Each Guarantor expressly, unconditionally and irrevocably waives any and all rights it may have now or in the future under any statute, or at common law, or at law or in equity, or otherwise, to compel the Lender or any other Holder to marshal assets or to proceed in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder against any Credit Party or Subsidiary, any other Person or against any security for the payment and performance of the Obligations before proceeding against, or as a condition to proceeding against, such Guarantor. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and that the waivers set forth in this Article 8 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing waivers are of the essence of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and that, but for the provisions of this Article 8 and such waivers, the Lender would decline to enter into this Agreement.