Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,744 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,744
8,407 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
7,872 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,407 of 8,744 datedDisclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyExits by type
grouped labelsDeal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityWho's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyTime to exit
2,166 of 8,744 exits w/ a prior roundTop 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 countryAll exits
8,744 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuity | UK | Software | Acquisition | Lumera | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Washere | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Voyado | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Hypergene | Sweden | Software | Merger | Stratsys | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| DignetSoftware | Croatia | Software | Acquisition | Digmatix | Latvia | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Label Sessions | UK | Software | Acquisition | hedgehog lab | UK | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Kundo | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Pamir Partners | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| iDIN | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | itsme | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| KeyFibre | Spain | Telecom | Acquisition | Serendipia Capital Partners | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Cowboy | Belgium | Transportation | Acquisition | ReBirth Group Holding SA | France | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| HomeBuddy | Switzerland | Marketing | Acquisition | QuinStreet | United States | €162M | 2025-12 |
| Fernride | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Quantum Systems | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| The Graduate Guide | UK | Education | ICO | Apprentify Group | UK | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| PRODUCER | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | CREE8 | United States | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| IPEC | UK | Deeptech | Acquisition | ABB | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Robes Rental | Finland | Fashion | Acquisition | Bought | Finland | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Habito | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Monzo | UK | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Buenbit | Argentina | Fintech | Acquisition | Nexo | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Lucent | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | osapiens | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| GoCardless | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Mollie | Netherlands | €1.1B | 2025-12 |
| Blickfeld | Germany | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Senstar | Canada | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| kACE Financial | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | SmartTrade | UK | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Brocc | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | Cerberus | United States | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Cushon | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | WTW | UK | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| InfraSec | Sweden | Security | Acquisition | fiskaly | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-12 |
| Bintel | Sweden | Cleantech | Acquisition | REEN | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-12 |