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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aertec | Spain | Space | Acquisition | Indra | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| IAI Group | Poland | Software | Acquisition | Montagu | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Pina Earth | Germany | Cleantech | Merger | Tree.ly | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Who Got Funded? | Spain | Content | Acquisition | EU-Startups | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Cognigy | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | NiCE | United States | €820M | 2025-07 |
| Earth Science Analytics | Norway | Analytics | Acquisition | IMDEX Limited | Australia | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Lalaland.ai | Netherlands | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Browzwear | Singapore | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| EnviroCentre | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Cura Terrae | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Hydrogen Safe | UK | Education | Acquisition | IACS | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Pharvaris | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | IPO | — | — | €172M | 2025-07 |
| Indiegogo | United States | Software | Acquisition | Gamefound | Poland | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Rail-Flow | Germany | Transportation | Merger | Simply Deliver | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Pi Imaging Technologies | Switzerland | Semiconductors | Acquisition | Carl Zeiss Microscopy | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Simply Deliver | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Rail-Flow | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Alpha Group | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Corpay | United States | €2.1B | 2025-07 |
| Vicebio | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Sanofi | France | €1.4B | 2025-07 |
| CoverManager | Spain | Software | Acquisition | PSG Equity | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| JUST CONSTRUCTION | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | asap.work | France | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Genie | UK | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | DOSS | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Anywyse | Netherlands | Education | Acquisition | Learnbeat | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Deutsche Digital Assets | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Archax | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Elysium Lab | Switzerland | Fintech | Acquisition | Blockstream | Canada | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Checkout Charlie | Germany | Content | Acquisition | solute | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Calastone | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | SS&C Technologies | United States | €885M | 2025-07 |
| Guider | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Thrive | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |