Glossary / finance terms
Assignment
A transfer of specified contractual rights, subject to the agreement and applicable law.
Why the distinction matters
Check consent, restrictions and whether obligations or operating permissions also need to transfer. Security over receivables does not necessarily transfer the service contract.
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Assignment in the filed documents
Where the term turns up in filed contracts and what is market, for the lender’s or the borrower’s side. Previews are open; the full text is free with InfraCompute Weekly.
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