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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synaptica | United States | Software | Acquisition | Squirro | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| infiniance | Denmark | Fintech | Acquisition | SkySparc | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| windata | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Athom | Netherlands | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | LG Electronics | South Korea | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Quod Orbit | UK | Security | Acquisition | Dedagroup | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Pile | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Vivid Money | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| 42matters | Switzerland | Analytics | Acquisition | Similarweb | United States | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Finfree | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | Papara | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| TaxScouts | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Taxfix | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Preqin | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | BlackRock | UK | €3.0B | 2024-07 |
| F24 | Germany | Security | Acquisition | Altor Equity Partners | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Skillhabit | Sweden | Education | Acquisition | TicTac Group | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Switcho | Italy | Energy | Acquisition | Mavriq | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| ITM | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Lumera | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-07 |
| Idealista | Spain | Real Estate | Acquisition | CINVEN | UK | €2.9B | 2024-06 |
| Infinera | United States | Telecom | Acquisition | Nokia | Finland | €2.1B | 2024-06 |
| Aplanta | Germany | Agritech | Acquisition | The Platform Group (TPG) | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Proxora | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Flex Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| GlassHouse | Türkiye | Telecom | Acquisition | e&enterprise | United Arab Emirates | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Wave.ai | France | Education | Acquisition | Alan | France | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Appvizer | France | Deal Comparison | Acquisition | Softonic | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Stebby | Estonia | Platform | Acquisition | Up Group | France | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| SendMePack | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Turtlebox | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| isendu | Italy | Logistics | Acquisition | Sendcloud | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Adtriba | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Funnel | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-06 |