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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novertur | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Coface | France | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| — | — | — | Merger | VDL Hydrogen Systems | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Battolyser Systems | Netherlands | Energy | Merger | VDL Hydrogen Systems | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Zoyo Capital | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Honye Financial Services | UK | €30M | 2025-07 |
| Zippen | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Wagestream | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Tendara | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Altura | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| System7 | UK | Software | Acquisition | Vault PLC | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Recharge | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Coda | Singapore | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Pleno | Germany | Software | Acquisition | — | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Adcubum | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Helsana Group | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Semine | Norway | Software | Acquisition | Rydoo | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Pelt8 | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Atlas Metrics | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Hdemia | Switzerland | Education | Acquisition | Tutornow | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| PhotoILike | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Keldai | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Inverid | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Signicat | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Employes | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Ageras | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Scanbot SDK | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Apryse | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| MST Group | Germany | Education | Acquisition | NIIT Learning Systems Limited | United States | €22M | 2025-07 |
| ecolytiq | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Clarity AI | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| TeleMatrik | Austria | Transportation | Acquisition | Volpi Capital | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Wealthkernel | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Alpaca | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Flow | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | SnelStart group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Logate | Montenegro | Software | Acquisition | Odine | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Axiomatics | Sweden | Security | Acquisition | Leonardo | Italy | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Airport AI | UK | Software | Acquisition | 15below | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |