Investigation by Buyer Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, afford the officers, employees and authorized representatives of Buyer (including independent public accountants and attorneys) reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice, to the offices, properties, employees, Contracts and business and financial records (including computer files, retrieval programs and similar documentation) of the Company and its Affiliates to the extent Buyer shall reasonably deem necessary and shall furnish to Buyer or its authorized representatives such additional information concerning the Equity Interests, the Business and the assets, properties and operations of the Company and its Affiliates as shall be reasonably requested, including all such information as shall be reasonably necessary to enable Buyer or its representatives to verify the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, to verify that the covenants of Seller contained in this Agreement have been complied with and to determine whether the conditions set forth in ARTICLE IX have been satisfied; provided, however, that: (i) Seller and the Company shall not be required to violate any Requirements of Laws or Orders or obligation of confidentiality to which Seller or the Company is subject or to waive any attorney-client privilege which any of them may possess 30 in discharging their obligations pursuant to this Section 7.1; (ii) Seller and the Company shall not be required to furnish or otherwise make available to Buyer nonpublic personal information of borrowers; and (iii) Buyer shall not, without the prior written consent of Seller, contact or communicate with any correspondent lender of the Company with respect to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer agrees that such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the operations of the Business. No investigation made by Buyer or its representatives hereunder shall affect the representations and warranties of Seller hereunder. Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to notify Seller if, to the Knowledge of Buyer, Seller is in breach of its representations and warranties hereunder; provided that failure to give such notice shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations hereunder except (and only) to the extent that Seller shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure.
Investigation by Purchaser Purchaser acknowledges that it has conducted its own independent investigation and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company, which investigation, review and analysis was done by Purchaser and its Affiliates and/or Representatives. Purchaser acknowledges that it has had a full and fair opportunity to conduct such review, investigation, physical inspection and testing of the Assets of the Company, including without limitation, the Facilities and the Leased Real Property, as Purchaser deems necessary or advisable in connection with its acquisition of Company pursuant to this Agreement, and Purchaser has satisfied itself as to the condition of the Assets. In entering into this Agreement, Purchaser acknowledges that it has relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and analysis and has not relied on any factual representations, statements or opinions of Seller or its Representatives (except the specific and express warranties of the Seller set forth in Articles III and IV and the Disclosure Schedules thereto), including factual representations or opinions stated by the Seller or its Representatives during the course of the independent investigation, whether given orally or in writing. Purchaser hereby agrees and acknowledges that (a) other than the express warranties and representations made in Articles III and IV, none of the Seller, its Affiliates or its Representatives make or have made, and Purchaser has not and will not rely upon, any representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to the Company or its Assets as to (i) merchantability or fitness for any particular use or purpose, (ii) the operation of the Company or its business by Purchaser after Closing, or (iii) the probable success or profitability of Company or its business after Closing, and (b) except in the event of any intentional, fraudulent misrepresentation of a material fact by Seller, none of Seller, its Affiliates or its Representatives will be subject to any liability to Purchaser or to any other Person resulting from the distribution to Purchaser, its Affiliates or Representatives of, or Purchaser’s use of, any information relating to the Company, its business or the Assets, and any information, documents, or material made available to Purchaser, whether orally or in writing, in certain “data rooms”, management presentations, functional “break-out” discussions, responses to questions submitted on behalf of Purchaser or in any other form during the independent investigation or otherwise in expectation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchaser acknowledges that by proceeding with the Closing on its purchase of the Company, it will forever waive all claims against Seller or its Affiliates related to the condition of the Assets, including without limitation, all claims based on Environmental Conditions, and shall assume all defects in and all risks associated with the Assets.