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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearest | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Pima Health Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Buildrz | France | Real Estate | Acquisition | One Click LCA | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Green Club | Germany | Food | Merger | Make | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Outl1ne | Estonia | Software | Acquisition | Net Group | Estonia | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Golden | United States | Analytics | Acquisition | ComplyAdvantage | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Ultimate | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Jupiter | Singapore | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| creditshelf | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Teylor | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Audiotonix | UK | Music | Acquisition | PAI Partners | France | €2.3B | 2024-04 |
| Enovation | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Legrand | France | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Trendminer | Belgium | Analytics | Acquisition | Proemion Holding GmbH | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| xFarm Technologies | Italy | Agritech | Merger | SpaceSense | France | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| LARI digital | Switzerland | Legal | Acquisition | Aunetic | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| SmartSearch | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Triple Private Equity | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Maas Global | Finland | Transportation | Acquisition | umob | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Diversified | Luxembourg | Fintech | Acquisition | Konvi | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Fractible | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Konvi | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| İstegelsin | Türkiye | E-commerce | Acquisition | Şok Market | Türkiye | €6.3M | 2024-04 |
| Profitroom | Poland | Software | Acquisition | MCI Capital | Poland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Trouva | UK | Fashion | Acquisition | Fy! | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| IXOPAY | Austria | Fintech | Merger | TokenEx | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Zellis | UK | Back Office | Acquisition | Apax Partners LLP | UK | €1.5B | 2024-04 |
| Zevero | UK | Cleantech | Merger | LEVELUP | Singapore | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| InformMe | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | medavis | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Crowd.dev | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Linux Foundation | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Icore Solutions | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Volaris Group | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |