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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curve | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Lloyds Banking Group | UK | €136M | 2025-11 |
| Zuto | UK | Software | Acquisition | Bridgepoint | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Apsiyon | Türkiye | Real Estate | Acquisition | Aareon Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| cleverlohn | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Integral | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Kollabo | Switzerland | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | enovetic | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Thrustworks | Germany | Space | Acquisition | The Exploration Company | France | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| AuditComply | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Nulogy | Canada | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Libra | Germany | Legal | Acquisition | Wolters Kluwer | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| EduBites | Germany | Education | Acquisition | Amadeus Fire Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| GreenTriangle | Switzerland | Agritech | Acquisition | Saretec Group | France | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Splash Access | UK | Platform | Merger | Purple | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| NNAISENSE | Switzerland | Analytics | Acquisition | ACATIS Investment KVG | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| EU-Startups | Spain | Content | Acquisition | MeOut Group | Hungary | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Optima | United Arab Emirates | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | DataCamp | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Northern Data | Germany | Cloud | Acquisition | Rumble | Canada | €662M | 2025-11 |
| Tilli | France | Fashion | Acquisition | Reekom | France | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Contengo | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | FE fundinfo | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Cleverciti systems | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | ParkHelp | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Holsain | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Aeon | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Eletive | Sweden | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Accell-KKR | United States | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Fleet DATA | Ireland | Transportation | Acquisition | Mapon | Latvia | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Bizim Hesap | Türkiye | Platform | Acquisition | TeamSystem | Italy | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Ruptura | UK | Security | Acquisition | Saepio | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| ProSpend | Australia | Software | Acquisition | Invincible Software Holdings (ISH) | UK | undisclosed | 2025-11 |
| Top Rated Club | Ukraine | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | GigRadar | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2025-11 |