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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Spotler Group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Dwarfs | Netherlands | E-commerce | Acquisition | Olsam Group | UK | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Matches Fashion | UK | Fashion | Acquisition | Frasers Group | UK | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Sennen | UK | Software | Acquisition | Kraken | UK | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Eventbooster | Switzerland | Marketing | Acquisition | Eventfrog | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| eTeam | Ukraine | Software | Acquisition | Helpware | United States | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Vocatus | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Redkite | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Exmon Software | Iceland | Analytics | Acquisition | TimeXtender | Denmark | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| EIP Dynamics | Poland | Software | Acquisition | Digital Mind | Latvia | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Seabix | Switzerland | Telecom | Acquisition | Dätwyler IT Infra | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Truffls | Germany | Comparison | Acquisition | Funke Digital | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Dataciders | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | Rivean Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| milch & zucker | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Embrace | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Inpera | Germany | Real Estate | Merger | Roobeo | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Super iPaaS - Software AG | Germany | Software | Acquisition | IBM | United States | €2.1B | 2023-12 |
| The Multiplayer Group | UK | Gaming | Acquisition | Keywords Studios | Ireland | €89M | 2023-12 |
| ProteoMediX | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Blue Water Biotech | United States | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| MöbelFirst | Germany | Home | Acquisition | The Platform Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| UltimateSuite | Czech Republic | Software | Acquisition | ServiceNow | United States | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Avenga | Poland | Software | Acquisition | KKCG | Czech Republic | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| KMW Reisen | Germany | Travel | Acquisition | HomeToGo | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| PayAnalytics | Iceland | Analytics | Acquisition | beqom | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Writefull | Netherlands | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Digital Science | UK | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| PosterLab | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Wazoku | UK | undisclosed | 2023-12 |