Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,749 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,749
8,412 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
7,877 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,412 of 8,749 datedExits over time — interactive chart.
Disclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyDisclosed exit value by year — interactive chart.
Exits by type
grouped labelsExits by type — interactive chart.
Deal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit value bands — interactive chart.
Exit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityExit activity by country — interactive chart.
Who's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyWho's buying European tech — interactive chart.
Time to exit
2,166 of 8,749 exits w/ a prior roundTime to exit — interactive chart.
Top 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 countryExits by target country — interactive chart.
All exits
8,749 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infigo | Croatia | Security | Acquisition | Allurity | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Lotus Flow | Türkiye | Wellness / Beauty | Acquisition | HubX | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Ivy | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Senken | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Hochzeits-Location.info | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Hochzeit.click | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| zinsbaustein.de | Germany | Real Estate | Merger | Wiwin | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Joisto | Finland | Cloud | Acquisition | Smart Communications | UK | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Syntio | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Datatonic | UK | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Rausgegangen | Germany | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | DuMont | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Synergi | UK | Software | Acquisition | Brightsolid | UK | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Coana | Denmark | Security | Acquisition | Socket | United States | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Onestaff | France | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Proman | France | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Addingwell | France | Software | Acquisition | Didomi | France | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| DataHawk | France | Analytics | Acquisition | Worldeye Technologies | United States | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Dock Financial | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Rakuten | Japan | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Hi.Health | Austria | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Pliant | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Runna | UK | Sports | Acquisition | Strava | United States | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Yodel | UK | Transportation | Acquisition | Yodel | UK | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Freenow | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Lyft | United States | €176M | 2025-04 |
| Aervio | Spain | Travel | Acquisition | BizAway | Italy | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| The Hotels Network | Spain | Travel | Acquisition | Lighthouse | UK | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Computers for Flooring | UK | Software | Acquisition | ClearCourse | UK | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| esure | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Ageas | Belgium | €1.5B | 2025-04 |
| Giftcloud | UK | Platform | Acquisition | Recharge | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| VibePay | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Banked | United States | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| TRAFI | Lithuania | Transportation | Acquisition | Enghouse Systems | Canada | undisclosed | 2025-04 |