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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisefood | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Leef | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Signality | Sweden | Sports | Acquisition | Spiideo | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Kursinsel | Germany | Education | Acquisition | sofatutor | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Paqato | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Lea Partners | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| PitchYou | Germany | Software | Acquisition | talentscon nect | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Demica | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | FIS Global | United States | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| COREDINATE | Germany | Back Office | Acquisition | Nomadia | France | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| 1E | UK | Software | Acquisition | TeamViewer | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| About You | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Zalando | Germany | €1.1B | 2024-12 |
| Receeve | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | InDebted | Australia | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| deviceTRUST | Germany | Security | Acquisition | Citrix | United States | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Erste Hausverwaltung | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Odevo | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Daato | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | EQS Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Chartboost | United States | Software | Acquisition | LoopMe | UK | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Firstwire | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | The Platform Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Adspert | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | Mirakl | France | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Corporate Software AG | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | SPIE | France | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Flextools | Norway | Software | Acquisition | Sympower | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Vocanto | Germany | Education | Acquisition | Embrace | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| ONO | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Emoving | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| neubau kompass | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | Scout24 | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Three | UK | Telecom | Merger | Vodafone | UK | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Settle | Norway | Fintech | Acquisition | Sokin | UK | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Numeral | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Mambu | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-12 |
| Learning Technologies | UK | Education | Acquisition | General Atlantic | United States | €1.0B | 2024-12 |