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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janam Technologies | United States | Hardware | Acquisition | Assa Abloy | Sweden | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| ilionx | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | FSN Capital | Norway | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Bynder | Netherlands | Back Office | Acquisition | THL | United States | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| SecurionPay | Switzerland | Fintech | Acquisition | Shift4 | United States | €118M | 2022-12 |
| Click&Gift | Spain | E-commerce | Acquisition | Wonderbox | France | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| AutoVex | Finland | Transportation | Acquisition | Schibsted | Norway | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Digital Republic | Switzerland | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | mobilezone | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Forteil | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Schufa | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| OK JOB | Switzerland | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | CRIT | France | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Vimcar | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Battery Ventures | United States | €135M | 2022-12 |
| Sonnox | UK | Software | Acquisition | Focusrite | UK | €10M | 2022-12 |
| Near Light | UK | Gaming | Acquisition | nDreams | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Seatris.ai | Germany | Software | Acquisition | CoverManager | Spain | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Eficode | Finland | Back Office | Acquisition | Investcorp | United States | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| AcadiaSoft | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | London Stock Exchange Group | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| 12return | Netherlands | E-commerce | Acquisition | shipcloud | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Kickbag | Switzerland | Cleantech | Acquisition | Swiss Post | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Actito | Belgium | Analytics | Acquisition | QNTM | Sweden | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Swipcar | Spain | Transportation | Acquisition | Renting Finders | Spain | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| OxfordVR | UK | Virtual Reality | Merger | BehaVR | United States | €12M | 2022-12 |
| Cobalt | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | United Fintech | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Smarttech247 | Ireland | Security | IPO | — | — | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Findologic | Austria | E-commerce | Acquisition | Nosto | Finland | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Dataroots | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | Talan Group | France | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Supreme Ski School | UK | Sports | Acquisition | Maison Sport | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |