Gallagher
MONTH-IN-BRIEF (Sep 2026)
M&A Litigation Settlements: What’s the Latest?
A recently published Cornerstone Research report presented some interesting data and analysis of M&A litigation trends between 2012 and 2025. A sample of 143 hand-collected settlements with known monetary settlement amounts pointed to a sharp increase in the number of cases over the last four years, with 25 in 2025, the highest number during the analysis period.
Interestingly, however, the aggregate settlement amount dropped sharply to $326.6 million in 2025 from the peak of $734.8 million in 2023 and $635 million in 2024. Average and median amounts of settlements in 2025 also declined to $13.1 million and $10 million respectively, the lowest during the analysis period:
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