Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Parties, except that each of the Seller and the Buyer may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Party; provided that no such assignment shall relieve the applicable Party of any of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any attempted or purported assignment or delegation in violation of the terms of this Section 13.8 shall be null and void, ab initio .