(1) Business Day prior to the next Interest Payment Date (other thanlast day of the calendar quarter in which such Loan was made (or converted or continued, as applicable) and (ii) the Maturity Date) and (b) thereafter, the period commencing on the day immediately following the last day of the preceding Interest Period and ending on the earlier of (i) the last day of such calendar quarter and (ii) the Maturity Date; provided that the Interest Period with respect to any Loan made prior to January 1, 2025 shall end on March 31, 2025.
“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect portfolio investment by such Person in, or portfolio exposure (including through Financial Contracts) of such Person to (a) currencies, commodities, loans or securities, or any indexes on currencies, commodities, loans, securities, interest rates, or indexes, (b) any Financial Contract, or (c) any other medium for investment.
“Investment Adviser” means, with respect to any Loan Party, the investment adviser or investment manager therefor.
“Investment Default” means, in respect of a Collateral Obligation, any of the following events has occurred and is continuing in respect of that Collateral Obligation:
(a) a default as to all or any portion of one or more payments of principal and/or interest has occurred after the earlier of (i) any grace period applicable thereto and (ii) five (5) Business Days, in each case, past the applicable due date;
(b) a default (other than a default described in clause (a) of this definition) has occurred under the applicable Underlying Instruments and for which the Borrower (or the agent or required lenders pursuant to the applicable Underlying Instruments, as applicable) has elected to exercise any of its rights or remedies under the applicable Underlying Instruments (including acceleration or foreclosing on collateral, but excluding any imposition of default interest);
(c) any portion of principal and/or interest (other than default interest) payable thereunder has been waived or forgiven by the holders of such obligation; or
(d) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the relevant Underlying Obligor.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, provincial, territorial and local laws, statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, directives, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lien” means, with respect to (a) any asset, (i) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, and (ii) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement relating to such asset, and (b) any securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party; provided, that "Lien" shall not include (x) in the case of Investments that are loans or other debt obligations, customary restrictions on assignments or transfers thereof on customary and market based terms pursuant to the underlying documentation relating to such investment; and (y) in the case of investments that are equity securities, customary drag-along, tag-along, rights of first refusal and other similar rights in favor of other equity holders of the same issuer.