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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imcheck Therapeutics | France | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Ipsen | France | €1.0B | 2025-10 |
| Travis Road Services | Netherlands | Transportation | Acquisition | Knorr-Bremse | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Kriya | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Allica Bank | UK | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Zimpler | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | TrueLayer | UK | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Claap | UK | Platform | Acquisition | lemlist | United States | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Sportall | France | Sports | Acquisition | Sportway | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Y-Brush | France | Wellness / Beauty | Acquisition | Biotech Dental | France | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| RetinAI | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | EssilorLuxottica | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Lilium | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Archer Aviation | United States | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Stellar Labs | Belgium | Education | Acquisition | BeInfluence | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| AirConsole | Switzerland | Gaming | Acquisition | KPIT | India | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Kleta | Spain | Transportation | Acquisition | Cooltra | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Showroommodellen | Netherlands | Platform | Acquisition | Whoppah | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Eyecons | Netherlands | Sports | Acquisition | Sportway | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Kodex AI | Germany | Software | Acquisition | CUBE | UK | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Flexpower | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Citadel | United States | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Swifty | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Revolut | UK | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Firescope | South Korea | Software | Acquisition | Cropster | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| adata Software | Germany | Software | Acquisition | zvoove | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Nochex | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | PAYSTRAX | Lithuania | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Atlas Metrics | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Novata | United States | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| ViaData | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | CTNET | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Envoyo | UK | Software | Acquisition | Navlungo | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Evo IT | Austria | Software | Acquisition | Flex Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-10 |
| Loctax | Belgium | Fintech | Acquisition | Tax System | UK | undisclosed | 2025-10 |