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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masteos | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Novaxia | France | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Regate | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Qonto | France | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Getsurance | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Helmsauer Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Locatee | Switzerland | Analytics | Acquisition | Tango | United States | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| REACHfive | France | Analytics | Acquisition | Purse | France | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Eyyes | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Vector | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Relevo | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Duni | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| T-Bank | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | Papara | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Omniveta | Denmark | Fintech | Acquisition | CapitalBox | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Trendsales | Denmark | Fashion | Acquisition | Vinted | Lithuania | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Perch | United States | E-commerce | Acquisition | Razor Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Vade Secure | France | Security | Acquisition | Hornetsecurity | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Felyx | Netherlands | Energy | Merger | Cooltra | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Split | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | orderbird | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| ReachCon | Germany | Content | Acquisition | ECD International | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| CollabraTech | United States | Software | Acquisition | Exyte | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| VisualBy | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Fortnox | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| DoSo | Germany | Application | Acquisition | Meet5 | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Swarm Analytics | Austria | Analytics | Acquisition | Bernard Group | Austria | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| Boardeaser | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Fortnox | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-03 |
| CAKE | Sweden | Transportation | Acquisition | Espen Digernes | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Arkana Energy Group | Australia | Energy | Acquisition | 1Komma5° | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Titra Teknoloji | Türkiye | Robotics | Acquisition | Pacific Technology | Türkiye | €14M | 2024-02 |
| Zavvy | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Deel | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| to teach | Germany | Education | Acquisition | fobizz | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |