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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aico Group | Finland | Software | Acquisition | Accel-KKR | United States | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Modanisa | Türkiye | Fashion | Acquisition | Re-Pie Portföy | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| finance, baby | Germany | Education | Acquisition | DI Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-04 |
| Feeddex | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | moveXM | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| 5-Star Specialist | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | moveXM | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Fahrrad.de | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Koehler Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Hussle | UK | Sports | Acquisition | eGym | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Modern Milkman | United States | Food | Acquisition | Modern Milkman | UK | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Freepry | France | Software | Acquisition | Lizee | France | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| dynAmaze | Germany | Travel | Acquisition | Social Deal | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Lumoa | Finland | Analytics | Acquisition | Netigate | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| The Tree | UK | Marketing | Acquisition | House of Poppins | UK | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Affinity | UK | Software | Acquisition | Canva | Australia | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Novus | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Paynetics | Bulgaria | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Iurio | Austria | Legal | Acquisition | Linde Digital | Austria | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Backlink.nl | Netherlands | Platform | Acquisition | Flowboost | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| SmartWorks | Iceland | Legal | Acquisition | Signicat | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Omicron | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Flex Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| REEQ | Netherlands | Transportation | Acquisition | Rheinmetall | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Orgnostic | Serbia | Analytics | Acquisition | Culture Amp | Australia | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Mokker AI | Austria | Software | Acquisition | soona | United States | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Isograph | UK | Software | Acquisition | PeakAvenue | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Flo Group | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| ARHS Group | Luxembourg | Software | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Srett Industrie | France | Hardware | Acquisition | Hiber | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-03 |