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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controreupe | France | Software | Acquisition | TRIGO | France | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Cumulocity | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | Bernd Gross | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| ArcaPay | Lithuania | Fintech | Acquisition | Ebury | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Freetrade | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | IG Group | UK | €190M | 2025-01 |
| Spectrm | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | charles | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Digital Technologies | Italy | Fintech | Acquisition | Namirial | Italy | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| nFrontier | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Creative Dock Group | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Farmy | Switzerland | Food | Acquisition | Pico | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| ExpenseIn | UK | Software | Acquisition | AccountsIQ | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Pydio | France | Software | Acquisition | Wire | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Undagrid | Netherlands | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | EnOcean | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Totallymoney | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Intelligent Lending | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| sevDesk | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Cegid | France | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Compeon | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Fincompare | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Treo | Türkiye | Software | Merger | Datamind | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Selmore | Netherlands | Marketing | Acquisition | Dékuple | France | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| DotControl | Netherlands | Marketing | Acquisition | Dékuple | France | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| CoV Biotechnology | Singapore | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Leyden Labs | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Monevo | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | TransUnion | United States | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Cado Security | UK | Security | Acquisition | Darktrace | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Mibex | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Communardo Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Nclose | South Africa | Security | Acquisition | Integrity360 | Ireland | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Septentrio | Belgium | Hardware | Acquisition | Hexagon | Sweden | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Micromobility Industries | United States | Platform | Acquisition | Mayten | Belgium | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Your Next Concepts | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2025-01 |