Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,744 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,744
8,407 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
7,872 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,407 of 8,744 datedDisclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyExits by type
grouped labelsDeal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityWho's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyTime to exit
2,166 of 8,744 exits w/ a prior roundTop 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 countryAll exits
8,744 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuventura | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Lucy Group | UK | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| Factanza Media | Italy | Content | Acquisition | ZNEXT | Italy | €5.1M | 2026-04 |
| Readly | Sweden | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | Cafeyn Group | France | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| Adsmovil | Colombia | Marketing | Acquisition | MiQ | UK | undisclosed | 2026-04 |
| etepetete | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Afreshed | Austria | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Starmind International | Switzerland | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Capacity | United States | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Blacklane | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Uber | United States | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Gingco | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Mitula | Spain | Marketing | Acquisition | Adzuna | UK | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Trovit | Spain | Comparison | Acquisition | Adzuna | UK | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Matchi | Sweden | Sports | Merger | Eversports | Austria | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Eturnity | Switzerland | Energy | Merger | Solar Monkey | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Vipps Mobile Pay | Norway | Fintech | Acquisition | Kustom | Sweden | €44M | 2026-03 |
| TARCOM | Türkiye | Agritech | Acquisition | Ergün Holding | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| GETECO | Germany | Software | Acquisition | myneva Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Bioniq | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Herbalife | United States | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Tractive | Austria | Pets | Acquisition | Bending Spoons | Italy | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Dragon LLM | France | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | OVHcloud | France | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Miraex | Switzerland | Quantum | Acquisition | SEALSQ | France | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Genpaid | Poland | Fintech | Acquisition | Sokin | UK | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Kobalt | UK | Music | Acquisition | Primary Wave | United States | €1.3B | 2026-03 |
| Huel | UK | Food | Acquisition | Danone | France | €1.0B | 2026-03 |
| EuroUSC-Benelux | Netherlands | Space | Acquisition | Unifly | Belgium | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Planet IT | UK | Software | Acquisition | TalkTalk Business | UK | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Kielo Research | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Sanius Health | UK | undisclosed | 2026-03 |