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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphamoon | Poland | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Box | United States | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Surplex | Germany | — | Acquisition | TBAuctions | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| ecosio | Austria | Software | Acquisition | Vertex | United States | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Humanoo | Germany | Healthcare | Acquisition | Telus Health | Canada | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Avrora | Ukraine | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | One Eleven | United States | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Acronis | Switzerland | Security | Acquisition | EQT | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| TP Tuned | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Vortex Capital Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| TurboVolt | Austria | Transportation | Acquisition | Eleport | Estonia | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Eos Connectivity | Spain | Transportation | Acquisition | Cooltra Motorsharing | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Teads | France | Content | Acquisition | Outbrain | Israel | €925M | 2024-08 |
| GetLavado | Peru | Platform | Acquisition | Laundryheap | UK | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Multicraft | Germany | Gaming | Acquisition | Nitrado | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| Shore | Germany | Back Office | Acquisition | group.one | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-08 |
| European Surface Transportation | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | sennder | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| WeTransfer | Netherlands | Back Office | Acquisition | Bending Spoons | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Vodeno TechCo | Poland | Fintech | Acquisition | UniCredit | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| iTero Gaming | UK | Gaming | Acquisition | GIANTX | UK | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Spoke.ai | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Salesforce | United States | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Kontena | Finland | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Nscale | UK | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Skidata | Austria | Software | Acquisition | Assa Abloy | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Issuu | United States | Platform | Acquisition | Bending Spoons | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| NitroPack | Bulgaria | Software | Acquisition | WP Engine | United States | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Oxford Semantic Technologies | UK | Software | Acquisition | Samsung | South Korea | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| FoxEducation | Austria | Education | Acquisition | Sdui | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Fastbill | Germany | Back Office | Acquisition | René Maudrich | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |