Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,750 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,750
8,413 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
7,878 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,413 of 8,750 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 8,750 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
8,750 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mps | Germany | Software | Acquisition | MACH | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Avantus | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Ciphr | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Agorize | France | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Bloomflow | France | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Lamidey Noury Medical | France | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Halma | UK | €50M | 2024-11 |
| Seiza | France | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Adzuna | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Axigo | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Amundi | France | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Finanzen.net | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Inflexion | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Easybrain | Cyprus | Gaming | Acquisition | Miniclip | Switzerland | €1.1B | 2024-11 |
| Vecos | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Ardian | France | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Ride Capital | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Blue Lionfish | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Almer Technologies | Switzerland | Augmented Reality | Acquisition | RealWear | Canada | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Hausheld | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Ancala | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Payaut | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Nuvei | Canada | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Hospitality Data Insights | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Reward | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Walor.io | Denmark | Software | Acquisition | Ziik | Denmark | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Xential | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Omnidocs | Denmark | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Plarium | Israel | Gaming | Acquisition | Modern Times Group | Sweden | €586M | 2024-11 |
| Zenfulfillment | Germany | Logistics | Merger | Alaiko | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Attestant | UK | Software | Acquisition | Bitwise Asset Management | United States | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Orgadata | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Forterro | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Agdir | Norway | Agritech | Merger | Vultus | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| New Fluence | Austria | Marketing | Acquisition | 1SP AGENCY | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Aquis Exchange | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Six Group | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| nilo.health | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Merger | Likeminded | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Apollo Strategic Communications | UK | Marketing | Acquisition | RSK Group | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |