This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable by any Party (including by operation of law in connection with a merger or consolidation of such Party) without the prior written consent of Parents and the Majority Member. Unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, no such assignment shall relieve a Party from its obligations and duties hereunder. Any permitted assignee shall sign an agreement agreeing to be bound by the obligations and duties hereunder, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the non-assigning Party. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 9.01 shall be void ab initio .