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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| elementsuite | UK | Software | Acquisition | Zellis | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| DBLX | UK | Software | Acquisition | Auspicious Holdings | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Tranch | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Elite | United States | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| BM Group | UK | Software | Acquisition | Forterro | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Aro Finance | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | ClearScore | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| TTTech Auto | Austria | Transportation | Acquisition | NXP Semiconductors | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Verteego | France | Cleantech | Acquisition | Bamboo Rose | United States | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Returnless | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | JTL-Software | Germany | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Qonqord | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | WoodWing | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Clarity Hospitality Software Solutions | New Zealand | Software | Acquisition | Mews | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| SL Controls | Ireland | Software | Merger | NNIT | Denmark | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| BvB Groep | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Salur | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| VAM WaterTech | Netherlands | Agritech | Acquisition | Hans Blaak | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Tidelift | United States | Software | Acquisition | Sonar | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Photoneo | Slovakia | Robotics | Acquisition | Zebra Technologies | UK | undisclosed | 2025-01 |
| Social SEEDer | Belgium | Content | Acquisition | Ambassify | Belgium | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Paxie Games | Türkiye | Gaming | Acquisition | DoubleU Games | South Korea | €64M | 2024-12 |
| Despegar | Argentina | Travel | Acquisition | Prosus | Netherlands | €1.6B | 2024-12 |
| Aviva Links | United States | Transportation | Acquisition | NXP Semiconductors | Netherlands | €233M | 2024-12 |
| Sigmastocks | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | Avanza | Sweden | €1.8M | 2024-12 |
| Forget Finance | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Liqid | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| ondeso | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Everfield | UK | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| ReCarbn | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | Skytree | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Lox | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | Sendcloud | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| PowerBot | Austria | Software | Acquisition | Volue | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-12 |