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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reverse.supply | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Trove | United States | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Onevinn | Sweden | Security | Acquisition | Allurity | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| VNGRS | Türkiye | Software | Acquisition | BtcTurk | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Macromo | Czech Republic | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | TCF Capital | Czech Republic | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Just Energy | United States | Energy | Acquisition | IGS Energy | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| 7lytix | Austria | Analytics | Acquisition | Keba | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Trala | United States | Education | Acquisition | Learnfield | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Sundown Solutions | UK | Software | Acquisition | Telana (Ancoris) | France | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Lyst | UK | Fashion | Acquisition | ZOZO | Japan | €139M | 2025-04 |
| Brighter AI | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Milestone Systems | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Finmatics | Austria | Fintech | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Flippr | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Model ML | United States | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| byways | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | EPG | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| MedKitDoc | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | GoMedicus | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Altospam | France | Security | Acquisition | Hornetsecurity | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Arqia | Brazil | Telecom | Acquisition | Wireless Logic | UK | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Lugh Financial Services | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Next Generation | France | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| Sparkbase | Netherlands | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Tim Hoefnagel | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| HRK LUNIS | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Seven2 | France | undisclosed | 2025-04 |
| InterCloud | France | Cloud | Acquisition | BSO | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Applied Nanolayers | Netherlands | Semiconductors | Acquisition | Black Semiconductor | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Audiense (formerly SocialBro) | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Buxton | United States | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Komplex IT | Denmark | Software | Acquisition | CCIT | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Fintus | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | The Platform Group (TPG) | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Urban Sports Club | Germany | Sports | Acquisition | Wellhub | United States | undisclosed | 2025-03 |