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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble Go | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Sword Group | France | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Fitz Partners | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | RiskConcile | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| AlphaOmega | Luxembourg | Fintech | Acquisition | FE fundinfo | UK | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Sana | Sweden | Education | Acquisition | Workday | United States | €928M | 2025-09 |
| Comgy | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | advizeo | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Lakera AI | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Check Point Software Technologies | United States | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Managbl.AI | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | casavi | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Whisper AI | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | Evertrace | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Temple | UK | Software | Acquisition | Groover | France | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Vakoms | Ukraine | Software | Merger | Indeema Software | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Clare&me | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | HealthyCloud | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Sedeo | France | Platform | Acquisition | desk.ly | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Alavie | Italy | Software | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| FinetuneDB | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Opper AI | UK | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Vimeo | United States | Software | Acquisition | Bending Spoons | Italy | €1.2B | 2025-09 |
| dyme | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | RISK | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Embarc | UK | Platform | Acquisition | OPUS | UK | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| RocketSource | United States | Analytics | Acquisition | Incubeta | UK | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| ELEVEN-I | UK | Energy | Acquisition | ONYX Insight | UK | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| HearMe | Poland | Wellness / Beauty | Acquisition | Hedepy | Czech Republic | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Makutu | UK | Software | Acquisition | ANS Group | UK | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Affiniture Cards | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Moka United | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| fluently | Austria | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | fonio.ai | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Codept | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Beumer Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-09 |
| Elara | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Beumer Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-09 |