Common use of Irreparable Damage Clause in Contracts

Irreparable Damage. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including any Party failing to take such actions that are required of it by this Agreement in order to consummate the Merger) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree unless and until this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Section 8.1, that (A) the Parties will be entitled, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches (or threatened breaches) of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the terms of this Agreement (other than Parent and Merger Sub’s obligation to cause the Equity Financing to be funded (or, in the case of KKR, satisfied with Rollover Shares pursuant to the Support Agreement) and to effect the Closing, which shall be governed solely by the next sentence), (B) the Parties will not assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for such breach and (C) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Merger and without that right, neither the Company nor Parent would have entered into this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the parties hereto further agree that unless and until this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Section 8.1, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable remedy to specifically enforce Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to cause the Equity Financing to be funded (or, in the case of KKR, satisfied with Rollover Shares pursuant to the Support Agreement) and effect the Closing on the terms and conditions set forth herein if and only if and for so long as (A) all of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided that each such condition would be satisfied if the Closing were on such date) have been and continue to be satisfied or waived and Parent failed to consummate the Closing on the date required pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1, (B) the Debt Financing (or, as applicable, any alternative financing) is available to be funded in full at the Closing and has been funded in full or will be funded in full if the Equity Financing is funded and (C) the Company has confirmed (which confirmation must be irrevocable for a period of at least (5) five Business Days) in writing that if the Financing is funded, then the Company shall take such actions that are required of it by this Agreement to consummate the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and Parent and Merger Sub have failed to consummate the Closing within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such irrevocable confirmation (such clauses (A), (B) and (C), together, the “Specific Performance Conditions”). For the avoidance of doubt, (a) in no event shall the Company be entitled to specifically enforce (or to bring any action or proceeding in equity seeking to specifically enforce) Parent’s rights under the Equity Commitment Letter to cause the Equity Financing to be funded (or, in the case of KKR, satisfied with Rollover Shares pursuant to the Support Agreement) or to effect the Closing other than as expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence and (b) in no event shall the Company, Parent or Merger Sub be entitled to specifically enforce the obligation of Parent and Merger Sub under this Agreement to consummate the Closing other than under the circumstances expressly set forth in this Section 9.10(b). Subject to the two preceding sentences, each of the parties hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief on the basis that any other of such parties has an adequate remedy at law or that any such injunction or award of specific performance or other equitable relief is not an appropriate remedy; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the equitable remedy to specifically enforce Parent’s or Merger Sub’s obligation to cause the Equity Financing to be funded (or, in the case of KKR, satisfied with Rollover Shares pursuant to the Support Agreement) and to effect the Closing, Parent and Merger Sub may oppose the granting of specific performance on the basis that one of the Specific Performance Conditions has not been satisfied.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (KnowBe4, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Vepf Vii SPV I, L.P.)