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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infer | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Frisbii | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| HQ.xyz | Singapore | Fintech | Acquisition | Gnosis | Germany | €13M | 2025-05 |
| HFX | UK | Software | Acquisition | AdvancedAdvT | UK | €6.3M | 2025-05 |
| Ateb Suitability | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Saturn | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| nZero Group | UK | Energy | Acquisition | Bilfinger | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Ladeplan | Germany | Software | Acquisition | RetailSonar | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Producthero | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Channable | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| MilSOFT | Türkiye | Software | Acquisition | Forte | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| XData Group | Estonia | Software | Merger | Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation | United States | €160M | 2025-05 |
| MiniMBA | UK | Education | Acquisition | Brave Bison | UK | €22M | 2025-05 |
| TXTOmedia | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | XTM International | UK | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| AppLovin | United States | Software | Acquisition | Tripledot Studios | UK | €712M | 2025-05 |
| Eternal Sun | Netherlands | Cleantech | Acquisition | Bolster Investment Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Conversion Crew | Netherlands | Software | Merger | Siloy | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Vibemetrics | Finland | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Innolink | Finland | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Floral Energy | UK | Energy | Merger | GridSwitch | United States | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| harvest | France | Fintech | Merger | Fincite | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| fotocommunity | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Five Monkeys Media | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Atombit Group | UK | Software | Acquisition | Palatine | UK | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| RoBAT | UK | Robotics | Acquisition | Mycronic | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Deliveroo | UK | Directory | Acquisition | DoorDash | United States | €3.4B | 2025-05 |
| Slash | Türkiye | Software | Acquisition | ANDX Global | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| VitroLabs | United States | Agritech | Acquisition | Faircraft | France | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Solidify | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Eficode | Finland | undisclosed | 2025-05 |
| Peki | Türkiye | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | ANDX Global | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-05 |