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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Savings Group | Germany | E-commerce | Merger | Pepper.com | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Drivetek | Switzerland | Transportation | Acquisition | BorgWarner | United States | €25M | 2022-12 |
| Supli | France | Software | Acquisition | Orderlion | Austria | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Soft & Cloud | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Beyond Capital Partners | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Vaha | Germany | Beauty | Acquisition | Bioniq | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Westphalia DataLab | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | thyssenkrupp | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Dockbite | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | MyBit Group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| SOPRISM | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | Audiense | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| PACER | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Deloitte | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Flowscape | Sweden | Analytics | IPO | — | — | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Studienkreis | Germany | Education | Acquisition | GoStudent | Austria | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Roivenue | Czech Republic | Cloud | Acquisition | ScanmarQED | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| DEPSys | Switzerland | Cleantech | Acquisition | Kraken | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Hadi | Türkiye | Platform | Acquisition | Colendi | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Sellerdeck | UK | Software | Acquisition | ClearCourse | UK | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| HelloBody | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Grenion Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Equinox | UK | Software | Acquisition | Questel | France | undisclosed | 2022-12 |
| Thread | UK | Fashion | Acquisition | M&S | UK | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Boxcryptor | Germany | Cloud | Acquisition | Dropbox | United States | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Verimi | Germany | Security | Merger | Yes | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Neogene Therapeutics | Netherlands | Healthcare | Acquisition | AstraZeneca | UK | €310M | 2022-11 |
| Focus-X Therapeutics | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Full-Life Technologies | Belgium | €237M | 2022-11 |
| The Mobile Company | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Apadmi | UK | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Toucan | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | PayaCharity | UK | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| AdPlay | Italy | Marketing | Acquisition | Azerion | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-11 |