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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onna | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Reveal | United States | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| AuditBoard | United States | Software | Acquisition | Hg | UK | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| finAPI | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Fabrick | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Transfeera | Brazil | Fintech | Acquisition | PayRetailers | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| MyCompanyFiles | France | Software | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| StoreCube | Austria | Logistics | Acquisition | Storebox | Austria | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Evergrowth | Lithuania | Artificial Intelligence | Merger | Apolo Mktng | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Aaron.ai | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Doctolib | France | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Dedrone | Germany | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Axon | United States | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Dericon | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | FE fundinfo | UK | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Lager4You | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Storebox | Austria | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Webglobe | Slovakia | Cloud | Acquisition | group.one | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Torc | United States | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Randstad Digital | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Udacity | United States | Education | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Hirehive | Ireland | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Jobtoolz | Belgium | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Glassbox | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Alicorn Venture Partners | UK | €138M | 2024-05 |
| GIGA Storage | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | InfraVia Capital Partners | France | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| steute | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Battery Ventures | United States | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| riskine | Austria | Fintech | Acquisition | BSI | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Clubrural | Spain | Travel | Acquisition | Holidu | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Synqion | United States | Cloud | Acquisition | TeamDrive | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| bNear | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Solutions2Share | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Perfect Gym | Poland | Back Office | Acquisition | Sport Alliance | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Offerte.nl | Netherlands | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Solvari | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| inCase | UK | Legal | Acquisition | Access Legal | UK | undisclosed | 2024-05 |