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Exits & M&A

1,728 of 8,897 exits have a disclosed value (19.4%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.

Total exits
8,897
8,560 in charts (2010–2026), 337 outside range or undated
Disclosed value
€1.1T
1,728 deals priced
Disclosure rate
19.4%
share with a € figure
Most common type
Acquisition
8,020 deals

Exits over time

2010–2026 · 8,560 of 8,897 dated
Exits over time — interactive chart.
Data table
Exits over time
201089
201160
201261
2013121
2014208
2015713
2016641
2017569
2018379
2019293
2020721
20211,027
20221,009
2023877
2024654
2025718
2026420

Disclosed value by year

2010–2026 · disclosed € only
Disclosed exit value by year — interactive chart.
Data table
Disclosed exit value by year
2010€15B
2011€39B
2012€34B
2013€46B
2014€26B
2015€128B
2016€80B
2017€59B
2018€48B
2019€15B
2020€193B
2021€117B
2022€74B
2023€34B
2024€35B
2025€45B
2026€9.9B

Exits by type

grouped labels
Exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
Exits by type
Acquisition8,020
IPO306
Merger272
Buyout202

Deal value bands

1,728 priced deals
Exit value bands — interactive chart.
Data table
Exit value bands
€0–10M279
€10–50M426
€50–100M252
€100–500M421
€500M+350

Exit activity by country — target vs acquiror

top 12 by combined activity
Exit activity by country — interactive chart.
Data table
Exited (target)Acquiror HQ
Germany1,5711,262
UK1,5271,297
United States3291,649
France567537
Netherlands627455
Sweden535532
Switzerland391290
Spain426252
Israel344111
Belgium245198
Denmark198137
Norway128170

Who's buying European tech

acquiror HQ, known only
Who's buying European tech — interactive chart.
Data table
Who's buying European tech
European acquiror5,986
US acquiror1,649
Rest of world632

Time to exit

2,166 of 8,897 exits w/ a prior round
Time to exit — interactive chart.
Data table
Time to exit
< 12 mo348
12–24 mo477
24–48 mo702
48+ mo639

Top acquirors of European tech

by European companies acquired · light name-normalization
#AcquirorHQEuropean exits
1AccentureIreland74
2VismaNorway41
3Main Capital PartnersNetherlands25
4AppleUnited States22
5GoogleUnited States19
6Intel CapitalUnited States18
7KlarnaSweden17
8Axel SpringerGermany16
9Delivery HeroGermany16
10CiscoUnited States14
11MicrosoftUnited States14
12ProSiebenSat1 Media SEGermany13
13Mail.ru GroupRussia13
14SpotifySweden13
15SAPGermany13
16IBMUnited States13
17Just EatUK12
18FacebookUnited States12
19Embracer GroupSweden12
20eBayUnited States12

Exits by target country

European targets · click a country
Exits by target country — interactive chart.

All exits

8,897 matching
CompanyTarget countrySectorTypeAcquiror(s)Acquiror HQValueDate
EarkickUnited StatesHealthtechAcquisitionElomia HealthUkraineundisclosed2026-11
KinverNorwaySoftwareAcquisitionCO3Germanyundisclosed2026-11
SkipLabsFranceSoftwareAcquisitionMistral AIFranceundisclosed2026-11
———AcquisitionUpworkUnited Statesundisclosed2026-11
KonstlSwitzerlandHardwareAcquisitionTechnis GroupSwitzerlandundisclosed2026-11
———AcquisitionConrad Electronic GroupGermanyundisclosed2026-11
———AcquisitionTrollWall AISlovakiaundisclosed2026-11
———AcquisitionNordtech GroupSwedenundisclosed2026-11
IntermobilityFranceTransportationAcquisitionGreentech AllianceGermanyundisclosed2026-10
Daily&CoPortugalE-commerceAcquisitionLengowFranceundisclosed2026-10
Jenni AIUnited StatesEdtechAcquisitionDigital ScienceUKundisclosed2026-10
3D AI StudioGermanySoftwareAcquisitionsaas.groupGermanyundisclosed2026-10
———AcquisitionGuidewireUnited Statesundisclosed2026-10
———AcquisitionKennedy Lewis Investment ManagementUnited Statesundisclosed2026-10
VeckUnited StatesAIAcquisitionEvertraceDenmarkundisclosed2026-10
pro-venUKConsumerAcquisitionNabooFranceundisclosed2026-10
peregrine.aiGermanySoftwareAcquisitionYellowFoxGermanyundisclosed2026-10
———AcquisitionDestinusNetherlandsundisclosed2026-10
———AcquisitionStandard CharteredUKundisclosed2026-10
rhomeGermanySoftwareAcquisitionWorkflexNetherlandsundisclosed2026-10
WoodWingNetherlandsSoftwareAcquisitionOmnidocsDenmarkundisclosed2026-10
———AcquisitionProvinzialGermanyundisclosed2026-10
New MaterialUKAIAcquisitionMistral AIFranceundisclosed2026-10
———Acquisition3PayFranceundisclosed2026-10
———AcquisitionIntuitUnited Statesundisclosed2026-10