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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give Me Cosmetics | UK | Wellness / Beauty | Acquisition | eComplete | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Norma | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | Pionr | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | General Atlantic | United States | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Avocado Store | Germany | Cleantech | Acquisition | The Platform Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| cliqe | Germany | Content | Acquisition | stylink | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| CoorpID | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Encompass | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Navitrans | Belgium | Logistics | Acquisition | Firmament | Belgium | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Encompass | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Philips Interoperability Solutions | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Founda Health | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Geoblink | Spain | Analytics | Acquisition | Mytraffic | France | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Einhundred Energie | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Arcus Infrastructure Partners | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Sportclubby | Italy | Sports | Acquisition | Playtomic | Spain | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Shkolo.bg | Bulgaria | Education | Acquisition | Juniper Education | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Heliox | Netherlands | Transportation | Acquisition | Siemens AG | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| InterQuest Group | UK | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Morson Group | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| GoodJobs | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Zeit | United States | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Spark Networks | Germany | Dating | Acquisition | MGG | United States | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Sevensense | Switzerland | Robotics | Acquisition | ABB | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Silicon Mobility | France | Transportation | Acquisition | Intel | United States | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Joompay | Luxembourg | Fintech | Acquisition | Vivid Money | Germany | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| First Light Imaging | France | Space | Acquisition | Oxford Instruments | UK | €19M | 2024-01 |
| Tier Mobility | Germany | Transportation | Merger | Dott | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| AG Analytics | Denmark | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Monterro | Sweden | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| Y2Change | UK | Transportation | Acquisition | House of Poppins | UK | undisclosed | 2024-01 |
| KolayIK | Türkiye | Back Office | Acquisition | Softtech Ventures | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2024-01 |