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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caerus Medical | France | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Gleamer | France | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Veevart | United States | Software | Acquisition | Hexa | France | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| OG Clean Fuels | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | Pioneer Point Partners | UK | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Pixyl | France | Analytics | Acquisition | Gleamer | France | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| AirRobot | Germany | Robotics | Acquisition | Quantum Systems | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| GUTS Tickets | Netherlands | Events | Acquisition | CM.com | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Brekr | Netherlands | Transportation | Acquisition | EcoMotion | Israel | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Outfittery | Germany | Fashion | Merger | Lookiero | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| IDnow | Germany | Legal | Acquisition | Corsair Capital | United States | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Movinga | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | MoveAgain | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Software4You | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Timegrip | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| audEERING | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Agile Robots | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Saasmetrix | Germany | Software | Acquisition | USU | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| YOOI | France | Platform | Acquisition | DataGalaxy | France | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Eventix | Netherlands | Events | Merger | Weezevent | France | undisclosed | 2025-03 |
| Kurzreisen.de | Germany | Travel | Acquisition | GetAway Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Peers Solutions | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | edyoucated | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Peers | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Edyoucated | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Mosaic Smart Data | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Behavox | UK | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Checkmk | Germany | Software | Acquisition | PSG | United States | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Necto | United States | Software | Acquisition | Embat | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Videtics | France | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Technis | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Just Eat Takeaway | Netherlands | Food | Acquisition | Prosus | Netherlands | €4.1B | 2025-02 |
| EvolveLAB | United States | Software | Acquisition | Chaos | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Alpha3D | Estonia | undisclosed | 2025-02 |