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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arti-Bau | Poland | Logistics | Acquisition | Prime Label Group | Poland | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Automation & Robotics | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | EssilorLuxottica | France | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Vigil Neuroscience | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Sanofi | France | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Gentics Software | Austria | Software | Acquisition | RUBICON | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Daedalean | Switzerland | Transportation | Acquisition | Destinus Group | Netherlands | €193M | 2025-08 |
| ensec | Switzerland | Security | Acquisition | Orange Cyberdefense | France | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| QuMind | UK | Software | Acquisition | Largo.ai | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Zipit Wireless | United States | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Wireless Logic | UK | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| InsTech | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Datos Insights | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| ASL (Australian Settlements Limited) | Australia | Fintech | Acquisition | Banking Circle | Luxembourg | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Wallapop | Spain | E-commerce | Acquisition | Naver | South Korea | €600M | 2025-08 |
| Lawcode | Germany | Software | Acquisition | SAI360 | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Prima Assicurazioni | Italy | Fintech | Acquisition | Axa Group | France | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| Viddyoze | UK | Software | Acquisition | unnamed company | United States | undisclosed | 2025-08 |
| NewsWhip | Ireland | Content | Acquisition | Sprout Social | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| CareMates | Germany | Software | Acquisition | myneva Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Trading Apps | UK | Software | Acquisition | EquiLend | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| SmartPulse | Türkiye | Energy | Acquisition | Volue | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Davidson Richards | UK | Software | Acquisition | ClearCourse | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| PressPage | Netherlands | Publisher Tools | Acquisition | Banyan Software | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Finstep | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Bling | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| We Connect Work | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | The Platform Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Whistle | United States | Pets | Acquisition | Pasching | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Biomedion | Germany | Software | Merger | iTernity | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| MYLAPS | Netherlands | Sports | Acquisition | Garmin | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |