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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bot Platform | UK | Software | Acquisition | Flip | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Investory.io | Austria | Fintech | Acquisition | Quoroom | UK | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Parsly | Sweden | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Buyers Edge Platform | United States | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Lobbi PMS | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | RoomRaccoon | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Xgeeks | Portugal | Software | Acquisition | Synvert | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Rex+ Group | Chile | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Elastopoli | Finland | Cleantech | Acquisition | Syklo | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Minna Technologies | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | Mastercard | United States | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Podads | Denmark | Marketing | Acquisition | Podimo | Denmark | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Eversports | Austria | Comparison | Acquisition | Verdane | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Ligo | Netherlands | Legal | Merger | Your.Online | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Bookingate | UK | Travel | Acquisition | HotelRunner | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-10 |
| Bird Eats Bug | Germany | Agritech | Acquisition | BrowserStack | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| EnerCharge | Austria | Transportation | Acquisition | Keba Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| Featurespace | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Visa | United States | €839M | 2024-09 |
| Contexxt.ai | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Solutions2Share | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| November First | Denmark | Fintech | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| Fine | Germany | Legal | Acquisition | Volders | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| Torial | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Steady | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| Audvice | Austria | Software | Acquisition | Hype1000 | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| MySchleppApp | Germany | Software | Acquisition | hlpy | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| Drop Mobility | Netherlands | Transportation | Acquisition | The Sharing Group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| Orendt Studios | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Beyond Capital Partners | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| Bike Ocasion | Spain | E-commerce | Acquisition | Seaya Andromeda | UK | undisclosed | 2024-09 |
| J&P Batterie Projekte | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Return | Netherlands | €50M | 2024-09 |