Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,743 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,743
8,406 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
7,871 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,406 of 8,743 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 8,743 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
8,743 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrimaryBid | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | SoFi | United States | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| JustPlay | Germany | Gaming | Acquisition | NCSoft | South Korea | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Bluecore | United States | Marketing | Acquisition | Insider One | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Rendesco | UK | Cleantech | Acquisition | Pioneer Point Partners | UK | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| novofon.ai | Germany | Telecom | Acquisition | Walter Services Group | Austria | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Ripetizioni.it | Italy | Education | Acquisition | Superprof | France | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| 35up | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Sovendus | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| easimo | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Aareon Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Skroutz | Greece | E-commerce | Acquisition | Blackstone | United States | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Shipup | France | App | Acquisition | ZigZag | UK | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Debtist | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Norvestor | Norway | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Medicus Health | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Doctolib | France | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Prior Labs | Germany | Software | Acquisition | SAP | United States | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Moove | Netherlands | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Netradyne | United States | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Sastrify | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Deel | United States | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| GoMore | Denmark | Transportation | Merger | Getaround Europe | France | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| QHarbor | Netherlands | Security | Acquisition | Quantum Machines | United States | undisclosed | 2026-05 |
| Eigen AI | United States | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Nebius | Netherlands | €547M | 2026-05 |
| IDEMIA Public Security (IPS) | France | Platform | Acquisition | Amadeus | Spain | €1.2B | 2026-04 |
| Raicoon | Austria | Energy | Acquisition | Stem | United States | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| SC Media House | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | ECD International | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| Sorted | UK | Logistics | Acquisition | Huboo | UK | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| Infoclip | France | Software | Acquisition | Rivage | France | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| Aleph Alpha | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Cohere | Canada | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| Polariton Technologies | Switzerland | Semiconductors | Acquisition | Marvell Technology | United States | undisclosed | 2026-04 |