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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goji | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Euroclear | Belgium | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Recostream | Poland | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | GetResponse | Poland | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Netcetera | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Giesecke+Devrient | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| SchoolHacks | United States | Education | Acquisition | JetLearn | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Gamepires | Croatia | Gaming | Acquisition | Jagex | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Transporeon | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Trimble | United States | €1.9B | 2022-12 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Trimble | United States | €1.9B | 2022-12 |
| WolfsonBrands | UK | Wellness / Beauty | Acquisition | Original Fit Factory | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| growney | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Lloyd Fonds | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Bankhaus | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Bitcoin Group | Germany | €14M | 2022-12 |
| Altamedics | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Abiogen Pharma | Italy | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| 2Foqus | Netherlands | Analytics | Acquisition | Broad Horizon | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Vizir | France | Software | Acquisition | LumApps | United States | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Guardian Angel | — | Platform | Acquisition | Octopus Group | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Libryo | UK | Legal | Acquisition | ERM | United States | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Isotrol | Spain | Energy | Acquisition | Tikehau Capital | France | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| HQLabs | Germany | Software | Merger | intevo | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Coriolis Technologies | Ireland | Software | Acquisition | TradeSun | United States | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Bravo | Switzerland | Food | Acquisition | Sensational | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Gorillas | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Getir | Türkiye | €1.1B | 2022-12 |
| Profile Pensions | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Moneyfarm | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Bringman | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Edeka Sudwest | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Ninety Nine | Spain | Fintech | Acquisition | BUX | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Voctro Labs | Spain | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Voicemod | Spain | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| POM | Belgium | Fintech | Acquisition | Mail to Pay | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-12 |