Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,750 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,750
8,413 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
7,878 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,413 of 8,750 datedExits over time — interactive chart.
Disclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyDisclosed exit value by year — interactive chart.
Exits by type
grouped labelsExits by type — interactive chart.
Deal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit value bands — interactive chart.
Exit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityExit activity by country — interactive chart.
Who's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyWho's buying European tech — interactive chart.
Time to exit
2,166 of 8,750 exits w/ a prior roundTime to exit — interactive chart.
Top 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 countryExits by target country — interactive chart.
All exits
8,750 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foodist | Germany | Food | Acquisition | The Quality Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Clay | Germany | Education | Acquisition | Wyblo | Italy | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Aerial Armor | United States | Robotics | Acquisition | Dedrone | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Immerok | Germany | Deeptech | Acquisition | Confluent | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Cloud Technology Solutions | UK | Cloud | Acquisition | Marlin Equity Partners | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Home24 | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | XXXLutz | Austria | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Tome Software | United States | Software | Acquisition | Valtech | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| OptiBuy | Poland | Software | Acquisition | WNS | United States | €30M | 2023-01 |
| The Smart Cube | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | WNS | United States | €117M | 2023-01 |
| Itzos | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | KPN | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Welten Group | Netherlands | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Straco | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Duck Creek Technologies | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Imburse | Switzerland | Fintech | Acquisition | Duck Creek Technologies | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Lobster | Germany | Software | Acquisition | FSN Capital | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Avrios | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Battery Ventures | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| AvilaPay | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Aspire Commerce | UK | €682k | 2023-01 |
| Broker Sense | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Twenty7tec | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Camradata | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | With Intelligence | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Rayne Staffing | United States | Energy | Acquisition | CEIS | France | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Biognosys | Switzerland | Healthcare | Acquisition | Bruker Corporation | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Inese | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Wilmington | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Vybe | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Twig | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Luxexcel | Netherlands | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | Meta | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Seven Stars | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Axiom Partners | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| AxyWare | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Lumera | Sweden | undisclosed | 2022-12 |