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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNC | UK | Marketing | Merger | Grwth | UK | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Global Blue | Switzerland | E-commerce | Acquisition | Shift4 | United States | €2.4B | 2025-02 |
| MoonlanderAI | Netherlands | Gaming | Acquisition | Alpha3D | Estonia | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Asenze | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Lean Finance | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Kitche | UK | Food | Acquisition | Remy | UK | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| ELCY | UK | E-commerce | Acquisition | Surecomp | Canada | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Amplify Analytix | Netherlands | Analytics | Acquisition | Atombit | UK | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Trymax Semiconductor | Netherlands | Semiconductors | Acquisition | Accuron Technologies | Singapore | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| AltaPay | Denmark | Fintech | Acquisition | Market Pay | France | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| PlaniSense | France | Software | Acquisition | FuturMaster | France | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Nomitri | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | GK Software | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Storebuddy | Denmark | Fintech | Acquisition | Ageras | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Kinara | United States | Semiconductors | Acquisition | NXP Semiconductors | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Dymatrix | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Paragon Partners | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Aagon | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Genui | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Zeilenwert | Germany | Education | Acquisition | WeDoBooks | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Surgery Hero | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Sword Health | Portugal | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Validated ID | Spain | Legal | Acquisition | Signaturit Group | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| CP Recycling Management | Switzerland | Cleantech | Acquisition | Seenons | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Venturelytic | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Asset Class | United States | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Evoliz | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| SecureWorks | United States | Security | Acquisition | Sophos | UK | €827M | 2025-02 |
| LeaseMyBike | Austria | Transportation | Acquisition | Green Mobility Holding | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| JOIN | Netherlands | Sport | Acquisition | Relive | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| meo | Austria | Energy | Acquisition | Heizma | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-02 |