Interest exchange authorized

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with this part, (1) a domestic entity may acquire all of one or more classes or series of interests of another domestic or foreign entity in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, rights to acquire interests or securities, cash, or other property, or any combination thereof; or (2) all of one or more classes or series of interests of a domestic entity may be acquired by another domestic or foreign entity in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, rights to acquire interests or securities, cash, or other property, or any combination thereof. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity may be the acquiring or acquired entity in an interest exchange, provided the interest exchange is authorized by the law of the foreign entity's jurisdiction of organization. (c) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic entity but does not refer to an interest exchange, such provision shall apply to an interest exchange in which the domestic entity is the acquired entity as if the interest exchange were a merger until such time after January 1, 2014, as the provision is amended.