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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURE Mobility | Netherlands | Transportation | Merger | Smart Wheelz | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-02 |
| Barhead Solutions | Australia | Software | Acquisition | Akkodis | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Uklon | Ukraine | Software | Acquisition | Kyivstar | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Cambrean | Ireland | Platform | Acquisition | Nucleus | United States | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Nax | Spain | Agritech | Acquisition | Seaya Andromeda | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Growth Tribe | Netherlands | Education | Acquisition | Beeckestijn Business School | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Turan | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | United Payment | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| i-gb | Germany | Sports | Acquisition | Hansefit | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Interhome | Switzerland | Travel | Acquisition | HomeToGo | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Simovative | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Flex Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Yokoy | Switzerland | Fintech | Acquisition | TravelPerk | Spain | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Advanced Circuit Pursuit (ACP) | Switzerland | Semiconductors | Acquisition | Sequans Communications | France | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Accerion | Netherlands | Robotics | Acquisition | SICK | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Droids On Roids | Poland | Software | Acquisition | Apadmi | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Alphalink | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | xPortal | Romania | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Ordo | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Neonomics | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Sonormed GmbH | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | InfectoPharm | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Commonplace Digital | UK | Content | Acquisition | Zencity | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| YouTeam | Ukraine | Software | Acquisition | Toptal | United States | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Off | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Vanever | Austria | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Lyra Pet | Germany | Pets | Acquisition | The Platform Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Younited | France | Fintech | IPO | — | France | €152M | 2025-01 |
| Sensorfact | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | ABB | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Leafcloud | Netherlands | Cloud | Acquisition | The Sharing Group (TSG) | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Promoty | Estonia | Marketing | Acquisition | Modash | Estonia | undisclosed | 2025-01 |