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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telemagic | Norway | Software | Acquisition | LeadDesk | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Kalray | France | Hardware | Merger | Pliops | Israel | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Bitstamp | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Robinhood | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| GoCanvas | United States | Software | Acquisition | Nemetschek Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Doktor24 | Sweden | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Doktor.se | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Josev | UK | Software | Acquisition | EcoG | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Layzr | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Jodel | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Data2Track | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | FleetGO Group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Progius | Germany | Legal | Acquisition | eagle lsp | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Eigen Technologies | UK | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Sirion Labs | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| WalkMe | Israel | Analytics | Acquisition | SAP | Germany | €1.4B | 2024-06 |
| XLABS | Netherlands | Legal | Merger | Bright Horse | UK | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Digis | Ukraine | Software | Merger | Scalamandra | Estonia | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Beachfront | United States | Marketing | Acquisition | Seedtag | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| ProDato | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | Dataciders | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Trinidad Wiseman | Estonia | Software | Acquisition | Helmes | Estonia | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Henchman | Belgium | Legal | Acquisition | LexisNexis | United States | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Nomad Chefs | UK | Travel | Acquisition | Hometainment | UK | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Trackon Fleet Management | Lithuania | Logistics | Acquisition | Mapon | Latvia | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| Shape Payroll | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Ciphr | UK | undisclosed | 2024-06 |
| OEGE Group | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | The Platform Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| HelloDone | UK | Software | Acquisition | Scurri | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Lisk | Switzerland | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Klayr | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| LumApps | France | Marketing | Acquisition | Bridgepoint | UK | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Exertherm | UK | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Eaton | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-05 |