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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilar International | Sweden | Cleantech | Acquisition | Enerpoly | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| AnaPico | Switzerland | Deeptech | Acquisition | Keysight Technologies | United States | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Selli | Switzerland | Analytics | Acquisition | Etops Group | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| ComX | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | Dimarcon | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Ryte | Germany | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | Semrush | United States | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Sensio | Norway | Software | Acquisition | Nordic Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Instamotion | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | EAG | Czech Republic | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Graphcore | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | SoftBank | Japan | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| PlanQK | Germany | Quantum | Acquisition | Kipu Quantum | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Mymuesli | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Katjes Greenfood | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Silo.AI | Finland | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | AMD | United States | €665M | 2024-07 |
| Unmade | UK | Fashion | Acquisition | Hi-Tech Apparel | Thailand | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| LandVault | UK | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Infinite Reality | United States | €416M | 2024-07 |
| Native Places | UK | Travel | Acquisition | numa | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Eformity | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Xential | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| ParkHere | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Everfield | UK | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| MedPharm | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Merger | Tergus Pharma | United States | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Moj eRačun | Croatia | Fintech | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| OHMX.bio | Belgium | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Anacura | Belgium | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Ebike4Delivery | Netherlands | Transportation | Acquisition | CYCLE | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Keywords Studios | Ireland | Software | Acquisition | EQT | Sweden | €2.2B | 2024-07 |
| Campspace | Netherlands | Platform | Merger | HomeCamper | France | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Chainge | Denmark | Logistics | Acquisition | MoveByBike | Sweden | €1.7M | 2024-07 |
| Bizzomate | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Ciphix | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| DeinDeal | Switzerland | Daily Deal | Acquisition | Liberta Partners | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |