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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| euShipments | Bulgaria | Logistics | Acquisition | Austrian Post | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Vervaunt | UK | E-commerce | Acquisition | IDHL | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Mo | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | UKG | United States | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Alleo (YourCampus) | Netherlands | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Epassi | Finland | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Baymarkets | Norway | Software | Acquisition | SIX | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| medudoc | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Family Office | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Wiraya | Sweden | Back Office | Merger | On-Time Research Solutions Oy | Finland | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Sincerely | United States | Application | Acquisition | MWM | France | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Molnett | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Lovable | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Octiive | Switzerland | Platform | Acquisition | GoDigital Media Group | United States | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering | Germany | Robotics | Acquisition | Agile Robots | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Finscape | UK | Software | Acquisition | FE fundinfo | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Rysta | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Climaid | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| TestDevLab | Latvia | Software | Acquisition | Xoriant | United States | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Woosmap | France | Software | Acquisition | Datasharp | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Appare | Italy | Software | Acquisition | Metriks AI | Italy | €800k | 2025-11 |
| ht.digital | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Bridgepoint | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Silicon Canals | Netherlands | Content | Acquisition | Brown Brothers Media | Singapore | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Planky | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | BKN301 | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Utopian Labs | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Zapier | United States | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Wandz.ai | United States | Platform | Acquisition | AB Tasty | France | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Capturelife | United States | Platform | Acquisition | GoPhoto | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| WhoSampled | UK | Music | Acquisition | Spotify | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Mortgage Intelligence | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | OneDome | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Atom CTO | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Teybridge Capital Europe | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-11 |