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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PharmPet | UK | Pets | Acquisition | Pharmacy2U | UK | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Reg-Room | United States | Fintech | Acquisition | Cube | UK | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Sonio | France | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Samsung Medison | South Korea | €86M | 2024-05 |
| AP Matching | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Basware | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Freepik | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Paynet | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | iyzico | Türkiye | €81M | 2024-05 |
| OceanPass | Denmark | Transportation | Acquisition | Weilbach | Denmark | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| charly | Germany | Education | Acquisition | e-fellows.net | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Magnific | Spain | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Freepik | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| getnano | Austria | Content | Acquisition | stylink | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| fast lta ag | Germany | Healthcare | Acquisition | Summa Equity | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| BioCatch | Israel | Security | Acquisition | Permira | UK | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Dr. Agro | Azerbaijan | Agritech | Acquisition | Agcurate | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Parsionate | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| ARspar Technologies | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Floorplanne | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Keleya | Germany | Healthcare | Merger | Kinderheldin | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Inventoro | Czech Republic | Software | Acquisition | Cin7 | United States | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| unu | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | emco | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-05 |
| Huma Finance | United States | Fintech | Merger | Arf | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| CoCoNet | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Emeram Capital Partners | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Notificare | Netherlands | Publisher Tools | Acquisition | Actito | Belgium | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Civey | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | Janina Mütze | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| ACTOLL | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Moodus | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Darktrace | UK | Security | Acquisition | Thoma Bravo | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Kinarus | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | Merger | Curatis | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |