Restrictive covenants Definition

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What does Restrictive covenants mean?

A covenant requiring the covenantor not to do the thing specified. In order to be enforceable, such provisions should be reasonable and necessary for the protection of the target company’s/target business’ legitimate business interests. Restrictive covenants in a SPA/APA restrict the seller’s activities during an agreed period so that the buyer can try and protect the value of the target company/target business being acquired.

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A restrictive covenant was registered correctly on the titles to the benefitting and burdened land. A deed of release released the restrictive covenant and the burden was removed from the burdened title but the benefit was not removed from the title of the benefitting land. Can the restrictive covenant be enforced against the burdened land? Does it make a difference if the benefitting land has been transferred since the date of the deed of release?

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