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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyBestBrands | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Bonsai | Canada | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Standard Notes | United States | Software | Acquisition | Proton | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Automotive Transformation Group | UK | E-commerce | Acquisition | Keyloop | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Coyote Software | UK | Real Estate | Acquisition | Investorflow | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Verkkokauppa Kivuton | Finland | E-commerce | Acquisition | Alvar Pet | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Searchlight | United States | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Multiverse | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Alvar Pet | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Okko | France | Software | Acquisition | Spendesk | France | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| RiskQuest | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Zanders | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Onfido | UK | Legal | Acquisition | Entrust Corp | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Adnymics | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | Linehub | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Talkwalker | Luxembourg | Analytics | Acquisition | Hootsuite | Canada | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| dreamquark | France | Transportation | Acquisition | Linedata | France | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Lifestyle Retail Group | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Data Virtuality | Germany | Software | Acquisition | CData Software | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Rush | Bulgaria | E-commerce | Acquisition | Shop Circle | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Kriptomeda | Türkiye | Platform | Acquisition | Paribu | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Hypros | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | GWA Hygiene | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Nalanda Global | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Once For All. | France | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Peecho | Netherlands | Content | Acquisition | Prodigi | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Adsme | Ukraine | Marketing | Acquisition | JobCannon | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Supertext | Switzerland | Software | Merger | Textshuttle | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| C2 Solutions | United States | Software | Acquisition | Intellias | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Easop | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Remote | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Bulb | United States | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Wakelet | UK | undisclosed | 2024-04 |