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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terap.io | Czech Republic | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | ksebe | Slovakia | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Bond Radar | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | 9fin | UK | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Viggo | Denmark | Transportation | Acquisition | Bolt | Estonia | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Next Insurance | United States | Fintech | Acquisition | Munich Re | Germany | €2.4B | 2025-03 |
| Komoot | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Bending Spoons | Italy | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Mentum.ai | Lithuania | E-commerce | Acquisition | Eany.io | Lithuania | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Aizle.ai | UK | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | bigspark | UK | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Contentserv | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Centric Software | United States | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Iron | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | MoonPay | United States | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Uni-Life | Netherlands | Platform | Acquisition | Studyportals | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Klippa | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | SER Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Aerialtronics | Netherlands | Robotics | Acquisition | Destinus | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Shine Interview | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Unseen Group | UK | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Community Unity Bank (CUB) | United States | Fintech | Acquisition | OakNorth | UK | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Braineffect | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Schwabe Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| ShareDo | UK | Software | Acquisition | Clio | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| airfocus | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Lucid | United States | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Volocopter | Germany | Robotics | Acquisition | Diamond Aircraft | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Mantra | France | Security | Acquisition | Cyber Guru | Italy | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Selfapy | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Medice | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Admincontrol | Norway | Fintech | Acquisition | Euronext | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Proservice Finteco | Poland | Fintech | Acquisition | Innova Capital | Poland | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Peak | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | UiPath | United States | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Vicuesoft | Cyprus | Software | Acquisition | Allegro DVT | France | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Recrubo | Netherlands | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Carv | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-03 |