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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Europe | UK | Travel | Acquisition | Vosaio Travel Group | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Attackera | Switzerland | Marketing | Acquisition | NZZ Media Group | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Matterhorn Reporting Services | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | FE fundinfo | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| L2P | UK | Soft | Acquisition | Patchwork Health | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| EIVEE | Netherlands | Cleantech | Acquisition | Normative | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Besoccer | Spain | Sports | Acquisition | LiveSport | Czech Republic | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Decodata | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Icecat | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Printful | Latvia | E-commerce | Merger | Printify | Latvia | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Equals | Netherlands | Education | Acquisition | Brunel | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Iteris | United States | Software | Acquisition | Almaviva | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Paytronix | United States | Software | Acquisition | The Access Group | UK | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Quotelo | France | Travel | Acquisition | Mews | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| ForceManager | Spain | Analytics | Acquisition | Sage | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Careloop | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Klett | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Proemtia | Türkiye | Platform | Merger | Prosevkiyat | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-11 |
| Cataneo | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Brand Engagement Network (BEN) | United States | €18M | 2024-10 |
| Cat In A Flat | UK | Platform | Acquisition | Rover | United States | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Friday | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Allianz | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Causal | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Lucanet | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Airfree | France | E-commerce | Acquisition | Moment | France | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Cloobees | UK | Software | Acquisition | Synechron | United States | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| BigChange | UK | Software | Acquisition | Simpro Group | Australia | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Koalay.com | Türkiye | Platform | Acquisition | Sipay | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Obilet | Türkiye | Transportation | Acquisition | BlaBlaCar | France | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Jedlix | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | Kraken | UK | undisclosed | 2024-10 |