specifying the material obligation or material default and indicating an intent to terminate this Agreement if the material obligation is not discharged or the material default is not cured.  The Licensee receiving such notice shall have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such notice to discharge such material obligation or cure such material default.  If such material obligation is not discharged or such material default is not cured by the end of such thirty (30) day period, Licensor may terminate this Agreement as to such Licensee immediately by written notice given at any time after the end of such period; provided that the material obligation has not been discharged or the material default is continuing on the date of such termination notice.

 

8.04                        Termination of License.  Upon the termination of this Agreement as to any Licensee (a “Terminated Licensee”) for any reason:

 

(a)                       Subject to Section 8.04(b), such Terminated Licensee’s License to use the Licensed Mark and all rights in the Licensed Mark granted to such Terminated Licensee (and its Permitted Sublicensees), immediately and automatically shall terminate;

 

(b)                       Such Terminated Licensee shall (and shall cause its Permitted Sublicensees to), within nine (9) months from the termination of this Agreement (such period, the “Transitional Period”), discontinue using the Licensed Mark, and during the Transitional Period (the last day of such period being the “Cessation Date”) all of the obligations of such Terminated Licensee (and its Permitted Sublicensees) hereunder shall remain in force; and

 

(c)                        Upon expiration of the Transitional Period, such Terminated Licensee shall (and shall cause its Permitted Sublicensees to) destroy all materials in their possession or control utilizing the Licensed Mark and provide confirmation of same to Licensor; provided, however, that such requirement shall not apply to internal business records of such Terminated Licensee, its Affiliates or Permitted Sublicensees.

 

8.05                        Change of Company Name Following Termination.  Upon or prior to the Cessation Date, a Terminated Licensee shall and shall cause its Affiliates to (i) take all steps necessary, and reasonably cooperate with Licensor and/or its Affiliates, to de-register any of such Terminated Licensee’s or its Affiliates’ corporate or trade names that incorporate the Licensed Mark and to cancel any recordation of this Agreement with any Governmental Authorities; and (ii) change its corporate and trade name to a name that does not include the Licensed Mark or any confusingly similar name or mark or any variation or derivation thereof.

 

8.06                        Survival.  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Article stating otherwise, Sections 3.01, 3.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05 and 8.06, and Articles VI, VII and IX of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IX
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.01                        Notices.  All notices hereunder to each Party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given and received when (i) delivered personally (against receipt) or by courier or (ii) received by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in each case, at the respective addresses for the Parties set forth below or at such other address as the intended recipient may specify in a notice pursuant to this Section:

 

If to Licensor:

399 Park Avenue, [5th] Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [    ]

Fax: [    ]

 

If to Principal:

[                                  ]

Attention: [    ]

Fax: [    ]

 

or to such other respective addresses as any Party shall designate to the others by notice in writing, provided that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.  Any Person who becomes a Party to this Agreement shall provide by notice in writing its address and fax number to each of the other Parties.

 

9.02                        No Agency.  Subject to the terms of the power-of-attorney provisions of this Agreement: (i) the Parties are acting as independent contractors under this Agreement, and no Party is an employee or agent of the other; (ii) nothing herein is intended to make any Party a general or special agent, legal representative, subsidiary, joint venturer, partner, fiduciary, employee or servant of any other Party for any purpose; (iii) no Party is authorized or empowered to act as an agent for any other Party or to enter into Agreements, transact business, or incur obligations for or on behalf of any other Party, nor to accept legal service of process for or on behalf of any other Party, nor to bind any other Party in any manner whatsoever; and (iv) no Party shall do or omit to do anything that might imply or indicate that it is an agent or representative of another Party, or a branch, division, or Affiliate of any other Party, or that such Party in any manner, either directly or indirectly, owns, Controls, or operates any of the other Party’s business or is in any way responsible for any other Party’s acts or obligations.

 

9.03                        Entire Agreement; Amendment.  This Agreement [(including the Schedule hereto, which is hereby incorporated in the terms of this Agreement)] contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, supersedes all prior written agreements, negotiations and term sheets, and all prior and contemporaneous oral understandings, if any, and may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Parties.

 

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9.04                        No Waiver.  No delay or failure on the part of any of the Parties in the exercise of any right granted under this Agreement, or available at law or equity, shall be construed as a waiver of such right, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other Party from the exercise thereof.  All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective.  Any such waiver shall constitute a waiver only with respect to the specific matter described in such writing and shall in no way impair the rights of the Party granting such waiver in any other respect or at any other time.

 

9.05                        Severability.  In the event that any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement is determined by a court or arbitration to be unenforceable as drafted by virtue of the scope, duration, extent, or character of any obligation contained herein, it is the Parties’ intention that such provision (or portion thereof) shall be construed in a manner designed to effectuate the purposes of such provision to the maximum extent enforceable under such applicable law.  The Parties shall enter into whatever amendment to this Agreement as may be necessary to effectuate such purposes.

 

9.06                        Governing Law.  THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

 

9.07                        No Assignment.  No Licensee may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person, provided that a Licensee may assign this Agreement in whole in connection with the sale or transfer of all or a significant portion of a Business or associated assets of such Business to which this Agreement relates.  Any assignment in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be void and of no force and effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors, respective heirs and legal representatives.

 

9.08                        Remedies Cumulative.  All remedies in this Agreement are cumulative, in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to a Party at law or in equity, subject only to the express limitations on liabilities and remedies set forth herein.

 

9.09                        DISCLAIMER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.  IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR [LOST PROFITS OR FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY] DAMAGES (INCLUDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH HEREOF, OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF WHETHER OR NOT LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, OR OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED THE POSSIBILITY OF, SUCH DAMAGES.

 

9.10                        Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Each Progeny shall be an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and shall, without prejudice to or limitation of any other rights or remedies, have the right to exercise all rights and elections (including all licenses, privileges,

 

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remedies and protections) under this Agreement and applicable Laws with respect to this Agreement and the subject matter of each of this Agreement.  No other third party is intended, or shall be deemed, to be a beneficiary of any provision of this Agreement.

 

9.11                        No Liability for Principal.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is being entered into for the benefit of the Progeny, and that Principal accordingly shall have no obligations or liability under or in connection with this Agreement or the subject matter hereof.

 

9.12                        Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

9.13                        Further Assurances and Cooperation.  Each Party agrees to execute and deliver such other documents and to take all such other actions as the other Party may reasonably request to effect the terms of this Agreement.

 

9.14                        No Strict Construction; Headings.  The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties hereto to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction against either Party shall apply to any term or condition of this Agreement.  The article and section headings of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are to be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

9.15                        Enforceability.  The Parties represent that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of, such representing Party, enforceable against such representing Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, where applicable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed on the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
MOELIS & COMPANY GROUP LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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KENNETH MOELIS
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    

 

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