The rights and obligations of the parties under this Loan Agreement shall not be assigned by a Borrower without the prior written consent of the Lender.  Subject to the foregoing, this Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.  Nothing in this Loan Agreement express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties to this Loan Agreement and their successors hereunder, any benefit of any legal or equitable right, power, remedy or claim under this Loan Agreement.  The Lender may from time to time assign (x) with respect to the Tranche A Advances, solely with the consent of the SBA and subject to the Multiparty Agreement, and (y) with respect to the Tranche B Advances subject to the following restrictions, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents pursuant to an executed assignment and acceptance by the Lender and assignee (“ Assignment and Acceptance ”), specifying the percentage or portion of such rights and obligations assigned; provided that to the extent no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lender shall not make an assignment to a Competitor.  Upon such assignment, (a) such assignee shall be a party hereto and to each Loan Document to the extent of the percentage or portion set forth in the Assignment and Acceptance, and shall succeed to the applicable rights and obligations of the Lender hereunder, and (b) the Lender shall, to the extent that such rights and obligations have been so assigned by it be released from its obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents.  Unless otherwise stated in the Assignment and Acceptance, each Borrower shall continue to take directions solely from the Lender unless otherwise notified by the Lender in writing.  The Lender may distribute to any prospective assignee any document or other information delivered to the Lender by a Borrower.