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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zolar | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Otovo | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| zave.it | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Almedia | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Quantagonia | Germany | Quantum | Acquisition | Strangeworks | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Ember | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Starling Bank | UK | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| U-Blox | Switzerland | Semiconductors | Acquisition | Advent | United States | €1.1B | 2025-08 |
| Arf Lojistik Teknolojileri | Türkiye | Logistics | Acquisition | Lojimod | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Drivee Teknoloji | Türkiye | Software | Acquisition | Tera Yatırım Menkul Değerler AŞ | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Reactec | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Ideagen | UK | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Boxbilet | Türkiye | Platform | Acquisition | Paribu | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Koala | France | Travel | Acquisition | CarTrawler | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| CryptoFund.News | Switzerland | Content | Acquisition | Crypto Funds Watch | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Midlane | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Kombo | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| 3C | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Flex Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Everfex | Poland | Fintech | Acquisition | Finu | UK | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Low Carbon Energy | UK | Energy | Acquisition | Activ8 Energies | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Verbio | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Capacity | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Evermile | UK | Logistics | Acquisition | Click Labs | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Pendula | Australia | Software | Acquisition | Smart Communications | UK | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Caro Health | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo) | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Huler | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Thrive | UK | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Dise | UK | Software | Acquisition | Minders | Argentina | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| BUBTY | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Upwork | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Recycling Consultants Nederland | Netherlands | Cleantech | Acquisition | Seenons | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Lemon.markets | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | dwpbank | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| ObjectWay | Italy | Software | Acquisition | Cinven | UK | undisclosed | 2025-08 |