Best Efforts The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, Section 7.2), Buyer and the Sellers will use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary or desirable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Buyer and the Sellers will use reasonable best efforts to: (i) prepare, as soon as practicable, all filings and other presentations in connection with seeking any regulatory approval, exemption or other authorization from any Governmental Authority necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) prosecute such filings and other presentations with diligence; and (iii) oppose any objections to, appeals from or petitions to reconsider or reopen any such approval by Persons not party to this Agreement. Buyer and the Sellers will use reasonable best efforts to facilitate obtaining any final order or orders approving such transactions, consistent with this Agreement and/or to remove any impediment to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer and the Sellers will use reasonable best efforts to furnish all information in connection with the approvals of or filings with any Governmental Authority and will promptly cooperate with and furnish information in connection with any such requirements imposed upon Buyer or any of its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to Section 6.02, Buyer will use reasonable best efforts to obtain any consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, and to remove any impediment imposed by any Governmental Authority to allow the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer and the Sellers will each advise the other party promptly of any material communication received by such party or any of its Affiliates from the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, any state attorney general or any other Governmental Authority regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and of any understandings, undertakings or agreements (oral or written) such party proposes to make or enter into with the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, any state attorney general or any other Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer and Sellers will each consult with the other in advance of any material meetings with the Federal Trade Commission.
Best Efforts; Further Assurances (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Acquiring Companies and Seller will 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 or desirable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller and the Acquiring Companies each agree to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other commercially reasonable actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to vest in Buyer good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets and to prevent Buyer from having any obligation or responsibility with respect to the liabilities of Seller other than Assumed Liabilities.
(b) Seller hereby constitutes and appoints, effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer and its successors and assigns as the true and lawful attorney of such Seller with full power of substitution in the name of Buyer or in the name of such Seller, but for the benefit of Buyer (i) to collect for the account of Buyer any items of Purchased Assets and (ii) to institute and prosecute all proceedings which Buyer may in its sole discretion deem proper in order to assert or enforce any right, title or interest in, to or under the Purchased Assets, and to defend or compromise any and all actions, suits or proceedings in respect of the Purchased Assets; provided that Buyer will be responsible for any new liabilities of Seller that result from such actions and Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller from any such liabilities and from any other Losses arising out of or related to actions of Buyer under this paragraph. Buyer shall be entitled to retain for its own account any amounts collected pursuant to the foregoing powers, including any amounts payable as interest in respect thereof.
Reasonable Efforts Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish the following: (i) the taking of all reasonable acts necessary to cause the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI to be satisfied, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Entities, if any) and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to avoid any suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, (iii) the obtaining of all consents, approvals or waivers from third parties required as a result of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (iv) the defending of any suits, claims, actions, investigations or proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed and (v) the execution or delivery of any additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, Parent and its board of directors and the Company and its board of directors shall, if any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to the Merger, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to enable the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent or the Company to agree to any divestiture by itself or any of its affiliates of shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or property, or the imposition of any material limitation on the ability of any of them to conduct their business or to own or exercise control of such assets, properties and stock.
Reasonable Best Efforts (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of MCK, Echo Holdco and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to consummate the Transactions, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other third party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each such Party hereto shall (i) to the extent required by the HSR Act, make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable and advisable, and in any event within 14 Business Days of the date hereof or any other date mutually agreed upon by the Parties, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to make an appropriate filing pursuant to any foreign antitrust Applicable Law with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable and (iii) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and any information or documentary material that may be requested by any Governmental Authority pursuant to the FTC Act, the Antitrust Civil Process Act or any other antitrust Applicable Law and (iv) use their reasonable best efforts to take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or any other antitrust Applicable Law, as applicable, as soon as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing obligations shall apply to each such Party, regardless of whether such Party or any of its Affiliates is required to file a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions.
(c) The Parties understand and agree that the reasonable best efforts of the MCK, Echo Holdco and the Company pursuant to this Section 5.07 shall be deemed to include proposing, negotiating, offering to agree to, agreeing to or effecting such conditions, commitments or restrictions on or related to the conduct of the Company’s business (including amendments to or waivers of provisions of any agreement among any or all of the Parties and the Company that relate to the Company’s business or operations) as are necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or to avoid a suit by a Governmental Authority seeking to enjoin the Transactions pursuant to any Antitrust Law, provided that no Party shall be required to agree to any conditions, commitments or restrictions that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact the assets, business, expected results of operation or financial condition of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither MCK, nor the Company, nor the Echo Parties or any of their Affiliates shall be required to divest, transfer, sell, or otherwise dispose of or hold separate (or agree to do any of the foregoing), any business, asset or any portion thereof, whether or not to be contributed to the Company.
(d) In connection with the efforts required under this Section 5.07, each such Party shall (i) cooperate in all respects with each other Party in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation, inquiry or proceeding under any applicable Antitrust Law, (ii) keep each other Party reasonably informed of the status of matters related to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including furnishing the other Parties with any written notices or other communications received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) or any other U.S. or foreign Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party under applicable Antitrust Laws, in each case regarding any of the Transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) permit the other Party to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, the FTC, the DOJ or any other Governmental Authority under or in connection with any applicable Antitrust Laws, and to the extent permitted by the FTC, the DOJ or such other applicable Governmental Authority or other Person, give the other party the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences in accordance with Antitrust Law.