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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hype Innovation | Germany | Software | Merger | Planbox | Canada | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Mindcurv | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| The Client Group | Italy | Analytics | Acquisition | Exelab | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Valispace | Portugal | Collaboration | Acquisition | Altium | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| The influencer | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | Boksi | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Extedo | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Bertelsmann Investments | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Spirii | Denmark | Energy | Acquisition | Edenred | France | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| EF EVE | UK | Virtual Reality | Acquisition | Djinn Technologies | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Semtrix | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | Eskimoz | France | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| powerdata | Germany | Software | Acquisition | CONUTI | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Trustbit | Austria | Software | Acquisition | Timetoact Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Sherpany | Switzerland | Software | Acquisition | Datasite | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| HeyTimi | Germany | Education | Acquisition | cleverly | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Aigent | Netherlands | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Ubiquity | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Cure Finance | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Rebmann Research | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| ARC Technology | UK | Education | Acquisition | Software Circle | UK | €2.3M | 2024-02 |
| Clime | Germany | Cleantech | Acquisition | Planted | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Freewaycamper | Germany | Travel | Merger | Campiri | Czech Republic | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| CloudMade | UK | Software | Acquisition | Stellantis | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Geoteric | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Geoteric Holding | Norway | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Cityscoot | France | Transportation | Acquisition | Cooltra | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| GemSeek | Bulgaria | Analytics | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| ITGL | UK | Software | Acquisition | Conscia | Denmark | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Vood | Netherlands | Food | Acquisition | Mama’s Maaltijden | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| SRLabs | Germany | Security | Acquisition | Allurity | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-02 |