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March 27, 2025

Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave settles multi-million euro legal battle with shareholders

The case had been expected to last three months

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave has settled a multi-million euro legal battle with two of the event’s shareholders, following a years-long dispute between the trio.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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