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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founders Forum Group | UK | Platform | Acquisition | Silicon Valley Bank | United States | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Cobe | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Etribes Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Beyto | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | The Osnabruck Muuuh! Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Equaero | France | Marketing | Acquisition | Accor | France | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| artegic | Germany | Back Office | Acquisition | United Marketing Technologies | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Lassig | Germany | Fashion | Acquisition | Ambienta | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| PetExpert | Czech Republic | Pets | Acquisition | Trupanion | United States | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Alight | Sweden | Energy | Buyout | DIF Capital Partners | Netherlands | €150M | 2022-11 |
| Atlanta | Spain | Travel | Acquisition | Reed & Mackay | UK | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Morning Blue | Belgium | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | Legacio | Belgium | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| IPlytics | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | LexisNexis | UK | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Bears with Benefits | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Havea | France | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Beyond Sports | Netherlands | Analytics | Acquisition | Sony Corporation | Japan | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Audio Analytic | UK | Home | Unknown | Meta | United States | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| UHB Consulting | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Kapaga | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | FINOM | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Alva | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Vira Health | UK | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Immucor | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Werfen | Spain | €2.0B | 2022-11 |
| Mediapop | Poland | Content | Acquisition | Wirtualna Polska | Poland | €6.0M | 2022-11 |
| House of HR | Belgium | Jobs Recruitment | Buyout | Bain Capital Private Equity | United States | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Control Mechatronics | Germany | Software | Acquisition | E.GRUPPE | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Exerica | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Impak Ratings | Canada | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Homsters | Ukraine | Real Estate | Acquisition | Ringier | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| Blume | UK | Legal | Acquisition | Sun Capital Partners | United States | undisclosed | 2022-11 |
| EDITION F | Germany | Content | Acquisition | Funke Mediengruppe | Germany | undisclosed | 2022-11 |