M&A Deal Terms: The Key Trends for 2026
To help you prepare for the year ahead, our team reviewed more than 280 private-target deals that closed between Q1-Q3 2025. Augmenting insights from the 2025 SRS Acquiom M&A Deal Terms Study, this quick read spotlights trends to watch as we enter 2026. Find answers to questions such as:
- How prevalent are earnouts?
- Are jumbo deals (more than $750 million in transaction value) back?
- What is the mix of deal consideration?
- What is the latest with survival periods?
- How is increasingly thorough due diligence affecting post-closing
indemnifications?
See the latest trends related to deal sizes, consideration mix, contingent consideration, and more.
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