Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,744 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,744
8,407 dated (2010–2026 in charts), 337 undated
Disclosed value
€1126B
1,752 deals priced
Disclosure rate
20.0%
share with a € figure
Most common type
Acquisition
7,872 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,407 of 8,744 datedDisclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyExits by type
grouped labelsDeal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityWho's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyTime to exit
2,166 of 8,744 exits w/ a prior roundTop acquirors of European tech
by European companies acquired · light name-normalization| # | Acquiror | HQ | European exits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | Ireland | 73 |
| 2 | Visma | Norway | 41 |
| 3 | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | 25 |
| 4 | Apple | United States | 22 |
| 5 | United States | 19 | |
| 6 | Intel Capital | United States | 18 |
| 7 | Delivery Hero | Germany | 17 |
| 8 | Klarna | Sweden | 17 |
| 9 | Axel Springer | Germany | 16 |
| 10 | Cisco | United States | 14 |
| 11 | Microsoft | United States | 14 |
| 12 | ProSiebenSat1 Media SE | Germany | 13 |
| 13 | Mail.ru Group | Russia | 13 |
| 14 | Spotify | Sweden | 13 |
| 15 | IBM | United States | 13 |
| 16 | Just Eat | UK | 12 |
| 17 | United States | 12 | |
| 18 | Embracer Group | Sweden | 12 |
| 19 | eBay | United States | 12 |
| 20 | Cinven | UK | 12 |
Exits by target country
European targets · click a countryAll exits
8,744 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEYABLE | France | Software | Acquisition | SaleCycle | UK | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| MCP Manager | United States | Software | Acquisition | Usercentrics | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| IAMPM | Ukraine | Education | Acquisition | Choice31 | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Sofia Développement | France | Software | Merger | Corilus | Belgium | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| NovaSparks | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Exegy | United States | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| SaveMoneyCutCarbon | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Haydale | UK | €28M | 2026-01 |
| Ahauz | UK | Real Estate | Acquisition | Abound | UK | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Document Logistix | UK | Software | Acquisition | Whitevision | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Keybotic | Spain | Robotics | Acquisition | Helsing | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| FAB STUDIO | Switzerland | Content | Acquisition | YKONE | France | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Starglow Media | United States | Content | Acquisition | SuperAwesome | UK | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Vivasure Medical | Ireland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Haemonetics | United States | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Plan A | Germany | Cleantech | Acquisition | Diginex | UK | €55M | 2026-01 |
| Fjord Bank | Lithuania | Fintech | Acquisition | Zilch | UK | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| ioki | Germany | Software | Acquisition | The BENTELER Group | Austria | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Micromate | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Taskbase | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Faculty | UK | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Accenture | United States | undisclosed | 2026-01 |
| Macaly | Czech Republic | Software | Acquisition | team.blue | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Dokspot | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Matrix One | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| OlduBil | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | MARS | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| officeatwork | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Omnidocs | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Rundit | Finland | Fintech | Acquisition | Greenstep | Finland | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Ready Player Me | Estonia | Gaming | Acquisition | Netflix | United States | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| OpenGamma | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Trading Technologies International | United States | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| like2camp | Austria | Travel | Merger | Nomady | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-12 |