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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReSmush.it | France | Software | Acquisition | ShortPixel | Romania | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Bonrepublic | Austria | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | HRworks | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Housell | Spain | Real Estate | Acquisition | Tiko | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Hood.de | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | The Platform Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Silent Sentinel | UK | Security | Acquisition | — | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| SadaPay | Pakistan | Fintech | Acquisition | Papara | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Easybill | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Lea Partners | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| SpendLab | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Story Capital | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Social 360 | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Signal AI | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Cloud Busines | UK | Cloud | Acquisition | Codestone | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Powercloud | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Hansen Technologies | Australia | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| EDGE Next | Netherlands | Real Estate | Merger | Sense | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Osimis | Belgium | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | deepc | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Pento | Denmark | Fintech | Acquisition | HiBob | Israel | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Properize | Netherlands | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | TreeHouse | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Deepdesk | Netherlands | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Anywhere365 | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Hubtobee | France | Software | Acquisition | Deskbird | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Jagex | UK | Gaming | Acquisition | CVC Capital Partners | Luxembourg | €1.0B | 2024-02 |
| Innopay | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Oliver Wyman | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Axign | Netherlands | Semiconductors | Acquisition | Monolithic Power Systems | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Geektastic | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Deazy | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| European Birdies | Sweden | Sport | Acquisition | Heatland Discgolf | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Infogen | United States | Software | Acquisition | Ciklum | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Malloy Aeronautics | UK | Robotics | Acquisition | BAE Systems | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Nude Finance | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Tembo | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |