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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reveal | France | Software | Acquisition | Crossbeam | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Apryl | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Progyny | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Typeless | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Doctolib | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Allset | Ukraine | Food | Acquisition | SoundHound | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| LingaTel | Germany | Telecom | Acquisition | Savd | Austria | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| FindThatLead | Spain | Marketing | Acquisition | Clientify | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Lykon | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Lifesum | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Getyourdrive | Germany | Transportation | Merger | Airive | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Tribeca Technology Group | UK | Fintech | Merger | Abacus Group | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Shine | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Ageras | Denmark | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Quod Orbis | UK | Security | Acquisition | Dedagroup | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| AmTrav | United States | Travel | Acquisition | TravelPerk | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Staff Squared | UK | Platform | Acquisition | ISH | UK | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Takepayments | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Global Payments | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| PINK! | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Sidekick Health | Iceland | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Vectron Systems | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Shift4 | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Doozer | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Zig | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| FemtoTools | Switzerland | Deeptech | Acquisition | Oxford Instruments | UK | €25M | 2024-06 |
| BeReal | France | Platform | Acquisition | Voodoo | France | €500M | 2024-06 |
| CluePoints | Belgium | Analytics | Acquisition | EQT | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Fenix Solar | Sweden | Energy | Acquisition | ECOKRAFT | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Cobee | Spain | Fintech | Acquisition | Pluxee | France | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Copperleaf Technologies | Canada | Software | Acquisition | IFS | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| gruenes.haus | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Musterhaus.net | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Uizard | Denmark | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Miro | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-06 |