Each of Buyer, Seller and each Shareholder submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of the other party with respect thereto. Either party may make service on the other party by sending or delivering a copy of the process to the party to be served at the address and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 12.13 . Nothing in this Section 12.17 , however, shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.