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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyes Technologies | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Knapp | Austria | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| cisbox | Germany | Cloud | Acquisition | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Membr | UK | Sports | Acquisition | Xplor Technologies | United States | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Kura | UK | Transportation | Acquisition | Zeelo | UK | undisclosed | 2024-02 |
| Vision-Box | Portugal | Security | Acquisition | Amadeus | Spain | €320M | 2024-01 |
| Quicargo | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | S. Hamers Holding | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Link11 Group | Germany | Security | Acquisition | Reblaze Technologies | Israel | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| GXC Integrated Photonics | United States | Deeptech | Acquisition | ORCA Computing | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| eloomi | Denmark | Back Office | Acquisition | Ceridian | United States | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Reblaze Technologies | Israel | Cloud | Acquisition | Link11 | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| AppLearn | UK | Software | Acquisition | Nexthink | United States | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Meffert | Germany | Software | Acquisition | EmmySoft | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Grid Finder | UK | Gaming | Acquisition | RAFA Racing Club | United States | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Planbition | Netherlands | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | zvoove | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| WhiteIn | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Mipise | France | €3.4M | 2024-01 |
| Kwest | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Kraken | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Nest Wealth | Canada | Fintech | Acquisition | Objectway | Italy | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Otta | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Welcome to the Jungle | France | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| UAhero | Türkiye | Software | Acquisition | TapNation | France | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Sunday Natural | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | CVC Capital Partners | Luxembourg | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| sycat | Germany | Software | Acquisition | JobRouter | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| deineStudienfinanzierung | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Getsafe | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Mehta Heino Industries Oy | Finland | Software | Acquisition | CurifyLabs | Finland | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Hokify | Austria | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | karriere.at | Austria | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Blacksmith | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Encompass | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |