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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourcepoint | United States | Security | Acquisition | Didomi | France | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Pinch | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Apadmi | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| UDEPA | Türkiye | Software | Acquisition | Enocta | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Netflea.com | Finland | E-commerce | Acquisition | Bought | Finland | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Adhara | UK | Fintech | Merger | ioBuilders | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| MEHRWERK | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Fortino Capital | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Connected | Portugal | Space | Acquisition | Open Cosmos | UK | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Superhuman | United States | Software | Acquisition | Grammarly | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| ClicData | France | Analytics | Acquisition | TeamSystem | Italy | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Mindfactory | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | heise | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Imediacenter | France | Marketing | Acquisition | Valiuz | France | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| HeiQ AeoniQ | Switzerland | Cleantech | Acquisition | Altri SGPS S.A. | Portugal | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Acolin | Switzerland | Fintech | Acquisition | Broadridge | United States | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Beekeeper | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | LumApps Group | France | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Acadias | Germany | Legal | Acquisition | Nect | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| ORWO Net | Germany | Content | Acquisition | The Customization Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Spedire.com | Italy | Logistics | Acquisition | Alsendo | Poland | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Stabelo | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | Swedbank | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Crayon | Norway | Developer Tools | Acquisition | SoftwareOne | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Quan | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | TrueTribe | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| Cocoon Experience | Portugal | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | TEKEVER | Portugal | undisclosed | 2025-07 |
| vLex | Spain | Legal | Acquisition | Clio | Canada | €849M | 2025-06 |
| Enlighten | Australia | Software | Acquisition | ActiveOps | UK | €19M | 2025-06 |
| Savr | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | LF Bank | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-06 |
| ClearStory | Ireland | Marketing | Acquisition | Core Optimisation | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-06 |